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McDonald's Corp. said Thursday that comparable sales jumped by 6.9% during October, fueled by strong growth in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.McDonald's also reported overall sales growth of 14.2% during the month. Again, Asia-Pacific, the Mi...

De West-Vlaamse diepvriesgroentespecialist Pinguin mikt dit boekjaar, dat uitzonderlijk slechts zes maanden duurt, op een omzet van minstens 155 miljoen euro. Dat is ruim dubbel zoveel als in dezelfde periode vorig jaar. De in september overgenomen aar...

When you think of childhood obesity, McDonald's and Pepsi want you to think of them -- but probably not in the way you think. Representatives from the fast-food and soft-drink conglomerates attended a international conference aimed at fighting childho...

Production of fall potatoes for 2007 is forecast at 408 million cwt, up 2 percent from last year. Area harvested, at 997,800 acres, is virtually unchanged from the July estimate but 2 percent above last year.The average yield is forecast at 409 cwt pe...

The British Potato Council’s provisional estimate of Total Potato Production in Great Britain for the 2007 crop year is 5.446 million tons, down 1% from 2006. The current crop has a planted area that is 3% higher than last year, but average yields per ...

Burger King Holdings Inc. informó el lunes que las ganancias de su primer trimestre fiscal subieron 23%, pero el precio de las acciones de la segunda mayor cadena de restaurantes de hamburguesas del mundo bajaban más de 6% luego de que tres grandes acc...

A waterfront property in Hartland, New Brunswick will not be home to a new potato chip processing plant and retail office. Hartland Town Council chose not to rezone a residential property on Hartland's Main Street to accommodate the proposed new busi...

De hulpdiensten zijn vrijdagochtend ingezet voor een ammoniakalarm bij frietfabriek McCain aan de Oranjeplaatweg in Lewedorp.   De situatie was echter snel onder controle, aldus de politie. De hulpdiensten konden binnen een uur weer inrukken. Het alarm...

La cadena estadounidense de comida rápida McDonald's Corp reportó el jueves un aumento del 6,9 por ciento en sus ventas comparables de octubre, apoyada en una popular promoción en Estados Unidos y en la fortaleza de su negocio en Asia. La mayor red de...

International Dairy Queen Inc, a U.S. ice cream chain, will boost its outlets in China by adding 500 stores in the next five years, banking on the potential growth in ice cream consumption by an increasingly affluent population.     The company, contr...

WILD, the largest privately owned supplier of natural flavor ingredients for the food and beverage industry today celebrated the official opening of their first manufacturing facility in the Middle East, located at Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The plant...

De phytophthoraresistente consumptieaardappel Toluca van handelshuis Agrico komt een dezer dagen op de Europese rassenlijst. Dat betekent dat het ras mag worden verhandeld. Agrico zet het ras in de schijnwerpers op haar rassententoonstelling die van...