Lots of new fall fare announcements this week, with a tip of the helmet to the NFL from KFC and a Taco Tuesday assist from The Bell. Di Giorno thaws out a Pineapple Pickle pie. And don’t forget to get in line for one of those new Arby’s Wild Game Burgers!Read More →
McDonald’s – which so often leads the way innovating the Fast Food business model – is phasing out self-serve drinks refills. By 2032, all McDiners will have to ask for refills of fountain drinks at the service counter. And even that perk may be temporary…Read More →
A new study of dining habits among American adults has uncovered what might seem a startling fact. And researchers are imagining how our world might change if the ‘last holdouts’ among beef eaters converted to chicken or veggie proteins…Read More →
We warned you – just this past Sunday in ‘Musings’ – that someone was going to die after trying the One Chip Challenge. Just days later comes news of the death of a Mass. teen who took the dare. The product has been recalled…Read More →
China has banned imports of Japanese seafood products following Japan’s release of nuclear reactor water into the ocean. And fisher folk are protesting at home. Japanese officials say the water has been treated, and the release plan was greenlit two years ago…Read More →
McD’s has given the fanfare treatment to a new, larger McChicken sandwich. It’s called the Grand McChicken. An odd new product to intro in the age of the ‘crispy fried chicken breast’ standard. Not to mention the original’s questionable popularity…Read More →
I thought I’d heard it all. But now there’s a new social media ‘challenge’ that has the potential to kill someone. And people are actually trying it! It’s all about a new Corn Chip product of questionable veracity infused with ‘the hottest chili in the world’…Read More →
What a mish-mash of new product and menu items this week! We’re hearing from no fewer than 8 major brands. Ed Sheeran gets into the sauce. And don’t miss our own notice that we’re cutting back on mentions of market tests and trials…Read More →