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September 18, 2010
NPD: Visits to US Restaurants Decline in Spring for Eighth Consecutive Quarter, But Rate of Decline Slows
The effects of a lingering recession continued to keep visits to U.S. restaurants down for the eighth consecutive quarter this past spring, but the rate of decline eased over the same quarter a year ago, according to The NPD Group, a leading market re...From the archive

September 18, 2010
Participantes de 13 países compartirán tecnologías de producción de minitubérculos y tubérculos semilla en el CIP
Actualizar e intercambiar experiencias sobre el mejoramiento de los sistemas de producción de semilla de papa en América Latina es uno de los principales objetivos del Curso Internacional sobre este tema que comenzará el lunes 20 de setiembre. De esta...From the archive
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September 17, 2010
Bloomberg: P&G said to have rejected Pringles, Diamond merger
Bloomberg: Procter &Gamble Co. was in talks to merge its Pringles unit with Diamond Foods Inc. before halting negotiations last month on concern about the deal’s structure, according to people with direct knowledge of the discussions.From the archive

September 17, 2010
McDonald's slammed by health group in controversial commercial
A new commercial meant to link heart disease to fast food debuted Thursday on television in and around the nation’s capital, and it targets all of its criticism at the world’s largest quick-service chain, McDonald’s.From the archive

September 16, 2010
Serbia: New potato chips lines at the Marbo Product factory
Serbian prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic opened new lines for production of potato crisps at the Marbo Product factory today in Backi Maglic, which will enable the employment of 100 workers and will also indirectly create 400 jobs in potato processing a...From the archive

September 16, 2010
"Unica", variedad colombiana especial para papa frita, gana terreno en Ecuador a la ‘chola’, la ‘capiro’ y la ‘betina’
Las papas fritas son un elemento indispensable en la cultura gastronómica del Ecuador y la base de un negocio que se ve en cualquier parte: la venta de las conocidas ‘salchipapas’. Basta con recorrer establecimientos educativos, centros comerciales o ...From the archive

September 16, 2010
Pressure on Canadian government for limits on salt in food
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.From the archive









