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The company KADI AG is opening up additional market opportunities with a succession settlement of tremendous potential. Within the framework of a management buyout, four members of the management team are acquiring a significant minority stake in the s...

Las Pringles no son patatas, según el Tribunal Supremo británico. El popular aperitivo de inconfundibles rodajas ovaladas perfectamente encajadas en un envase de tubo tienen menos del 50 por ciento de patata y «una forma artificial». Esta decisión judi...

After 27 years contribution to the Danish starch potato industry KMC’s chairman of 5 years, Mr. Jørn Outzen, has retired to private life.Jørn Outzen is succeeded as chairman by Mr. Martin Arvad. Martin Arvad has been a member of KMC’s Board of Director...

De poolprijs over alle geleverde pootaardappelen is uitgekomen op €35,10 per 100 kilo.   De prijs geldt voor de klassen S tot en met A, maat 28/55, herfstlevering exclusief vergoedingen voor opzakken en bewaren. De prijs ligt nog hoger dan de prijs v...

Ten aanzien van oogst 2008, houdt Agrico rekening met een Europees gezien iets lager areaal aardappelen. De coöperatie ziet dat als positief. Aan de andere kant geven de weers- en groeiomstandigheden van de laatste weken aanleiding tot zorg. Extreme dr...

The British Prime Minister has called for stronger partnerships between Government and the food services industry to help enable consumers to make healthier choices when eating out of the home. A report published today by the Cabinet Office’s Strate...

De Nederlandse overheid wil inzetten op bestrijding van Salmonella, Campylobacter, acrylamide en mycotoxinen. Dat staat in de Voedingsnota die de ministers Klink van VWS en Verburg van LNV vrijdag hebben aangeboden. In de Voedingsnota staat dat Nederla...

A Pringle is is not a potato crisp according to a High Court ruling today.The result means the top-selling snack is exempt from VAT. It is good news for manufacturers Proctor &Gamble who now stand to save millions of pounds on UK sales.The ruling c...

Walkers, Britain's No.1 crisps and snacks manufacturer, is set to drive growth of its leading better-for-you brand, Walkers Baked, with a larger 37.5g pack aimed at the Impulse channel.Walkers Baked is the most successful launch in the Crisps and Snack...

Austrian sugar, starch and processed fruits manufacturer Agrana Beteiligungs-Ag (AGR.VI) Friday said it expects its operating profit in the current fiscal year to decrease significantly on the year, due to persistent cost increases and an unsatisfactor...

Their 'mouth-melt' taste and geometric shape 'not found in nature' ;means that Pringles must henceforth be struck from the list of snacks that Brits can call 'crisps' and, more crucially, that they can tax.

Controlling portion size is one of the corner stones in the efforts to reduce Obesity. In an effort to help consumers control portion size, snack manufacturers are increasingly offering these small packages.

That is a step in the right direction. Right? Maybe not....

De markt voor fritesgeschikte aardappelen gaat met het eind van het seizoen in zicht zeker niet als een nachtkaars uit maar lijkt eerder weer op te vlammen. De vaste stemming op de handelsbeurs van Rotterdam getuigt hiervan. Het puzzelen met de nog ger...

PepsiCo UK has drafted in Mars strategy chief Ian Ellington as vice president of marketing for its Walkers business. He joins from Mars UK, where he has worked for the past 17 years. The move marks a departure in Pepsico’s strategy of promoting from ...

Royal Potatoes is a French fry manufacturer headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria, with a modern, efficient production unit in Belchin. The french Fry market in Bulgaria is a developing market with much competition for the growing volumes. Royal Potatoes i...

McDonald's is to launch its first TV campaign aimed at reassuring parents that only high-quality beef, chicken and potatoes are used in its Happy Meals. The £5m campaign marks the first time McDonald's, a company used to being vilified for its product...

Kettle Chips, the number one hand-cooked crisp brand, is launching a new variety - Red Thai Curry - in time for the key summer sales period.The new seasoning is a deliciously simple take on the popular south-east Asian dish, embracing a variety of spic...

Pringles, the UK's No. 1 large sharing brand from P&G, is offering shoppers the chance to "Take away a tempting taste of China” by adding two exotic new limited edition flavours to the current range. Sweet and Sour and Peking Duck with hoi si...