It’s the end of an era – one that starts back way before I was even a gleam in my father’s eye! Minute Maid is discontinuing its hallmark frozen juice concentrates. All the more tragic a cultural loss, considering they invented the product…Read More →
No one who has spent any time in hospital will dispute the fact that the food is usually pretty bad. No salt. No sauce. No spices. And almost always cold. But The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is revamping its food services with a major menu update…Read More →
It seems like a hazy proposition to me… But scientists in South America say they’ve suc-cessfully condensed drinking water from mountain mists above the lofty Atacama Desert Plateau. It could be the world’s most important new fresh water source…Read More →
Junk food marketers only want to promote their products and not cause long-term health issues. But their strategies, particu-larly in the digital realm, significantly influ-ence children’s dietary choices and health. It’s clearly time to stand up and say, “STOP!”Read More →
Intense marketing by the junk food industry must shoulder a majority of the blame for the sorry state of our children’s health. Govern-ments are clearly not doing enough to protect their interests. But parents, too, have a duty to perform…Read More →
Remember the big media fuss Amazon made over the launch of its automated, checkout-free grocery stores? We also noted, later, that the concept had some troubling issues… Now, Amazon is closing its ‘GO’ and ‘Fresh’ conven-ience stores…Read More →
After several years of ‘almost success’, the sector pioneer of plant-based meat subs-titutes has taken an abrupt turn to the left. Beyond Foods has ‘pivoted’ from its core business to seek a share of the straight-up plant-based protein market…Read More →
It’s easy to blame junk food marketing for making children overweight. After all, the statistics are there, showing just how influ-ential these ads can be for young minds. However, it’s not just the marketing that’s at fault here…Read More →