COVID-19: Coronavirus ‘Breaks’ Famed Waffle House Index
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has (temporarily) lost one of its most reliable, if least official, measures of how serious a given disaster is. The Waffle House Index, as it’s known in official circles, gauges the severity of an event by the number of WH closures…Read More →
The War On Salt: A Welcome Break from COVID-19 News
I don’t now about you, but I’m suffering an overload of COVID-19 news and warnings. They’re getting repetitive, now, and I thought we’d all enjoy a post about something completely different. So here’s news about a breakthrough – of sorts – in the quest to ‘reform’ unhealthy Deli Meats…Read More →
COVID-19: Restaurants Face True Disaster Scenario
It’s sad to see a closed restaurant, shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But it’s even sadder to think that it might not re-open once the crisis is over. Nevertheless, that’s the sad prospect facing restaurant operators and staff across the globe as the coronavirus story continues to unfold…Read More →
COVID-19: Are You Suffering From Food Anxiety?
It’s bad enough to be cooped up in your home waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic with little to do but housework, and watching Netflix. But when you start to wonder if you have enough food on hand, or of it’s nutritious enough, you could be adding food anxiety to your menu…Read More →
Hand Sanitizer Revisited: Canadian Distillers Step Up
You’ll remember the story we posted a few days ago, about how well-intentioned but misguided recipes for homemade hand sanitizer were flooding the internet. Now, Canadian Beverage Alcohol distillers are stepping up to meet the sanitizer shortage challenge…Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Resto And Snacks News…
The world has changed in major ways since we last reported here at Fast Food Week. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of social interaction, work, school and leisure as we know it. And among the aspects of life most changed is how we feed ourselves if we rely heavily on take-out…Read More →