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 McDonald's
July 12, 2009

McDonald's to move European Headquarters from London to Geneva

U.S fast food company McDonald's Corp (MCD) will move its European headquarters from London to Geneva later this year due to concerns over taxes in the U.K., the Sunday Telegraph reported. The report said McDonald's, which opened its first restaurant ...
July 12, 2009

Oregon cuts program to track pesticide use

The second annual report on Oregon pesticide use is likely to be the last. Just as the report from the Department of Agriculture went to press, the program was cut as a casualty of state budget problems. The state of Oregon absorbed 19 million pounds...
July 10, 2009

La Papa (NYC) - not your ordinary baked potato

At first glance, the menu at La Papa may fail to impress some jaded NYC diners. After all, it’s “just” a place that sells topped baked potatoes. But to dismiss La Papa so quickly would be doing both the restaurant, and yourself, a disservice. Modeled ...
 USDA NASS
July 10, 2009

USDA NASS: US 2009 fall potato acreage up slightly

Area planted to fall potatoes in 2009 is estimated at 932,900 acres [=377,540 hectare], up slightly from the 2008 crop year [930,500].Harvested area is forecast at 922,700 acres, also up slightly from 2008.Idaho potato growers increased planted area 5 ...
Wise Foods CRUNCH world record
July 10, 2009

WISE potato chips set world CRUNCH record during baseball game.

The familiar sounds of baseball -- the crack of the bat and the thud of baseball hitting leather -- were momentarily superseded Friday night by the unworldly sound of 39,203 fans setting the Guinness World Record(TM) for most potato chips crunched at o...
 Pringles in Dutch supermarket
July 10, 2009

Pringles Facing Crunch Time

Procter &Gamble Co. has unleashed the four-decade-old snack in a barrage of new flavors, shapes and sizes with new marketing even as speculation grows that Pringles could be among the next P&G brands to be sold or spun off. "More and mor...
 BASF
July 10, 2009

BASF start Europese aanvraag voor phytophthora resistente aardappel Fortuna

BASF Plant Science hoopt over vijf tot zes jaar een aardappel op de markt te brengen die resistent is tegen phytophthora. De resistentie is tot stand gebracht door genetische modificatie. BASF gaat binnenkort een Europese toelating aanvragen voor For...
BASF halts GM potato research in UK
July 09, 2009

BASF halts GM potato research in UK

Prospects for growing blight-resistant potatoes created by genetic modification have received a setback in the UK after BASF's decision to suspend research into such varieties.BASF's blight-resistant potato Fortuna was five to six years away from comme...
July 09, 2009

West Bengal government to sell potatoes

Following a steep rise in prices of potatoes, the West Bengal government Thursday announced that it will now sell the tubers at Rs.13 per kg in the markets in and around Kolkata. "The government will directly buy potatoes from the cold storages i...
 Agrico
July 09, 2009

Agrico pootgoedpool derde opeenvolgende jaar boven € 30

Agrico maakt deze week in diverse telersbijeenkomsten de uitbetalingsprijzen over oogst 2008 bekend. Met een poolprijs van € 30,17 per 100 kg over alle geleverde pootaardappelen is de coöperatie voor het derde opeenvolgende jaar boven de € 30 uitgekome...
July 08, 2009

Consumers in the UAE & Qatar will find the Italian 'Autentica Trattoria' potato chips 'simply irresistible'

With a rapidly increasing demand for premium, healthier and tastier potato chips , Federal Foods LLC the marketing company and nationwide distributor of top imported products and brands across the UAE, Qatar and Oman, can now confidently say that consu...
 Recipe for change
July 08, 2009

FDF Recipe for Change: Product innovation continues despite economic downturn

The economic downturn has not created a 'health crunch' when it comes to new product innovation, suggests research conducted for the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) by independent consultancy Mintel's Global New Products Database. Based on its tracki...

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