Ranchers and poultry farmers are supporting legislation that requires lab-made meat labels to indicate the product is not real meat.…
The Pizza War That Pepperoni Started
The chef that left New York’s Prince Street Pizza to start his own restaurant could find himself fighting a pizza war because of his pepperoni recipe.…
The Beer Ads That Started the Corn Syrup War
During Super Bowl LIII, Bud Light’s beer ads started a corn syrup war that unfolded during the game and after but was really about product differentiation.…
Why the Sports Bra Is so Much More Than an Undergarment
Far more than an undergarment, the sports bra helped to spread the Title IX mandate through physics, power, and psychology.…
Remembering Herb Kelleher and His Southwest Effect
The discount airline was just an idea when Herb Kelleher became the Texas entrepreneur who created what became known as the Southwest Effect.…
What You Can See in a Christmas Tree
Deciding between artificial and real Christmas tree purchases, we can contemplate convenience, tradition, health, and even our cats.…
Why Superstars Dominate the Billboard Hot 100 Chart
For 60 years, Billboard, every week, has ranked the best music. Using sales, radio play, and now streaming, they tell us what we like the most. Recently though, there’s been a fundamental change…
Six Facts About How Supermarkets Influence What We Buy
These six facts tell us how our supermarket shopping can be influenced by much more than the shopping list we bring with us.…
When a Magazine Cover Counts
While some food magazines use the Thanksgiving cover of their print edition to compete, most of the magazine industry is figuring out a digital shift.…
The Real Problem With Facebook’s Business Model
To understand the problem with Facebook’s ad revenue business model, we can just look at the role played by price as an incentive.…