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 McDonald's expansion in China
November 24, 2007

McDonald's takes slow-growth path to expansion in China

For years, McDonald's Corp. executives have boasted of endless opportunities in China, one of the largest untapped regions for the world's biggest burger chain. Yet the Golden Arches' brain trust isn't lovin' it enough to ramp up expansion in one of ...
November 24, 2007

Cavendish Farms takes lead in the fight against nitrates

An ambitious research effort by Cavendish Farms is identifying ways for farmers to reduce nitrate levels finding their way into Island waterwaysAnd while it may sound simplistic, reducing potatoes from the size of baseball star Barry Bonds’ biceps coul...
November 23, 2007

Burger King, Wendy's in talks with DLF for joint venture

Both Burger King and Wendy’s have held talks with DLF, a leading real estate developer to discuss an entry into the Indian market. Sources say that the ball is now in DLF’s court for zeroing in on a partner. The exact partnership model that is being ex...
 Affordable optical Potato Sorter from Herbert Engineering
November 23, 2007

Herbert Engineering introduces low cost optical potato sorter, the DDS1300ML Auto-sort

RJ Herbert Engineering launches an affordable optical potato sorter, the DDS 1300 ML Autosort. This market entry model optical sorter gives lower cost entry whilst maintaning high quality electronic grading of your potatoes.   The sorter is a vision ...
November 23, 2007

20 years of Big Macs as McDonald's marks Scottish anniversary

Twenty years ago today, McDonald's made its arrival in Scotland. "When we first started, we were unique not only to Dundee, but to all of Scotland,"recalls Dave Jeffrey, the first manager of the branch, who was 26 at the time. "With our ...
November 23, 2007

Simpler food legislation needed says EU report

While the harmonisation of the EU's food laws is supported by industry, legislation should be simplified to make it easier for small businesses to compete, according to a European Commission report.The 328-page report, released by the Commission at an ...
 Video International Year of the Potato 2008
November 23, 2007

Video: the International Year of the Potato

PotatoPro recommends this video (Flash, 4:15) on the International Year of the Potato 2008, made by FAO's Public Relations and Promotions Branch.   Topics covered in this video include: Role of the potato in the global food supply History of the pota...
November 23, 2007

Tim Horton's Cuts Deal To Serve Wal-Mart Customers

Canadians might like to think they are different from Americans. But when it comes to eating out, Canadians are members of a fast-food nation just like their neighbor to the south.And amid a host of quick-service chains operating in Canada, native play...
November 23, 2007

Duurzame palmolie op de markt in 2008

In het eerste kwartaal van 2008 komt de eerste gecertificeerde en duurzame palmolie op de markt. Binnen enkele jaren kan waarschijnlijk de hele palmolieproductie van RSPO-plantages zijn gecertificeerd. RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) is ee...
 Avebe: aardappelzetmeel in Nederland
November 23, 2007

LEI: aardappelzetmeelteelt is Nederland is blijvertje

De zetmeelaardappelteelt blijft in Nederland, ook als de Europese steun wordt ontkoppeld. Dat concludeert landbouweconomisch instituut LEI in een onderzoek naar de gevolgen van de herziening van het Europese landbouwbeleid.Ontkoppeling van de steun ...
 Canadian Potato Production down 2%
November 23, 2007

Statcan: Canadian Potato production down 2%

For harvest 2007, good growing conditions in most of Canada resulted in a yield of 279.0 cwt per acre (31.27 tonnes per hectare), which approached the record yield of 287.1 cwt per acre (32.18 tonnes per hectare) seen in 2006. An excellent fall for h...
November 23, 2007

Video del Año Internacional de la Papa

Potatopro recomienda ver este vídeo realizado por la Subdivisión de Relaciones Públicas y Promoción, de la FAO [en inglés, Flash, 6.4Mb]. Los temas tratados son: • papel de la papa en el abastecimiento mundial de alimentos • historia de la papa • c...

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