Competition Bureau Canada (CBC) is investig-ating the Canadian food industry looking for, “competition factors affecting food afford-ability.” And all Canadians have a chance to contribute their two cents on the issues. Until the end of this month…Read More →
Another young upstart would-be influencer has popped up to taunt us Boomers. This time, the post is about items we all had in our homes 30 years ago that have ‘disappeared’. Well. I’m here to tell you, many of mine are still in daily use!Read More →
First, we heard that Frito-Lay, the salty snack arm of PepsiCo, was augmenting its Nutrition Facts labels with QR codes linked to addit-ional, detailed food safety info. Now, the big soda brands are all getting on the ‘Good to Know’ bandwagon…Read More →
Pickles are still everywhere, after a year of frantic Pickle-mania. There’s no sign that the ‘trend’ is slowing… And younger folks are act-ing as if pickles are something new. Well… I’m old enough to remember when most folks grew and made their own Dills…Read More →
What do you think is suitable punishment for parents who let their 7-year-old balloon to 255 lb on a diet of potato chips and fries? And watched him die of heart failure? They’re about to decide that question in a Michigan court…Read More →
I couldn’t believe it, when I first encountered this story. How could any parent let their 7-year-old balloon to 255 pounds? And die from heart disease as a result? It happened last fall, in Flint Twp., Michigan. His name was Casper O’Brien…Read More →
Remember the tale of ‘The Tortoise and the Hare? There’s a lesson to be learned there for any big Fast Food chain. While some Big Name pizza brands close stores, a competitor is ex-panding like never before, opening dozens of new stores a year…Read More →
I love Toronto – for personal, sentimental reasons… But I hate the stale air. The crowds. And most of all, the traffic. Now I can also hate – and fear – Toronto’s streets: Loblaw’s has rolled out self-driving, AI-controlled trucks!Read More →