Intense marketing by the junk food industry must shoulder a majority of the blame for the sorry state of our children’s health. Govern-ments are clearly not doing enough to protect their interests. But parents, too, have a duty to perform…Read More →
Remember the big media fuss Amazon made over the launch of its automated, checkout-free grocery stores? We also noted, later, that the concept had some troubling issues… Now, Amazon is closing its ‘GO’ and ‘Fresh’ conven-ience stores…Read More →
After several years of ‘almost success’, the sector pioneer of plant-based meat subs-titutes has taken an abrupt turn to the left. Beyond Foods has ‘pivoted’ from its core business to seek a share of the straight-up plant-based protein market…Read More →
It’s easy to blame junk food marketing for making children overweight. After all, the statistics are there, showing just how influ-ential these ads can be for young minds. However, it’s not just the marketing that’s at fault here…Read More →
The Canada Food Inspection Agency will cut 1,300+ jobs by 2029 to meet a government streamlining target. They say that won’t make Canada’s food supply more vulnerable. But their reasoning raises more questions than it answers…Read More →
You never know who’s a secret tech-master. It could be anyone you meet on the street… Or even a McDonald’s cashier. And that’s the core of today’s cautionary post. A McStaffer was caught skimming customers’ payment cards with a sneaky ‘device’…Read More →
Junk food marketing is very successful, driving sales for many brands every year. Because of junk food marketing, around 40% of calories children now consume come from sugar and saturated fat. Conversely, 60% eat too little fruit, while 95% eat too few vegetables. Read More →
The Carney Government has announced a new ‘Groceries and Essentials Benefit’ coming to Canadians starting in July of this year. It’s part of a broader plan to, “build a stronger econo-my to make life more affordable for Canadi-ans.” We’ll have to wait and see…Read More →