Sister Erin loves to throw me for a loop, now and then. Earlier this week, she did just that, gifting me with the results of a survey on fave everyday foods – from the UK. A highlight for me was the Top 10 British Sandwiches list… Some of which I had to look up!Read More →
Performance-based contests have become commonplace in the food universe. Especially the Fast Food Sector. But they’ve mainly ap-pealed to younger fans. Now, though, legend-ary Oscar Mayer is targeting Boomers with a nostalgia-trip challenge…Read More →
Loblaw’s supermarkets have come under spe-cial scrutiny from social media and industry watchdogs for their continuing quest to cut shoplifting. Now, a new initiative has them howling: Are you ready for body cam sur-veillance at Loblaw’s?Read More →
For the first time I can recall, Krispy Kreme is flaunting two special collections celebrating the same occasion. Are they trying to appeal to a wider audience? Or hedging their bets, offering a ‘traditional’ Yuletide array AND a parallel Grinch-themed collection?Read More →
It’s an emergency – but it’s nothing new, es-pecially at this time of year. With the Yuletide Holidays rapidly approaching, Food banks are reporting severe shortages of donations. So much so that they have to cut back on how much food they give each visitor…Read More →
Gingerbread Cola is a ‘natural’ that everyone missed. Until now. Just thinking about the festive combo makes my mouth water. Pepsi was recently relegated to third place in the Cola Wars, after Coke and Dr. Pepper. Can Gingerbread Cola help it come back?Read More →
McDonald’s has a reputation for setting new standards and coming up with new menu and service ideas that spur sector-wide trends. Now, McD’s has announced a new approach to Value Menus that just might become another new standard…Read More →
Food theft has gone from a matter of a few dollars per incident to an ‘industry’ in which high-value comestibles are being hoisted in truckload quantities like never before. Ham-jacking has become as lucrative – and tempt-ing – as bootlegging…Read More →