Potato News

 "Spuds rule OK"
January 18, 2008

British Potato Council publishes 'Spuds rule OK' for caterers and school meal providers

"Spuds Rule OK"is a brand new booklet produced by the British Potato Council (BPC) to help caterers, school meal providers and local authorities meet the government’s nutritional guidelines for school meals. As well as being packed full of nu...
January 18, 2008

Avebe aandelen kelderen in prijs

Er is veel aanbod van Avebe-aandelen en nauwelijks vraag. Dat constateren makelaars van de NVM. "Er wordt eigenlijk niet gehandeld, terwijl veel telers hun aandelen willen verkopen", aldus makelaar Jan Tjeerdsma van de NVM.
January 18, 2008

Fresh Solution Farms builds Potato Processing Plant (washing, sorting, packing) in West Michigan

Fresh Solution Farms plans to open a potato processing facility in Mottville Township, just outside White Pigeon in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The county's Economic Development Director tells Newschannel 3 that potato processing wasn't a business on...
Late blight affected potato plant
January 17, 2008

Papua New Guinea Potato Industry On Rebound

Papua New Guinea’s K50 million (US$17 million) potato industry is expected to bounce back this year after it was hit by the potato late blight disease (PLB).
 Nestle on food trends
January 17, 2008

Presentation Peter Brabeck-Letmathe (Nestle): Creating a successful future

What better way to find out about the trends in the food industry than by looking what the leading food companies do?   This presentation from Nestle's Chairman and Chief Executive Peter Brabeck-Letmathe provides you with a glance of Nestle's future c...
January 17, 2008

McDonald's sees 2008 capital spending at $2 bln

McDonald's Corp's chief financial officer reiterated the company's forecast for capital spending of about $2 billion in 2008, split between new restaurants and renovation of existing ones.   Speaking at a conference on Wednesday hosted by Cowen and Co....
January 17, 2008

McDonald´s quiere reinventarse con una jugosa inyeccion de capital

McDonald´s Corp, la cadena estadounidense de comida rápida proyecta para el año 2008 invertir en capital una suma de de 2,000 millones de dólares, que se repartirán entre los nuevos restaurantes y la renovación de los locales ya existentes.
January 17, 2008

Will Chase holds the chips as suitors vie for Tyrrells

Will Chase, the potato farmer who had a public spat with Tesco, could be about to reap a multi-million pounds fortune from the sale of a stake in his upmarket Tyrrells Crisps business in a deal that is likely to value the company at more than £20m. Mr...
January 17, 2008

McDonald's drops report card advertisements

Remember the attention last month over McDonald's using the covers of Seminole County elementary school report cards to pitch Happy Meals to kids? The company defended the practice, saying it was simply giving rewards to students who got good grades by...
Yum's experiment in China: 'East Dawning'
January 17, 2008

Yum's experiment in China: 'East Dawning'

With its Chinese lettering and unremarkable name, the fast-food outlet in a Shanghai shopping mall looks like many others selling local fare. East Dawning is crowded with customers on this winter evening, and they're sampling a menu that includes pork ...
January 17, 2008

Aardappelverwerker Aviko blijft lonken naar België

De overname van Eurofreez en Seru &Annoot door de Nederlandse aardappelverwerker Aviko heeft geen grote gevolgen voor de Vlaamse aardappeltelers. "Beide bedrijven blijven zelstandig bestaan. Seru &Annoot zal de aardappelen van 300 telers i...
January 17, 2008

India's ITC Q3 Net Rises 16 pct, Beats Forecast

India's top tobacco firm, ITC Ltd, on Friday beat market forecasts with a 16 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong growth in packaged foods and hotels, as it bolsters its non-cigarette businesses further.

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