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August 11, 2010
Food Processing Equipment Auctions used more often
This FoodProcessing.com article provides more insight in how auctions of Food Processing equipment can be used to buy or sell equipment, processing lines or entire plants. It addresses the pro's and cons of buying used equipment, elaborates what typ...From the archive
August 11, 2010
Confusion around USDA's predicted potato acreage for North Dakota
USDA reported that North Dakota planted 90,000 acres to potatoes in 2010, an 8000 acre increase compared to last year.From the archive
August 10, 2010
Consejo de la Papa de los Estados Unidos publica su estrategia en Internet
Con el inicio de un nuevo año fiscal, el Consejo de la Papa de los Estados Unidos (USPB, por sus siglas en ingles) ha publicado en línea la estrategia que sus programas seguirán para cumplir los objetivos propuestos. Se encuentra en ingles en http://ww...From the archive
August 10, 2010
United States Potato Board publishes long range strategy online
With the start of the USPB’s new fiscal year (FY11) July 1, the newly revised Long Range Plan (LRP) is now available at www.uspotatoes.com/120lrp.html. The Long Range Plan is the USPB’s annual strategy document that guides each and every program the B...From the archive
August 10, 2010
McDonald's Global Comparable Sales Rise 7.0% In July
McDonald's Corporation today announced global comparable sales growth of 7.0% in July. Performance by segment was as follows: U.S. up 5.7% Europe up 5.3% Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa up 10.1%From the archive
August 09, 2010
GMA Conference, co-located at PACK EXPO focuses on product safety, sustainability & operational reliability
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has announced the full schedule of sessions for its 'Manufacturing Excellence Conference', to be co-located with PACK EXPO International 2010.From the archive
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August 09, 2010
Potato Psyllids found in North Dakota
The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Blight Line reports the finding of a potato insect pest new to North Dakota, the potato psyllid.From the archive
July 29, 2010
PROCESS EXPO 2010 Concludes with Positive Feedback;2011 Exhibit Sales Climb 11.7%
The Food Processing Suppliers Association concluded its 3-day trade show, PROCESS EXPO 2010, in Chicago last week (July 18 – 20) with positive feedback from both attendees and exhibitors. Traffic was strongest on Monday and continued solid through the ...From the archive
July 29, 2010
ConAgra moves snacks HQ from Edina to Illinois
ConAgra Foods Inc. has moved the headquarters of its snacks segment from Edina to suburban Chicago, cutting 120 Twin Cities jobs in the process.From the archive
July 28, 2010
Starchology? National Starch's new buzzword for its science and art in starch
National Starch has a new word for the driving force behind all the technologies, capabilities and ingredient solutions the company provides customers: STARCHOLOGY.STARCHOLOGY is the centerpiece of a new identity that National Starch presented at the ...From the archive
July 28, 2010
New Potato Varieties get extra push in Oregon, Washington
The Oregon Potato Commission has committed an extra $60,000 this year in funding for the potato variety development program at Oregon State University, said Bill Brewer, the commission’s executive director.Among those new varieties Brewer is most excit...From the archive
July 27, 2010
Inventure Foods Reports Q2 2010 Results
Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK) today reported record financial results for the second quarter ending June 26, 2010, highlighted by the Company's tenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year earnings growth, basic EPS increase of 33%, EBITDA gain ...From the archive
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July 26, 2010
Frito-Lay brings 'rural' to the big city
Lay's®, America's favorite potato chip and a leading brand from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, unveiled today a mobile greenhouse designed to bring a rural farm experience to the center of metropolitan areas across the country. The six-city "Lay's...From the archive
July 26, 2010
American perceptions of burger chains cooling
Americans may be dealing with one of the hottest summers in recent memory, but they’ve cooled in their perceptions of the nation’s three largest burger chains, according to new data from market research agency YouGov and its measure of public perceptio...From the archive
July 23, 2010
McDonald's global sales drives Q2 results
McDonald's Corporation today announced strong results for the second quarter driven by all areas of the world."McDonald's second quarter reflects strong top-line and bottom-line results with each area of the world generating higher comparable sale...From the archive
July 23, 2010
McDonald's gana en el segundo trimestre 1.225,8 millones de dólares, el 12 por ciento más
La compañía McDonald's, la mayor cadena de comida rápida en el mundo, anunció hoy que en el segundo trimestre de 2010 tuvo una ganancia neta de 1.225,8 millones de dólares, el 12% más que en el mismo periodo del año anterior cuando sumó 1.093,7 millone...From the archive
July 23, 2010
Pepsico's Q2 results;Snack volume and sales developments by region
Pepsico released earlier this week the results for Q2. PotatoPro lists for you some exerpts related to the savory snack sector. PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi on the Q2 results: "We posted a solid second quarter, exceeding our core consta...From the archive
July 23, 2010
Snack manufacturers Lance, Inc and Snyder's of Hanover announce merger
Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNCE) and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. today announced they have signed a definitive agreement to combine in a stock-for-stock merger of equals that will create a combined company to be called Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.From the archive