Potato News

August 08, 2007

Frito-Lay: Mouse did not come from factory

Frito-Lay said Tuesday it has determined that a mouse found in a bag of potato chips likely entered the bag in the man's house and did not get deep fried at the factory. Frito-Lay, a unit of PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP) , said an independent veterinary path...
August 08, 2007

Burger King shares jump 4.5 percent

Shares of Burger King Holdings ( BKC) rose 4.5 percent, the most in about six months. Glen Petraglia, a Citigroup Investment Research analyst, upgraded the stock to ''buy'' from ''hold'' and said it could reach $28 a share. Shares closed at $25.54, up ...
August 08, 2007

44 more plaintiffs in lawsuit involving popcorn plant

Forty-three current or former workers at a southwest Missouri microwave-popcorn packaging plant have joined in the suit claiming they sustained lung damage by working with a butter flavoring. A man who lived near the Jasper Popcorn Co. plant also filed...
August 07, 2007

Billige Kartoffeln - teure Pommes Frites

August 07, 2007

Homegrown isn't always best

The term "food miles"- how far food has traveled before you buy it - has entered the enlightened lexicon. Environmental groups, especially in Europe, are pushing for labels that show how far food has traveled to get to the market. But is red...
August 07, 2007

Study says ads trick children's taste buds

Anything made by McDonald's tastes better, preschoolers said in a study that powerfully demonstrates how advertising can trick the taste buds of young children. The study had youngsters sample identical McDonald's foods in name-brand and unmarked wrapp...
August 07, 2007

Lil' Romeo Purchases Rap Snacks Brand Of Chips

Romeo Miller is following in the entrepreneurial footsteps of his father Percy "Master P."Miller, as the 18-year-old rapper/actor recently purchased Rap Snacks Inc., a popular potato chip brand. The younger Miller purchased the corporation f...
August 07, 2007

Pringles(R) to Debut New Snack - PRINGLES STIX - Through an Exclusive Tour of Seven Southeastern U.S. Cities

Pringles will hit the road on August 20 to seven cities in the Southeast to exclusively introduce its latest crispy cracker stick snack - PRINGLES STIX - in advance of the product's national rollout in Spring 2008. Consumers will be able to sample the ...
August 06, 2007

McDonald's Agrees to Sell Boston Market

McDonald's Corp. said Monday it agreed to sell its meat-and-potatoes Boston Market restaurant chain to private equity firm Sun Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. "This is consistent with our successful strategy to focus on brand McDonald's (...
August 06, 2007

McDonald's Aims to Boost China Image With Wage Rise

McDonald's Corp. is raising wages and adopting new uniforms, stepping up efforts to burnish its image as an employer in China amid tightening labor laws and scrutiny by China's government-backed trade union. McDonald's said it will raise wages for its ...
August 06, 2007

Risseeuw: 'Stijging graanprijzen gunstig voor Avebe'

De aardappelzetmeelfabrikant verwacht dan ook hogere aardappelprijzen te kunnen betalen aan de telers. Addy Risseeuw, directeur grondstofzaken, stelt dat dat effect het afgelopen jaar al te zien is geweest. "We hebben het afgelopen jaar een extra...
August 06, 2007

Herr's low fat Kettle chips big success

The potato chips made by the Herr family of Nottingham, Pa., are as much a part of the Philadelphia palate as hoagies, cheesesteaks and scrapple. The current face of the company is Ed Herr, who has become a local celebrity through the television commer...

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