The economy may be heading toward a recession, but junk food is already there. Between the SNAP junk food bans… And the factory closures… Plus, just general shifts in consumer spending and preferences toward healthier foods… The hits just keep on coming. The newest sign - Utz recently announced plans to shutter its plant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after owning and operating it for just four years. This is a [...]
5 Pringles flavors now contain banned ingredients
RFK, Jr. is certainly no stranger to controversy. He’s gone after soda and junk food, artificial dyes, and more. And with the new FDA ban on artificial dyes in place, all kinds of foods will have to be remade. (Of course, the ban is currently voluntary, and there’s still plenty of time to reformulate recipes. But it’s still disruptive, for sure.) Even Pringles hasn’t been spared - here are five popular flavors [...]
5 more factories abruptly close as tariffs ramp up – with more likely incoming
Tariffs were supposed to protect American factories. But it seems that they’re producing the opposite effect. In fact, the manufacturing contraction has been so bad that some are calling it the end of “Made in America.” Seemingly no one has been spared. As prices rise and consumers and companies alike pull back on spending, things look increasingly grim. And unfortunately - the pain looks like it’s just [...]
Frito-Lay abruptly closes factory and fires 432 workers, with more losses likely incoming
There’s a huge shift underway in how Americans eat, with Gen Z leading the charge. Less highly-processed mass market junk food, more healthy and local stuff. And while the impacts on restaurants have been extensively documented…with chains declaring bankruptcy amid plummeting sales… Not to mention a general contraction across soda, with factories closing nationwide… The junk food recession has also come for [...]
Forget In-N-Out, Here Are 7 Better Fries
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New Jersey abruptly loses 6 restaurants as economic woes accelerate
New Jersey is having a rough 2025. Bad enough that so many factories are closing. But worse is the ever-growing list of restaurants shutting down as national chains go bankrupt or dramatically downsize. The issues are straightforward - chain restaurants have been taking it on the chin for years due to the rise of delivery apps and the COVID overhang… Of course, add to that the fact that consumer preferences are [...]
