Welcome to Food Week September 12. A short week with the holiday but a lot of stuff on innovations. New antioxidant tomato, a huge new vertical farm, White Castle rolling out burger bites and a new Guinness NA. Innovations in self checkout aren’t really working as planned. And the inventor of $2 Chuck has gone to the big wine box in the sky. Enjoy!
But inflation is also red hot and causing shifts in eating patterns. But is the cure for inflation worse than disease? More interest rate hikes on the way.
Hurricane Kay messed up produce shipments. Even higher prices on the way for items coming from Mexico and Central America
EDITORIAL: Costco’s self checkout is an unpleasant experience. The large sizes make then hard to scan, the registers are too close together and requires help from employees anyway. I love Costco but I surely hope that don’t significantly reduce regular registers.
RESTAURANTS AND FOODSERVICE
I stan Popeye’s although their inconsistency – location to location- holds them back from being a truly reliable go-to. But many chefs state it is the best fried chicken, bar none.
White Castle rolls out mini-burger bites. Because, really, who can eat a whole slider?
The anti-GMO was animated by Anti-Monsanto. The next generation may be able to talk to consumers about benefits. A GMO Purple Tomato is coming that will have the same antioxidant benefits as berries.
Finally, Guinness non-alcoholic beer is the closest anyone has come to recreating it’s original product. It is excellent and refreshing and even cascades like the genuine article. Try it!
