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May 20, 2010
McCain Foods (GB) Ltd reviews PR accounts
McCain Foods is putting its entire consumer and corporate PR account out to pitch as it aims to step up the emphasis on the nutritional value of its food. The wide-ranging account is believed to be worth about £250,000 and is currently held by Fleishm...From the archive
May 16, 2010
La variedad de papa “zorba”, creada por NEIKER – Tecnalia (España), llegó a los menús de McDonald’s
El naturalista Gregor Mendel cruzaba las semillas de los guisantes para investigar las leyes de la genética a mediados del siglo XIX.From the archive
May 12, 2010
McCain Foods (GB) brings back Summer Wedges
McCain Summer Wedges with a hint of Shallot &Lime are back by popular demand following strong sales in 2009, when they were McCain Foods (GB) Ltd. most successful Seasonal Edition recipe.Part of McCain's Seasonal Editions Wedge range, Summer Wedges...From the archive
May 11, 2010
Lamb Weston / Meijer and Frisch & Frost (RWA) announce joint venture
Lamb Weston / Meijer and RWA announced today that Lamb Weston/Meijer has signed an agreement to acquire 74% of the shares in Frisch &Frost Nahrungsmittel GmbH based in Hollabrunn, Austria.Current owner RWA will keep the remaining shares. Both parti...From the archive
May 11, 2010
PinguinLutosa and CECAB Group begin negotiations to combine their european deepfrozen vegetable activities
PinguinLutosa and the CECAB Group have started exclusive negotiations in order to integrate the activities of D’Aucy Frozen Foods (deep-frozen vegetable branch of the CECAB Group) into PinguinLutosa, number two in Europe in the deep-frozen vegetable se...From the archive
May 11, 2010
Friet aanbod in Nederlandse cafetaria’s
Driekwart van de cafetaria’s in ons land kiest voor één frietsoort in het assortiment. Heeft een cafetaria wel een tweede frietsoort, dan wordt naast gewone friet vaak raspatat aangeboden. Dat blijkt uit het FoodServicePeil Cafetaria, een online ond...From the archive
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May 10, 2010
State-of-the-art French Fry factory for Agristo Tilburg
French Fry manufacturer Agristo is a relatively young family owned company, founded in 1985 by Antoon Wallays and Luc Raes. Rapidly growing from 20.000 tons, the company reached a volume of 185.000 tons finished product in 2008.From the archive
May 10, 2010
McCain Foods (GB) Ltd. backs Home Fries with couponing campaign
McCain Foods (GB Ltd. is set to undertake a national couponing campaign worth £2.9 million, aimed at driving trial and sales, in support of its best selling chip brand Home Fries.From May, two half price coupons are to be distributed to 1.16 million UK...From the archive
May 05, 2010
National Chip Week 2010 very successful
Generating national newspaper coverage every single day and slots on prime time and day time television and radio programmes;the success of National Chip Week 2010 speaks for itself. An official review shows that the Week generated coverage worth ove...From the archive
April 28, 2010
PinguinLutosa: potato products volume growth of 15% in Q1 2010
For the 3 months to 31 March 2010, PinguinLutosa recorded consolidated sales of 111.9 million euro, which represents an increase of 4.68%. Evolution of sales per division is as follows: Non-audited management figures in euro 1 ...From the archive
April 20, 2010
PCA: aardappelareaal België groeit 7 procent
Het areaal bewaaraardappelen in Vlaanderen stijgt dit oogstjaar met 7 procent, meldt het Proefcentrum voor de Aardappelteelt (PCA) in Kruishoutem op basis van een enquête. Omdat aardappelverwerkers garantie van aanvoer willen, sluiten ze meer contrac...From the archive
March 31, 2010
Purple potato for mash introduced in UK by Bartlett and Sons
A SCOTTISH potato processor is hoping to inject a bit of colour into meal times with the launch of Purple Majesty, a purple spud that is made for mashing and could boost health. It will produce a beetroot-coloured mash!From the archive
March 24, 2010
Una patata prefrita en fresco que permite ahorrar aceite, energía y tiempo
La empresa castellanoleonesa Patatas Meléndez muestra durante esta semana en Alimentaria Barcelona sus productos, aunque en especial el más reciente y novedoso, la patata prefrita. Meléndez expone toda su capacidad para ofrecer al mercado una gama com...From the archive
March 24, 2010
Good result for Royal Cosun in 2009;Slight decline of AVIKO turnover
Cosun achieved a net turnover of EUR 1,758 million in 2009, an increase of 4% on 2008 despite the recession, which placed pressure on both sales volumes and selling prices.Despite the economic headwind, there was a clear 9% improvement in operating pro...From the archive
March 17, 2010
Farmhouse Potato Bakers win award for their cheese and smokey bacon filled potato skins
A Bridlington (United Kingom) family business is celebrating winning a top national accolade in the world of food and drink. Farmhouse Potato Bakers, who produce the Bannister's Farm range at Carnaby Industrial Estate, have won silver in The Grocer ...From the archive
March 16, 2010
United Kingdom: McCain splashes £1m on sweet potato campaign
McCain Foods (GB) has launched a £1m campaign to push its sweet potato product. A sweet potato sampling road show is travelling across the UK giving over 100,000 consumers the chance to taste sweet potato and pick up a coupon booklet which includes 3...From the archive
March 11, 2010
McCain zet dippen op de kaart met Fry'n'Dip
Producent van frites- en aardappelspecialiteiten, McCain heeft een nieuw product in het assortiment. Fry'n'Dip is een aardappelsnack met een krokante bite en een verrassend zachte binnenkant. "Dippen is hip en daar hebben wij op ingespeeld met ...From the archive
March 05, 2010
Chips (French Fries) still dominant potato serving in UK Foodservice
According to the Potato Council report Behind the Menu - Potatoes in Foodservice, potatoes, in one form or other, are served with 45% of meals eaten out of home and sales are estimated to be worth £2.51b. It identifies chips (french fries) as the domin...From the archive