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A union for U.S. hotel, restaurant and kitchen workers has called on cooking oil manufacturers to stop using a toxic butter-flavoring additive called diacetyl."It could pose a serious health risk to commercial cooks and UNITE HERE is calling for f...

The Tater Tot held its debutante ball, fittingly, at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. The swooping post-modern structure had itself just debuted in 1954, signaling the country's interest in new forms, new conveniences, new luxuries — all finan...

"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...

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.

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...

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).

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...

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....

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.

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...

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...

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 ...