September 2, 2009 - The Ontario government backed down from a
proposed fat-tax on restaurant meals in 2004, but the issue is becoming vocalized
south of the border. Will calls for a junk food penalty gain momentum in Canada
as well?
Reports that Pizza Hut was changing its
name to The Hut were finally put to rest with a company issued statement
clarifying that they were definitely not changing their name.
Big
brands are answering a downturn in restaurant traffic by getting their goods
into the grocery store, south of the border at least as reported recently by
the Wall Street Journal .
News reports have been flying for a little
while about Let’s Pizza, the vending machine in Italy that dispenses pizza. Are
we that pressed for time as a society that we need “push-button” pizza?