Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.
The Business Strategy Behind Oreo’s Constant, Weird New Flavors (via GQ)
Here’s Where To Get Your National Ice Cream Day Deals This Weekend (via Consumerist)
Tim Hortons’ Operators Fret It’s Losing Its Canadian Culture (via Bloomberg)
This New Site Sells Food and Household Essentials-All For $3 or Less (via Fast Company)
People can’t stop stealing plastic table tents from Whataburger (via A.V. Club)
Gotta love Silicon Valley types. “Brandless”. I remember when it was called the No Frills aisle. But hey, if a VC is going to cough up cash for it, more power.
Also, Re: Oreo. Development costs for wacky Oreo flavors are next to nothing. You can put one developer on it, they solicit flavors from flavor houses, a simply pilot plant trial and they’re done. The Fireworks Oreo would be a little more complex – have to make sure the pop rock doesn’t break or dissolve during production. Still simple though.