When I was little, there were no ‘flyers’ in the mailbox, much less in the newspaper. But, in spite of persistent predictions about the imminent coming of a paperless world, it seems the printing presses are working harder than ever to churn out all types of advertising material!Read More →
There isn’t a single player in the Fast Food sector who hasn’t been trying out new ideas to win market share from their competition over the past couple of years. New ‘premium’ Burgers; upgraded coffee before that; even meats raised without hormones or antibiotics. But BK has gone the others one better…Read More →
The annual Lay’s Potato Chip New Flavour Competition is over and the winner has been announced. In Canada, the contest received almost a million submissions – which were winnowed down to just four for actual development and production. The winner was based on your purchases…Read More →
Just a quick note to acknowledge the latest chapter in the ever-escalating saga of Menu Madness in the Fast Food sector. Bet you McNugget fans out have often wished there were just a couple more bites in your order. They always leave you wanting more. Now, in Japan at least, that’s no longer an issue…Read More →
It’s a classic case of ‘damned if you do and damned if you don’t’: Tm Horton’s is caught in a public relations vice between two different lobby groups over its decision to eliminate china cups and plates from its restaurants. How, you may ask, could such an impasse come to pass?Read More →
At last! The learned study we’ve all been waiting for! A group of British researchers has discovered that Champagne contains beneficial ingredients that could help us stay healthier, as well as happier, in a wide variety of ways. The best news since Red Wine was declared good for your heart!Read More →
Yup! It’s true! I’ve just stumbled across an in-depth post by the author of a relatively-new website titled Eat This, Not That, in which the author reveals a whole catalogue of ugly secrets the Fast Food Chains would rather you didn’t know – or at least that you’d ignore them if you did know!Read More →
Back at the beginning of the year, we gave you a hazy ‘heads up’ on McDonald’s plans to up-scale its burger offerings. McD’s corporate even staged a high-toned ‘unveiling’ of some prototype ‘premium’ Burgers complete with classy Black packaging and servers in bistro-style uniforms…Read More →