Noticias sobre las Tendencias Alimentarias

Op de 52ste Horecava, die gisteren zijn deuren opende in de Amsterdamse RAI, ligt het woord gezond op ieders lippen bestorven. Frietfabrikant Farm Frites presenteert er Nature's Goodness, patat die naar eigen zeggen binnen de criteria van de schijf van...

McDonald’s, the US fast-food chain, is selling more burgers than at any time since it arrived in Britain 34 years ago. Despite concerns about bulging waistlines and childhood obesity, there were more than 88 million visits to the “Golden Arches” aroun...

The overarching trend that will continue to dominate the marketplace in 2008 is the consumer quest for premium, according to a recent report by the Hartman Group. The report identifies five trends for the year ahead that are set to impact the food and ...

After years of playing into the mass-affluence trend by trying to get their consumers to trade up to pricier, fancier fare, McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King are all deploying the 99¢ price point as a key marketing tactic going into a year when middl...

El gigante estadounidense de comida rápida McDonald's rompió en 2007 el récord de ventas de hamburguesas en el Gran Bretaña en los 34 años que lleva implantado en las islas, lo que significa que la comida basura gana terreno en la dieta de los británi...

Robert (Bob) Harding is the new general manager of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board. He will take over Feb. 4 from long-time general manager, Ivan Noonan. Kevin MacIsaac, chairman of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board, says Harding has extensiv...

McDonalds UK chief executive Steve Easterbrook outlined at the Oxford Farming Conference how changing consumer habits have provided new opportunities for farmers in the food service sector. The traditional image of McDonalds is of a low-cost, low-nu...

Shares of the nation's burger chains fell Friday as disappointing sales results at Wendy's International Inc. made some on Wall Street question whether fast food stocks could be impacted by a consumer spending slowdown. Before the market opened, Wendy'...

Corazonas Foods Inc., creators of great-tasting, heart-healthy snack foods, transforms the all-American classic potato chip into a heart-healthy culinary delight with the launch of Corazonas Heart-Healthy Potato Chips. Patented technology infusing pla...

Calgary may be making history this week as the first Canadian city to ban trans fats in restaurants, but that doesn't mean eating out will soon become much healthier. Some nutrition experts are concerned the massive push to eliminate trans fats in Ca...

With Americans working and partying later than ever, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are responding to the midnight munchies with extended hours, and in some cases, throwing away the "closed"sign altogether.Taco Bell, Wendy's and Burger King...

The UK is the country most attached to fast food, closely followed by the United States, a survey has suggested.A poll of 9,000 people in 13 nations, alongside a BBC investigation into global obesity, found vast variations in attitudes towards food and...

Britain introduced a ban on advertising junk food to under-16s Tuesday, aimed at promoting healthy eating and countering growing child obesity. The ban, which extends measures already in place for under-10s, will curb television adverts for food and ...

In the New Year, expect to see a flood of new food products boasting their ailment-specific benefits — everything from fighting colds to cancer, from easing arthritis to wrinkles. But the predicted growth of "value-added"foods is just part ...

The latest buzz phrase is “food print”, the amount of land needed to supply one person’s nutritional needs for a year. With the world population growing by an estimated half a billion every decade, and a concomitant loss of agricultural land to housing...

A Lehman Brothers analyst said Monday Wendy's International Inc., the nation's No. 3 hamburger chain, is struggling to turn its business around, despite a consumer environment that should help fast food restaurants garner more customers. Analyst Jeffr...

Lifestyle and demographic changes have fueled growth in the ready-to-eat and snack distribution outlets representing over 45,000 points of sale in France, with 2006 sales growth over five percent. Best prospects are chips and crisps, snack foods, bagel...

Een kip brengt 86 minuten door in een legbatterij voor de mayonaise op een frietje mét, berekende de Stichting Wakker Dier. Na de succesvolle ‘biggencampagne’ wil de Stichting nu het gebruik van legbatterijeieren uitbannen. Volgens wakker Dier kiest de...