It’s a simple question… But the answers were amazingly revealing about how Americans view grocery shopping, and how they see the affordability crisis… Pollsters asked a whole raft of pertinent questions including: “What Should $100 Buy At The Grocery Store?”Read More →
This one isn’t about the food. It’s about the culture. High-class restaurant culture, to be precise. If you thought dress codes were a thing of the past, think again. A gal and her friend had to swap tops to get into the luxe eatery of their choice…Read More →
Folks – especially younger generations – are becoming more and more concerned with certain ingredients in Ultra-Processed Foods. (UPFs). The US FDA has unveiled its plan to tighten up regulations on substances which are now ‘Generally Recognised As Safe’…Read More →
Lots of jurisdictions are talking about it, but so far, only one seems to be doing anything about it. Food-forward California is revamping its freshness labelling reflecting updated, clarified wording helping consumers under-stand how safe their food is…Read More →
We haven’t heard much about supermarket shoplifting lately. But the situation has apparently only gotten worse since we last checked. A new survey found that more than 30 per cent of US super-market shoppers admitted to stealing…Read More →
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read this headline. Tipping culture gone totally mad? Seems a Salt Lake City airport Shake Shack was apparently up-charging customers who declined to tip. The Shack says it doesn’t do that. But a TikTokker found it does… Or did…Read More →
‘Value’ and ‘affordability’ are central to Fast Food marketing these days. Now, the princip-le of affordability is rating a higher-profile among grocery retailers, as more and more folks fall below the poverty line and malnut-rition cases skyrocket.Read More →
The shrinkage of candy bars over the decades of my youth and early adulthood marked my first exposure to what has come to be known as ‘shrinkflation’. Now, one historic candy bar has brought the phenomenon dramatically back to our attention…Read More →