It’s Easter, and April Fool’s, both on the same day, this weekend. Time for a special edition of Fast Food Week, featuring Easter specials and April Fool pranks. And, in the midst of all that, some genuine new menu announcements and something Starbuck’s Japan is billing as ‘White Coffee’…Read More →
The phenomenon has been noted previously, in weight management research circles, but now scientists say they’ve discovered why it happens. And this may lead to development of new therapies to treat both the phenomenon and unhealthy eating habits that may arise from it…Read More →
Tim Horton’s. which has been embroiled in a spat with its franchisees over budget cuts and other financial issues since early last year, is – perhaps incongruously – planning to massively renovate every one of its stores in an attempt to become more relevant to customers who are not flocking to it.Read More →
It’s more of a social study than a scientific one, at least in some respects. But the researchers at New York University who carried out the analysis insist it’s scientifically accurate. I just wonder how far we, as a society, can go placing the blame for phenomena like obesity on third parties?Read More →
We’ve had this discussion before, and it appears the time has come to reiterate the point: Fast Food sector players seem to have come to the point where they’ve given up trying to create truly innovative menu items and are simply recombining existing ingredients into downright silly new dishes…Read More →
News, today, of new scientific findings that could just tip the scales in the old Rare vs. Well Done debate. It seems those who prefer their meat, Poultry and Fish grilled or well done and eat it that way frequently are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure than those who like it less-charred…Read More →
Time to kick back for the weekend, and indulge ourselves after another hard week at work. And that means getting up to date on the latest news from the Fast Food Sector. This time, we’ve got a bumper crop of new menu items, freebies from the Ice Cream niche and the return of a really decadent fan fave…Read More →
It’s not just the kind of Fats you consume, but whether they come from animal or plant sources that counts when gauging the effects on your health. Researchers have found that mono-unsaturated fats from plants are significantly more heart healthy than those from animals, all else being equal…Read More →