On Pret-a-Manger running out of fresh ideas. Are private equity firm Bridgepoint and Goldman Sachs squeezing the customer?

Hobbes, they say that the first step is always to recognise the problem. OK Hobbes, I agree, I have an addiction. Well, more than one, but this one is cheese-related.
I am a keen Pret a Manger victim, and the guilty sin is their Posh Cheddar & Pickle Artisan Baguette. I have gone through many tantrums [...]

On food hoarding in the USA, or living in the land of the fearful

If the subprime debacle, the war on terror, record petrol (gas) and energy prices and the rise of Toyota were not enough for the poor American masses, it seems that now hoarding on rice is the fear of the day.
C’mon people! Grow up! I cannot believe that supposedly intelligent people can be so gullible. They [...]