There’s so much food news circulating in all the media these days that it’s easy to miss even the biggest stories. They just tend to get submerged in the torrent. So I’m reprising one of the past week’s most important items to be sure you catch it!Read More →
It’s a full-on race to see who can capture your Meatless Fridays business for Lent, with five major players in the running. Jumbo Shrimp lead the pack! The Shamrock Shake and OREO McFlurry are back at McDonald’s. And Carl’s Jr. Goes BOGO on its Famous Star Burger…Read More →
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 →