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april 06, 2011
Is ethical shopping overpowering charity?
Fair Trade, organic, sustainable and eco-friendly are making their way on to package labels across all categories, but how do consumers actually view these products?From the archive
april 06, 2011
New Brunswick Potato farmer arrested in Lebanon
A New Brunswick potato farmer has been detained in Lebanon. Grand Falls-area farmer Henk Tepper of Tobique Farms has been arrested upon entry to the country that sits on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.From the archive
april 06, 2011
Tasmanian potato growers accept 6% price rise from McCain
Tasmanian potato growers supplying McCain Foods have accepted a price rise for their current crop.From the archive
april 06, 2011
Idaho Potato vodkas
The Koenig distillery is beautifully industrial--a steampunk's dream--and today all that gleaming, steaming, needle-twitching splendor is producing a glorious, colorless, odorless and seemingly tasteless liquid.From the archive
april 06, 2011
Major late blight research project funded by the USDA
Given that world potato production is about 320 million tons per year (20 million tons per year in the United States) and world tomato production is about 120 million tons per year (13 million tons per year in the U.S.), late blight is a major problem worldwide even today.From the archive
april 06, 2011
Previsión de recuperación de la producción de patata temprana de Andalucía
A pesar de la temporada de lluvias importantes durante el invierno, se ha podido realizar un adecuado ritmo de siembra, por lo que el leve retraso previsto de la cosecha en el mes de enero ha quedado sin efecto. Además, el tiempo óptimo que se está dis...From the archive
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april 05, 2011
What the FDA menu-labeling regulations really mean
So you don’t quite feel up to struggling through all 183 pages of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed menu-labeling regulation?From the archive
april 05, 2011
Stamppot to go stopt er mee
Stamppot to go, een innovatief eetconcept uit 2009, houdt op te bestaan. Het stamppotconcept is geen succes geworden.From the archive
april 05, 2011
McDonald’s wil op 19 april 50.000 mensen aannemen
McDonald’s wil in de Verenigde Staten op 19 april 50.000 nieuwe personeelsleden in dienst nemen, meldde het concern gisteren.From the archive
april 05, 2011
Pringles (P&G) to become part of Diamond Foods
Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND - News) and The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG - News) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge the Pringles business ("Pringles") into Diamond Foods in a transaction valued at $2....From the archive
april 05, 2011
New owner of Pringles needs to bring brand into 21st century
USA Today offers a view of the consumer perception of the brand Pringles, just sold by Procter and Gamble to Diamond foods for 1,5 billion: Pringles is broken, but fixable.From the archive
april 05, 2011
Frito-Lay Turns Up the Heat With New Tapatio Hot Sauce-Inspired Flavors
PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division and the family behind the renown Tapatio hot sauce brand today announced a new partnership in which Frito-Lay will sell and distribute Tapatio hot sauce-flavored Doritos tortilla chips, Fritos corn chips and Ruffles potato chips.From the archive
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april 05, 2011
La compañía Procter & Gamble vendió la marca "papas fritas Pringles" a Diamond Foods por 2.350 millones de dólares
La compañía Procter &Gamble vendió la división Pringles a Diamond Foods por 2.350 millones de dólares. Dicho importe comprende 1.500 millones en acciones de Diamond y el compromiso de liquidar una deuda de 850 millones de Pringles. Según los térm...From the archive
april 04, 2011
Denemarken wil verzadigd vet in voeding belasten
Het Deense parlement heeft een heffing goedgekeurd op verzadigd vet in bepaalde levensmiddelen.From the archive
april 04, 2011
Martin's Potato Chips adds warehouse space
Martin's Potato Chips broke ground Monday on an 18,000 square-foot expansion of its Jackson Township facility.From the archive
april 04, 2011
Producing high quality potato starches with new genetic tools
Neiker-Tecnalia (the Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development) is realising a project for obtaining high quality starch in potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) using new molecular and genetic tools.From the archive
april 04, 2011
FDA proposes draft menu and vending machine labeling requirements, invites comments
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued two proposed regulations regarding calorie labeling on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, retail food establishments, and vending machines.From the archive
april 03, 2011
New Focus on Potato webcast: Early Blight, a Global Management Issue on potatoes
"Focus on Potato"of the Plant Management Network has published a new webcast:Early Blight: A Global Management Issue on PotatoesBy Walter R. Stevenson, Ph.D.Professor EmeritusUniversity of WisconsinMadison, WisconsinFrom the archive