"Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice or noodles - even when the smaller amount cost the same."
Or, to trick yourself into eating and drinking less, try switching to a smaller plate and a taller skinnier glass!
Read more at Fox News.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Are we running out of chocolate?
It may not be new news, but that doesn't mean it's welcome news. Demand for chocolate is strong, climate change continues to bring problems, and two diseases are murderously sweeping through Latin America's cocoa tress.
Read more on HuffPost Food.
Read more on HuffPost Food.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Pizza Hut's $10 Dinner Box
Pizza Hut shifts the deal from the best price for a single pizza to the best price for a variety.
Says chief marketing officer Kurt Kane: "“This uniquely positions us versus our competitors,” he said. “Historically, where people have defined value has been around trying to provide the lowest price on a single pizza and fighting it out on the price point. What we are trying to do is change the nature of that discussion and really turn it into a value conversation around what you get for what you pay.”
Read more at Nation's Restaurant News
Says chief marketing officer Kurt Kane: "“This uniquely positions us versus our competitors,” he said. “Historically, where people have defined value has been around trying to provide the lowest price on a single pizza and fighting it out on the price point. What we are trying to do is change the nature of that discussion and really turn it into a value conversation around what you get for what you pay.”
Read more at Nation's Restaurant News
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Walmart Promoting Health With New Labels
Walmart will be adding bright green "Great for You" labels to about one-fifth of their products that meet standards set with the guidance of "a variety of government agencies, nonprofit organizations and health and nutrition experts."
Read more at the New York Times.
Read more at the New York Times.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
What's with this Pink Slime?
McDonald's will have nothing more to do with "pink slime" as Jamie Oliver calls meat trimmings with ammonium hydroxide added. Read more here.
However, Huffington Post's Rob Lyons thinks the real slime is Jamie Oliver, for scaring the general public since "treatment with ammonium hydroxide is a sensible precaution and was declared safe decades ago." Read his case here.
However, Huffington Post's Rob Lyons thinks the real slime is Jamie Oliver, for scaring the general public since "treatment with ammonium hydroxide is a sensible precaution and was declared safe decades ago." Read his case here.
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