I had Lola on Bil-Jac for a very short amount of time. It's rated terribly, though the rep at PetSmart will tell you with enthusiasm that it s a "great food!" and proceed with their little demo. Anyway, she got an incredibly bad case of itchy skin, complete with hair clumps falling out and patches of skin turning pink/red. After researching foods and narrowing down which ones are rated highly, I put her on Nutro and within a very, very short amount of time she stopped scratching herself silly and the hair grew back (well, with some help from NuStock cream). I then tried the Royal Canin and she disliked it (wasn't digging into her meals as heartily). I tried Canidae and while she loved it, I don't know if the protein level was too high for her or what, but she was a soft serve machine for days and days. Then I put her on Solid Gold, which worked really well for her, but again, she just wasn't very enthusiastic at mealtimes. Hence going back to Nutro Lamb & Rice.
My bottom line was that I had to kind of experiment with different brands until I found the one that she not only enjoyed eating, but cleared her itchy skin problems. There are a lot of great dog foods out there and a lot of differing opinions on them. I'm by no means an expert, so I'm just sticking to the brand that has worked for us.
Good luck. I have puppy fever, too, and have been searching for another English Bulldog to add to our family.
