My dad’s side of the family came to Canada in the1830s from the extreme north of England and settled in what is now Eastern Ontario to milk dairy cows and make Cheese. Imagine my surprise and delight to find my ancestral town’s favourite bakery in the national news spotlight this week!Read More →
Great question. Just after 6 p.m. last Friday evening, a pair of tornadoes and a scattering of microbursts hit Canada’s National Capital Region (Greater Ottawa; where I live) destroying hundreds of homes and businesses and leaving 142,000 addresses without electricity…Read More →
A new study on food waste by the Univésité du Quebec à Montréal (UQAM) postulates that less food would be wasted if more people knew what the ‘Best Before’ date on their food purchases actually means. And supermarkets are complicit in this needless waste in their stocking policies…Read More →
Whenever a major Fast Food brand tries to fiddle with a signature recipe, hard core fans get vocal about their negative feelings. The latest monster brand to get into hot water with its purists is McDonald’s, which recently launched a new Apple Pie which it claims is ‘a positive change’…Read More →
There’s word from Atlanta – the home of Coca Cola – that the company may be preparing to enter the Cannabis-infused beverages market. Talks are under way with Canadian grower Aurora Cannabis that could see Coke surge to the fore as the first mass-marketer of Cannabis drinks…Read More →
In a move expected for some time, the Canadian Government has banned the use of Transfats in all foods made in Canada, imported to the country or prepared in restaurants. That’s going to put a burr under the saddle of Processed Food makers and probably raise their prices…Read More →
There’s a push on, at several levels of government, to make it mandatory for restaurants to post Calorie counts for all their menu items. The idea is, diners can make educated decisions about reducing their Calorie intake. Many were skeptical, but it appears the ploy is working…Read More →
Remember, a while back, when McDonald’s workers and their supporters protested demanding higher wages and better working conditions? The protesters’ slogan was ‘We’re Not Lovin’ It’. Now, McDonald’s workers are preparing a massive protest this coming Tuesday, over the lunch hour…Read More →