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New York's City Council announced its proposal to outlaw toys and other incentives from meals that don't meet extensive nutrition requirements

Tasmanian potato growers supplying McCain Foods have accepted a price rise for their current crop.

Voor de Haagse Hogeschool staat deze week een tijdelijke patatkraam. De opbrengst van de frietjes, broodjes, en drankjes gaat naar het Rode Kruis om de slachtoffers van de tsunami en aardbeving in Japan te helpen.

Het Amerikaanse Dawn Foods wil Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients overnemen. Cosun zette het bedrijf in november in de etalage.

Groom Energy and Digital Lumens today announced the installation of Digital Lumens' Intelligent LED Lighting Systems at Americold facilities located in Massachusetts, Utah and Wisconsin.

Want some fries with that? At Wendy's the answer increasingly seems to be yes, thanks to the chain replacing its thin and soggy french fries with a crisper, skin-on version flavored with sea salt.

After months of failed negotiations culminating in a week of protests and a blockade of the McCain Foods factory in Ballarat, potato growers and the food manufacturer have come to an agreement.

Ballarat region potato growers and McCain Foods have reached an agreement a short time ago, offering growers about $305 a tonne for their potatoes. The Ballarat McCain Growers Group met with the company this afternoon for further negotiations.

During the 2010 financial year the Group's consolidated sales increased by 10.7% from €436.8 million at 31 December 2009 to €483.6 million at 31 December 2010.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2011 third quarter ended Feb. 27, 2011.

Determined potato growers in Ballarat will take their protest to the next level after five hours of talks with McCain Foods senior management failed to reach a solution.

McCain Foods (Canada) has another good reason to celebrate the success of its Sweet Potato Superfries® varieties.

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) readies to submit its proposed regulations for the federal menu labeling law by the March 23, 2011 deadline, the lingering question is how will U.S. consumers react to seeing calories on menus?

PinguinLutosa heeft er een moeilijk 2010 op zitten, waarin het vooral in de aardappeltak te kampen kreeg met stevige margedruk.

Potato growers are using 50 tractors to protest outside the McCain factory at Ballarat, in central Victoria, over contract negotiations.

Zal de totale Nederlandse verwerking van aardappelen tot consumptieproducten over een twaalfmaand periode gaan uitkomen op het hoogste niveau ooit?

The 13 major potato States in the US held 143 million cwt of potatoes in storage March 1, 2011, down 15 percent from a year ago.

Belgian-based BEST are experts in the field of sorting and one company that know this all to well is potato processing company, Aviko. Jan Janssen, technical manager at the Dutch firm reveals the reasons for this.