Aldi – an acknowledged price leader in the US supermarket world – is usually spoken of in sterling terms as ‘one to beat’ for discounts on grocery items folks consider staples and buy regularly. But now, Aldi is being accused of product packaging piracy…Read More →
Maybe. And maybe that’s why nobody who’s involved is saying much, trying not to draw attention to case. Former Pepsi employee Richard Montanez may have lost his court bid to be formally recognised as the inventor of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos…Read More →
Trump’s Tarriffs are in limbo again. First, tariff opponents asked a federal court to block se-veral of Trump’s tariffs. The court agreed. And then Trump’s lawyers won a block against the block. Then, Tariff opponents said they would appeal THAT order…Read More →
I just can’t remain silent any longer. Every day I scan the Foodsphere media for hard news and back-grounder post ideas. And every day I see something new in the way of ‘listicles’ claiming to showcase the ‘Best of’, or ‘Top 10’ something or other. Gimme me a break!Read More →
A crucial but simple – and largely unasked – question crossed my mind this past week as I composed my post about 10 million Canadi-ans being Food Insecure: What, if any, is the difference between being ‘Food Insecure’ and ‘Starving’?Read More →
The Fast Foodsphere is literally hoppin’ and boppin’, with multiple popcorn-related pro-duct reveals and some all-new hot and spicy flavours. Also Resto-of-the-Future openings and closings. And a Baskin-Robbins Flavour of the Month like you’ve never seen before…Read More →
It’s not just Trump-O-Nomics. But the confus-ion and uncertainty surrounding the US Presi-dent’s crazy economic beliefs and Canada’s counter-tariffs are certainly contributing to a spike in food insecurity among our most vul-nerable citizens…Read More →
It’s been a tough few months for Beyond Meat… And now the plant-based faux foods pioneer has secured a $100 M loan to help pay down its soaring debt. Beyond’s Q1 US retail sales fell 15.4 percent to $31.4 million, and product volume slumped 23.3 percent.Read More →