The slow-motion collapse of the U.S. economy is harming consumers and businesses across the country – well, almost every business that is.
One industry is enjoying big sales gains thanks to the stress experienced by ordinary working people. North American sales of “savory snacks” (potato chips, Cheetos, etc.) by Frito-Lay are up 9% for the third qurater, reports Potato [...]
Overstressed Americans Binge on Junk Food, Drive up Sales, Cheers Snack Food Industry!
November 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Crossing Cultures, Food & Dining, Looking Back at the United States
Tags: Potato Pro·potatoes·US financial crisis
(Not) Trailing Bush at the APEC
November 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food & Dining, Money, Economics, Politics
The Texas cowbow-turned-El Chalan, APEC Leaders’ Summit, Nov. 23, 2008; photo c. Jorge Vera
It was 4 p.m. on the final day of the APEC Summit, and most of the leaders and the journalists had left the Minstry of Defense building where the summit had been held.
El Fotógrafo and I were huddled in a cubicle in the [...]
Tags: APEC·potatoes·US economic crisis·US economy
We Want to Be Your Solution for All Things Potato
October 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food & Dining, Money, Economics, Politics
Delicious purple Peruvian potatoes
Potatoes are a big deal in Peru. The Peruvan Andes were the birthplace of the potato, and today Peruvian farmers cultivate more than 3,000 native varieties of them — potatoes with names like Ica Huila and Purple Viking and Wilja.
The United Nations has declared 2008 “the International Year of the Potato,” and this event is [...]
Tags: Food & Dining·potatoes