Potato News

A bumper crop of potato is expected this season and to protect the growers from losses, timely decisions are crucial for the export of the crop.Following the good crop, local price of potato has dropped as it went down to Rs6 to Rs7 per kg at retail le...

De palmolieprijs is woensdag naar een nieuw record gestegen. Niet alleen is het product in trek voor het gebruik als alternatieve brandstof, palmolie wordt ook steeds meer gebruikt voor het bereiden van voedsel. Meer dan 80 procent van de productie wor...

It's a long way from the east side of Detroit to the east side of China, but that's the story of Jerry Schafer's career under the Golden Arches. Schafer, 53, is senior vice president and chief operating officer at McDonald's China. He grew up in the ...

The cooperative water conservation effort by the San Antonio Water System and the city's business community is a true success story.   Frito-Lay is an excellent example. Through its partnership with SAWS, the company's San Antonio plant has reduced i...

Next year Smorgon Food Factory plans to start carrying out an investment project aimed at launching the production of potato flakes, BelTA learnt from director of the company Vadim Kozel. According to him, the preliminary cost of the project is €4 mill...

From low-flow water faucets to converting French fry oil to fuel, McDonald's Corp is testing ways to reduce the impact its 31,000-plus restaurants have on the world's resources. The hamburger chain, whose iconic brand and presence in 118 countries has ...

A filter for filtering particulate material from cooking oil used in a frying process is comprised of a non-woven panel of directionally or randomly oriented fibers of a synthetic material. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a majority of th...

Burger King has gained the dubious distinction of having the highest levels of artery-clogging, obesity-inducing trans fats in its french fries, chicken nuggets and other meals compared with its fast-food peers, according to federal data released Thur...

Coöperatie Agrico heeft het laatste boekjaar afgesloten met een netto-resultaat van 1,7 miljoen euro na belastingen. In het voorgaande boekjaar 2005/2006 was dat 4,7 miljoen euro. Toen profiteerde Agrico van de boekwinst op de verkoop van dochterbed...

ConAgra Foods, Inc., today reported results for the fiscal 2008 second quarter ended Nov. 25, 2007. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.50, which includes $0.03 per diluted share of costs related to the recent pot pie recall. Gary Rodkin, C...

According to the department of investment policy of the Tyumen region, Ivan Dudanov, Chairman of the Directors Board of Selkhozinvest announced the company's plans to invest about EUR30 million into the construction of a potato processing plant and to...

Burger King, now making up for years of soggy growth and a decaying global business, is plotting an expansion into Asia in the coming half-decade to narrow the gap with arch-foe McDonald's. Chief Executive John Chidsey told Reuters on Thursday that the...