Mar
11
Fast food chains face tomato shortage
March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Tomatoes, they are in salads, ketchup, on hamburgers etc. They are a key ingredient on fast food menus. Now fast food joints are scrambling to find alternate sources after a winter freeze took a huge bite out of Florida's tomato harvest. Due to unusually cold winter weather, 60% to 70% of Florida's tomato crop was [...]
Jan
21
Burger King hits Russia
January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Burger King opened its first outlet in Russia on Thursday, almost two decades after McDonalds. The first opening in northwest Moscow will be followed by another downtown on Monday. I wonder if they'll have Vodka with their Whoppers. Its part of the company's growth strategy to get the brand more firmly in Europe. Burger King [...]
Jun
3
Cheap Lunches – Taco Tuesday
June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The price of food is starting to creep up. Even the price of fast food (usually a cheap meal) has gone up. However, you can eat cheap if you remember what day it is. While I usually try to avoid fast food because of the health (and taste) concerns, every once in a while, I [...]