relative GDP map, via joshspear.com.
an applicable and hi-larious King of the Hill episode, “Raise the Steaks.” I don’t know what ads you will see when you watch; I see McDonald’s. Genius.
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Major food makers are quietly altering their recipes on candy, dairy products and other top-selling lines, adding fillers and substituting cheaper ingredients to cut costs amid the commodities boom… Most of the tweaked products still cost the same for consumers, if not more.
Restaurants, too, are fiddling with their dishes.
”Please pay close attention because otherwise they will for damn sure rip you off. It’s ironic, no, that inflated currencies have also literally diluted our food quality? Now more than ever, buy local. “Food Makers Scrimp on Ingredients In an Effort to Fatten Their Profits” via the WSJ
