Ahhh… New Year’s resolutions. Time to mean well and do poorly. Then shrug and ration-alize, “There’s always next year…” But what is really reflected in folks’ New Year’s resolu-tions is not what their makers want expect to accomplish – but what concerns them most…Read More →
It’s been a bad year for aid workers trying to help Gazans caught in the middle between Hamas and the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). And the horizon remains dark for Gazans looking ahead into 2025. Their last major soup kitchen has been crippled in a drone attack…Read More →
For many years, I’ve posted about new menu developments – and soaring prices – at pro sports stadiums and arenas across the US. Now, one team has taken note. The Phoenix Suns have slashed prices on concession basics…Read More →
Specific types of baked goods are inextricably tied to the Holiday season… Families tradi-tionally get together both to make them and eat them. And this year, we have a survey to tell us what the top faves are. Behold Google’s ‘Most-Searched Holiday Cookie’ map…Read More →
Maybe the quietest week of the year. All’s quiet on the Value Wars front. The Fast Food slingers are laying low, waiting for 2025 to kick in! And their customers were concentrating on last-minute shopping, Christmas Dinner prep, and holiday visiting…Read More →
OREO went for decades without introducing any innovations or new flaours. Then, amid the tumultuous 20-teens, OREO started to go nuts on new formats and flavours. They re-leased a record number of new looks and licks last year. And they ain’t done yet!Read More →
You may have scoffed at medicos and nutrit-ion experts who tell you how important it is to adopt a healthier diet. It’s my choice, you say. It doesn’t affect anyone else. But now, there’s evidence that consequences of your dietary habits can be passed on to later generations…Read More →
Nobody was surprised when McDonald’s débuted its new spinoff, CosMc’s earlier this year – a beverage- and snack-focused mini-McD’s. But many were taken aback when Taco Bell sprang a similar new spinoff resto con-cept on us last week…Read More →