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 →
It was one of those, “Wait… WHAT?” moments. Subway UK is testing Loaded Baked Potatoes. But other Fast Food chains already tried them years ago and finally ran away screaming in frustration. And not because they weren’t popular. In fact, they were TOO popular…Read More →
That’s an amazing concept to me. I grew up fascinated – and to a degree entranced – by the concept of consumer credit. But my Dad would have had me out to the woodshed if he even thought I’d tried to ‘finance’ Fast Food purchases…Read More →
If you have Islamic friends or associates, you’ll want to know at least the basics about the holiest time of the Islamic year: Ramadan. We’re right in the middle of this year’s 29-day observance, in which fasting and feasting play leading roles…Read More →
How often do we reference the ‘Value’ War among major players in the overcrowded Fast Food Sector. But we seldom report anymore on the so-called tipping war between con-sumers, servers and managers. Though the latter is the hotter conflict!Read More →
The beverage industry is willing to bet billions on the latter. Just last week PepsiCo agreed to buy upstart pre-biotic ‘functional’ soda start-up Poppi for $2B. Now Poppi’s main compe-titor Olipop has been valued at $1.5B after an eagerly-consumed new public offering…Read More →
It sounds like something out of a made-for-streaming Sci-Fi ‘limited series’ about a dark convergence of the diet industry and rogue machine intelligence. But smart-phone photo diet analysis is real, and it’s almost ready to roll out!Read More →
The harder they try – or claim to – the more criticism they draw. It seems Loblaw’s can’t win – at least on any issue connected to food prices. Now, consumer groups are complain-ing about Loblaw’s (and others’) ‘Canadian content’ labelling…Read More →