Recipe: French’s Green Bean Casserole

November 10, 2009

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. A staple of holiday meals in many households is green bean casserole. It’s an easy recipe that kids can help a parent prepare. French’s Fried Onions has established itself a key ingredient of this recipe and features the recipe prominently on its Website and for a while on its packaging. If you want to […]

Continue Reading

Candy Brands: Cadbury Daydream

October 31, 2009

Can you guess which company is the parent company for the following brands: Chiclets, Sour Patch Kids, Mentos, Trident, Swedish Fish and Halls cough drops? It’s Cadbury. Yes, that Cadbury – the Cadbury that makes the crème eggs which fly off the shelves around Easter each year. Cadbury’s vast portfolio includes chocolate, gum and candy, […]

Continue Reading

Will the real Burger King please stand up?

October 15, 2009

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. This week, Burger King unveiled its new futuristic 20/20 store concept. Wow. The only thing missing from this concept is George Jetson and his boy Elroy. This announcement follows another recent fast food makeover from McDonald’s that has designed a comfortable, café-like atmosphere. These makeovers are designed to increase dine-in traffic and compete head-to-head […]

Continue Reading

Ode to the Blue Shirt

July 14, 2009

To some, Billy Mays was just a loud, blue-shirt-wearing pitch man used to sell products you didn’t know you really needed. To others, like every-day inventors, Billy helped dreams of success and fortune come true. Billy started his career as a travelling salesman crossing the country pitching household items like the Ultimate Chopper at tradeshows […]

Continue Reading