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三月 21, 2010
Health Reform to Deliver Calorie Counts to Chain Restaurant Menus Nationwide
Tucked neatly inside the health reform legislation headed to the Oval Office for a presidential signature is langcode that will require calorie labeling on chain restaurant menus, menu boards, and drive-through displays, as well as on vending machines....From the archive

三月 19, 2010
McCain Foods USA recalls McCain All American Roaster frozen potato due to suspect pepper ingredient
McCain Foods USA today announced a voluntary recall of the McCain All American Roaster frozen potato product listed below which contains a pepper ingredient that could be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product contains black pepper which ...From the archive

三月 19, 2010
Diamond Foods anticipates early closure of Kettle Foods transaction
Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND) announced today that it has received notice of early termination of the antitrust waiting period for its pending acquisition of Kettle Foods, and now anticipates the transaction will close by March 31, 2010. Based on t...From the archive

三月 17, 2010
New York City Restaurants to Display Letter Grades after Sanitary Inspections
New York City’s trailblazing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene voted yesterday to require the city’s restaurants to post letter grades reflecting the establishment’s cleanliness. That move was applauded today by the nonprofit Center for Science ...From the archive

三月 17, 2010
Sales of 'Lazy' Foods on the rise
To many, peeling potatoes is a boring way to spend a few minutes that you would rather spend reading a book, watching a film or with your family. Speak to a retailer like Waitrose, which has a varied range of "lazy food"and cooking "ch...From the archive

三月 17, 2010
QSR same-store sales trends
Nearly all public restaurant companies reported fourth-quarter same-store sales results this month, and winter storms and lingering economic pressures pushed most into negative territory. Some, mainly because of value messaging, moved in a positive di...From the archive
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三月 17, 2010
Los restaurantes de Nueva York obtendrán calificación según su nivel de higiene
Los restaurantes más limpios de Nueva York podrán pronto enarbolar su excelencia colocando la calificación 'A' en su entrada, mientras que los que reciban una mala nota ('B' o 'C') tendrán un mes para enmendarse. Según una directiva de los servicios ...From the archive

三月 17, 2010
Euro Potato: Early Potato Crops in Europe
Throughout Northern Europe early potato growers and traders, as well as new crop importers and exporters, are looking with interest at markets ahead. Most though remain uncertain regarding the likely availability of supplies and prices. Greater wastag...From the archive

三月 16, 2010
UK Potato growers to pay higher levy rate
Defra has approved the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)'s proposed levy rates for growers for the next financial year - from 1 April 2010 until 31 March 2011. Potato growers will see an increase of £1.17 - from £39.00 to £40.17 ...From the archive

三月 16, 2010
Basic American Foods buys Hungry Jack retail potato Business from J.M. Smuckers
The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) and Basic American Foods today announced the sale of and a licensing agreement for Hungry Jack(R) brand potato products that will allow Basic American Foods to expand its retail presence in the potato business. The...From the archive

三月 15, 2010
SNAXPO 2010: State of the Snack Food Industry
During the recent Snaxpo 2010, Sally Lyons Wyatt of INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC. presented the State of the Snack Food Industry report.Budget-focused consumers, some 84% of which grocery shop with a list, are increasingly turning to snack foods to help ...From the archive

三月 15, 2010
PotatoPro Newsletter: History and Future of GM Potatoes
Did you receive the PotatoPro Newsletter last Thursday? The History and Future of GM Potatoes If not, you may be subscribed only to the daily E-mail. Subscribe to the PotatoPro Newsletter to receive it directly by E-mail as it is published. From the archive

三月 15, 2010
Boletín electrónico de PotatoPro: Historia y futuro de las papas genéticamente modificadas
Recibió el último boletín de PotatoPro el pasado miercoles? Historia y futuro de las papas genéticamente modificadas Si no fue así, usted puede suscribirse al servicio de alerta por correo electrónico. Subscribase el boletín de PotatoPro para recibi...From the archive

三月 15, 2010
Demand for potatoes drops as Americans eat fewer fries
A delicate global balance in potato trading, and the changes tastes of fry-shy boomers, are hammering the Maritimes potato patch, industry experts say. “U.S. people are eating out less these days,” McCain’s Canada spokesperson Calla Farn told the Sta...From the archive

三月 15, 2010
Canadian Potato Growers gird for cutbacks
Joe Brennan and his fellow potato growers in New Brunswick are bracing for the fallout from the French fry meltdown.Mr. Brennan, who is also the chairman of Potatoes New Brunswick, the province's potato marketing board, says he will have no choice this...From the archive

三月 15, 2010
Canada: Some Lay's Smokey Bacon potato chips affected by HVP recall
The number of products recalled as a result of the Salmonella contaminated HVP continues to expand. Lay's Smokey Bacon flavour Potato Chips is the latest potato product with certain batches affected:The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning...From the archive

三月 14, 2010
Do French Fries cause cancer?
A poster adorning the walls of KFC restaurants in California may just take your appetite away. Or at least make you consider giving up the fries. Here's what it says: "Cooked potatoes that have been browned, such as French fries, baked potatoes an...From the archive

