A Biblical saying cautions that, “Man cannot live by bread alone.” And alt-meat pioneer Beyond has learned it can’t live by plant-based meat substitutes alone. Beyond Foods is branching out into protein drinks as part of its corporate turnaround program…Read More →
The anti-UPF advocates are determined to make processed foods manufacturers pay for the damage they’ve done to the US populat-ion. A class action lawsuit is seeking (US)$1 billion in damages from 12 makers of UPFs for ‘tortious and unlawful conduct’…Read More →
I love cabbage. I make so secret of it. That’s why at least half a dozen cabbage recipes pop up in this space every year… But I continue to hear folks tell me they hate the stuff. Well… Vogue (no less!) has declared 2026 is the ‘Year of the Cabbage’!Read More →
Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs) have racked up another entry in the ‘minus’ column: Science now says UPFs may be impairing attention and increasing dementia risk for middle-aged folks. And it doesn’t take much junk food to produce the effect…Read More →
Lies, I tell you! ALL LIES! But they used to be conventional wisdom. I guess it must be that all of the cardiologists the author of the post consulted were YEARS behind in their clinical journal reading. But that would mean they were a danger to their patients!Read More →
Hot Dogs have traditionally been called the worst Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) offenders. Now – some would say – the concept has gone even farther off the healthy path. The maker of SPAM has launched a frankfurter based on its flagship product…Read More →
News that a Welsh woman has been ruled to have died as a direct result of her vegan diet has caused widespread ripples on the global nutritional pond. The story underlines the im-portance of having a nutritional plan in place before going plant-based…Read More →
It’s been another busy one here at Fast Food Week. All categories represented, and some truly remarkable stuff to report. Like Candy-favoured baked beans. The first ever purple OREO cookie. And the arrival of ‘cocoa-free chocolate’ as a real, standalone product…Read More →