Noticias sobre las Tendencias Alimentarias

More than 20 percent of American consumers indicate they are now seeking healthier snacking options, according to Datamonitor - spelling opportunity for healthy ingredient manufacturers.Consumer priorities are slowly shifting towards better-for-you fo...

After five years of field trials, root crop experts at Benguet State University (BSU) in the Phillipines  said Benguet farmers could now plant four new potato varieties which possess the desired dry matter content required by fast-food chains to make ...

Burger King has reported modest profit from June to August, reversing losses incurred in the same period last year, BK Titans part owner Wilson Young said.

The Australian Vegetable and Potato Growers Association says growing your own vegetables could help combat rising food prices and a potential shortage of fresh produce because of the drought.   "We're seeing a shortage of carrots and we could pot...

It wasn't so long ago that the McDonald's fast-food empire looked as stale as a burger left under a heat lamp too long. Sales were decreasing, new products weren't catching on and McDonald's Corp. was vilified by consumer activists, nutritionists and o...

Dr. Alexander Pavlista of Scottsbluff was elected president of the Potato Association of America in August, during the organization's annual meeting at Idaho Falls, Idaho. The association has more than 700 members, including scientists in university, ...

Bakwandenfabrikant Perfecta Nederland uit Utrecht is failliet verklaard nadat het bedrijf begin augustus surseance van betaling kreeg. De activiteiten worden door Kiremko in Woerden voortgezet onder de naam Kiremko Perfecta.   Juni dit jaar is Perfect...

Las personas que optan por comer en un restaurante "saludable"suelen consumir más calorías de las que ingerirían si concurren a un lugar de comida rápida sin proclamas de salud, indicó un estudio. Investigadores hallaron que las personas sub...

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) one of North America’s leading packaged food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2008 first quarter ended Aug. 26, 2007. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.36, including net $0.02 per diluted sha...

Walkers Crisps is the first firm to put carbon footprint figures on its products, with nine more companies set to follow. How are these figures calculated?

United Potato Growers of America issued an open letter asking farmers in Idaho to withhold some potato shipments to help shore up potato prices and prevent a shortage later this year. A hot growing season meant farmers dug up fewer potatoes compared...

Wind turbines and native prairie grasses have nothing to do with America’s favorite snack, potato chips, but they’re helping Kettle Foods earn recognition for building the greenest food manufacturing plant in the U.S. The U.S. Green Building Council ...

Rubbish from McDonald's fast food restaurants will be used to power hospitals and theatres in a pilot scheme to begin today. Eleven fast food restaurants in Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley, South Yorkshire, will take part in an initiative to turn w...

La cadena de restaurantes Burger King anunció ayer que ofrecerá alimentos más saludables para niños menores de 12 años, incluyendo pollo asado a la parrilla en lugar de frito, así como manzanas cortadas para que parezcan papas fritas. Burger King Hold...

Fast-food chain operator Burger King Holdings Inc. on Tuesday named Julio Ramirez executive vice president, global operations, effective immediately.

The potential sale of Wendy's International continued its progression yesterday, even as the company faced bitter criticism from a group of franchisees. Wendy's has reached a confidentiality agreement with Sandell Asset Management Corp. so the inves...

El Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo, Neiker, tiene como objetivo conseguir una o más variedades de patata que reúnan las características óptimas tanto para el consumo en fresco como para el proceso industrial.

More than a dozen parties have expressed interest in Wendy's International Inc's sale process, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the situation. On its Web site, the Journal reported the source said Wendy's board ...