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Canada's provincial health ministers are ordering up mandatory sodium limits for packaged and prepared foods if voluntary measures don't shake out as hoped -- and are urging Ottawa to adopt the new targets.

According to Snacking in Canada, a recent study by leading market research company The NPD Group, Canadians, on average, eat more snack meals than their neighbours south of the border, and hold a more positive view of snacking, overall. The report, whi...

De burgemeester van Dongeradeel, mevrouw M. Waanders, heeft onder belangstelling van alle HZPC-medewerkers het nieuwe kassencomplex van HZPC in Metslawier formeel in gebruik gesteld.

Estrella Maarud, the leading snack manufacturer in Northern Europe, has joined the EU advertising pledge that aims to promote healthier snacking choices and balanced lifestyles among children.

An increased intake of 'good' potassium salts could contribute significantly to improving blood pressure at the population level. The favourable effect brought about by potassium is even estimated to be comparable with the blood pressure reduction ach...

First lady Michelle Obama called on restaurateurs to help put an end to childhood obesity in an address made Monday to the National Restaurant Association’s board of directors at their fall meeting in Washington, D.C.

News of a possible Russian ban on sunflower exports sent the European sunflower oil market $50 per MT higher last week.

Zeracryl, a small research-based Norwegian company has developed a method to reduce the formation of the carcinogenic compound acrylamide during industrial production of potatoes and coffee. International food giants are paying attention.

Belgian Chris Verschueren, a 53-year-old French fries maker, from the Belgian village of Kastel, has spent 83 consecutive hours frying chips (french Fries) and serving 15,000 portions of the dish - setting the new world record for the Longest french fries cooking marathon.

Potato Council, a division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), has appointed Clarion Communications to head up a three-year campaign to promote fresh potatoes.

After repeated unsuccessful attempts to buy out Gujarat-based snacks majors such as Balaji Wafers and A-Top Foods Products, beverage and snacks maker PepsiCo India is in the process of creating its own low-cost foods business and increasing manufactur...

Potato growers and store managers should take a ‘toolbox’ approach to tackling potato storage, according to Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research head, Adrian Cunnington.

De Europese vakbeurs voor de AGF-sector INTERPOM | PRIMEURS vindt plaats op 28, 29 en 30 november 2010 in Kortrijk Xpo, België.

McDonald's Corporation today announced global comparable sales growth of 4.9% in August.

PotatoEurope is an exhibition which proceeds in an annual way and internationally as it is organized in turn in Germany, in Belgium, in France and in the Netherlands.

Immediately following the opening of Vietnam to US fresh potatoes, local trade and consumers were given the opportunity to learn about and taste US table-stock potatoes.On July 20th US potatoes were featured at a reception held at the New World Hotel ...

Aardappelen en industriegroenten vallen in de nieuwe Global Gap-richtlijn onder de module machinaal oogstbare gewassen.

After what was an almost perfect beginning to the growing season, the recent spell of prolonged high temperatures and dry conditions have been an obstacle for potato growers.