Noticias sobre las Tendencias Alimentarias de América del Norte

Rising costs for food and fuel have dominated headlines and weighed heavily on the minds of restaurant operators.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled the federal government’s new food icon, MyPlate, to serve as a reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices.

A plant worker won an $814,500 judgment in Baltimore County Circuit Court after claiming he contracted a rare lung disease known as "popcorn lung"from breathing diacetyl, a chemical used to make food taste buttery.

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Modesto, Calif., facility has become the state’s first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Gold existing building

The Obama administration is about to ditch the food pyramid, that symbol of healthy eating for the last two decades. In its place officials are dishing up a simple, plate-shaped symbol, sliced into wedges for the basic food groups and half-filled with...

H.J. Heinz Co., the world’s biggest ketchup maker, raised its dividend and profit forecast as it plans to slash as many as 1,000 jobs worldwide.

Retail food price inflation continues to be a concern to consumers as the Consumer Price Index for food-at-home in the United States was up 3.9% from a year ago during April, reports The Food Institute.

Cross-border differences and similarities between Canadians and Americans have been revealed via two recent studies by leading market research company The NPD Group.

The Colorado Potato Administrative Committee (CPAC) is marketing Colorado Potatoes in Denver with banner ads on KOA 850 AM

By now you’ve seen, heard or crunched on the new snack craze that’s popped its way into store aisles.

Guided by a committee of food industry suppliers, the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) is reinventing Process Expo.

Omega-9 Oils from Dow AgroSciences have helped remove over 1 billion pounds of saturated and trans fats from the North American diet with beneficial economic and nutritional impact on the food industry.

Maine—Around here, you can find "Maine Potato Candy"—mashed potatoes rolled in coconut and dipped in chocolate—and potato donuts. A popular county fair offers wrestling matches in a vat of potatoes. In a state where spuds are the top agricult...

You may assume that bioplastics made from potato starch can be composted. However, that is not necessarily the case.