Noticias

Noviembre 18, 2008

Higher Yields boost UK potato crop

Total GB potato production for the 2008 harvest was up significantly on last year to 5.8m tonnes, according to the first provisional estimate by the Potato Council.The figure, based on a survey of 339 crops, was 7% higher than last season's flood-hit h...
 Obesity
Noviembre 17, 2008

Obesity 'programmed before birth'

Eating a high-fat diet in pregnancy may cause changes in the foetal brain that lead to over-eating and obesity early in life, research suggests.Tests on rats showed those born to mothers fed a high-fat diet had many more brain cells specialised to prod...
Noviembre 17, 2008

Bangladesh looking for huge potato harvest

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a record target of producing 58,99,250 tonnes of potato from 3,37,100 hectares of land during the current season in all 16 northern districts of the country. The fixed target is much higher than that ...
Noviembre 17, 2008

Bhutan potato farmers face strong price fluctuations

As the potato season draws to an close, farmers from Trashigang, the largest potato cultivating dzongkhag in eastern Bhutan, are rushing off to trade their last remains of the season in a bid to obtain the best price.But fluctuations in the price of po...
 Aviko
Noviembre 17, 2008

Aviko: het logistieke spel met de aardappel

Aardappelwagens rijden af en aan bij de hoofdvestiging van aardappelverwerker Aviko in Steenderen. "Zeventig vrachtauto's per dag", vertelt cliënt service en supply chain manager Gert-Jan Janssen Reinen. Zijn grootste uitdaging is het spel me...
 Burger King
Noviembre 17, 2008

Burger King launches attack on Casual Dining Industry

Soon, the troubled casual-dining industry won't just be worrying about its nearest competitor -- Burger King could be closing in as well with a new slate of premium items, including ribs and thicker burgers."These up-market products are going to m...
 United Biscuits
Noviembre 17, 2008

United Biscuits 'in secret bid for Premier Foods' Mr Kipling'

United Biscuits - owner of Manchester-based McVitie's and other brands including Penguin, Jacob's crackers, Twiglets, KP and Hula Hoops - has made a secret bid to buy Mr Kipling from its rival Premier Foods, according to reports.Premier Foods, which bo...
Potato Starch manufacturer China Essence Group reports 39.1% increase in 1H FY2009 Revenue;Construction new starch plant has started
Noviembre 14, 2008

Potato Starch manufacturer China Essence Group reports 39.1% increase in 1H FY2009 Revenue

Chinese Potato Starch Manufacturer China Essence Group reports: Revenue increases 39.1% to RMB359.7 million for 1H FY2009 thanks to stronger potato starch sales and a higher average selling price of potato starch. Gross profit surges 26.1% to...
 McDonald's
Noviembre 14, 2008

Jim Skinner: McDonald's well positioned in face of recession

McDonald's Corp is shielded against recession and has hardly been hit by the international financial crisis, Chief Executive Jim Skinner was quoted as saying on Thursday."Worldwide turbulence is barely affecting our business,"Skinner told Ger...
 McDonald's
Noviembre 14, 2008

McDonald's opens 1,000th China store

McDonald's Corp said on Friday it had opened its 1,000th store in China in the southern province of Guangdong, and planned to open another 175 stores in the country in 2009."McDonald's will be continuing to invest and build in China at an ever inc...
Noviembre 13, 2008

William Chase: the Willy Wonka of British potatoe vodka

Chase vodka, the only potato vodka distilled in England, is the creation of William Chase, better known as the bloke who made a mint as the founder of Tyrrells crisps.It all starts in the potato grading shed, a giant structure, like an aircraft hanger....
 Rising food prices
Noviembre 13, 2008

Analysts say snacks sales held up under pressure from higher prices, consumer worries

Analysts said Thursday that new data showed snacks sales are holding up in the tough economy. "Snack trends have held up despite deteriorating macros and price increases,"Morgan Stanley analyst Bill Pecoriello told investors in a research not...

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