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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...

Food and beverage processors will be fighting it out for an increasingly dwindling supply of grains sourced at ever higher prices, ING Group warned in a new forecast report for the sector.ING's financial analysts predict that agricultural prices will i...

At first sight, nothing betrays the strange happenings at the Restaurant of the Future, a spacious, bright university canteen where scientists and students stop in for food and lunchtime chatter. The chef, Jan Kiewied, is stir-frying peppers at a glo...

Acrylamide formation in heated food became a totally new research field, when its presence in various foods was revealed in 2002. The EU Commission reacted swiftly and in DG Research Framework Programme 6 (FP6) a strategic targeted research project, ...

De gevolgen van een volledige ontkoppeling van de Europese premie voor zetmeelaardappelen en van de afbouw van het EU-zetmeelbeleid voor de betreffende sector in Nederland kunnen, afhankelijk van de omstandigheden en de reacties van de telers, uiteenlo...

De week van de friet is van start gegaan. Tijdens deze week wordt onze nationale trots, die al sinds 1680 bestaat, extra in de kijker gezet. Het gouden aardappelstaafje heeft in al die tijd nog niets van zijn populariteit verloren. Want de frituur is ...

The Board of Directors of AVEBE U.A. is pleased to announce that Mr. J.L. de Rooij has been appointed Agro Director, succeeding Addy Risseeuw. He will be joining the company on February 1st, 2008. Mr. De Rooij (40) graduated from Professional Agricult...

Residents are attempting to block plans by crisps producer Tyrrells to turn its Herefordshire farm into a vodka distillery. The company hopes to use a £5 million regional prize it won in the Bank of Scotland’s Corporate £25 million Challenge to use p...

Increased dietary intakes of acrylamide could raise the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer by 29 and 78 per cent, respectively, says a new study.Over 62,000 women in the Netherlands, aged between 55 and 69, took part in the research that is one of...

Wild introduces Saltrim, a powder that allows food and beverage manufacturers to halve the amount of salt used in their products, making them healthier without impairing the taste, has been launched by Wild. SaltTrim proved successful in the US after c...

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 ...

Potato growers are advised to sell their potato immediately because there will be a decline in the price in the coming months, according to the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Price is comparativ...

Tweeëntwintig activisten van Greenpeace zijn vrijdag in Vlaardingen aangehouden nadat zij zich hadden vastgeketend aan containers met palmolie.   Met de actie wil Greenpeace aandacht vragen voor het kappen van vele hectaren bos in Indonesië voor de ko...

An ambitious research effort by Cavendish Farms is identifying ways for farmers to reduce nitrate levels finding their way into Island waterwaysAnd while it may sound simplistic, reducing potatoes from the size of baseball star Barry Bonds’ biceps coul...

For years, McDonald's Corp. executives have boasted of endless opportunities in China, one of the largest untapped regions for the world's biggest burger chain. Yet the Golden Arches' brain trust isn't lovin' it enough to ramp up expansion in one of ...

Both Burger King and Wendy’s have held talks with DLF, a leading real estate developer to discuss an entry into the Indian market. Sources say that the ball is now in DLF’s court for zeroing in on a partner. The exact partnership model that is being ex...

RJ Herbert Engineering launches an affordable optical potato sorter, the DDS 1300 ML Autosort. This market entry model optical sorter gives lower cost entry whilst maintaning high quality electronic grading of your potatoes.   The sorter is a vision ...

Twenty years ago today, McDonald's made its arrival in Scotland. "When we first started, we were unique not only to Dundee, but to all of Scotland,"recalls Dave Jeffrey, the first manager of the branch, who was 26 at the time. "With our ...