A new survey reveals that many Americans (and, probably, Canadians, too) are woefully uninformed about their food, where it comes from and how it is produced. If that sounds odd to you, just have a gander at some of the key results from the wide-ranging ‘food literacy’ questionnaire…Read More →
I’ve been predicting it for ages and I’ve also been suggesting changes players in the Fast Food sector will have to make to weather the storm. If the recent overhaul of Chili’s menu is anything to go by, the Big Shakeout in that painfully overcrowded industry segment is about to explode…Read More →
I have no single focus for today’s FFB post. But I do have an abiding need to pick up some loose news threads that really do deserve some sort of mention… We’ll span the spectrum from nutty new products to the latest scientific findings about you and your dirt. And we’ll look at a special day…Read More →
What a week! The major players are still pumping out new menu item announcements like there’s no tomorrow and, apparently, they expect us all to line up and try all of them. And we ask: Who would open a restaurant in a location where the parking is owned and controlled by someone else?Read More →
I thought I’d heard it all, when it came to tricks that food processors and marketers operators use to increase their profit margins. But a recent spate of social media posts reveals that Fast Food operators train their workers to subtly short customer orders to optimize profits!Read More →
Yesterday, we talked about the coming of a new emergency treatment for Celiac Disease sufferers. Today, we have news of something potentially even bigger: A key-fob sized portable tester that can identify a wide range of substances that cause food sensitivity reactions. And it should be inexpensive…Read More →
Here’s a pretty thing for a Sunday morning… A new type pf chocolate has been launched onto the market by – who else? – the Swiss. It’s no shade of brown or white but a lovely, rich pink colour which producer Barry Callebaut predicts will be the next big thing in Confectionery. And Valentine’s Day…Read More →
That week really flew past! And I’m not talking about the effects of Hurricane Harvey or Irma. It’s just been really busy. We’ve got a flurry of menu launches, a potential shakeup in the Premium Coffee sector and a couple of new wacky/frightening ideas from the current champ of ‘weird advertising’…Read More →