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ConAgra Foods has said it has removed nearly three million pounds of sodium from a range of products without affecting taste.The firm said it will continue to look at ways of cutting down salt, and said it has already managed to remove up to 20 per cen...

Jays Potato Chips is closing its South Side plant, effective today, and taking 220 jobs with it.The 80-year-old company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 11, received bankruptcy court approval Tuesday to sell its assets for $24.8 million ...

El proyecto peruano T’ikapapa ganó el primer puesto en la competencia mundial The World Challenge 2007, promovida por la BBC de Londres y la revista Newsweek con el auspicio de Shell. T’ikapapa, alianza empresarial para la venta de papas nativas peruan...

Ontario is taking action to make schools healthier places to learn by moving to drop trans fat from lunchroom menus."Our kids' health is just too important to risk,"said Premier Dalton McGuinty. "Trans fats have no place in our schools a...

Jays Foods, which produces Jays and Krunchers! potato chips and O-Ke-Doke popcorn, entertained takeover bids through Friday, and Tuesday will ask the bankruptcy court to approve its sale to Snyder's of Hanover, a pretzelmaker identified in court docume...

Frito-Lay Inc. was one of the six winners recently recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency for their efforts in reducing, reusing and recycling water. The Plano, Texas, snack food maker earned the 2007 Water Efficiency Leader (WEL) award for...

Tesco has become a food manufacturer for the first time as part of its efforts to win over US shoppers. The UK food chain, which has more than a 30 per cent share of supermarket shopping in its home market, has built an 80,000 sq ft food preparation...

While the famous Jays brand should survive, the South Side factory that has churned out potato chips for decades will close permanently Wednesday, a casualty of Jays Foods' latest bankruptcy.Snyder's of Hanover, the Pennsylvania snack food-maker aimin...

Say what you want about their French fries, McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food chain, is one appetizing investment. So far this year, McDonald's has been the second best performing stock on the Dow Jones industrial average. Shares are up 32 pe...

Citigroup and Merrill Lynch are unlikely to fund Nelson Peltz's bid for Wendy's International Inc., according to sources, adding another challenge to the attempted sale of the company. Citigroup and Merrill were expected to commit to Peltz's bid but el...

Wendy's International Inc. CEO Kerrii Anderson said Friday that she hasn't spoken with billionaire investor Nelson Peltz since his Triarc Cos. offered to buy the hamburger chain. Wendy's has not sought a so-called white knight to top Peltz's bid, Ande...

Local diets will be nearly trans fat-free by July 2009, the Calgary Health Region confirmed yesterday. The region's board unanimously endorsed a plan that, according to its medical officer of health, Dr. Brent Friesen, will put the city in the natio...

Moody's Investors Service Thursday changed the rating outlook on Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) to stable from negative.The agency also affirmed ratings on the Miami-based fast-food company, including its Ba2 corporate family rating.Moody's said the stab...

Un estudio importante halla que el compuesto que se encuentra en alimentos fritos y horneados no representa una amenaza. Al parecer existe poca o ninguna relación entre el cáncer de mama y la acrilamida, una sustancia que se encuentra en alimentos fr...

Key Technology announces the appointment of Richard Hebel as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this new position, Hebel is responsible for identifying and commercializing advanced new technologies that will expand Key’s range of customer product solut...

States from Connecticut to California have looked this year to mimic the success of large cities like New York in banning artery-clogging trans fats from restaurants. But in the 14 states that have so far proposed a ban or restriction, not a single b...

tThe times keep changing. Though the "I'm Lovin' It"tag is still there in all McDonald's advertising, there's a growing feeling the powers-that-be within the burger behemoth might be ready to turn back the clock -- just a bit -- and rediscov...

Washington potato farmers harvested more than 5.1 million tons of potatoes in 2007, the state's second-largest spud harvest in history. Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, said the state's potato farmers dug up ...