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October 18, 2007
Agrobanco financiara la instalacion de una fabrica de pure de papa en Peru
El presidente del Banco Agropecuario (Agrobanco), Víctor Noriega, señaló hoy que su institución estará en capacidad de colocar hasta 1,000 millones de nuevos soles en créditos de primer y segundo piso para los agricultores durante el año 2008.From the archive
October 18, 2007
Australia's Northern territory successfully growing potatoes
The potential of the Northern Territory to become Australia's next food bowl may be being realised, with potatoes becoming the latest successfully grown crop. A serious shortage of potatoes in southern Australia has driven up the price, making the cro...From the archive
October 18, 2007
First NYC restaurants fined for trans fat violations
Four Queens restaurants were recently slapped with fines for trans fat violations during routine inspections, placing them among the first establishments to be punished under new laws that require city eateries to switch to alternative oils, margarin...From the archive
October 18, 2007
McCain Foods Canada sells aseptic juice business to Lassonde
Fruit juice maker Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX:LAS.A) is buying McCain Foods Canada’s aseptic beverage business in a $13.9 million deal that will eliminate 25 jobs.The agreement involves moving production equipment from Toronto to Grand Falls, N.B., w...From the archive
October 18, 2007
Tesco makes big splash in California
Tesco, the United Kingdom's largest retailer with more than 3,200 stores in a dozen countries, is rolling out its new Fresh &Easy neighborhood store concept in Southern California, Phoenix and Las Vegas. The local office of CB Richard Ellis has b...From the archive
October 18, 2007
McCain sponsors the United Nations International Year of the Potato 2008
McCain Foods Limited announced its sponsorship of the United Nations (UN) International Year of the Potato 2008, at the official launch today in New York.The United Nations General Assembly has declared that the potato should be a major component in st...From the archive
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October 18, 2007
New Wendy’s sports branded coffee bar
A Wendy’s franchisee has opened what could be a new prototype for the chain, with such features as a branded coffee bar, flat-screen televisions, free Wi-Fi access and flowers on the tables, according to the owner of the unit. The Starkville restaurant...From the archive
October 18, 2007
VLAM deelt 35.000 mini-aardappeljutezakjes uit
Hoewel aardappelen en afgeleide producten veruit de populairste maaltijdbegeleiders blijven, vindt slechts 9 procent van de Vlamingen verse aardappelen eten modern. In de hoop dat 'ouderwetse' imago zo snel mogelijk om te buigen, is de grootschalige 'P...From the archive
October 17, 2007
Caldwell ethanol plant reopens
The Idaho Ethanol Processing LLC plant, located across from J.R. Simplot Co.'s French fry processing plant on Idaho 19, was reopened in September by Westway Holdings Corp., a New Orleans-based subsidiary of ED&F Man Holdings Ltd. of London. ED&...From the archive
October 17, 2007
Do food miles make a difference to global warming?
The U.S. local food movement -- which used to be elite, expensive and mostly coastal -- has gone mainstream, with a boost from environmentalists who reckon that eating what grows nearby cuts down on global warming. But do food miles -- the distance e...From the archive
October 17, 2007
Canadian Foodservice growth stalls in 2007
Despite rising incomes and the lowest unemployment rate in 33 years, Canada’s commercial foodservice industry grew by just 3.0% in the first seven months of 2007 compared to a solid 5.1% sales increase in the first seven months of 2006. Unfavourable we...From the archive
October 17, 2007
Bankrupt Jays Foods may close chips plants for good
Jays Foods Inc. may close its plants in December -- permanently if a buyer doesn't step forward. Employees received notification last week that the company plants, including those at 825 E. 99th and 1001 E. 99th, might close Dec. 10-24 and not reopen...From the archive
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October 17, 2007
Wendy's sued by franchisee DavCo Restaurants over Coke-only contract
A major franchisee has filed a lawsuit against Wendy’s International, alleging the company inflated a product’s cost and then improperly used the proceeds to support a national advertising campaign. DavCo Restaurants Inc., a Maryland company that own...From the archive
October 17, 2007
Meeste aardappelen in Nederland gerooid
De aardappeloogst ten noorden van de grote rivieren is nagenoeg voltooid. In het zuidelijke deel van Nederland is er vorige week weer wat neerslag gevallen zodat volgens schattingen nog altijd ca. 25% van de hoofdoogst gerooid moet worden. Met het ein...From the archive
October 16, 2007
Video: Bankruptcy Might Fry Jay's Potato Chip Plant
Video item on the bankruptcy filing of Jay's Potato Chips.From the archive
October 16, 2007
PEI testing potatoes for wart
A virus that crippled Prince Edward Island's potato industry for six months in 2000 may have returned. A single spud from a quarantined processing field near Kensington is being tested for potato wart, a disease that poses no threat to humans but leave...From the archive
October 16, 2007
Simplot Australia integrates IT systems with retailers Coles and Woolworth
SIMPLOT chief information officer Martin Nowak-Rowe has more to worry about than server loads and service-oriented architecture. As the tech chief of a major food manufacturer he also has to keep tabs on the latest technologies to stop produce-borne e...From the archive
October 16, 2007
McDonald's se recupera con nuevos menús
Gracias a una oferta más variada, una mejor estrategia y una administración más diestra, los negocios de la cadena de restaurantes se están reponiendo en los EEUU. Hasta no hace mucho, la cadena de restaurantes de comida rápida McDonald's lucía co...From the archive