Category Archives: food

The Rise of Consumer Power.

Written by Peter. Posted on June 15, 2007. Filed under advertising, brand, business, consumer, food, politics, trend, vegetarian. No comments.
The Rise of Consumer Power.
By Marie Jackson BBC News The makers of Mars bars have done a swift U-turn over plans to use animal products in their chocolate, to avoid a public backlash.  It appears the parent company Masterfoods did not reckon on the UK’s vegetarians and their supporters being quite such a force. But as a growing tide [...]

Local Wildlife

Written by Peter. Posted on June 10, 2007. Filed under food, orleans. No comments.
Local Wildlife
I don’t know where to start with this one. I’m a vegetarian. Love the illustrations. This struck me as really bizarre initially (I’m a city-dweller at heart), but this stuff’s probably healthier and safer than most of the mass-produced food product sold in chains. Still – muskrat?

Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality

Written by Peter. Posted on June 2, 2007. Filed under advertising, brand, business, consumer, food, vegetarian. No comments.
Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality
Each item was purchased, taken home, and photographed immediately. Nothing was tampered with, run over by a car, or anything of the sort. It is an accurate representation in every case. Shiny, neon-orange, liquefied pump-cheese, and all. See the photos here, courtesy of the West Virginia Surf Report.

Goodbye, Kozmo…

Written by Peter. Posted on April 16, 2001. Filed under food, technology. No comments.
Goodbye, Kozmo…
I found this while I was transferring files to a new laptop the other day. When Sue and I lived in San Francisco, we practically lived on Kozmo.com’s movies and ice cream. We were blown away when they went under – April 16, 2001 – this was their “goodbye” screen. Around the same time, my [...]