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Julio 23, 2009

Pakistan: 25% import duty on potato from India stays

A federal minister on Wednesday blocked the ministry of commerce’s proposal to abolish 25 per cent regulatory duty on potato imports from India, a participant of a meeting told The News.Potato prices in the local market have registered a phenomenal sur...

Julio 14, 2009

Potato is now essential commodity in West Bengal

West Bengal government Tuesday included potato under the essential commodities category to prevent its hoarding and arrest its rising prices, state Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta said. The government issued a notification under the West Bengal Preventi...

Julio 13, 2009

El Niño is back, bringing droughts, floods, crop failures and social unrest

El Niño, the warming of the Pacific Ocean that creates chaos in global weather patterns, is on its way back, threatening droughts, floods, crop failure and social unrest. The implications are severe, not just for climate but for the effects on food, w...

Julio 13, 2009

Cooking oil in Taiwan safe after all: no arsenic found in extensive additional testing

In Taiwan, the Department of Health (DOH) Minister Yeh Ching-chuan said a sweeping examination of cooking oil used by 1,580 restaurants and samples from oil producers and importers shows no traces of the toxic heavy metal arsenic.He assured consumers ...

Julio 13, 2009

Will ITC Foods make its first Profit?

After the initial struggle, ITC Foods is finally making its presence felt through its parent’s distribution muscle.ITC Foods, which entered the market in 2001, is the smallest business in the Rs 23,000 crore ITC Group. But the conglomerate’s eight-year...

Julio 13, 2009

Rising potato price eats into profit margins of Indian Potato chips manufacturers

A sudden shortage of potatoes accompanied by sharply higher prices is eroding profit margins for large potato wafer brands and could force several smaller ones to temporarily exit the snack foods market. Prices of chipping potatoes used to make wafers ...

Julio 09, 2009

West Bengal government to sell potatoes

Following a steep rise in prices of potatoes, the West Bengal government Thursday announced that it will now sell the tubers at Rs.13 per kg in the markets in and around Kolkata. "The government will directly buy potatoes from the cold storages i...

Julio 08, 2009

Consumers in the UAE & Qatar will find the Italian 'Autentica Trattoria' potato chips 'simply irresistible'

With a rapidly increasing demand for premium, healthier and tastier potato chips , Federal Foods LLC the marketing company and nationwide distributor of top imported products and brands across the UAE, Qatar and Oman, can now confidently say that consu...

Julio 06, 2009

Continued support of Russian Potato farmers part of Pepsico's 1 billion investment in Russia

PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, announced today that it plans to invest US$1 billion in Russia over three years, together with its partner The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG). The investment will bring the cumulative inves...

Junio 24, 2009

Pepsico takes stake in Calbee;Frito-Lay Japan becomes part of expanded company

Pepsico Inc. is acquiring a stake in Calbee Foods Co., Japan’s biggest producer of potato chips and shrimp crackers, as part of a push to sell more snacks overseas.PepsiCo, the world’s biggest snack-food maker, said in a statement it will exchange its ...

Junio 22, 2009

Frito-Lay India builds warehouse for potato storage in West Bengal

Frito-lay India has decided to set up a state-of-the-art warehouse for storage of potato.“Sourcing chip-grade potatoes remains a challenge. We are establishing a state-of-the-art warehouse, a first in India, near our manufacturing facility in West Beng...

Afghanistan potato farmer (Source: IRIN News)

Junio 17, 2009

Uphill struggle for potato farmers in Afghanistan's Bamyan Province

Farmers in Afghanistan’s top potato-producing province are complaining about declining profits, mainly because of cold weather, lack of storage facilities and bad roads. Potato cultivation in Bamyan Province, central Afghanistan, employs thousands of p...

Junio 16, 2009

Potato futures remain up on increased demand

Potato futures gained 0.75 per cent in early trade on the Multi Commodity Exchange on Tuesday, maintaining its rising streak for the fourth day in a row, following restricted arrivals and a good demand in the physical markets.

Junio 16, 2009

Wendy's, Arby's to debut co-branded stores in Middle East Africa Expansion

Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN) today announced an agreement with Saudi Arabia-based Al Jammaz Group to build 135 dual-branded Wendy's(R) and Arby's(R) restaurants in nine countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the next decade. This...

Junio 14, 2009

Karnataka farmers shy away from potatoes in fear of blight

Owing to the fear of blight, many farmers are shying away from cultivating potato. Last year, potato was grown on 50,000 hectares of land in the district, but the crop on 35,000 hectares was affected by blight, and farmers lost Rs. 300 crore as a res...

Junio 14, 2009

Phillipine potato growers looking towards french fries

It is still an uphill climb for Benguet’s potato growers (Phillipines) who hope to clinch a niché in the lucrative French fries industry. The province produces most of the country’s supply of potatoes. It is there where the best varieties are grown. An...

Mayo 29, 2009

Vinegar could be used for salt reduction: Study

Adding low concentrations of vinegar to foods may enhance perception of saltiness and enable food manufacturers to cut salt content without affecting taste, according to new research from Japan. The World Health Organization recommends that per capita ...

Mayo 26, 2009

China Essence Group growth dampened by tough economic climate

China Essence Group Ltd., one of the largest, leading integrated producers of potato products in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), announced results for the year ended 31 March 2009 (“FY2009”), reporting a 4% increase in revenue over the previous...