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2009 Food Trends – A simply happy new year
As recession takes hold, look for comfort foods, less complicated cooking and a few sprightly innovations
So what are some foods, flavors and culinary trends we’ll see in 2009? Here are several, gleaned from a variety …
Champagne wishes & caviar dreams
There will be little celebration for champagne makers this year.
After last year’s strong 4% sales gain, the biggest since the buying frenzy in 1999 to ring in the new millennium, champagne makers are feeling the …
So do we sell the car to pay for the groceries?
As gas prices plummet, retailers are discounting everything from clothes to shoes to lure shoppers in stores. So, why aren’t grocery prices headed south, too?
In the most recent report by the federal Bureau of Labor …
Corn prices tank and grocers pitch low-price holiday meals
Corn prices have plummeted by more than 50 percent over the past six months, while food prices are up 6 percent for the year, according to data released recently by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At …
Time to brush off the pizza stone
Pizza, once a cheap, date-night snack, has become more expensive as food prices climb. You can spend $15 to $20 on a family pizza these days. That could be $500 or more for a pizza …
