Tendencias Alimentarias

Millions of rail travellers may soon have the option of gorging on McDonald's burgers on-board trains, discussions for which are on between the railway authorities and the global fast food giant. Buoyed by the successful bid for opening a restaurant at...

Qatar Food Company (Americana Group), the franchisee owner of KFC, yesterday set a record for the largest serving of fried chicken at the Villagio Mall.An adjudicator of the Guinness World Records made the announcement and presented a certificate to th...

La cadena de comida rápida Burger King Holdings Inc. anotó un aumento en su ganancia operacional del segundo trimestre fiscal, impulsado por mayores ventas en el mundo y el fuerte desempeño de su sándwich Homestyle Melt en el mercado local.   Burger Ki...

The British Potato Council has hit back at claims it treated some growers unfairly by refusing to provide a rebate on their levy after their crops were destroyed by the summer floods.In a statement released yesterday (Thursday, January 31) the BPC said...

The Glastonbury music festival will tell campers to use tent pegs made out of potatoes at this summer's event.Metal pegs that are left behind can harm the cows that live on Worthy Farm, Somerset, where the festival is held. Organiser Michael Eavis will...

Shares of Burger King Corp. rose for a second day Friday, after the nation's No. 2 burger chain reported growth in quarterly profit in the face of a difficult consumer environment that slowed sales at its biggest rival, McDonald's. On Thursday, Burger ...

Burger King Holdings Inc (BKC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) saw no slowdown in U.S. consumer spending in the recent quarter and is experiencing an uptick in same-store sales in January, Chief Executive John Chidsey said on Thursday. "U.S. comps wer...

Florida-based Burger King Holdings Inc. (BKC), which operates more than 11,300 restaurants in about 69 countries, reported earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2008, that jumped 29% from prior year. Total revenues for the quarter increased 10% fue...

Trends are set to combine in 2008, with Americanized ethnic flavors and healthy but indulgent products steering the market, while locally, ethically sourced food will continue to grow in popularity, says a new report. Packaged Facts Food Flavors and In...

The EFSA Panel on additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) is working on a systematic evaluation of the safety of flavouring substances currently in use in the European Union (EU). A programme for their evaluatio...

France's leading retailers yesterday pledged to reduce their impact on the environment under an ambitious plan backed by the government. The Fédération des Entreprises du Commerce et de la Distribution (FECD), which represents 93 per cent of the count...

The Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has published new research this week to mark Salt Awareness Week 2008, which highlights the health risks posed to British children because parents are confused over salt content."Many parents know tha...

Mice fed a diet of McDonald's burgers and fries not only put on weight but start to develop human-like genetic traits, scientists have found. The same effect is not seen when mice are given a typical chimpanzee diet of raw fruit and vegetables. Most o...

El presidente Alan García destacó hoy la necesidad de que los peruanos redescubran el valor de la papa procesada convertida en chuño, por su alto valor nutritivo, su mayor duración y su bajo costo.   Dijo que gracias a los procesos de congelamiento, e...

High levels of salt added to a bag of chips could be pushing consumers over the recommended limits and endangering their health, research shows. Adults are advised to eat no more than 6g of salt a day, with lower limits for children.But a study of ch...

Fast food chain Burger King Corp. is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter results Thursday morning.   In its fiscal first quarter, Burger King's same-store sales increased 6.6 percent in the U.S. and Canada, and 5.9 percent worldwide. But in w...

The Virginia Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to phase out the use of artery-clogging trans fats in food sold at public schools, from the cheese pizza in the cafeteria to the chips in the vending machine. The bill would direct the state superintendent...

The British Potato Council (BPC) is to concentrate its efforts in regional press in a new PR drive in February to promote a week-long celebration of chips. The National Chip Week campaign, to run from 11 to 17 February, will feature recipes, celebrity...