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Procter &Gamble's (PG) first-quarter profit rose 14%, but the consumer-products giant said it is seeing some slowdown in the U.S. market as consumers pull back amid high energy costs and the housing downturn.   Sales for Procter's snacks, coffee an...

The UK government has taken a significant step towards the possible banning of trans fatty acids by asking the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for its urgent advice.board meeting was held yesterday to seek the views of members of the food industry, consume...

With the snip of a pair of scissors, Frito-Lay's Topeka facility officially expands. The 40,000-square-foot addition houses the company's new SunChips production line. Regional Vice President Mark Brinker is excited about the opening. "It's a sig...

Woensdagmiddag 24 oktober is de vijfde koelboot met 3600 ton consumptieaardappelen vertrokken van Vlissingen naar Mostaganem in Algerije.

US ingredient giant Cargill is expanding its line of high oleic canola products, on the back of customer demand for oils and shortenings with no trans fat and low levels of saturated fat.Cargill has changed the brand name of its TransEnd all-purpose s...

Following the approval of its acquisition of rival Wild Oats, Whole Foods Market has become the single most important natural food retailer in North America. The growing power of this 'supernatural' retailer is expected to consolidate supply chains of...

Organic food has a higher nutritional value than ordinary produce, a study by Newcastle University has found. A team grew fruit, vegetables and reared cattle on adjacent organic and non-organic sites across Europe. They found up to 40% more antioxida...

From October, McDonald’s Hungary replaces its cooking oil to a newly developed mixture that is made of rapeseed and sunflower seed oil. The new oil has lower than 2% TFA content – reduced from the current maximum of 5%. And the rate of saturated fats ...

New varieties of potatoes bred at SCRI, including Mayan Gold and Inca Sun, have better flavour than their more common relatives, thanks to their umami. Although perhaps not widely known, umami, from the Japanese word for delicious, is one of the five...

A few years ago it looked as though the odd crumbling monument in hick, southern towns would be all that remained of the fast-food industry. The obesity epidemic, class-action lawsuits and the stomach-churning revelations in Eric Schlosser’s book Fast...

La compañía canadiense acaba de comprar la empresa Industrias Alimenticias Argentinas (IAASA), que produce en el país las pizzas congeladas bajo esa marca. McCain, la compañía canadiense de papas congeladas, compró la empresa Industrias Alimenticias ...

There’s no telling how many calories the restaurant industry has expended running away from New York’s pioneering attempt to improve the city’s health by requiring chain eateries to prominently display calorie information. Fortunately, the city health...

Twin City Foods Inc., Washington's largest vegetable packer, has shed its potato-processing division as a response to increasing consolidation in the industry. On Oct. 19, the Stanwood-based company formally stopped turning potatoes into french fries a...

Food and drink manufacturers pledged to considerably cut packaging and food waste by 2010, in a five point plan initiated by their trade body, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).The industry want to reduce the 4.6 million tonnes of food packaging tha...

Wendy's International Inc., the U.S. hamburger chain that's been seeking a buyer since April, said its proposed sale has been delayed because of turmoil in credit markets and added that it may give an update on the process soon. ``We acknowledge that ...

Wendy's reported its third-quarter earnings fell 57 percent from a year ago, before it spun off the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut chain. But its results easily beat Wall Street estimates, helped by improving margins and cost controls. Sales at store...

Aardappelproducent Aviko in Steenderen heeft de Achterhoek Promotieprijs 2007 gewonnen. De prijs werd vrijdagavond uitgereikt in schouwburg Amphion in Doetinchem. De prijs wordt om het jaar uitgereikt aan een instelling, bedrijf of persoon die op een...

,,Een goede weergave van de markt", vindt directeur Dick Zelhorst van Aviko Potato van de eerste notering dit seizoen van aardappelen aan de wekelijkse landbouwbeurs in Emmeloord.Fritesgeschikte aardappelen leverden per 100 kilo maximaal 9,25 euro...