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Functional Technologies Corp (TSX-V: FEB), a world leader in yeast research and development, today announced initial test results for bread made with its acrylamide-preventing yeast demonstrated reductions of acrylamide of approximately 90%.

British potato plantings this year are likely to be the lowest for five years, according to the Potato Council's first crop estimate.It forecast that total plantings would be 2.8% lower than last year at 126,600ha, the smallest area since 2005. With an...

Tijdens de druk bijgewoonde jaarlijkse algemene vergadering van Belgapom, de Belgische aardappelhandel en verwerking, die dit jaar plaats vond in het huis van de toekomst in Vilvoorde, werd Antoon Wallays, bedrijfsleider van Agristo, herverkozen tot al...

Michael Foods, Inc. announced today that its parent, Michael Foods Group, Inc. (formerly M-Foods Holdings, Inc.) closed a previously announced transaction under which its owners, affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”) and certain current an...

The website run by the marketing department of the Potato Council, which was one of 820 websites expected to be closed by a Government review has been saved by William Chase, owner of Chase Vodka.   The website was to be closed as part of the review by...

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America business unit announced the introduction of two new Lightly Salted varieties of chips. Fritos Lightly Salted corn chips and Ruffles Lightly Salted potato chips join Lay’s Lightly Salted potato chips, which were launche...

Het Europees Parlement heeft tegen een stoplichtsysteem gestemd. Een amendement van enkele fracties in het Parlement voor de invoering van zo'n systeem werd verworpen.   Volgens de voorstanders van het verkeerslichtensysteem kunnen consumenten aan de h...

Iedere bezoeker van een evenement of festival waar La Place dit seizoen catert zal het merken. Er wordt biologische patat geserveerd. La Place bestelde maar liefst 50.000 kilo bio-frites. Qua inkoop duurder, maar door het megavolume kon een lagere pri...

Investigadores israelíes anunciaron la creación de una batería eléctrica a base de patatas cocidas que promueven como una solución asequible y eficaz para los países subdesarrollados. Yissum Research Development Co, empresa afiliada de la Universidad ...

An antitrust lawsuit contending Idaho potato growers and others conspired to raise potato prices in the United States by controlling supply has been filed in federal court

Bezoekers van het Zeister zwembad Dijnselburg kunnen daar vanaf zaterdag weer genieten van een frietje met mayonaise.   Het patatverbod, dat deel uitmaakte van een proef met gezondere snacks, is daarmee opgeheven, aldus wethouder Jacqueline Verbeek-Ni...

In the wake of the economic crisis, a second hand food processing machine bought at auction is now selling for an average of a quarter of what it would cost new, according to a food equipment auctioneer.Mark Flynn, director of Pro Auction, said that be...

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has placed new print advertisements for Idaho® potatoes in the Boise and Idaho Falls airports to greet the thousands of travelers who visit these cities each day. The engaging ads are a creative way to reach consumers ...

El organismo que regula los alimentos y fármacos en el Reino Unido está pidiendo que en Inglaterra se eliminen de los alimentos los ácidos grasos trans. Estos compuestos son un tipo de grasas insaturadas presentes principalmente en productos que han s...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has published new guidance on opportunities to improve the nation's diet. Tens of thousands of lives could be saved, and millions of people spared the suffering of ...

With two weeks since the start of the 2011 PROCESS EXPO member round of exhibit space selection, booth sales already reached over 100,000 square feet. “We’re extremely pleased, but not surprised,” said Scott Scriven, Chairman of the Food Processing Su...

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) responded to the publication earlier today of  the NICE guidance on opportunities to improve the diet in the United Kingdom.  Julian Hunt, FDF's Director of Communication states: "We are surprised that NICE has...

The Center for Science in the Public interest (CSPI) has announced it will take McDonald's to court if the fast-food chain continues to use toys to promote Happy Meals. According to the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, using toys t...