Canada’s legendary Tim Horton’s raised more than $1.3 million for the Special Olympics. Again this year, the company created a special doughnut, all proceeds from which went to the SO’s… And broke its own community fundraising record!Read More →
‘Choclfation’. That’s what some melodramatic journalists have dubbed the historic increase in chocolate prices over the past few years. Bur chocolate giants such as Lindt and Her-shey are actively exploring alternatives to the climate-sensitive cocoa bean…Read More →
The Fast Food sector has been suffering from chronic uncertainty. Competition has never been so intense. The big names have been concentrating on ‘value messaging’. Now, Fast Food franchisees are on the verge of rebelling over the right to set menu prices…Read More →
We were just getting used to calling the food conglomerate ‘Kraft-Heinz’… Then the holding company that owns the tag-team partnership decided it was splitting up again, into sep-arate ‘business units’. Now, Kraft-Heinz says it’s staying together, after all…Read More →
It’s a trend I’ve noted in passing, in my regular perusal of the food newswires. But only after someone else put the pieces together, did I realize that ‘mini portions’ are more than just a marketing gimmick. They may just be the next true trend in the foodsphere…Read More →
It’s ‘on the rise’, according to eating disorder specialists. It’s being exacerbated by social media. And it’s just as dangerous as anorexia or bulimia. They call it ‘Bigorexia’, a fixation on muscle size and the he-man body image, showing up in young adult males…Read More →
California is first in new food regs, again. This time, it’s about tightening allergy alerts on resto menus. The state is enacting new re-quirements for addressing the so-called ‘Big 9’ food allergies on menus at restos with 20 or more locations…Read More →
Say what you will about Walmart – and who doesn’t? – It’s a good corporate citizen. The Canadian branch of the mega-retailer is donating $1,000,000 to Food Banks Canada, marking a decade of partnership with the ever more-crucial relief program…Read More →