Noticias sobre las Tendencias Alimentarias de Los Estados Unidos

A new UK food regulator guide recommends a restricted shelf-life for vacuum packed and modified atmosphere packed food products to avoid C. Botulinum growth. Although Clostridium botulinum food poisoning is very rare in the UK, its very serious natur...

McDonald's Corp, la mayor cadena mundial de restaurantes, reportó ganancias mayores que las esperadas para el segundo trimestre, impulsadas por sus sólidas ventas en el extranjero. El énfasis de la compañía en ofrecer menús de bajo precio ayudó a sort...

McDonald's Corp, the world's largest restaurant chain, posted a higher second-quarter profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong overseas sales. Net income came to $1.2 billion, or $1.04 per share, compared with its year-earlier loss of $711.7 million, or ...

McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, may report a second-quarter profit after European sales rose twice as fast as in the U.S. McDonald's probably earned $1.1 billion, or 95 cents a share, according to John Glass, a Morgan Stanley...

United States Consumer and industrial goods companies have adjusted their predictions for 2008 packaging machinery spending only slightly, according to PMMI’s Spring Update to the Purchasing Plans Study. Interviews and surveys for use in the update wer...

A fresh jalapeño pepper grown in Mexico and processed in Texas has tested positive for the strain of salmonella that has sickened more than 1,200 people in recent months, food safety and health officials said today. The U.S. Food and Drug Administratio...

Faced with rising costs and pickier customers, processed foodmakers find ways to boost their products' appeal—and make price hikes stick.   Having already teased out costs through greater automation, shrinking inventory, and tighter logistics, manufact...

Burger King Corp. has bought 72 restaurants throughout Iowa and Nebraska from franchisee Simmonds Restaurant Management for an undisclosed amount.   The company said that it has expanded its restaurant presence to attractive Midwest markets, enabling i...

Agricultural exporters at this year's Agricultural Transportation Coalition (AgTC) Annual Transportation Conference in June reported that in a year of soaring demand for their products, ocean transportation constraints and container shortage are preven...

Wendy's International Inc., the nation's No. 3 hamburger chain, said Friday it is making "good progress"in ironing out the details of its takeover by Arby's owner Triarc Cos. Inc. In a letter to employees filed with the Securities and Exchang...

Lagging sales at KFC prompted David Novak, chief executive officer of parent Yum! Brands, to unleash of string of criticisms of the fast-food chain this morning during a conference call with analysts.“Taco Bell and Pizza Hut are winning, and KFC is los...

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 14, 2008. SECOND-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS • Very strong system-sales growth of +43% in mainland China and +15% in Yum! Restaurants International (YRI), fueled by broad-bas...

Food commodity prices have now stabilized after surging early this year while a weak dollar may reduce inflationary pressures in many countries, a senior United Nations economist said on Wednesday. "It looks like from March onwards we have arreste...

Government support of  biofuel production in OECD countries is costly, has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy security, and has a significant impact on world crop prices, according to a new study of policies to promote ...

California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban restaurants and other food facilities from using trans fats, which are known to increase the risk of heart disease, under a bill approved by the state Legislature Monday and sent to ...

DSM Food Specialties introduces a complete portfolio of application-specific and tailor-made PreventASe™ solutions. PreventASe™ is now available in three formulations covering specific food applications under the following sub-brands: Panna™, Bicra™ an...

It’s getting harder to find a brand that doesn’t claim to be green. But, do they have a solar power factory? Is the rest of their energy use offset by energy credits? And, are they rebuilding a town that was virtually wiped out by a tornado? Not likely...

As higher commodity prices become the "new normal"rather than a temporary peak, we may see a greater impact on consumer behavior and retailer and supplier strategies than has been apparent so far, according to a new Deloitte report, "Fo...