The UK group is called Bite Back. And it’s just released the results of a survey showing that manipulative marketing ploys are epidemic among foods aimed at kids. Packaging and graphics are the prime suspects. And virtually all brands do it…Read More →
Wendy’s stirred up a controversy when it re-vealed the chain was diving into the Artificial Intelligence (AI) ‘deep end’, phasing in AI-driven Wendy’s menu boards. Now, it appears the first such installation has surfaced, at a Drive-Thru…Read More →
Surprise! Entry-level jobs at many Fast Food joints are NOT the worst-paying in the the overall job market. A new survey finds rest-aurant chains are paying the most to ‘starter’ employees in several US states. And Arby’s leads nation-wide!Read More →
I was just curious, so I decided to count. Almost half of the top 30 stories on my main food news wire feed this morning focused on Food Security. A shocking stat! And proof positive that Food Insecurity is our most urgent problem!Read More →
Statistics Canada has released its annual Canadian Income Survey. And the news is discouraging, to say the least. Some 1.8 million more Canadians were food-insecure in 2022 than in the previous year. And 2023 is looking even worse…Read More →
An interesting question is being asked in food news circles. It’s kind of a spinoff from yesterday’s story about more Canadians eating foods past their Best Before date. And it focuses on desperate consumers eating food that’s ‘too old’…Read More →
If you thought the call by a grassroots Reddit group to boycott Loblaw’s starting today was a little harsh… How about this? Another group – led by anonymous activists – is now escal-ating the protest, calling on fed-up consumers to ‘Steal From Loblaw’s’!Read More →
A new survey reveals that more Canadians are eating foods that have passed their best before Date. Some observers are concerned about the safety ramifications of that trend. But Post-Best Before foods are not usually dangerous…Read More →