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U.S. makers of name-brand foods are making some inroads on cheaper store brands, according to research issued late Sunday from Citigroup. For the four-week period ended Sept. 5, branded food manufacturers gained 20 basis points of dollar market shar...

In the next few months, Subway will become the world's largest fast-food chain in terms of locations. With 31,771 at press time and expecting to pass 31,800 this week, Subway is racing toward McDonald's 32,158 total restaurants. In overall sales, howev...

Not even McDonald’s is immune to the effects of rising unemployment in the United States and deep price discounting throughout the quick-service sector.The chain posted a 1.7-percent uptick in U.S. same-store sales for August, lower than results of the...

A natural byproduct of cooking high-carbohydrate foods at high temperatures, acrylamide turns up in a wide variety of roasted and baked foods, including potato chips, french fries, breakfast cereal, baby food, bread and crackers.Research has shown tha...

Arcos Dorados, la compañía con base en Buenos Aires que controla los locales de McDonald's en América latina, planea emitir un bono en el exterior, informó la agencia Bloomberg. La empresa designó a los bancos Morgan Stanley y Merryll Lynch como respon...

It will be the end of a brief era when Pack Expo Las Vegas and Process Expo stage their last trade show together in Las Vegas Oct. 5-7.Some 21,000 packaging and food processing professionals are expected in the Las Vegas Convention Center for the show,...

The 6th edition of the International Foodtec India, 2009, exhibition organised by Koelnmesse, the world's leading trade fair organisers, hit the floors at the Bombay exhibition Centre on Thursday on a better note. The show is especially devoted to the...

Agricultural equipment manufacturer Agco expects global net sales will be down by a quarter (23-25%) this year, compared with 2008. The firm, which has brands such as Massey Ferguson, Fendt and Valtra, said that sales and operating income in its Europe...

Agrico Research heeft de gedeeltelijke nieuwbouw van het research centrum aan de Burchtweg in Bant feestelijk geopend. De uitbreiding geeft het kweek- en researchbedrijf van aardappelcoöperatie Agrico de ruimte om blijvend in te kunnen spelen op de wer...

The “green” movement is all the rage these days. And yet, if you’re a retailer or consumer of potatoes, green is the last thing you want.NNZ Inc., Lawrenceville, Ga., and Walnut Packaging Inc., Farmingdale, N.Y., have joined to manufacture, market and ...

Frito-Lay plans to invest $28.5 million at its Beloit plant, a move that helps retain 500 jobs and adds about 25 new positions. Since 2001, Frito-Lay has invested $20 million into the plant that has an annual payroll of about $32 million and has cons...

Con la transformación mensual de 100 kilogramos de materia prima, durante los primeros seis meses de operación, destinados exclusivamente a los supermercados locales, los productos Pa &Pa lograron posicionarse rápidamente en el mercado local. Hoy, ...