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september 13, 2007
McDonald's shares reach all time high after 50 percent dividend increase
McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, climbed the most in two years in New York trading after boosting its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a plan to return as much as $17 billion to investors. McDonald's rose $3.10, or 6....From the archive

september 13, 2007
KMC: potato starch market prediction fall 2007
Very low grain harvests and an increasing interest in crops for bio-ethanol has sent world market grain prices sky-high. Starch potato farmers in the EU are consequently putting heavy pressure on the starch factories to obtain higher prices for their ...From the archive

september 11, 2007
VION acquires Oerlemans Foods
Food concern VION is to acquire Oerlemans Foods;agreement has been reached on this by the two parties. Oerlemans Foods is a Dutch company specialising in fresh frozen vegetables, potato products and fruit for the food service, retail and industrial m...From the archive

september 11, 2007
Vion koopt Oerlemans
Hiermee wordt Vion voor het eerst actief op de afzetmarkt voor industriegroenten. Vion produceert tot nu toe vooral vlees- en vleesproducten. De overname geeft Vion de mogelijkheid om de afnemers een breder assortiment te bieden, stelt Marc van der Le...From the archive

september 10, 2007
Laagste verwerkingscijfer in 23 maanden.
Het verwerkingscijfer in juli 2007 viel met 187.700 ton aardappelen flink tegen. Uit het overzicht van het HPA (bron) blijkt dat het cijfer de afgelopen 23 maanden nog niet zo is laag geweest. Vorig jaar in juli werden er 214.200 ton aardappelen tot c...From the archive

september 07, 2007
Crunchtime for the Tayto dispute
Strike action by workers at the Tayto crisp factory in Co Armagh could begin within days in a dispute over pay, it emerged last night. The Unite union said talks with management at the Labour Relations Agency had ended "acrimoniously'' and its me...From the archive
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september 06, 2007
Real Crisps gets extreme with new flavour
The battle for the jaded palates of pub snack enthusiasts has entered a new phase with the latest launch from Welsh manufacturer Real Crisps. Sour Cream &Cotswold Wild Garlic joins the premium Real Chips range, available at the end of September in...From the archive

september 06, 2007
Walkers shuns TV for DM in £3m campaign for SunBites
Walkers Snacks is shunning television in favour of a sampling and direct mail campaign that will target health professionals, as well as consumers, for the £3m launch of its new SunBites brand. The wholegrain crisps will be launched on September 17. ...From the archive

september 03, 2007
Bestuursvoorzitter Gert Hein de Heer vertrekt bij zetmeelconcern Avebe.
De Heer is op 1 juni dit jaar aangetreden bij Avebe en is op 1 augustus de vorige bestuursvoorzitter Okke Koo opgevolgd. Raad van Commissaris voorzitter Hans Hoekman zegt dat er geen verschil van mening is over de koers van Avebe. “De beslissing van ...From the archive

september 01, 2007
Walkers launch of the year: wholegrain Sunbites
Walkers is launching its first ever wholegrain snack, Sunbites. Targeting consumer looking for ‘better for you’ products, Sunbites are made with whole wheat, oats and corn. Each bag contains around a third of the suggested daily amount of wholegrains...From the archive

september 01, 2007
LME vergroot belang in Stork
Investeringsgroep LME heeft zijn belang in industriëel concern Stork van ruim 32 procent vergroot tot 43,3 procent. Dat maakte de groep bekend. Met de aankoop van vrijdag wil LME een voorgenomen overname van Stork door de Britse durfkapitalist Cando...From the archive

augustus 30, 2007
DSM agrees on asparaginase application rights with Frito-Lay and Procter & Gamble
Worldwide licencee for PreventASe™ DSM Food Specialties, Frito-Lay and Procter &Gamble have reached an agreement on the Intellectual Property rights to apply asparaginase in food products in order to reduce acrylamide levels. The reduction is cata...From the archive

augustus 29, 2007
Potato harvest will grow 7.2% in 2007 in Belarus
The gross potato harvest in all types of agricultural enterprises is expected to reach the level 8.9 mln. tons in Belarus in 2007 comparing to 8.3 mln. of tons in 2006;the Department of fruit&vegetable production, processing and trade of the Minist...From the archive

augustus 29, 2007
Promote positive image of frozen foods, urges Leatherhead
Industry needs to step up efforts to counter stigma associated with frozen food compared with chilled or 'fresh' produce, says Leatherhead. Although consumers are hearing the message, they are not yet buying into it.There have been some high profile a...From the archive

augustus 29, 2007
Hoofdoogst gaat van start
De hoofdoogst van dit teeltseizoen gaat van start. Uit de diverse proefrooiingen (week 35) is gebleken dat de hectareopbrengsten redelijk tot goed worden. Opvallend is wel dat de gewassen vroeger lijken af te rijpen dan in andere jaren, de herfst tre...From the archive

augustus 24, 2007
Syral mag delen Tate & Lyle overnemen
De Europese Commissie is akkoord met de overname van bedrijfsonderdelen van zoetstoffenfabrikant Tate &Lyle door het Franse Syral. Syral is actief in de productie van en de handel in zoetstoffen en bijproducten van mais en tarwe. Syral is eigendo...From the archive

augustus 23, 2007
Grote brand legt productie bij Aviko/Rixona stil
Om kwart over één vannacht, woensdag 22 augustus, meldde een medewerker van het bedrijf Aviko/Rixona in Warffum (productie aardappelgranules) dat er brand was uitgebroken. De brand bleek te woeden in de productie-installatie. De inzet van de brandweer ...From the archive