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The Virginia Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to phase out the use of artery-clogging trans fats in food sold at public schools, from the cheese pizza in the cafeteria to the chips in the vending machine. The bill would direct the state superintendent...

The British Potato Council (BPC) is to concentrate its efforts in regional press in a new PR drive in February to promote a week-long celebration of chips. The National Chip Week campaign, to run from 11 to 17 February, will feature recipes, celebrity...

Design Bridge (Londen en Amsterdam) heeft in Los Angeles een Golden Mobius Award gewonnen voor haar verpakkingsontwerp van Farm Frites.Dat gebeurde tijdens de 37e Internationale Mobius Advertising Awards op 26 januari. Met deze internationale prijs beh...

As the U.S. government finalizes its economic stimulus plan, Wal-Mart, which already claims to save American families $2,500 a year, is adding some economic cheer of its own. Full details are in its latest home circular where customers will find Wal-M...

A new United States Potato Board (USPB) website, www.potatogoodness.com, joined the Board’s online cache of resources championing the goodness and nutrition found in America’s favorite vegetable. This consumer website went live January 17, 2008 and re...

McDonald's posted a solid rise in fourth-quarter profits, topping analysts' expectations for the period, but a significant sales slowdown for December sent shares of the fast-food giant sliding Monday. McDonald's revenue climbed to $5.75 billion from $...

News that McDonald's will offer "A-level grade"training courses has been met with jibes about "McDiplomas"and "McQualifications". But for journalist John Hand, learning the ropes in a fast-food restaurant was a grounding f...

McDonald's Corp. showed its first sign of vulnerability to the U.S. economic slowdown Monday and uneasy investors responded by selling off the fast-food chain's stock despite its booming international sales and healthy $1.27 billion profit. Chief Exe...

La cadena estadounidense de restaurantes de comida rápida McDonald's ganó 2.395,1 millones de dólares en 2007, un 32 por ciento menos que el año anterior, y 1.273,2 millones de dólares en el cuatro trimestre, un 3 por ciento más que en el mismo período...

Mc Donald’s encabeza, un año más, el ránking de las 200 cadenas de franquicias internacionales que más facturan según Franchise Times, la revista norteamericana especializada en el sector. Por tercer año consecutivo, llama la atención el hecho de que e...

Americans concerned for their health, the environment and where their food comes from are changing the way they eat. And a yearning for more sensory stimulation is changing the way they shop. In response, manufacturers are changing the way they do bus...

 Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) Inc., which operates the Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut chains, said Thursday its board approved the repurchase of up to an additional $1.25 billion in common stock.The company said this authorization, which lasts over the next 12 ...

In Australia, a country with 21 million people, an average of 1.2 million Australians a day walked through the golden arches in 2007. The McDoanld's franchise, which has 762 restaurants across Australia, notched double-digit growth over the calendar ...

McCain has now installed the three windturbines near their Whittlesey french fry factory in the United Kingdom. These 80 meter high windturbines will reduce the electricity bill of the Whittlesey french fry factory with 45%, while at off-peak times an...

In the 27 countries of the EU, 23,000 hectares were used for growing potatoes according to organic standards in 2006. This is equivalent to 1 % of the total area for potato growing in Europe. The most important countries were Germany with 7,500 hectare...

A Thomas Weisel analyst cut his price target on McDonald's Corp., anticipating a U.S. market slowdown.   Matthew DiFrisco said he expects the company to do well despite declining consumer spending and other economic issues, however.   "With its ti...

McDonald's Corp. reports its fourth-quarter results before the start of trading Monday. Analysts Expect McDonald's to Earn 71 Cents Per Share in the 4th Quarter.

De verkiezing van de beste Fish&Chip Shop in Engeland is een groot succes voor de Nederlandse bakwandenfabrikant Kiremko Duurland. Nederlandse fabrikanten van bakwanden zijn bezig met een opmars onder de top van de Engelse cafetaria’s. De winnaar ...