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October 21, 2008
Restaurants Bound to Suffer from Financial Crisis, Finds Technomic
In a recently-completed survey of consumers, Chicago-based foodservice consultants Technomic, Inc. found that the financial market meltdown is likely to cause a high number (74 percent) of consumers to visit both quick- and full-service restaurants les...From the archive
October 21, 2008
Verantwoorde frites van Aviko
Om in de toekomst de marktpositie te behouden, zullen bedrijven zich moeten bezighouden met Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen. Steeds meer wordt duidelijk dat bedrijven een maatschappelijke rol hebben. Maar hoe ga je daarmee om? Is dat vanuit ide...From the archive
October 21, 2008
Diagnostico de la situacion actual de la cadena agroalimentaria de la papa en el Ecuador
El Año Internacional de la Papa (AIP) se convierte en una oportunidad para impulsar y consolidar una serie de acciones alternativas para el sector de la papa en Ecuador, a través del fortalecimiento organizacional de los productores;de mejorar su gesti...From the archive
October 21, 2008
“Western” diet increases heart attack risk globally
The typical Western diet — fried foods, salty snacks and meat — accounts for about 30 percent of heart attack risk across the world, according to a study of dietary patterns in 52 countries reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Associ...From the archive
October 20, 2008
Innovation in food products essential to weather economic storm
Food makers confronted by today's challenging economic times must continue to invest hard in innovation to beat the downturn. This year's SIAL, which opened yesterday in Paris, is a showcase of new ideas that could help to boost margins and weather the...From the archive
October 20, 2008
Avebe legt eigen leden boetes op
Avebe legt zijn eigen leden boetes op als ze niet voldoen aan de leveringsplicht. Inmiddels zijn 90 boetes uitgedeeld die per boete op kunnen lopen tot wel 25.000 euro.Het is voor het eerst dat Avebe boetes uitdeelt. Tussen boeren en Avebe zijn afsprak...From the archive
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October 20, 2008
McCain Foods applies new technology for biogas production
McCain Foods Ltd., the multinational food processing company based in Florenceville, N.B., tapped into a new energy source this spring, when it began construction of a new biogas digester for its Whittlesey french fry factory in Britain. "There'...From the archive
October 20, 2008
Falling oil prices? Food Prices won't necessarily follow.
Worries about a global recession have pushed the price of oil to its lowest in over a year. Don't expect the same for a bottle of beer, a tube of toothpaste, or a box of cereal. You can blame "sticky"prices. That's what analysts call it when...From the archive
October 20, 2008
PepsiCo joins North Carolina Research Campus
PepsiCo Inc. will locate a 4,000-square-foot lab at the David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building in four to five months. Mehmood Khan, PepsiCo chief scientific officer, described the plans as a major investment but didn’t immediately specify how many ...From the archive
October 19, 2008
Study ranks Greenvale AP first in sustainable food production
Greenvale AP, the leading supplier of British potatoes, has come top in sustainability of food production, according to the latest results of a two-year research project just published by the Cambridge University Institute for Manufacturing.The Competi...From the archive
October 18, 2008
Dutch seed potato supplier Agrico to help revamp potato farming in Kenya
Kenyan Minister of Agriculture William Ruto has said that the Kenya Government has entered into partnership with a Dutch company to help rejuvenate the production and marketing of potatoes. Mr Ruto also said that his ministry is finalising the pape...From the archive
October 18, 2008
For fast-food lovers, bad times are good
With the economy in a slide, US fast-food restaurants are rolling out big discounts and heavily promoting value, making this a golden time for diners on the run.Fast food is the part of the restaurant business that usually holds up best when the econom...From the archive
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October 17, 2008
Lamb Weston and Unisur announce strategic partnership;Unisur expands facilities.
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, the largest potato company in North America, and Unisur Alimentos Ltda, the only frozen French fry and dehydrated potato processing company in Chile, announced the formation of a new strategic partnership focused on Chile an...From the archive
October 17, 2008
Profits vary for fresh market, processed potatoes
Potato harvest is winding down in the Columbia Basin this week, with contracted growers reporting decreased profits and fresh market prices more than doubling from last year.Fresh market prices for Russet Norkotahs increased last year from between $4.7...From the archive
October 17, 2008
Potato cyst nematode found in Gippsland (Australia)
A 20km quarantine zone in Thorpdale's potato region has been declared following the discovery of potato cyst nematode. The discovery, made during routine crop surveys required to meet standards for seed potato certification, could have a devastating ef...From the archive
October 17, 2008
Angola development Bank Credits boost Angola potato production
Angola Development Bank (BDA) project of credit for peasants in the country will rise the production of potato in the district of Chinguar, 75 kilometres southwest of Kuito city, central Bie province.Speaking to Angop on Friday, Alfeo Vinevala, one of ...From the archive
October 17, 2008
Tri-Sum Potato Chips 100 years producing potato chips
Tri-Sum Potato Chip Company has reached the milestone of 100 years of business, officially making the Leominster based snack the oldest continually-produced potato chip in America. In honor of the anniversary, Richard Duchesneau and son Jeff (third- an...From the archive
October 16, 2008
Aardappel van de toekomst moet nog gezonder
Het zou goed zijn als de wetenschap daar in de komende jaren energie in steekt, zegt Cees van Arendonk, voorzitter van de Nederlandse Aardappelorganisatie.Van Arendonk sprak vandaag tijdens een minisymposium over het blootleggen van de genetische code ...From the archive