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It might seem to be just another annual shareholders meeting today at McDonald's, but this one will be closely watched as a precursor to the fast-food world's most important changing of the guards in years. This will be the last meeting presided ove...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced that Dave Hoffmann, 44, currently Senior Vice President for Restaurant Support in McDonald's Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region, has been elected President of McDonald's APMEA by the M...

Key Technology announces that John “Jack” Ehren has been selected to succeed David Camp as President and Chief Executive Officer. Ehren is responsible for leading strategies that bring Key’s automated inspection, specialized conveying, product preparat...

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced today that it has acquired Kangaroo Brands' pita chip business. ConAgra Foods' acquisition of the pita chip business is consistent with its strategy to grow its presence in private label foods. "Pita chip...

The Belgian potato-processing industry continued to grow in 2011 for its entire product segment, as shown by the annual production data published by Belgapom, the Belgian federation of the potato trade and processing sector. This growth is above all tr...

La columna de humo blanco era un clásico cotidiano y permanente sobre la planta industrial de McCain, situada en el acceso a esta localidad por la ruta 226. Pero desapareció desde anteanoche, a las 22, cuando la firma multinacional decidió paralizar aq...

McCain Foods USA, Inc. and Ag Connections Inc. of Murray, KY announce the integration of McCain Agriculture Systems, through their internet portal from the Ag Connections Land.db crop record keeping system. This integration allows for the electronic tr...

Deadline for nominations for the Packaging Hall of Fame is June 25, 2012. “Being received into the Packaging Hall of Fame is among the highest honors a packaging professional can achieve — an honor that’s magnified by the fact that nominees’ names are ...

Durante la última campaña agrícola 2010 – 2011, la superficie sembrada de papa alcanzó las 303,282 hectáreas que produjeron cuatro millones de toneladas en 19 regiones, generando aproximadamente 110 mil puestos de trabajo permanentes y 32 millones de j...

La decisión de Brasil de suspender las licencias automáticas de importación para una decena de productos perecederos, –entre ellos, manzanas, trigo, uvas pasas y papas– encendió una luz de alerta en las principales empresas productoras de papas congela...

El Ministerio de Agricultura (Minag) señaló hoy que casi el 92 por ciento de la papa peruana se consume en el mercado nacional, y el resto se exporta, dado que la demanda del tubérculo se ha fortalecido en los últimos años. “El mercado nacional es fue...

There was a time when the segments in foodservice were clearly defined. No more...