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Diciembre 13, 2011

'Localisation is a cornerstone of McCain’s India strategy'

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, McCain Foods Limited is the world’s largest producer of French fries and potato specialties with 53 plants on six continents and sales of over CAD$6 billion.

Diciembre 12, 2011

Potato Farmers reject freight subsidy offer in Punjab

The Punjab government on Sunday announced freight subsidy for transportation of potato crop in domestic as well as export markets, but potato growers turned down the offer saying it would not bail them out.

Diciembre 07, 2011

West Bengal has its own potato school lunch discussion

For a long time, headlines on "potato"and "school lunches"usually addressed the new rules for school lunches discussed in the United States. Here is a different perspective on "potatoes as part of school lunches", from Wes...

Diciembre 06, 2011

Improving incomes and nutritional health in Bangladesh through potato, sweetpotato, and vegetables

Poverty affects 40 percent of people in Bangladesh, and malnutrition is among the highest in the world, with 56 percent of preschoolers underweight. In an effort to combat these alarming numbers, the International Potato Center (CIP) is launching a ne...

Diciembre 04, 2011

Mediation in potato packing dispute Cyprus

The dispute between workers at the potato packaging factory in Vryssoules and their employers will be discussed at the Labour Ministry on Monday. The two sides met at the ministry yesterday and relayed their views to the mediation service. The ministr...

Diciembre 03, 2011

Punjab potato growers seek govt's help as potato prices crash

As potato prices hit unexpected low levels in Punjab, growers have asked the state government to offer freight subsidy for marketing the tuber to other states in order to prevent mounting losses. Growers also warned of throwing potato on roads if state...

Diciembre 02, 2011

Vikas Mittal joins McCain Foods India as Managing Director

Former dabur India head of innovation Vikas Mittal has joined McCain Foods India as its MD. Mittal was head of innovation at Dabur in July 2011, prior to which he was executive VP (marketing) for the personal &home care division. Mittal has also w...

Noviembre 30, 2011

Potato packers in Cyprus on strike over plans for cheap labour

Approximately 100 Greek-Cypriot potato packers in Vrysoulles went on strike yesterday against their employer’s intention to sack them and replacing them with EU community workers from Eastern Europe. The strike was organised by workers’ unions SEK and...

Noviembre 28, 2011

Calbee introduces new coffee flavoured potato chips in Japan

Calbee Paripari Variation My Potato, Mocha Cocoa Potato Chips, a new coffee flavoured potato chip in Japan, was selected by Datamonitor as the innovation of the week. "Bitter and sweet"are the words used to describe the new limited edition ...

Noviembre 25, 2011

India opens door to foreign supermarket chains

India threw open its $450 billion retail market to global supermarket giants on Thursday, approving its biggest reform in years that may boost sorely needed investment in Asia's third-largest economy.

Noviembre 23, 2011

Yum! Brands restaurants in India become separate division

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) today announced it has reorganized its Yum! Restaurants International division (YRI) to continue to drive aggressive international expansion and build strong brands globally. The Company also announced that Micky Pant, 57,...

Noviembre 16, 2011

New French fry line at Dogaseed successfully installed

Doga Seed and BMA successfully completed the installation of a new 3000 kg/h french fries production line in Nevsehir, Turkey.

Noviembre 16, 2011

Lebanese Agricultural Minister blasts merchants for exporting spoiled potatoes

Agriculture Minister Hussein Hajj Hasan (Lebanon) accused some merchants of exporting spoiled potatoes, warning he would not hesitate to reveal the names behind the shipment of such agricultural produce if they continue they behavioral pattern. Waving...

Noviembre 12, 2011

McCain Foods India Welcomes Canadian Officials

Management at McCain Foods manufacturing facility in Mehsana hosted senior Canadian government officials who were on a recent trade mission to India to strengthen and advance bilateral trade between the two countries. Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of I...

Noviembre 09, 2011

Productores chinos de patatas amplían exportaciones para reducir exceso de existencias

Los cultivadores de patatas de la septentrional región autónoma china de Mongolia Interior están solucionando su problema de exceso de existencias vendiendo parte de su producción a compradores extranjeros. Las autoridades agrícolas de la bandera (dis...

Noviembre 08, 2011

Myanmar to import potato from Bangladesh

Myanmar has shown interest to import potato from Bangladesh because of the low price of the item here, said the commerce minister yesterday. Faruk Khan said Bangladesh will export a total of one lakh tonnes of potato to that country primarily. The mi...

Noviembre 05, 2011

Low prices may cut Rabi (winter) potato acreage by 15 to 20 per cent

Potato acreage in India is likely to drop by 15-20% in the new (winter) season. Farmers suffered last year due to a decline in prices following a higher production. According to an initial estimate, the losses could run into few thousand crores with Be...

Noviembre 05, 2011

Bhutan potato farmers have trouble transporting their potatoes

In Bhutan, potato farmers have seen the price of potato transport double and have no options but to take it. While the yield is good this year, farmers supplying potatoes from the six eastern dzongkhags to the auction yard in Samdrupjongkhar say tran...