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Spar Informatie over deze partij aardappelbolletjes: "Bij enkele verpakkingen Spar diepvries aardappelbolletjes is geconstateerd dat de aardappelbolletjes mogelijk uiteen kunnen spatten tijdens het frituren. Na overleg met de producent is besloten...

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson says a deal to ship seed potatoes to Cuba has stalled, in part over a langcode barrier. “There is zero chance North Dakota seed potatoes will be going to Cuba this fall — the calendar just got away,” ...

De akkerbouwers en de aardappelverwerkende industrie zijn het eens geworden over enkele aanpassingen in de contracten voor de aardappelteelt. Zo zijn nieuwe afspraken gemaakt in het geval een partij wordt afgekeurd en komt er een keuzemogelijkheid voor...

Highlights: - Revenues up 12 percent to $674 million- 19th consecutive quarter of worldwide positive comparable sales;3.6 percent- 18th consecutive quarter of United States and Canada positive comparable sales;3.0 percent - Trailing 12-month (TTM) aver...

With so much emphasis on health care during the current presidential campaign, whoever wins next Tuesday’s election will need to make some speedy decisions about the runaway medical costs occasioned by America’s unhealthy eating habits. Salt will lik...

Ryan Albright has been flitting across major retail markets, launching Covered Bridge potato chips grown and processed on his farm close to Canada’s longest covered bridge near Waterville, New Brunswick. His chips turned heads at the Grocery Innovation...

Según el informe de sostenibilidad publicado hoy por la compañía MADRID, 29 (SERVIMEDIA) La promoción de una alimentación saludable y el ahorro en el consumo de energía y recursos fueron las principales líneas de actuación en Responsabilidad Social Cor...

Farmers on Prince Edward Island (PEI) are enjoying much higher potato prices this year, but also estimate about 10 per cent of the crop isn't worth harvesting.Ten-pound bags are going for as much as 23 cents a pound, compared with four to 10 cents at t...

The wet weather seen during the late summer is making for challenging harvesting conditions for potato farmers across Yorkshire.The heavy ground is taking its toll on farmers' pockets due to the added expense it has brought in terms of extra labour an...

GMB are today calling on McCain Foods not to proceed with a proposal which would see 32 backroom jobs in five locations in England being outsourced to India. Yesterday McCain Foods told the GMB that they were looking at a proposal to outsource the job...

Canadian harvested area for potatoes in 2008/09 could fall to 148,000 hectares, more than 11,000 hectares, or 7% below the year earlier level reflecting a combination of lower planted area and harvest problems due to wet weather in Prince Edward Island...

Beginning in November 2008, McDonald’s will introduce its new generation of global packaging, the most comprehensive rollout in the Brand’s history. All 118 McDonald’s countries will participate in this rollout over the next two years, putting the Bran...