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Duane Maatz has resigned as president of the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, to become the executive director of the Wisconsin Potato &Vegetable Growers Association, Antigo, Wisconsin.

The P.E.I. Potato Board came flying to its own defence and to the defence of big french fry companies Monday after a well-known Island farmer and agriculture activist accused the companies last week of undercutting potato prices and the board of being ...

In the first of a series on sustainability, FoodNavigator looks at the value of sustainable practices and reporting and how it can improve a company’s standing among shareholders, customers and peers.

The increase in prices of corn, soy and wheat is unlikely to decrease, and could stay at current levels for at least two to three decades, says a new report. New research by two University of Illinois farm economists suggests that bakers and snack ma...

Triarc Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRY;TRY.B), the parent company of Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. which is the franchisor of the Arby’s® restaurant system, and Wendy's International, Inc. (NYSE: WEN), announced today that their respective shareholders have...

New product design for health-profiled snacks demands a clear message, as a new study demonstrates consumers may opt to ignore the healthy snack, despite what they say. Snacks with a healthy profile are blossoming in terms of sales, but findings...

La cadena de comida rápida ha esquivado un mes mas a la crisis y ha aumentado sus ventas comparables en agosto un 8,5%, con lo que ha superado las estimaciones efectuadas por los analistas. Las acciones de la blue chip se disparan un 3%. No obstante,...

As a long-standing cornerstone of KFC, world's most popular chicken restaurant chain, Sanders' Original Recipe ranks among America's most valuable trade secrets. "The concept of having a secret recipe is priceless and it provides KFC with a meanin...

McDonald's Corp. Tuesday said August global same-store sales rose 8.5%, while systemwide sales rose 14.1%, or 10% in constant currencies.   Systemwide sales rose 5.4% in McDonald's U.S. division, while European systemwide sales were up 21.5%. Systemwid...

While the food companies, like other large advertisers, pulled back on their spending as the economy soured, many big foodmakers plan advertising punches in the coming months. The shift comes as consumers worried about rising costs eat at home more a...

Chef Yutaka Yamazaki of the Technology Development Division of Saint-Germain made potato pan bread for this study. Based on his experience in Europe, he recommends making bread with potatoes. He used US dehy standard potato flakes, which have high qual...

Nearly nine out of 10 New Yorkers favor their city’s menu-labeling mandate because they believe it helps them make better choices when dining out, according to a survey conducted last week by Technomic Inc. The Chicago-based foodservice research firm s...

Aumenta el número de clientes de los dos gigantes de la comida rápida, atraídos por sus económicos menús. McDonald's factura un 8% más en julio;Burger King eleva un 28% su beneficio en el último ejercicio.

Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) anunció hoy que ahora tiene abierto 1.000 restaurantes en la región de Latino América y el Caribe. En la actualidad, los restaurantes de BURGER KING® operan en 27 países de la región y han alcanzado 15 años de crecimiento p...

Tras haber sido declarada la guerra contra la obesidad en Nueva York por la alcaldía, franquicias como Dunkin’ Donuts, Burger King, McDonalds, KFC y Pizza Hut han eliminado de sus locales en la ciudad los tratamientos industriales para prolongar la vid...

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has determined that Wendy's International Inc., provided sufficient evidence to support product description claims made in the context of the company's "Always Fresh, Neve...

Wendy's International, long ranked No. 3 among fast-food restaurants based on total sales, has ceded that standing. Subway took the No. 3 slot in the latest rankings by QSR Magazine, an industry publication. Wendy's was No. 4. In the nine years QSR Mag...

Frito-Lay's Orlando, Fla., facility has become a member of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Environmental Performance Track Program by demonstrating excellence in environmental management and committing to above-standard goals for c...