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El operador de restaurantes Yum Brands Inc. reportó el lunes una ganancia trimestral mayor a la que esperaba el mercado, y amplió sus perspectivas para todo el año, lo que impulsó un aumento de más del 4 por ciento de sus acciones en las operaciones e...

Several analysts raised their price targets on Yum Brands Inc. on Tuesday, after the fast food restaurant operator said strong international sales lifted third-quarter earnings 17 percent. On Monday, the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut operator said profi...

Ulster potato processors and packers must be wary when buying potatoes, following confirmation of a brown rot outbreak in the Republic. That was the message from the Ulster Farmers Union, which warned that if infected potatoes find their way into lo...

The restaurant conglomerate is set to release its third quarter earnings report Monday afternoon, and the company's stock is climbing on anticipated good news. Yum! Brands is up 4.4%, or $1.51, to $35.83 in midday trading.

Op de Openbedrijvendag op 7 oktober, demonstreert BioEnergy in Lommel het proces van friet tot stroom, een project van de Group Machiels en Farm Frites. Van de 500.000 ton aardappelen die Farm Frites verwerkt tot frieten blijft jaarlijks zo'n 150.000...

A US jury awarded 6.1 million dollars Friday to a McDonald's employee who was strip searched in a hoax that had been played on dozens of fast food restaurants across the country, local media reported. Louise Ogborn, who was 18 at the time of the strip...

Rural land prices gained further momentum during H1 2007, with prices increasing by 22.6% on a year earlier, compared to 18.1% in H2 2006. Demand continues to boom in both the agricultural and non-agricultural sector.Commercial farmers were still very...

This Christmas, Pringles, the UK's No. 1 social snacking brand, is launching new Christmas packs, offering retailers a range of support to boost sales over the critical festive period. 43.7% of shoppers buy Pringles over Christmas, contributing a mass...

Food giant ConAgra has joined a voluntary industry initiative to reduce its marketing to children as part of a widespread move to improve kids' nutrition and reduce the rates of obesity.Yesterday's pledge follows a call for information from the chairm...

China will step up potato production and related industries to improve the world's most populous nation's grain security and help boost income for its millions farmers.While addressing a recent national-level meeting on development of potato-based ind...

Frito-Lay employees today dedicated the new solar electric power system that has been installed on the roof of their Arizona Service Center, the company's largest distribution center in the country. The 201-kilowatt system, made up of more than 1,000 ...

Washington state potato growers have settled processing contracts with the J.R. Simplot Co. and H.J. Heinz Co. for the 2008 growing season.Simplot will pay growers a $240-per-acre "energy surcharge"under the new contract, Potato Growers of Wa...