Canadian Food Prices Coming Down?
We wish. And, now, an overview of current conditions in the Food market (pun intended) seem to indicate that they will. Soon. However… I see things differently. I think, based on my own experience with life, that prices may just stay high but stabilize. And that will be bad in the long run…Read More →
Loblaws Presses Suppliers For Lower Prices
Consumers have been changing their food shopping habits over the past year or so, since Meat and Produce prices went sky high. That’s been hard on supermarket proprietors who’ve seen profits decline as folks buy less Meat and cheaper brands of everything else. What to do?Read More →
Figuring Out The YEMMies…
There’s a new consumer demographic in play these days. It goes by yet another catchy moniker. You’ve heard of the Boomers, the Gen-Xers, the Gen-Yers and the Millenniels. They all have their own peculiar likes and dislikes. But now there’s a new challenge for marketers: the YEMMies…Read More →
McDonald’s Franchisee Fires HIV+ Employee
Here’s a question for everyone who uses services provided directly by people – restaurant cooks or servers, doctors, nurses, dentists, physical therapists and so on. How would you react if someone in personal contact with you or your food was found to be HIV positive? McD’s panicked…Read More →
UK Carrot Stick Kafuffle Goes Viral
You’d think that, with Brexit and all, the Brits would have more important things to tweet and post on Facebook about. But, NO! A recent tweet protesting the grossly irregular sizes and shapes of one man’s bag of Carrot Sticks has taken the Internet by storm. Foodies take note!Read More →
2016 Stampede Food Crazier Than Ever
It’s Calgary Stampede time and one thing that I always look up is – what kind of crazy fair Foods they’re selling this year. And, here – I thought what they came up with last year was the Menu Madness Be-All-And-End-All. Not a chance! And I’d have been disappointed otherwise…Read More →
What Not To Eat At Bedtime?
I saw a post somewhere on the Net this morning about what foods not to eat at bedtime, if you want a good, sound night’s sleep. The author cited good solid scientific evidence to support his claim, but I thought he left some important items off his list of late night evils… Read More →
UPDATE: July 4 Hot Dog Contest 2016!
The result is in! And it’s an upset victory for the former champ at the 2016 Nathan’s Famous Coney Island July 4 Hot Dog Eating Contest. It’s also a new record for the champ and a big upset for fans of last year’s champ who many favoured to repeat the feat this year. Here’s how it went down…Read More →