05/04/2009
My first post on this growing category touched on the purely savory, so here’s a look at the sweet side of the ongoing mini revolution—from that whole cupcake thing to mini donuts and more.Just like mini sandwiches have been on the rise for a few years now, so has the cupcake—a bona fide mini that has long been part of the American baking scene, but in the last several years has caught ...
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04/28/2009
I just surfaced from a full-fledged look at the growing restaurant snack category—think just about mini anything ... just put anything you can possibly think of on a little bun and price it below $3, and you’re there.All across the board, market analysts are showing continued growth of this sector, which strives to add three new dayparts to the menu: mid-morning snack, mid-afternoon snack ...
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04/17/2009
As that vintage commercial goes, “Everybody doesn’t like something, but nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee.” Although that jingly catchphrase is nothing short of grammatically horrific, it sure stuck in the consciousness of many an individual who weathered the 1970s in America. In fact, when I saw my wife earlier this afternoon upon my return from the newly unveiled Kitchens of Sara ...
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04/15/2009
We Americans perhaps prize the taste of sweetness above any other. After all, our evolutionary schema delineated a survival-linked preference for sweet foods. Those calories fuel the fire.And sweetness is a big deal these days. Just look at the Pandora’s box of obesity (excess calories, insufficient fire), and the whole systemic demonization of high-fructose corn syrup. As I mentioned the other ...
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04/10/2009
This time of year means one thing to a lot of people: sugar-sweetened Passover Coke is on the shelf. But it’s not there for long—and not just because Passover only lasts for week or so leading up to Easter. People, and not just those staying kosher, love the stuff. And it sells quick—often to the chagrin of Jews who seek it for purely religious reasons.In a time when high-fructose ...
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