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Marzo 07, 2008

Burger King Furthers Global Expansion, Enters Curacao

Burger King announced it will open its first location in Curacao in the first half of 2008, partnering with franchisee group JDA Foods B.V. Curacao's first Burger King will be located in the capital city of Willemstad. The chain plans to open additiona...

Marzo 06, 2008

KFC lines up Rs 300-crore investment, to open 66 stores

KFC is targeting 100 quick-service restaurants in India by 2010-end. The $12-billion brand, which is owned by leading global restaurant company Yum! Brands, Inc that also owns other brands like Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is present with 34 outlets across...

Marzo 06, 2008

Gain report: Foodservice Malaysia

Malaysia is one of the more affluent nations in Asia with a GDP per-capita of about US$6,450 in 2006. Malaysia’s economy grew by 5.9%, compared to 4.2% growth in 2002. Most economic commentators forecast Malaysia’s economy to grow by about 5.7% in 2007...

Marzo 05, 2008

BMA-Nederland will install a French Fry line in Turkey for Konya Seker

In November 2007 BMA Nederland has signed the order with Konya Seker of Turkey for the supply of an ultra modern potato processing line for French fries.

Marzo 03, 2008

Potato farmers in North Dinajpur face cold storage unit crisis

Potato cultivators in north Dinajpur district are facing a crisis to preserve their crops due to absence of adequate number of cold storages in the district. Having found no space to preserve they are being compelled to sell their crops in the market a...

Marzo 03, 2008

QSR Brands Bhd Signs Deal To bring KFC Restaurants to Cambodia

Bernama.com reports that QSR Brands Bhd has signed an agreement with Royal Group of Companies Ltd (RGC) and Rightlink Corporation Ltd Hong Kong (RCL) to form a joint venture company to operate the Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant (KFC Cambodia) busine...

Febrero 26, 2008

McCain hopes busy Chinese like fries

China, India and other developing countries will become "critically important cornerstones"for the frozen food giant as increasingly time-pressed consumers in emerging economies start to reach for products that simplify their lives, said Dale...

Febrero 25, 2008

McDonalds offers home delivery in Shanghai, China

McDonald's Corp has begun offering home delivery in Shanghai, aiming to build a model in China to boost sales and help it catch up with rival Yum! Brands in the world's most populous country. McDonald's has built up a fleet of 300 motorcycles over th...

Febrero 25, 2008

Yum! Introduces Taco Bell in India

After two years of talks and research, Yum! Restaurants International, the owner of quick serve restaurant brands such as Pizza Hut and KFC, will finally introduce the Taco Bell brand in India in the latter half of 2008. Through with its first round of...

Febrero 25, 2008

McDonald's Quietly Raises Prices In China

McDonald's quietly published new price quotes at its outlets starting Feb. 23, involving rises of between 5% and 10%, or 0.5 yuan to 1.5 yuan, for almost all products: burgers, soft drinks, French fries. This followed three separate price increases las...

Febrero 22, 2008

Pepsico to procure 30,000 tonne potato from West Bengal farmers

Pepsico India Holdings Pvt Ltd plans to procure at least 30,000 tonne of potato from West Bengal by 2010 for Fritolay, the food division of the company. At present, the company procures 12,000 tonne potato from the state

Febrero 20, 2008

Gujarat set to reap bumper potato crop

Gujarat, once known for its huge production of banana, is expected to have a bumper potato yield this year. While the crop is expected to have poor harvest in eastern part of the country, the situation is opposite in Gujarat. Potato production is incre...

Febrero 19, 2008

Thailand 2008 potato import quota allocations

On February 6, 2008, the Royal Gazette officially published a notification by the Department ofForeign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, December 26 which detailed import quota allocations for seed and table potatoes. The amount of the import quota totaled ...

Febrero 14, 2008

India: Potato futures up on concern output will fall

Potato futures rose on Thursday on speculation a persistent cold wave in the northern region could hurt output, analysts said. On the Multi Commodity Exchange of India, potato futures rose more than 1 per cent, with the most active March contract at Rs...

Febrero 12, 2008

McDonald’s plans food processing unit in Punjab

McDonald’s will set up a food processing unit in Haryana or Punjab with an investment of Rs 100 crore to complement its sourcing activities in the local markets. “We are in discussion with both Punjab and Haryana for opening a food processing plant, wh...

Febrero 08, 2008

Night owls send McDonald's Japan profits soaring

McDonald's Japan said Thursday its net profit jumped more than five-fold last year as the burger giant introduced more round-the-clock restaurants and updated its menu. Japan's leading fast-food chain predicted profits to keep growing this year as it c...

Febrero 08, 2008

McDonald's quintuplica sus ganancias en Japon en 2007

McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd. informó hoy que sus ganancias netas consolidadas del 2007 ascendieron a 7.820 millones de yenes (73,77 millones de dólares USA) , lo que significa que se quintuplicaron respecto al año anterior. La mayor cadena ...

Febrero 07, 2008

USPB Improves Market Access With Japan Chip Manufacturers

The United States Potato Board (USPB) organized a chip-stock trade mission to Japan, November 5-9, 2007 for US chip-stock growers to meet with Japanese snack manufacturers. The US delegation was made up of Virgil Slagell and Lon Baley, USPB Internation...