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June 19, 2008

Burguer King estudia comercializar en España la hamburguesa mas cara del mundo

La multinacional Burger King valorará lanzar en España la hamburguesa más cara del mundo, 'The Burguer', que ha puesto a la venta hoy en su restaurante de Gloucester Road en Londres, por 95 libras (120 euros), informó hoy la compañía.
June 19, 2008

Admite EU que tal vez nunca se detecte origen de salmonelosis

La Administración de Drogas y Alimentos (FDA) de Estados Unidos advirtió hoy que es posible que nunca se localice la fuente de la reciente epidemia de salmonelosis relacionada a ciertas variedades de tomate. El director de seguridad en alimentos de la...
June 19, 2008

PotatoPro Service Interruptions

As a result of the preparations for the launch of our All New PotatoPro Webshop, we have experienced some unplanned downtime of the PotatoPro website.     We apologize for any inconveniences.  
 Pistachio Crisps
June 19, 2008

Finding your TrueNorth in the snack Isle

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay business unit, the snack chip leader, is focusing its snack expertise and passion for innovation to break new ground in the nut aisle with TrueNorth, a contemporary line of 100 percent natural, great tasting nut snacks that have 5g ...
June 19, 2008

Man Goes on Diet and Eats Every Meal from McDonald's

Chris Coleson is a Virginia man who has fought the battle of the bulge for years.  No diet seemed to work for him. But when he hit 278 pounds last December, he made a pledge:  to drop down to the 185 pounds he weighed on his wedding day.  And he would...
June 18, 2008

Research International USA Announces Findings From First of Its Kind 'Fast Food Nation 2008' Report

Chicago-based Research International USA has released its first-ever fast food industry report. The self-funded study, "Fast Food Nation 2008: A Consumer Perspective on the Fast Food Industry"was conducted by Research International to help cl...
June 18, 2008

Yum Brands tomatoes back on the menu

Yum is restocking its restaurants with tomatoes from areas that have been cleared of salmonella risk by federal health officials. Along with other restaurant operators, Yum stopped serving tomatoes earlier this month due to a multi-state salmonella out...
June 18, 2008

Pepsico to increase snacks production capacity in India

Buoyed by the growing demand of its snacks, Pepsico India Holdings is increasing production across its various plants by one third of its current capacity in India in the next 18 months. "There has been a growing demand for our products and we wil...
June 18, 2008

Walkers Snack Foods working with chef Heston Blumenthal

As the chef whose reputation has been built on his ability to confuse and tantalise tastebuds with such confections as crab ice cream and leather purée, Heston Blumenthal would be naturally drawn to a company that depends upon the strange alchemy of s...
June 18, 2008

Rise in food prices sends inflation in the UK to a 18-year high

Rising global food prices last month pushed the inflation rate up to its highest for nearly 18 years, according to figures released yesterday. Milk, cheese and eggs have increased in price by nearly a fifth since May last year along with cooking oils...
June 18, 2008

Burger King's £95 burger goes on sale

A burger touted as the most expensive in the world has gone on sale at Burger King's Gloucester Road branch, London. Burger King's £95 sandwich contains flame-grilled Wagyu beef topped with white truffles in an Iranian saffron and truffle bun. It is c...
June 18, 2008

LesserEvil SeaSalt Krinkle Sticks Awarded a 'Best Snack in 2008' by SHAPE Magazine

The SeaSalt Krinkle Sticks from LesserEvil-- all-natural, crunchy potato snacks that are baked and have 75 percent less fat than regular potato chips -- were selected as one of SHAPE Magazine's top five salty snacks in its "Salty Craving Category...

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