breakfast

—>Reader Kimaroo noticed that something was amiss with the with the single-serve bottle of maple syrup she receives with her French toast at Cracker Barrel. Not only did it seem smaller, she could have sworn that the bottle used to contain 100% maple syrup instead of "100% Pure Natural Syrup." Fortunately, she had another bottle from a different Cracker Barrel visit stashed at home, and was able to compare the ingredients. Indeed, her maple syrup had been hit by the Grocery Sugar Ray: nearly half of its mapley goodness has been replaced with cane syrup.  More »

—>After Consumerist first alerted the nation to the debilitating waffle shortage, the story has been making the rounds of nearly every media outlet in the country. Thanks to their hard work, we've learned some interesting new things about the shortage.  More »

—>Clearly, our post about the Eggo waffle shortages struck some kind of nerve. We contacted Kellogg's about the real reason for the nationwide shortage, and they haven't gotten back to us yet. So we let our imaginations run wild.  More »

—>Kimberly's life just isn't the same. Something is missing. That something: Eggo waffles. She wants to know where they have gone, and whether they will ever return to her.  More »

—>The WSJ says they have their hands on a document that shows that a nationwide McDonald's Breakfast Dollar Menu is coming. The fast food giant has already tested these menus in several markets.  More »

—>A new Yale report finds that cereal companies spent $156 million per year marketing to children, and most of that money gets plowed into pushing the sugariest cereals, which they try to pretend are healthy.  More »

—>Rachael wrote us last year about a New York McDonald's policy of selling medium-sized drinks as large during breakfast hours.  More »