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Wendy's International, Inc. and Berjaya Corporation Berhad today announced that they have signed a development agreement to build Wendy's restaurants in Malaysia. Berjaya, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nadi Klasik Sdn Bhd, has been granted the ...

EU states on Wednesday failed to reach agreement on whether to authorise a new genetically modified potato. Since July, the biotech industry has been awaiting an EU decision on an application by German chemicals giant BASF to approve the genetically mo...

The amount of wastage in potato crops being lifted this autumn is above last year, according to the British Potato Council. Most crops lifted so far had around 15-20% wastage, although up to 50% was reported in bad situations. Complete crop loss was s...

PepsiCo Inc., the worlds second- largest maker of snacks and soft-drinks, said third-quarter profit rose 17 percent and sales climbed 11 percent as it sold healthier chips and food tailored to local tastes in India and Russia. Products that led gain...

The West Coast is a stronghold for organics consumers, according to a recent analysis from Scarborough Research. Scarborough finds that 35 percent of San Francisco adults used organic foods during the past month, making it the top U.S. city for organi...

Saborear unas humeantes, doradas, saladitas y crujientes papas fritas es una tentación que pocos logran resistir (...) ¿Pero qué tan recomendable o sano es comerlas? (...) (un) factor de riesgo para la salud es que muchas veces las papas son freídas en...

De Nederlandse universiteit van Wageningen wil een veldproef uitvoeren met genetisch gemanipuleerde aard­appelen die resistent zijn tegen phytophthora. De aardappelplaag is een jaarlijks weerkerend fenomeen bij akkerbouwers en kan aanzienlijke gewassch...

El operador de restaurantes Yum Brands Inc. reportó el lunes una ganancia trimestral mayor a la que esperaba el mercado, y amplió sus perspectivas para todo el año, lo que impulsó un aumento de más del 4 por ciento de sus acciones en las operaciones e...

Several analysts raised their price targets on Yum Brands Inc. on Tuesday, after the fast food restaurant operator said strong international sales lifted third-quarter earnings 17 percent. On Monday, the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut operator said profi...

Corazonas Foods, Inc., creators of great-tasting, heart-healthy snack foods, has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Brandeis University to utilize its technology in creating several new categories of heart-healthy snacks. Brandeis’s innova...

Ulster potato processors and packers must be wary when buying potatoes, following confirmation of a brown rot outbreak in the Republic. That was the message from the Ulster Farmers Union, which warned that if infected potatoes find their way into lo...

The restaurant conglomerate is set to release its third quarter earnings report Monday afternoon, and the company's stock is climbing on anticipated good news. Yum! Brands is up 4.4%, or $1.51, to $35.83 in midday trading.