Doctor Obvious: Booze News Roundup
This is not intended as the inauguration of a new regular series, just a catch-up in recent news about the healthfulness, or unhealthfulness of Alcohol. We share the findings of three recent studies that, surprisingly, tell us a lot of things we already knew. Enter, Doctor Obvious…Read More →
Will A Vegan World Put Viagra Out Of Business?
There’s a heck of a headline to wake up to. But Well-known documentary and adventure film maker James Cameron has this theory that men won’t need Viagra anymore if they go Vegan. He says a Vegan diet will not only protect and even restore cardiac health, but will make one more potent…Read More →
Horton’s Head Office Unveils Recovery Plan
It’s been a tough few of years for Tim Horton’s, after being taken over by Restaurant Brands International (RBI). Sales have dropped, its popularity has tanked and its image has suffered under the ongoing rebellion by unhappy franchisees. Now, Head Office has launched a desperate recovery program…Read More →
Product Downsizing: What’s Next?
We’ve posted in this space before about the marketing phenomenon known as ‘product downsizing’. That’s what they call it when they reduce the amount of product but keep the package the same size. It started decades ago with candy bars and breakfast cereals, but folks caught on…Read More →
Big Waste When ‘Big Food’ Goes Wrong
We all know that folks in the western world – where food is relatively plentiful – tend to waste a lot of food. But I wonder if the current movement toward consolidating food production on mega and factory farms is also contributing to the food waste problem. Last week produced two object lessons…Read More →
From The Files Of Doctor Obvious
We’ve all seen the commercials featuring Captain Obvious, the spokes-character for hotels.com. Now, I’ve discovered there’s an equivalent sage in the food science arena who collects research studies that prove what we already knew. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Doctor Obvious…Read More →
Fast Food Week!
Here we go, cruising the main and dropping in at some of the biggest and most-loved Fast Food joints to find out what’s new. We have news from Costco and Kraft Heinz on the spread/condiment front, KFC, Burger King and Taco Bell on the Chicken front, and Cocoa Cola on the beverage front…Read More →
Learn To Cook, Learn To Eat
I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve mentioned Home Economics class in high school to young people and they’ve given me back a blank stare. Life skills in general, and food preparation in particular, are not being taught in school, anymore, and that’s contributing to a generation of badly fed teens…Read More →