Tendencias Alimentarias

Las principales cadenas del país ya sufren la falta de carne. Algunas debieron trasladar estos problemas a los precios. Las fábricas de papas fritas se vieron obligadas a cerrar momentáneamente   En el caso de Mc Donald’s, los mayores costos generados ...

Wendy's International, Incannounced today it has signed development agreements to open Wendy's restaurants in two major Mexico cities--Monterrey and Mexico City. Under these agreements, two new franchisees will build and operate more than 60 restauran...

Bart Connors of Pasco, WA, was elected Chairman of the United States Potato Board (USPB) on March 14 at the organization’s Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. Connors is the general manager of Skone & Connors Produce.

The United States Potato Board (USPB) grower membership elected new leadership during its Annual Meeting held in Denver, CO, March 12-14. The following sections list the leadership for the coming year. CHAIRMAN             Bart Connors (Pasco , WA) DO...

Martin-Brower Co., a major distributor for McDonald's Corp. restaurants, has will triple in size by purchasing 22 acres in The Woodlands. The Rosemont, Ill.-based company currently services McDonald's stores in South Central Texas out of a distributio...

Burger King Holdings Inc. plans to start building a new version of its restaurants this year called the Whopper Bar that will sell a wider variety of its signature hamburger in a hipper setting. The menu and size of the Whopper Bars will be smaller tha...

Chinese consumers prefer local brands to foreign ones, with domestic products the top choice in 39 of 57 categories, or 68 percent, in a recent survey. The "2008 Ideal Brands for Chinese Consumers"survey was conducted by the Business Brand I...

McDonald's provided consumers an update on sustainable packaging enhancement they have been making and enacting worldwide. The update was posted on the company's corporate social responsibility blog, Open for Discussion and features a Youtube video. T...

The newly appointed UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science presented a scenario that would overshadow “climate change.” He talked of an impending “food crisis” that would need pragmatic, scientific, and ...

As food prices surge, America’s supermarkets are also feeling the pain. While consumer food prices are up five percent, wholesale prices have soared a whopping 20 percent. CNBC talked to the chief executives of General Mills and SuperValu to get their...

Local counties can't require restaurants to post nutrition information about their menu items under a bill that easily passed the (Georgia) Senate Thursday. The bill, which sailed through the House earlier this session, now goes to the governor's desk...

La cadena realiza estudios de mercado con el fin de incluir pollo asado en su menú, para quienes prefieren no consumir la comida frita característica de la compañía.   Así, KFC, con más de 14 mil locales de comida en más de 80 países sigue la tendenci...

The newest demonstration of solar power(figuratively) is coming from the Frito-Lay division of PepsiCo, which is using the sun to help transform its SunChips line of multigrain snack chips into a “green” brand. The initiative is centered on the additio...

Now is the time for food manufacturers to invest in acquisitions as the industry is awash with cash following many stable years, say UK analysts. Plimsoll Publishing released its Acquisition Study this week, which looked at the finances 500 food manufa...

When Chipotle Mexican Grill executives decided to begin serving local pork from one of the most famous farmers in America, they did the opposite of what most big companies would do when jumping on the latest trend. They said nothing. "We wanted ...

Luke Pittard, 25, won £1.3million on the National Lottery 18 months ago. He celebrated in the usual way, buying a new home and splashing out on a lavish wedding and holiday in the Canary Islands. Then he realised that he really missed his job. So he ...

Todd Michael of Urbana, OH, was elected to the United States Potato Board (USPB) Executive Committee at the organization’s 36th Annual Meeting held in Denver, CO, March 12-14. Michael is serving his third year on the USPB and first year as co-chairman ...

Shane Webster of Rexburg, ID, was elected to the United States Potato Board (USPB) Executive Committee at the organization’s 36th Annual Meeting held in Denver, CO, March 12-14. Webster is serving his third year on the USPB and first year as co-chairm...