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Phileas Fogg new pack design
February 16, 2010

Soaring Phileas Fogg snacks get new pack design

United Biscuits UK today announces the launch of the Phileas Fogg marketing campaign for the first quarter of 2010. The campaign, which is worth £2m, will include new pack designs and a TV new advert that starts on 15th February.   The new TV advert e...
February 16, 2010

Plimsoll: Acquisition opportunities in the UK potato sector

According to Plimsoll Publishing Ltd, the UK’s leading financial research company, 43 of the top 264 businesses in the UK Potatoes industry are woefully exposed to being snapped up as a “bargain acquisition”. Their research suggests companies that have...
February 16, 2010

Bangladesh: encourage potato based industries

We came accross this Letter to the Editor (by Popy Sultana) in the Financial Express, a Bangladesh Newspaper. We include the letter here in PotatoPro, because the letter so rightfully stresses the stabilizing role of the potato processing industry on ...
 Armenia
February 16, 2010

Armenia plans increased potato export to CIS countries

The total potato crop harvested in Armenia the past season will exceed the demand in the domestic market, according to the Minister of Agriculture in Armenia, Gerasim Alaverdyan. "The current potato cultivation area in Armenia is 33,000 hectares w...
February 16, 2010

ConAgra Foods Reaffirms Fiscal 2010 EPS Guidance and Long-Term EPS Growth Expectations

Today ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) will update the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) on the company's progress and outlook at the CAGNY annual conference in Boca Raton, Fla. ConAgra Foods CEO Gary Rodkin, Consumer Foods President André Haw...
Lamb Weston Meijer Looking for growth in Middle East hospitality sector
February 14, 2010

Lamb Weston Meijer Looking for growth in Middle East hospitality sector

United Arab Emirates-based Lamb Weston sales manager Sajju Balan says that the Dutch firm’s close working relationship with its hospitality clients has played a key role in its success in the Middle East.Lamb Weston has been supplying industry kitchens...
 Kettle Chips
February 13, 2010

Second round bids for Kettle Foods brings sale closer

The Telegraph reports a number of food groups are thought to have lodged bids for the whole group – which delivered sales of £150m in 2008 – or just the UK or US assets, which are each worth roughly half of the combined value.United Biscuits, which has...
February 13, 2010

Tunisia Potato exports on the rise

Potato exports of Tunisia increased on average by 9.5% annually since 2006, according to figures released by APIA (Tunisian Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency) at Fruit Logistica.
 McCain Foods
February 13, 2010

It is now possible to make perfect French fries with Indian potatoes (Blog on McCain Foods India)

This is a link to the Indian Food and Drink Blog of Vir Sanghvi. In this post Vir Sanghvi addresses McCain Foods India and some of their products.An exerpt:"Contrary to what I believed, Mr Narayanan was not just some import manager for McCain’s. H...
February 12, 2010

Ringrot aangetroffen in Nederland;aardappelen zijn in België geteeld

De consumptieaardappelen waar de Plantenziektenkundige Dienst (PD) ringrot heeft aangetroffen, zijn in België geteeld door een akkerbouwer uit Noord-Holland, die ook pootgoed voor eigen gebruik heeft geteeld.
February 12, 2010

Bright spots in restaurants' 4Q results

A few encouraging signs emerged this week as several restaurant companies reported fourth-quarter results that reflected improving sales trends. Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Panera Bread Co., which have performed better ...
February 11, 2010

Pootgoed voor Marokko terug naar Nederland

De naar Marokko geëxporteerde pootaardappelen komen terug naar Nederland. Dat zegt Jan Hoogenboom, financieel manager van aardappelhandelshuis HZPC. Marokko past de eisen voor pootgoed ineens strenger toe. Maximaal 5 procent van de aardappelen mag ...

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