Scotch distilleries shuttered in the 1980s are being rediscovered and reopened as Single Malt once again becomes a top collectible investment. And Maggie is looking forward to cashing in on an emotional investment of her own, made way back in 1970s…Read More →
It’s full speed ahead, toward the year end holidays! Deep Fried Turkey is back at Arby’s. Whataburger is pouring White Chocolate Pep-permint Shakes and coffees. And KFC partners with the Hatch sleep sounds people on a new ‘frying chicken’ soundtrack…Read More →
The day after the E.coli outbreak surfaced, McDonald’s customer visits dropped 6.4 per-cent across the US, and 24 percent in Colo-rado, where the outbreak was apparently centred. And McD’s now faces a challenge to recoup lost fans…Read More →
I vividly recall the announcement that Star-buck’s was going to introduce ‘something completely different’: Olive Oil-infused Coffee. It was the brainchild and special project of the chain’s now-former CEO, Howard Schultz. And now, Olive Oil Coffee is being dropped…Read More →
“Where have all the cold-cuts gone?” One may well paraphrase the legendary Pete Seeger’s 1960 anti-war classic… Because it’s déjà vu all over again at Subway, where yet another new class action has erupted over ‘cheaping out’ on the meat…Read More →
I’ve posted on various aspects of the eternal human struggle to resist excess sugar intake. And I’ve included explanations of why added sugar is bad for us. But this time, I’m giving you ‘pearls’: Things you can do to cut sugar, NOW…Read More →
They say, ‘Every cloud has a silver lining…’ Now, it seems one nutritional ‘silver gleam’ has blinded us to its greater cloud. Not only does it raise your risk of obesity; your ‘sweet tooth’ makes you more prone to depression, diabetes and stroke…Read More →
A new study of consumer buying habits in 4 mid-sized US cities reveals that taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages do reduce con-sumption. And that, in turn, can help reduce the ill effects of excess sugar on certain at-risk population groups…Read More →