How often do we reference the ‘Value’ War among major players in the overcrowded Fast Food Sector. But we seldom report anymore on the so-called tipping war between con-sumers, servers and managers. Though the latter is the hotter conflict!Read More →
The beverage industry is willing to bet billions on the latter. Just last week PepsiCo agreed to buy upstart pre-biotic ‘functional’ soda start-up Poppi for $2B. Now Poppi’s main compe-titor Olipop has been valued at $1.5B after an eagerly-consumed new public offering…Read More →
It sounds like something out of a made-for-streaming Sci-Fi ‘limited series’ about a dark convergence of the diet industry and rogue machine intelligence. But smart-phone photo diet analysis is real, and it’s almost ready to roll out!Read More →
The harder they try – or claim to – the more criticism they draw. It seems Loblaw’s can’t win – at least on any issue connected to food prices. Now, consumer groups are complain-ing about Loblaw’s (and others’) ‘Canadian content’ labelling…Read More →
Many factors determine the acceptability of foods to the human palate. One is texture – actually a sub-component of overall ‘mouth feel’. We tend not to think too much about it – but it may be more important than we might have assumed…Read More →
The current US egg crisis has triggered a whole new top-10 category among Google search requests: ‘egg substitutes’… But few if any have really addressed the look and feel issues surrounding faux eggs. Now, a reliable source recommends a reasonable option…Read More →
Pepsi has taken the plunge into pre-biotic-enhanced products, rushing to get on the bandwagon… What’s the Big Deal with pre-biotics? Why should we all be so excited about them? Are pre-biotics really a major nutrition trend, or just another fad?Read More →
It’s spring specal-day and holiday deals time. And we’ve got a great selection of Mains offer-ings to celebrate with. And let’s not forget the extended-time Lenten-season seafood and fish deals emerging, many good through the middle or end of April!Read More →