Why are checkout clerks at Target stores being told to ‘card’ purchasers of non-alcoholic bev-erages? On its face, the move makes no sense at all. But Target does have an explanation – based on its perceptions of its customers’ ‘intentions’…Read More →
Canada’s Food Guy, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, says Poutine should receive World Cultural Heritage status. Like Neapolitan Pizza or the French Baguette. And he suggests that would be a great way to celebrate the iconic dish’s 60th birthday!Read More →
The State of Florida has enacted legislation regulating food delivery services, in response to consumer and restaurant complaints. The new measure ensures transparency between the services and their customers. It comes into full force in June 2025…Read More →
Amazon has always wanted to be first to try new shopping concepts. And some of their futuristic ideas have been met with applause. But it seems Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ touch-less supermarket checkout system hasn’t panned out…Read More →
I just about fainted when I read the headline: ‘UN report says households waste 1 billion meals daily’. That statement brings the food waste crisis into stark focus. And it cries out for a solution to this insidious threat to food sustainability…Read More →
Scientists at Cambridge University have identified differences in a single that can increase the carrier’s risk of obesity by a factor of six. Luckily for most of us, the gene variations in question show up in only about 1 in 6,500 adults…Read More →
You’ve probably heard about the Bird Flu outbreak in Texas, by now. It’s spreading, and not only farmers, but doctors are concerned. Those in the know warn, bird flu could be-come an epidemic effecting humans – and more seriously than COVID…Read More →
Faced with an obvious litter problem outside his NYC stores, Fini Pizza owner Sean Feeney decided to tackle the trash himself. Instead of waiting for NYC to place garbage cans on the sidewalk, he went ahead and bought some himself. Problem solved?…Read More →