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Kraft Dinner's "bold new' product offers three kinds of KD Ramen
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (317+ words) The new KD Ramen is launching exclusively in Canada and will be available in Cheesy, Extra Cheesy and Extra Spicy What happens when Canada food culture meets Asian-inspiration? Kraft Dinner, as it continues to expand beyond its traditional mac n…...
CHARELBOIS: Why food is more expensive in Canada: Exhibit 4271
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (235+ words) Why CFIA Bureaucracy Is Adding to Canada's Food Inflation Problem. The Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University recently received privileged information regarding several cases involving delays in the importation of meat products into Canada. While the details remain confidential, the…...
Fran Deck, former owner of landmark Toronto restaurant Fran's, dies at 89
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (437+ words) The original restaurant was famous for operating around the clock, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Francis "Fran" Deck, the son of Fran's Restaurant founder G. Francis "Fran" Deck, has died. He was 89. The 10-seat diner was founded in 1940, opening at…...
Toronto Tempo and Coors Light put a twist on popular arena beer staple
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (316+ words) Step aside, boys. This one is for the girls. As the first official beer of the WNBA's Toronto Tempo, Coors Light is cementing its relationship with its second professional basketball team in the city (they've been associated with the Raptors…...
Heinz releases "unofficial" ketchup in response to FIFA brand blackout
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (197+ words) Ketchup bottle still obviously Heinz, but name has been blacked out The ketchup cannot be stopped. During this year's World Cup, FIFA has been covering up brand logos in stadiums where the tournament is being held. As reported in the…...
WARMINGTON: Freddy's excellent World Cup adventure includes poutine in Niagara Falls
2+ day, 52+ min ago (714+ words) Mysterious fan documents time at tourist hot spot This might have been Freddy's biggest World Cup score yet. Don't be jealous, United States, but Freddy now has his Canadian street cred. Not only has the mysterious FIFA fan made it…...
CHARLEBOIS: Under Carney, food inflation has outpaced inflation every single month
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (721+ words) Not once during Mark Carney's tenure has food inflation fallen below the national inflation rate. In May, overall inflation reached 3. 2%, while food inflation climbed to 3. 8%. At first glance, the difference may seem modest. But beneath the headline lies a trend…...
Arby's customer claims restaurant employee's spit gave her herpes
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (430+ words) Amanda Hendricks, a now former manager at the Arby's, was arrested and charged with felony poisoning A fast-food customer in Oklahoma apparently didn't heed the old adage about the potential consequence of getting on the wrong side of restaurant workers....
Starbucks stores in Korea pause for training after "Tank Day" fiasco
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (524+ words) The promotion evoked painful memories of a 1980 government crackdown on pro-democracy activists SEOUL " Lights off. Doors closed. Coffee lovers across South Korea were left craving their fix on Monday as more than 2, 000 Starbucks shops shut for staff training after a…...
More can be done to tackle "abhorrent" food bank usage rate: Daily Bread CEO
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (461+ words) You can ask, "I heard one in 10 Torontonians'have to'use'the food bank. What are you going to do to make sure that food bank'usage'starts to decrease in our'city? Daily Bread Food Bank CEO'Neil'Hetherington said Wednesday in an interview. Its'that simple.' One…...