Potato News

El actual titular del INTA, Carlos Cheppi, reemplazará a Javier de Urquiza como Secretario de Agricultura Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentos de la Nación. Habría presentado un plan a la presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner que contempla fuertes crecimie...

McDonald's Corp, la mayor cadena mundial de restaurantes, reportó ganancias mayores que las esperadas para el segundo trimestre, impulsadas por sus sólidas ventas en el extranjero. El énfasis de la compañía en ofrecer menús de bajo precio ayudó a sort...

An industry with the size and diversity of the British potato sector should be prepared to back an awards scheme that recognises those who have made a significant contribution to its development, says Nick Vermont, McCain chief executive officer for Gr...

McDonald's Corp, the world's largest restaurant chain, posted a higher second-quarter profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong overseas sales. Net income came to $1.2 billion, or $1.04 per share, compared with its year-earlier loss of $711.7 million, or ...

PepsiCo Inc., the world's largest snack maker, said second-quarter profit rose 9.1 percent after it boosted prices for potato chips and streamlined delivery routes. Net income increased to $1.70 billion, or $1.05 a share, in the three months ended Jun...

Minister for Fertiliser and Chemicals Ram Vilas Paswan Wednesday said the central government has plans to set up a potato chips unit in Himachal Pradesh. “The central government is contemplating to set up a chips production factory in Kangra district a...

The Inventure Group, Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 28, 2008. Net revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 were $29.2 million, representing an increase of 28% compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2007....

Tayto announced to cease production at its crisp manufacturing plant in the Corby, threatening 264 jobs.   The decision follows the cancellation of the only contract at the factory by Proctor and Gamble to manufacture Pringles Minis.Workers at the pl...

A new $65-million state-of-the art potato processing plant began production July 22, replacing the first factory ever built by McCain Foods more than 50 years ago. The plant, which has been under construction since the spring of 2007, uses the latest ...

Het bedrijf FZ Organic in Wolvega heeft in het afgelopen jaar de chipsproductie fors verhoogd. De producent van biologische chips (waaronder het merk Trafo) zag de productie stijgen met 6 tot 8 procent stijgen. Volgens directeur Frans Andringa is dat o...

Total 2007 food service revenues were about USD 19.5 billion. The tourism industry is optimistic about the 2008 season and based on early reservation numbers the Mediterranean Touristic Hotel Association predic ts a 5 to 10 percent increase in 2008 rev...

McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, may report a second-quarter profit after European sales rose twice as fast as in the U.S. McDonald's probably earned $1.1 billion, or 95 cents a share, according to John Glass, a Morgan Stanley...