Americans love to litigate. There’s a whole subculture of fringe folks who seek their for-tunes by suing corporations over products the plaintiffs claim injured them in some way. But the latest lawsuit against McDonald’s is subtly different…Read More →
You can ‘improve’ any natural product by selective breeding and other methods. But how do you make it more marketable? The pineapple industry’s historical leader, Del Monte, is experimenting with new pineapple colours – and flavours…Read More →
Big news from the Fast Food Sphere this week! There’s a new Soda War between ‘Freestyle’ Coke and ‘Crafted’ Pepsi. Wendy’s goes to the movies with the Minions. And the MAINS are cookin’ – with Cheesesteaks, and Sliders and Pizzas – Oh, My!Read More →
The snack industry is closely tied to the fizzy, sugary drink industry. Because the same few mega-manufacturers own most of the popular and drink brands. Now, they’re facing what may be the toughest battle of their corporate lives…Read More →
There’s a good side and a bad side to this trend in consumer behaviour. The good side is shoppers are more aware of their protein in-take. The bad side is, many are caught up in the current mania for more protein – which most of us don’t need…Read More →
ePizza Hut’s flagship community involvement program – Book-It! – is back for 2026. It’s de-signed to encourage kids to read over the summer holidays… And as someone who dearly hopes everyone will read her work, I heartily approve!Read More →
The old maxim warning against ‘too much of a good thing’ can now rightly be applied to the realm of Eating Disorders. Science has discov-ered a new disorder it has named ‘orthorexia’, defined as an unhealthy fixation on healthy eating…Read More →
The whole world is probably aware by now that this year marks the USA’s 250th birthday. There are tens of thousands of official events planned. Kraft-Heinz is celebrating the ses-quicentennial in a big way – uniting the whole brand family…Read More →