McDonald’s Promises Healthier Happy Meals
Remember not too long ago, when we reported that a bill before the Canadian Parliament would tighten up regulations on advertising for Fast Food products aimed at children? And that Fast Food Chains were not happy? Seems at least one chain had taken a positive attitude toward the challenge…Read More →
Menu Madness: Hot Pepper Ice Cream?
It’s been a while since I explored the Menu Madness extreme of my coverage mandate. I mean, MM is more of a rant vehicle than a legitimate post category. But I just couldn’t resist bringing you the story of a Valentine’s Day special treat that – oh, the irony! – could kill you if you love it too much. Read More →
Stress And Junk Food A Bad Combo
Researchers have discovered a potentially disastrous connection between Junk Food and Stress. We know each of those things is unhealthy by itself, but, now, scientists say they work their evil on your body in similar ways. And the effects appear to be especially pronounced in women…Read More →
Texas Resto Challenges ‘Free Speech’ T-shirt
It wasn’t really a ‘first amendment’ t-shirt. But it did assert the wearer’s right to free speech and he lost the fight – at least the first round. A Texas Restaurant kicked him out for wearing the shirt after being hail-stormed with bad online reviews and negative Twitter and Facebook traffic…Read More →
Valentine’s Day Specials Abound!
Wednesday is Valentine’s Day, and it seems that no restaurant chain is letting the opportunity go unexploited. I’ve performed a quick, admittedly non-exhaustive survey of the big name joints and the Valentine’s Day specials they’re offering – which range from cute to campy to crazy!Read More →
The Real Future Of The Supermarket?
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about The Store Of The Future – whether it be Amazon’s GO concept or the online/delivery model. But a third option has emerged which just might ‘outrun’ both of those concepts. And it leverages one of the other big tech developments of the current century…Read More →
Fast Food Food Week!
The Fast Food sector weighed in with a vengeance re.- Valentine’s Day, with just about everybody offering specials and novelty gifts. But, in the interest of variety, we thought we’d cherry-pick the best of them. And a chemical found in McDonald’s Fries may be the key to curing baldness…Read More →
New York State To Regulate Tide Pods?
No. Really. And, for those of you who don’t know, ‘Tide Pods’ are little plastic pouches of Laundry detergent you just throw into the machine and forget. It’s convenience to the max. No measuring, no mess. But it seems that idiots who don’t know any better have taken to eating them…Read More →