I think I have a pretty good feel for the retro and classic foods that keep coming back by preference on historical rotations. But I’m woefully out of touch with what the ‘kids’ are eating. By ‘kids’, I’m talking Millennials and later generations…Read More →
We touched briefly on this question earlier this past week. I can remember when COSTCO first came on the scene. It championed ordin-ary folks looking to save serious money. But it appears COSTCO has drifted far from its orig-inal goal over the past 40 years…Read More →
Snacks galore plus last-minute game day spe-cials as Super Bowl impends… Pappa John’s famous heart-shaped Pizza is back for Valen-tine’s Day. So are Hardee’s heart-shaped biscuits. And Baskin-Robbins reprises Love Potion #31…Read More →
Climate change is already triggering a mega-shift in the foods we can grow, and where we can grow them. But there will also be a grow-ing demand for food – particularly protein – as time goes on. And the idea of eating algae has surfaced again…Read More →
No sooner had the new President confirmed his threats to drop lead-weight 25 percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods enter-ing the US, than Donald Trump announced he will ‘pause’ tariffs while further ‘trade talks’ take place…Read More →
We’ve been hearing a lot about ‘coming tar-iffs’ on Canadian and Mexican goods entering the US. And until this past week, they’ve just been threats. But now they’re being readied for deployment. And American shoppers stand to be hit hardest…Read More →
I call them ‘teases’, because each successive ‘drip’ of news on CEO Brian Niccol’s plans to streamline his premium coffee chain’s menu builds on the last like bricks in a wall… Latest leaks indicate a 30 percent cut in Starbuck’s menu…Read More →
I recall my Dad’s Mom canvassing her family, friends and neighbours, looking for a certain medicinal plant back when I was very young. Granny claimed elderberries had all kinds of benefits. Especially for digestion. But there was always a shortage of elderberries!Read More →