Just when you thought it was safe to go back… No. No more ‘Jaws’ references. We’ll just say that a recent article in a respected scientific journal reveals that many brands of sea salt from all over the worlds contain small but possibly significant amounts of ‘microplastics’. But that’s not all…Read More →
A ‘fun house’ attraction in San Francisco has launched a ‘Rat Café’ pop-up… No kidding. And the experience is all too real, with a basement location and a swarm of live rats into the bargain. Why would someone do something like this? It’s an extreme in marketing stunts that’s just too far out for me…Read More →
Happy Saturday! This week’s top Fast Food sector launches include a couple of notable Pulled/BBQ Pork sandwiches, Coffee Ice Cubes and Nacho Fries. And we’re also chronicling a major advertising fail for McDonald’s in the UK, over what they considered a really sweet Father’s Day ad… Read More →
A North Wales plant breeder has come up with a new Hot Pepper variety he says is the new ‘World’s Hottest’. The question is, aside from Pepper Spray and futuristic bio-weapons, why do we need a ‘New World’s Hottest’ Pepper? Some folks just HAVE to do things simply because they CAN!Read More →
Apple is coming out soon with a line of totally-revamped laptops. It’s also flirting with the (US)$1,000 threshold for the price of its next super phone. And, now, it’s attacking the age-old problem of soggy delivery Pizza. The tech company has actually patented a new-design box…Read More →
The Canadian Government is launching a program to study folks as they shop at the supermarket. The hope is that the results will help us all understand why we buy what we buy. But will this help make us smarter shoppers, or give the supermarket people more ways to make us buy…Read More →
Hi, gang! it’s time for our weekly look at announcements and releases from the Fast Food sector… This time, we hear from Burger King, Taco Bell, The Hard Rock Café and a guy who says he just set a new hot pepper eating record… The FF sphere is just bubbling with competitive activity…Read More →
We’ve heard, many times, that people who eat a lot of Yogurt live longer. The model for this theory is the Milk-loving population of the southern Ural Mountains of Russia who regularly set records for longevity. But, now, Science has discovered that Yogurt can help maintain bone density in older folks…Read More →