Didn’t we just get through reporting shrink-flation was actually worse than ever? Now, there’s similar bad news from the Tipping Scene. A recent BuzzFeed survey reveals that retailers are becoming even more shameless about demanding tips!Read More →
COSTCO is fighting two class action lawsuits over its legendary Rotisserie Chicken. The retailer is in court over allegations that its chickens are not preservative-free as claimed. And another suit claims COSTCO’s chicken plant is a salmonella risk…Read More →
Common sugar substitutes are in the health-risk spotlight again. New science from Brazil claims that folks who consume high amounts of certain sugar alternatives may suffer faster cognitive decline than those who abstain… But they have to chow-down A LOT!Read More →
If you hadn’t guessed from the headline, the winner of a recent study on more than a dozen Fast Food burgers was… Whataburger. Researchers rated burgers by the price-per-ounce of meat in each chain’s cheeseburger patty…Read More →
It’s a dramatic assertion, and a damning one. And it’s fuelling debate over whether Ultra-processed Foods (UPFs) should be regulated like tobacco – an association which has been cited by researchers in reference to UPFs’ addictiveness…Read More →
One of American President Donald Trump’s favourite boasts is that he’s given America ‘the Greatest Economy Ever Seen’. Well, the official figures are out for last year. And they’ll make you wonder just how The President defines ‘great’…Read More →
I was going to title this post, ‘A farmer and two horses walk into a McDonald’s’. But that was a little too far out. (Even if it was plum homage to the old-joke opening!) What hap-pened was, a farmer drove up to a McD’s in his horse-drawn buggy – and was banned!Read More →
It is my sad duty to report that shrinkflation is worse than ever. Even after a storm of contro-versy and countless social media posts con-demning the deceptive marketing practice. Do the brands think we won’t notice? Is it time to make shrinkflation illegal?Read More →