Noticias sobre las Tendencias Alimentarias de Las Américas

Fast food companies are feeling the squeeze. On one hand, sales are growing in the emerging markets abroad. At the same time, however, the quick-service restaurants also are wrestling with a slowdown in their home U.S. market, and a backlash from med...

McDonald's Corporation today announced that Jose Armario has been appointed Group President of McDonald’s Canada and Latin America effective immediately. Armario has been President of McDonald’s Latin America since 2003. In his expanded role, Armario ...

Food processors can reduce costs and benefit the environment by using their waste to fuel biogas production, according to Ontario-based StormFisher Biogas.Ryan Little, vice president of business development, explained to FoodProductionDaily.com that th...

U.S. food suppliers are overhauling their own food safety rules, executives from companies involved in recent food recalls said on Tuesday, but lawmakers said the industry must do more to prevent future outbreaks.   A series of high-profile food safet...

Restaurants in Europe, the United States and Japan are testing technology to let diners order their food direct from a screen at their table instead of depending on a fellow human being to note their choice. Besides cutting costs, companies that sell ...

Lawyers for Burger King failed to have a lawsuit over the company’s use of artificial trans fat dismissed. The Center for Science in the Public Interest sued the chain in May 2007 because it is the only one of the three top burger chains not to promise...

A few days ago we decided that we would dedicate this PotatoPro Newsletter to the rising ingredient prices. With a publication today by Pepsico on the impact of rising ingredient costs and today's closing price in New York for crude oil for the first time over $100 a barrel ($100.74), the topic could hardly be more current.

Soft drink and snack maker PepsiCo Inc plans to raise prices and reduce the size of some products this year to offset soaring commodity costs, but does not expect these measures to significantly hurt sales volume, a senior executive said on Wednesday. ...

Wendy's International Inc is aiming to roll out inexpensive sandwich wraps and a new hamburger to increase sales as the U.S. economy weakens, Chief Executive Kerrii Anderson said on Tuesday. "The consumer environment from a year ago has changed d...

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) today announced simple and unique packaging enhancements designed to help consumers make better-informed food choices to improve their diet and health. The new nutrition guide, designed by ConAgra Foods, will be feature...

McDonald’s has taken its lumps in the past for its high-calorie menu options, but now the fast feeder has become a textbook example of how to change with the times.For the first time, McDonald’s topped the “Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index ...

The food industry across Europe needs to make a big effort to reduce saturated fat in food regardless of whether national agencies set targets - and it should not wait around for governments to do all the awareness-raising with its consumers.   Last we...

A recent survey of executive opinions on climate change found that the majority regard it as a strategically important issue - but more than a third said it is seldom or never considered when actually developing strategy.   The survey, conducted by the...

Many snack foods and spreads on the market are now free of artery-clogging trans fat, but consumers still need to be savvy label-readers, according to researchers. In a sampling of packaged foods at a local Wal-Mart, researchers at the University of Mi...

According to a Nielsen Global Food Packaging Survey, nearly one in two global consumers would give up all forms of packaging provided for Convenience purposes if it would benefit the environment, including: packaging designed for easy stacking/storing ...

More research is urgently needed on the biodiversity impact of palm oil production, says a new report, as food and other consumer goods manufacturers make sustainable sourcing a priority.   Palm oil, a major source of vegetable oils and fat, is derived...

Many New York City restaurants are going green and the y do so in different ways. Lately, when restaurateurs create a menu or settle on a design, they’re considering the environment along with the cuisine. Some do it to save money and others to tap int...

 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has become the first nationwide U.S. grocery chain to require suppliers of its private label and other food products such as produce, meat, fish, poultry and ready-to-eat foods to have their factories certified against one of th...