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Chain restaurant operators throughout California said they are prepared to comply this week with the first phase of a state menu-labeling mandate, but many noted that preparation did not immediately include posting calories on menus and menu boards. Be...

El Combinado Industrial de Cítricos de Ciego de Avila, provincia del oriente cubano, asumió la producción de papa prefrita congelada con destino al consumo del turismo y el mercado en divisas. La entidad dispone de una línea procesadora que busca sust...

Iedere aardappel die de industrie als frietje of ander product wil verwerken moet helemaal schoon gewassen zijn. Tot nu toe kiezen de meeste frietverwerkers ervoor hun aardappelen op de fabriek te wassen. Dit heeft tot gevolg dat ze grote bergen grond ...

Upgrades in technology and changes in contracts may see the axe fall on a number of workers at McCain Foods Ltd in Washdyke, Timaru.While management at the plant, or its Australian-based head office, were not able to be contacted yesterday, The Timaru ...

Specialty-food makers showcasing wares this week say anxious consumers are consoling themselves, and buoying the gourmet industry, by seeking solace in tasty treats from chocolate sushi to lavender-laced cheese. Fancy-food makers, more than 2,000 of wh...

Behind the scenes at farmers' markets, producers are up early getting their products picked, cleaned, weighed and packed. Then they load their vehicles, drive to market and sit for hours in a parking lot to sell the fruits of their labor, knowing ther...

In New York City, it was a straightforward suggestion that left a lingering aftertaste in many people’s mouths: The city’s Department of Health and Hygiene exhorted restaurants and food manufacturers and the marketers serving them to reduce sodium cont...

If you've ever eaten an Idaho baked potato, gazed on the beauty of a Shasta daisy or rejoiced when the seed catalogs arrived in the mail before spring, you owe a debt of gratitude to a plant genius, Luther Burbank. The agriculturalist or serious garde...

Key Technology introduces Manta® for frozen potato products. Featuring Vis/IR (visible infrared) cameras and Raptor laser technology along with new, proprietary high intensity LED lighting, high flow ejector valves, and three-way ejection capability, t...

Idaho Potato farmers are going to have to recover from another hail storm on Friday.  And many haven't recovered from the one last week. We finally know just how damaging it was to the eastern Idaho potato crop, and the news is not good.25-thousand acr...

El grupo estadounidense de bebidas sin alcohol y de snacks Pepsico anunció el miércoles que se disponía a tomar el 20% del capital del grupo Calbee Foods, primer fabricante japonés de aperitivos, con miras a producir y vender varias marcas de snacks en...

Presentacion en PowerPoint de Lorena Mancero sobre un estudio adelantado con el apoyo de FAO-ESA y el CIP.

Pepsico Inc. is acquiring a stake in Calbee Foods Co., Japan’s biggest producer of potato chips and shrimp crackers, as part of a push to sell more snacks overseas.PepsiCo, the world’s biggest snack-food maker, said in a statement it will exchange its ...

De twintig grootste retailers ter wereld zijn goed voor een kwart van de totale wereldwijde foodomzet. De gezamenlijke omzet is 1,95 triljoen dollar. Planet Retail zette de twintig grootste foodretailers ter wereld op een rijtje en voorspelt hoe ze er ...

Frito-lay India has decided to set up a state-of-the-art warehouse for storage of potato.“Sourcing chip-grade potatoes remains a challenge. We are establishing a state-of-the-art warehouse, a first in India, near our manufacturing facility in West Beng...

Cavendish Farms, one of North America's leading producers of frozen potato products, unveiled a critical vital new element in their environmental action plan, and a first for the potato industry in North America.

The range of Certis metaldehyde slug pellets, Trigger, Certis Metaldehyde and Certis Red have had their use on potato crops reinstated. Uniquely, the approval permits a harvest interval of just seven days. The news follows the revocation of all metalde...

En el municipio de General Alvarado se inauguró la planta industrial de Conasud. Conosud es una empresa de origen santafesino que elabora escamas de papas y exporta el 50% de su producción a Europa y países como Brasil, Venezuela y Japón. Produce más d...