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PepsiCo, Inc., (NYSE: PEP) today announced that Heidi Kleinbach-Sauter, Ph.D., will join PepsiCo as senior vice president, R&D Global Foods, reporting to Dr. Mehmood Khan, PepsiCo chief scientific officer and John Compton, CEO, PepsiCo Americas Foo...

At least 124,000 new cancers in 2008 in Europe may have been caused by excess body weight, according to estimates from a new modelling study. The proportion of cases of new cancers attributable to a body mass index of 25kg/m2 or more were highest among...

El Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario -Neiker Tecnalia- ha creado tres nuevas variedades de patata resistentes a enfermedades típicas de este cultivo como el "mildiu", que serán comercializadas para uso doméstico e industrial.

According to USA Today, consumers are reaping some benefits as farmers take their biggest hit in 35 years: lower food prices at the supermarket. The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts farm income of $49.1 billion in 2009 when adjusted for inflati...

From the fields of Idaho to tasting rooms in suburban Chicago, potato farmers, researchers and industry representatives are in the midst of an elusive hunt: finding a new spud for McDonald's french fries.

TNA will debut intelli-scan®, designed to inspect and confirm date coding on high speed VFFS packs, at Pack Expo, Las Vegas, October 5-7, booth # S 5249.  The tna intelli-scan®, is featured ontna’s robag® 3 fx 180 rotary triple jaw vertical form/fill...

Wise Foods, Inc., a leading regional salty snack company, announced today the completion of a new $25 million credit facility. The new facility is being provided by GMAC Commercial Finance, as Lender and Arranger, and Siemens Financial Services, Inc. a...

KMC has appointed a new CEO, Michael Jensen, to succeed current CEO, Uffe Andreasen who announced his plans to retire the post earlier this year. Michael Jensen takes over the position starting September 21, 2009

Afgelopen week werd in Poznan de Polagra Food Targi gehouden. Tijdens deze beurs heeft Schaap Holland samen met Sedina Fresh Potato de PolderGoud sous-vide aardappelproducten gelanceerd.  In Polen kiest men steeds meer voor verse kwaliteitsproducten m...

Current economic indicators point to recovery,  but persistent high unemployment will continue to plague the restaurant industry several months after the recovery is underway, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. A recent NPD...

The price of potatoes from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab in the four key wholesale mandis of Delhi, Azadpur, Okhla, Keshavpuram and Ghazipur, vary from Rs 10-16 per kg, up from Rs 6-15 per kg a couple of months ago, reports Economic Times.However, ...

Kettle Foods has tapped independent Cultivator Advertising &Design here for ad services following a review.The Salem, Ore.-based client provides the agency with a potential creative showcase, and work is set to break next month, targeting consumers...

Snack food manufacturers seeking to target the better-for-you, natural savoury snacks market will be interested in Kerry’s great-tasting cheese and salami Route to Natural baked snack flavouring. MSG-free and containing all-natural ingredients, this ne...

Scott Heldreth has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Operations. In his expanded role, Mr. Heldreth will continue to lead Shearer’s Information Technology and Distribution groups, and will now also have executive responsibility for Shearer’s Lubb...

U.S. makers of name-brand foods are making some inroads on cheaper store brands, according to research issued late Sunday from Citigroup. For the four-week period ended Sept. 5, branded food manufacturers gained 20 basis points of dollar market shar...

In the next few months, Subway will become the world's largest fast-food chain in terms of locations. With 31,771 at press time and expecting to pass 31,800 this week, Subway is racing toward McDonald's 32,158 total restaurants. In overall sales, howev...

Not even McDonald’s is immune to the effects of rising unemployment in the United States and deep price discounting throughout the quick-service sector.The chain posted a 1.7-percent uptick in U.S. same-store sales for August, lower than results of the...

A natural byproduct of cooking high-carbohydrate foods at high temperatures, acrylamide turns up in a wide variety of roasted and baked foods, including potato chips, french fries, breakfast cereal, baby food, bread and crackers.Research has shown tha...