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十二月 19, 2008
'Vales Sovereign' Potato variety of Greenvale wins Tesco Fresh Produce Variety Of The Year 2008 Award
Vales Sovereign, a new potato from Greenvale AP, won 'Variety of the Year' in the Tesco Fresh Produce Category. The coveted Variety of the Year award looks at all produce, including fruit as well as vegetables, and the Greenvale team was overjoyed whe...From the archive

十二月 19, 2008
EU Parliament, member states reach deal on toxic pesticide ban
A deal on two pieces of EU legislation banning a number of highly toxic chemicals within pesticides and reducing pesticide use has been reached between MEPs and representatives of European Union member states.Under the first, according to the agreement...From the archive

十二月 19, 2008
Britons 'would have broadband before fruit and veg'
Britons would sooner give up eating healthily than lose their broadband connection, new research has shown.A survey conducted by British Telecom found that broadband topped the list of things people would refuse to give up even as they found their budg...From the archive

十二月 19, 2008
National Restaurant Association releases 2009 trends forecast
Research released today by the National Restaurant Association shows that Americans are looking for healthier options and "greener"restaurants when they dine out, in addition to an increased interest in value and convenience. Surveys of resta...From the archive

十二月 17, 2008
Pinguin will be renamed Pinguin-Lutosa;CEO sees frozen foods boost from recession
As consumers feel the pinch of recession, they are likely to shun pricier fresh produce and head for cheaper fare in supermarket freezers, predicted the chief executive officer of frozen foods firm Pinguin. "If this crisis goes on long enough, p...From the archive
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十二月 16, 2008
Effecten kredietcrisis op agrosector onderzocht
LEI Wageningen UR heeft op verzoek van het ministerie van LNV een overzicht gegeven van de gevolgen en mogelijke consequenties van de kredietcrisis voor de Nederlandse agrosector en visserij. Omdat deze sector levensmiddelen produceert is ze minder kwe...From the archive

十二月 11, 2008
Belg eet meer friet door crisis
Ondanks de financiële crisis is het extra druk in de betere Belgische snackbars. 'De mensen stellen grote uitgaven uit en hebben nu meer geld over voor een extra pakje gezelligheid', zegt Bernard Lefèvre van het Nationaal Verbond van Frituristen (Navef...From the archive

十二月 09, 2008
Yum! Brands Issues First Corporate Responsibility Report: 'Serving the World'
Yum! Brands, Inc. the world's largest restaurant company and parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, today released its first Corporate Responsibility Report titled: 'Serving the World.' The printed version of this document, in limited quantity, is on 10...From the archive

十二月 09, 2008
McDonald's Nov sales up;strong dollar a concern
McDonald's Corp posted higher November sales at restaurants open at least 13 months, helped by an extra weekend, while the strengthening dollar pressured international sales, especially in Europe.McDonald's and other fast-food restaurants have been boo...From the archive

十二月 08, 2008
Bill bans trans fats from Texas restaurants by 2010
State Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, has filed a bill that would ban the sale of food with trans fats, the "bad"fats in items such as shortening and margarine that have been linked to high cholesterol, heart disease and stroke. "Alr...From the archive
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十二月 07, 2008
Burger King le da la vuelta a McDonalds
Este año Burger King sentará un precedente en el curso de sus operaciones al darle la vuelta, por primera vez, a McDonald´s México en lo relacionado con el número de restaurantes. Armando Jacomino, presidente para América Latina y el Caribe de Burger ...From the archive

十二月 01, 2008
Potato supplier becomes first food producer to receive the Carbon Trust Standard
The UK’s leading supplier of potatoes has become the first food producer in the country to receive the Carbon Trust Standard. Branston Ltd., which supplies over 400,000 tonnes of fresh potatoes every year, was awarded the accolade in recognition of its...From the archive

十一月 26, 2008
El futuro de los snacks
Álvaro Sánchez aplica lo que predica. Nunca se priva de alimentos que muchos consideran “chatarra”. Y no lo hace por amor a la bandera sino por convicción, porque, en realidad, se declara atraído por las papas fritas, los Doritos y los Cheetos. Claro q...From the archive

十一月 25, 2008
Burger King Opens first restaurant in Czech republic
Burger King Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC), announced today the opening of the first BURGER KING(R) restaurant in the Czech Republic November 25, 2008. This new market entry is an important step to accomplish the company's C...From the archive

十一月 25, 2008
Basic American Foods Plans to Eliminate 65 Positions, to close a factory
Basic American Foods announced Monday they are consolidating their production facilities in Eastern Idaho by laying off 65 positions in Shelley along with cost reductions at the Rexburg and Blackfoot production facilities and the central distribution c...From the archive

十一月 24, 2008
Some food products giving the boot to excess salt
Even as artery-clogging trans fats continue their fast fade from the nation's food supply, there are early signs that 2009's nutrition "bad guy"will be salt. Salt is being siphoned from soups, banished from breads, channeled out of chips, e...From the archive

