Noticias sobre las Tendencias Alimentarias

As third-quarter earnings season begins this week with some of the largest restaurant companies reporting results, including McDonald’s, Brinker International and Chipotle, analysts are expecting slow sales and profits that are driven by cost cutting, ...

Research released today by Tate &Lyle shows that consumers continue to see health and wellness as an important issue and will pay more for foods that display health benefits on their labels. The findings are part of Tate &Lyle’s ongoing resea...

ConAgra Foods announced today a new “100 calories less pledge”, an education and awareness building effort as part of its outreach at the American Dietetic Association (ADA) Food and Nutrition Conference in Denver.  The pledge is a voluntary commitment...

The wintry weather with which October announced itself in much of the United States this year has had little overall effect on potato movement.The biggest impact may have been felt in North Dakota. About 5 million pounds of spuds shipped from the state...

McDonald's Corp. is staking its future in India on burgers made from mashed potatoes, peas and spices. Sumil Mittal says it's a good bet. Mittal, 19, sits beneath the golden arches at a McDonald's in Ambala, a small town 125 miles north of New Delhi....

Cavendish Farms is pleased to announce the official opening of Cavendish Culinary Creation Centre and Canada's Smartest Kitchen, the research arm of Holland College's Culinary Institute of Canada."This new facility is a great example of a win-win ...

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America’s leading food makers, today announced its pledge to reduce salt across its portfolio of food products by 20 percent by 2015. Since 2006, the company has already removed more than 2 million pounds o...

In South Africa,  Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has told Parliament that his department intends to introduce rules banning industrially produced trans fats in all processed and prepared foods.Giving a written reply on Thursday to a question from the...

Greenvale's new packaging for its Lady Balfour organic potatoes has increased shelf life, decreased wastage and reduced complaints about greening by over 50%.Greenvale AP is the UK's largest supplier of fresh potatoes and Lady Balfour is one of the UK'...

La ley que obliga a los restaurantes de comida rápida de Nueva York a especificar el número de calorías fracasó en inducir al consumidor de escasos recursos a comer más sano, reveló un estudio. Especialistas de las Universidades de Nueva York y Yale p...

The Potato Council put on a spectacular display in London this morning, cooking up a potato dish, UPSIDE DOWN!In the unique stunt, aimed at getting the younger generation to ‘Love Potatoes’ this autumn, Potato Council took to the London’s South Bank to...

Rising profits and turnover at Kettle Foods have fuelled speculation that its private equity owners will put the business up for sale.City speculation has suggested that Lion Capital, which bought Norwich-based Kettle for about £170m in 2006, will put ...

A rule that requires New York City fast food restaurants to post calorie information on their menu boards has not changed consumer habits in low-income neighborhoods, according to a study published on Tuesday. While half of consumers surveyed said the...

Lovers of France's two great symbols of cultural exception – its haute cuisine and fine art – are aghast at plans to open a McDonald's restaurant and McCafé in the Louvre museum next month.   America's fast food temple is celebrating its 30th anniversa...

La decisión de McDonald's de celebrar su aniversario en tierras francesas con la apertura de uno de sus restaurantes de comida rápida en el museo del Louvre ha levantado ampollas entre los amantes del arte, según publica la prensa inglesa. "Esta ...

Starting next year, the Food Processing Suppliers Assn. (FPSA) will co-locate its Process Expo with the Institute of Food Technologists’ IFT Food Expo. That’s not the most natural of pairings, and the arrangement was born a little out of desperation fr...

Consumers International (CI) hace un llamado a las empresas a detener la promoción de alimentos con alto contenido de grasas, azúcar y sal, dirigida a la población infantil, como parte de una estrategia para abordar esta crisis de salud pública. Recie...

Germany’s population of over 80 million is the largest in Europe. Its gross domestic product is the fourth largest in the world and provides the German population with a high annual disposable income. Over one fifth of this goes on food, drink and toba...