It’s not just the prices and ‘shrinkflation’ that make folks mad when they shop for food. It’s a host of other aggravations that sting like pins in a Voodoo doll. One Redditor spilled out his food shopping blues in a 9-minute video rant…Read More →
A rare week where the Fast Food moguls deemed it prodigious to give us a little bit of everything. All menu categories are repre-sented! From burgers to biscuits; Groovy Fries to fizzy drinks; Spicy Tiny Tacos to ‘Barbiecue’ Sauce and ‘KENchup’…Read More →
Canadians are becoming poorer at an alarming rate. So says Canada’s Food Guy, Prof. Sylvain Charlebois of the Agrifood Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. And it’s clearly reflected in what we spend on food. Prices are up and our budgets are gutted…Read More →
You’ll recall that the history-making $20 per hour minimum wage for Fast Food workers came into effect in California earlier this month. Consumers braced for a major impact. A new survey reveals how much Cali Fast Food menu prices jumped…Read More →
Latest figures show America leads all the other G7 members in food insecurity. By a wide margin. A new worldwide Gallup poll reveals fully 26 percent of Americans were unable to afford sufficient food at least once over the past 12 months… Read More →
A Reddit group is calling for a boycott of Loblaw’s. The thread r/loblawsisoutofcontrol exists solely to slam Canada’s largest super-market chain over high food prices. The instigators want you to shop elsewhere for the whole month of May…Read More →
It’s been known for some time, as a statistical fact, that kids and young adults who eat poorly face a significantly higher risk of some cancers. Now researchers say they’ve pin-pointed a mechanism that can trigger cancer in young people…Read More →
A new global survey of existing national programs reveals that taxing junk food does reduce sales and consumption of foods high in salt, sugar and fat. And that’s reignited the longstanding debate over the effectiveness of economic measures…Read More →