Noticias sobre las Tendencias Alimentarias de Asia

To strengthen potato research, Punjab will set up a Centre of Excellence for Potato in Jalandhar (potato belt) in collaboration with The Netherlands, Shimla-based Central Potato Research Institute and Punjab Agricultural University

Kentucky Fried Chicken in Japan has stopped selling fries, as industrial disputes that have crimped potato exports from the US took another bite out of the country's fast food market.

In a meeting on January 6th, the Ministry of Agriculture of China announced plans to double the total area of land devoted to potato cultivation from just over 5 million hectares to 10 million hectares.

On the opening day of the India International Potato Expo on Thursday, Dr BP Singh, director, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, said potato played an important role in the nutritional security of the country.

McCain Foods India is expanding its distribution network as well as improving availability of its products throughout the country.

McDonald's Japan is to only sell small portions of fries starting December 17, in response to the french fry shortage in the country.

Restaurants in Japan are rushing to secure supplies of french fries after shipment delays from the US, with one chain readying to airlift 200 tons of fries.

The Indian food processing sector is likely to grow at the rate of over 10 percent from 2015 onwards as a result of increased investment from private sector, according to a study.

Global Foodservice Sales Reach US$2.6 Trillion in 2013

McDonald’s today announced that it will open restaurants in Kazakhstan in 2015, in conjunction with a local developmental licensee, Kairat Boranbayev.

PepsiCo Foods Vietnam Company (PFVC) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and the Phivang Collaboration of Farmers in Vietnam to introduce a sustainable contract potato farming model into Vietnam

Farm Frites has signed an agreement with Inner Mongolia Linkage Potato Co. Ltd (Linkage) to set up a joint venture in Wudan Town, Chifeng City in Inner Mongolia in China

According to the Japanese food website entabe.jp McDonald's Japan will offer this fall for a limited time a purple sweet potato milkshake.

India’s government is seeking help from an unlikely partner to feed millions of its hungriest children: PepsiCo Inc, the world’s largest snack maker.

Himalya International Ltd, a food processing firm based in India, is terminating its frozen foods joint venture (JV) with US-based J R Simplot Company, as per a stock market disclosure.

PepsiCo research and development leveraged Lay’s potato chips’ strong equity in China to introduce a new and unexpected snack for consumers.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., announced that it has acquired TaiMei Potato Industry Limited, a potato processor in Shangdu, Inner Mongolia. The acquisition expands ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston operations in a market that has growing demand for frozen potato products.

Aviko neemt een meerderheidsbelang in een fritesfabriek in het noordoosten van China, die nu Aviko - Snow Valley zal gaan heten. Het bedrijf verwacht de produktie capaciteit fors uit te breiden en een vlokkenlijn toe te voegen