I sometimes get confused – I’ll go as far as to concede, ‘befuddled’ – by stories in the food and main-stream media about how AI is being used in the food industry. But a recent look at how Kraft/Heinz is using AI to make a better pickle cleared up a lot of things for me…Read More →
A refreshing take on calorie cutting to lose weight or maintain weight loss makes other approaches seem like overkill. New science suggests we can all encourage our stomachs to crave less stuffing just by adding a little spice to our food…Read More →
During Campaign 24, Donald Trump promised restaurant servers he’d cancel the income tax on tips. In spite of warnings from economists and lawmakers, he’s gone ahead with that. Now, Trump’s No Tax On Tips Act has received Senate approval…Read More →
Did you notice? Jalapeño peppers seem to have been getting milder lately. It’s no illu-sion. Nor is it mass hysteria. Plant breeders have been toiling away, making the ‘heat’ level of Jalapeños more ‘consistent’ for foods like salsa…Read More →
Almost a decade ago, Subway promised ani-mal rights activists it would convert to ‘cage-free egg sourcing. But it appears little or nothing has been done on that front. Now, The Humane League is holding Subway to account over its ‘cage-free’ commitment…Read More →
McDonald’s is closing its 5 CosMc’s ‘pilot’ locations this summer… Because the bold ‘pilot’ program progressed to a logical end much faster than expected. But the challenge to other players’ Custom and Fancy Bev focus will continue at mainstream McD’s…Read More →
A simple question at the root of this week’s Sunday Musings post… Should the man who’s bringing suit against Whataburger over onions that made him sick accept at least some of the blame for what he alleges was a failure to uphold an ‘appropriate standard of care’’?Read More →
It appears to be American (Processed) cheese week here at the FFB! One selection actually uses Grilled Cheese sammys as burger ‘buns’! On the newstalgia beat: Arby’s cycles back classic Orange Cream ‘Creamsicle’ flavour in a ‘Boomer-licious Shake…Read More →