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McDonald's Canada today announced it is investing approximately $1 billion to undertake its biggest store-by-store brand transformation in the company's 44-year Canadian history.

Today, the annual European potato event Potato Europe started in Tournai (Kain) in Belgium. This international event for potato professionals alternates between the countries Belgium, Germany, France and The Netherlands.

Zagat released results of its 2011 Fast Food survey based on responses from 6,064 Zagat.com diners who ate at chain outlets at least once a month. The survey covered 103 major fast-food chains, and survey respondents weighed in on everything from break...

PepsiCo India will make its food plant at Sankrail near Kolkata a hub for making newer products as it expands its portfolio of health and nutritious food. "We plan to make this plant as a global benchmark,"PepsiCo India Holdings CEO (Foods) ...

Gaby Stet van The Potato Company in Emmeloord staat deze week op Potato 2011 in België, waar hij met name het nieuwe ras Monte Carlo onder de aandacht van de aardappelwereld brengt. "We gaan kijken hoe graag boeren de Monte Carlo willen hebben'',...

Voor de aardappelboeren worden het nog spannende tijden - zegt LTO. Ze hebben nog vier tot zes weken tijd om de oogst van het land te halen, maar dan moet het wel droog worden, want de akkers moeten genoeg tijd krijgen om te drogen, de bodem moet weer...

Over 18,000 portions of boiled potatoes and meat were distributed at "Japan's largest boiled potato festival,"held in the Mamigasaki district of Yamagata on Sept. 4. The meals, cooked in a gigantic pot spanning 6 meters in diameter and serve...

BASF zoekt in Flevoland pootgoedtelers die in 2012 genetisch gemodificeerd pootgoed willen vermeerderen. De commerciële teelt van genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelen zou hiermee z’n intrede doen. De plannen van BASF om individuele telers over te halen...

Latest results from cultivations work at Cambridge University Farm show that working the soil at depth has had no effect on emergence this year, due to the dry conditions. "These are different to our previous results,"admitted Mark Stalham o...

The rising cost of irrigation was one of the topics discussed at the East of England Potato Day in Suffolk last week. The cost of applying water to potato crops is rising fast and has doubled since 2005, according to Jerry Knox of Cranfield University...

Researchers with the University of Manitoba will launch a study this fall to assess the value of composted hog manure in improving the yield and quality of Manitoba potato crops. A three-year study being launched this month will compare the effect of ...

Anuga FoodTec (27th to 30th March 2012) is expanding its exhibition space by including an additional hall in the trade show. Very strong demand for exhibition space at world’s leading trade fair for the food and beverage production industry means ne...

De hectareopbrengsten bij Bintje in België ligt op 53 ton per hectare na 135 groeidagen, zo blijkt uit proefrooiingen op 29 percelen door het Belgische onderzoeksinstituut PCA. Gemiddeld werd bij proefrooiingen over de laatste tien jaar na 135 groeid...

Tijdens de aardappelzetmeeldagen bij PPO-locatie 't Kompas in Valthermond trok vooral de rooidemonstratie veel bekijks. Voor de meeste aardappeltelers in de omgeving was de grond nog te nat om zelf te kunnen rooien. Een mooie gelegenheid om een kijkje ...

About 1,200 McDonald's restaurants in the U.K. will this week begin displaying the calorie count of each food and drink item on their wall-mounted menu boards, as part of a government-led program to fight obesity and promote healthier eating, the chain...

Deze week is de laaste Belgapomnotering voor vroege aardappelen. Zowel de notering voor vroege aardappelen als de notering voor Bintje zijn ongewijzid ten opzichte van vorige week. Belgapomnotering voor Bintje: De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehantee...

Manitoba potato growers have had a tough go this season, but are pulling through. The threat of late blight and irrigation issues have taken their toll on potato growers, but the direct delivery season is getting underway. Some farmers were forced to...

De Franse aardappeloogst van 2011 komt qua kilo’s ver boven het gemiddelde uit. Dit wijzen de laatste cijfers van proefrooiingen van onder meer de Franse telersorganisatie UNPT uit. Uit de berekeningen na de proefrooiingen van zowel tafel- als frites...