A report from the Competition Bureau of Canada released a few days ago says we need more competition in food retailing. Too few companies control too much of the market. And the report includes several recommendations that could achieve that…Read More →
I was originally going to place this nugget in Fast Food Week. The more I thought about it, though, the more I realized it needed a post of its own. It’s the biggest advance in Pizza delivery since delivery service was widely instituted by PizzaPizza in the 1960s…Read More →
Celebrity collabs take centre stage this week here at the FFB. Jack in the box is handing over one of its LA locations to Snoop Dogg for the day on July 4. And OREOs is partnering with Mario in a new limited edition cookie assortment and a new Mario mission…Read More →
A new private-sector survey reveals Americans pay shockingly different prices for basic food in different parts of the country. And, though food price inflation is easing off a little, they’re still spending an inordinate amount of their incomes on food…Read More →
The 2022 Specialty Foods report from the U.S. Specialty Foods Association is out. And as we mentioned in our recent look at the chocolate market, sales in the major specialty foods categories are up, in spite of soaring food inflation…Read More →
If you thought the investigation into price fixing on bread in Canada was over long ago – think again. Canada Bread was fined $50 million earlier this month for conspiring with other bakers to artificially elevate the wholesale price of bread…Read More →
Remember when chocolate was a casual indulgence? A plentiful treat at Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s and Mother’s Day? I remember, when I was a kid, I could shuffle off down the street to the corner store and get a candy bar for a dime…Read More →
Here we go… On a other whirlwind Tour of Fastfoodville and Candyland! This time the 4th of July takes precedence among the various themes celebrated. Returning limited time faves make up most of the remaining entries, plus a special Kraft Apple Pie promo…Read More →