Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – – even when you’re copying something really stupid. California’s Prop 65 law gave us signs in Starbucks and elsewhere saying, “This product contains chemicals known to California to cause cancer and birth defects.
The hot new thing in food is “Clean Labels” – – labeling you can read and supposedly know what’s in the product. Equally, it’s rumored the Easter Bunny and Santa are forming a heavy metal band and going on tour.
I’d been feeling a little insecure lately, what with North Korea and Iran trying to build nuclear weapons, China preparing to blockade the South China Sea and climate change raising ocean levels.
You don’t know Shana Becerra – – none of us do. Becerra, on the other hand, wants us to know her. In fact, she wants everyone to know she’s always been overweight.
OK. Warren has made a few bucks in his time, I give him that. Yet his largest investment to date: Kraft Heinz, has been a billion-dollar bust.
An “Influencer” is a person who has the power to affect purchase decisions of consumers via social media because of established credibility in a specific industry or the relationship with his/her audience.
Your brand is your most valuable asset: Ferrari®. Costco®. Your own name. It legitimizes and differentiates you from the competition. But what happens when the government decides it doesn’t belong to you anymore?
I was talking to a friend who said she’d “splurged” and paid $95 for a pound of “the most scrumptious chocolate ever.” Aside from questions of sanity, how did we get to $95 for a pound of chocolate?
You know it’s going to be a tough day when you’re notified you’ve been sued by God in Federal Court. But it was exactly this plague of Biblical proportions that Coca-Cola faced a few weeks ago when Pastors Bill Lamar and Delman Coates filed a class action against Coca-Cola because our venerated Coke bottles don’t have a warning on them about the perils of sugary drinks.
When it comes to food fraud, fake Olive Oil is the #1 offender in the game. Canola oil (9.5 cents per oz.) and palm (40 cents per oz.
