Tendencias Alimentarias

Efforts to reduce acrylamide remain a priority as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concludes risk assessments regarding the carcinogen will stay the same. EFSA organised a scientific colloquium in Italy last month, to debate how the current po...

To honor the man responsible for bringing the frozen French fry to the masses - McDonald's locations in Ada and Canyon Counties will give people a special free treat today. From 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., customers can get a free order of fries in honor of...

Since May 5 when New York City mandated restaurants to print the calorie count of the meals on menus 81 dining establishments have been served notice by the city Health Department for violation of the law. Among those found guilty were Dunkin' Donuts...

At one time, there were proposed bids for Wendy’s International from four groups other than Triac Cos which agreed in April to buy the Dublin burger chain for $2.3 billion. A regulatory filing today offers a first-time look at the sale process for Wen...

De Wereldbank stelt dit jaar zes miljard euro ter beschikking voor de financiering van landbouwprojecten. De Amerikaanse voorzitter Robert Zoellick gaat volgende week naar de FAO-voedseltop met een arsenaal aan schenkingen, leningen en verzekeringen. &...

De aardappelloods van aardappelverwerkingsbedrijf Schaap Holland in Biddinghuizen wordt omgebouwd tot een oranje Kartoffelarena.Vanaf zaterdag kunnen hier de verrichtingen van het Nederlands elftal tijdens het Europees kampioenschap voetbal worden gevo...

Newschannel Five has learned eight Florida lawsuits filed against McDonald's have been resolved.  The lawsuits all alleged McDonald's French Fries made the individuals sick and complicated pre-existing medical problems or diseases.  The cases all revol...

The Federal Trade Commission has given the OK to Triarc Companies Inc.'s planned $2.34 billion acquisition Wendy's International Inc. The regulator this week granted an early termination to a waiting period mandated by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust ...

Frito Lay launched lower-sodium versions of some of their popular salty snacks. Lay's and Ruffles potato chips, Tostitos tortilla chips and Fritos corn chips now have 30%-50% less sodium. Regular Lay's classic chips have 180 milligrams of sodium per ou...

Chile y Perú, enfrentados desde hace meses por un conflicto de límites marítimos que aún aguarda un fallo en La Haya, y desde mucho antes por la autoría del pisco, inauguraron esta semana un nuevo diferendo al enfrentarse por la propiedad del origen d...

Linda Alvarado talks about the restaurant business. She is one of Yum Brands largest franchisees. A highlight of this multipage interview: At Palo Alto, what are you saying back in your offices about food costs and how you can address that? We are loo...

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that it has made several changes to its board of directors. The private equity funds controlled by TPG Capital, Bain Capital Partners and the Goldman Sachs Funds, which purchased the company in Dece...

Grotere aardappeltelers gebruikten in de periode 2004 tot en met 2006 meer fungiciden bij de gewasbescherming, maar de kosten en de milieubelasting zijn lager. Dat schrijft het Productschap Akkerbouw in de uitgave Phytophthora info. Het hogere verbruik...

Between 1995 and 2005 processed potato output rose from five million tonnes to over 10 and the value of these transactions doubled from 2,000 million dollars to almost 4,000. Fresh potato was worth less than 2,500 million dollars for an output of just...

A farm workers advocacy group and Burger King Corp. have agreed on a deal to help boost wages and improve conditions for Florida tomato pickers, both sides said Friday. The plan ends a bitter dispute between the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the M...

McDonald’s plans to roll out its waste reduction pilot and has called the scheme a success. Waste from 11 restaurants which took part in the scheme in Sheffield was collected and recycled to produce electricity for use in local buildings. The Carbon Tr...

Tefal the number one name in small domestic equipments, operating in over 120 countries worldwide has launched a revolutionary new product in the Middle East - the Actifry - which uses only one spoon of oil to cook over two pounds of French fries. Fr...

The McDonald's Corp. has completed its changeover to cooking oil with no trans fat at its restaurants in the U.S. and Canada The world's largest restaurant chain is now cooking French fries, hash browns, Filet-O-Fish sandwiches and chicken in a blend ...