Tendencias Alimentarias

Canada's foodservice industry is growing in terms of both unit counts and menu offerings. After a 1.2 percent decline in 2009, estimates indicate that Canadian foodservice has achieved a higher growth rate in 2010 than its U.S. counterpart.

Technomic, the leading North American foodservice research and consulting firm, examines the future for Canadian restaurants

During the last couple of years the market has been dominated by the immediate effects of the recession and as we move into 2011 the potential ‘double-dip’ risk still looms large.

Though potato fields yielded average amounts, the crop quality in Maine was better than last year, growers and industry representatives said Monday.

Diacetyl - a chemical used in butter flavoring – may damages the lungs by reacting and forming complexes with amino acids in cell membranes, according to a new US study.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) today reported strong financial performance for its first quarter of fiscal 2011 and increased guidance for the full-year.

When it comes to calories, parents lack a basic understanding of their impact on weight and may even be skeptical that calories are just the latest food and nutrition fad.

America’s number one potato, the Idaho® potato, has earned another number one title: Best Agricultural Cooperative Website.

Bayer CropScience today announced that is has divested certain crop protection products to Amvac Chemical Corporation (Amvac)

United Biscuits (UBUK), is announcing its first wave of new products, promotions and reformulations to drive sales for retailers in 2011.

De totale Belgische productie consumptieaardappelen wordt voor 2010 geraamd op 3,49 miljoen ton, ermee rekening gehouden dat door de slechte weersomstandigheden één à twee procent van het areaal achterblijft in de grond.

New research reveals that the costs of labelling changes for the food and drink industry are “substantially greater” than European and UK legislators have previously estimated.

It is possible to breed potatoes in such a way that they produce new types of starch for use as a new and improved plant-based raw material in the construction, paper, glue, fodder and food industries.