The jury remains out on artificial sweeteners as replacements for sugar. Sure, they may be non-nutritive. But they may have draw-backs unknown or poorly understood by us. Witness the latest study on industry-fave fizzy pop sweetener Sucralose…Read More →
The US government and food chain members are searching the world for alternate sources of fresh eggs, in the face of the ongoing avian flu crisis. And according to a whole flock of news stories, they’re not having much luck, amid a ‘perfect storm’ of regulations…Read More →
Way back when it first opened its doors in North America, I said: “Filipino Fast Food brand Jollibee will never make a go of it on Filipino food alone in this market.” I was right. But I had one thing very wrong… They were planning to win on quality, not quantity!Read More →
Once again, the amateurs jumped to conclu-sions – and were just plain wrong! But the ‘news’ spread far and toxic, like the gas clouds after a chemical plant spill. The good news: Chipotle is NOT in financial trouble again. In fact, they’re opening 345 new stores!Read More →
What a massive dose of newstalgia for Boom-ers this past week! But not exactly what some of us would have preferred, I dare say… Who’d have thought ‘time payment’ plans for Fast Food would ever be a reality? Would you ever resort to ‘eat now, pay later’?Read More →
The major players are diving directly into the deep end of their spring limited-time menu cycles with massive releases of Mains, Des-serts and Snacks this week! But not a single Side or Beverage to be seen… Never fear! Nobody’s going hungry…Read More →
I knew there was a post in this story some-where. The question was, “What’s the news angle?” Then it came to me: Hormel’s new Ribbon Pepperoni really does solve an an-noying problem for pro Pizzaiolos and pie-at-home Margheritas, like me…Read More →
Will a new classification system dramatically alter our perception of the current state of overweight and obesity in kids? Researchers say traditional BMI measurement is NOT the best way to evaluate body fat content in children, teens or adults…Read More →