Potato News

Yum Brands Inc., which operates the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut chains, says fourth-quarter profit slipped almost 1 per cent as strong sales in Chinese and international divisions mostly countered the impact of higher costs.

YUM Brands is looking at significant makeovers of its mature fast- food outlets. One option it is considering is restructuring KFC, using what the company calls a "non-fried chicken platform"sometime next year. KFC has experimented with non-...

Pootgoedtelers hebben in 2006 en 2007 meer opbrengsten gehad dan kosten. In 2005 was de financiële opbrengst nog onvoldoende om de kostprijs te dekken.Pootgoedhandelshuis HZPC heeft het onderzoeksinstituut LEI een studie laten doen over de aardappel po...

Pringles is to take on Walkers Sensations with the launch of a premium bagged crisp line.Pringles Select is a luxury kettle chip that has already launched in the US. It is understood that Procter &Gamble plans to launch the line in the UK this autu...

A shortage of potatoes is expected to hit restaurants in Nairobi and other towns in the next few weeks because of the violence that has crippled the Rift Valley Province.Nairobi has more than 800 restaurants and over 40 local processors of crisps whose...

Riding on the back of a major expansion spree, global fast food chain McDonald's on Monday said it expects the Indian operations to be profitable from the next fiscal, 17 years after it set up shop in the country. The company, which achieved break-even...

Wendy's International said Monday that its fourth-quarter earnings more than quadrupled from a year ago, when it took major charges for discontinued operations, and restaurants reported better margins despite high prices for beef and chicken prices.Wen...

 Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) on Monday reported a 7% climb in fiscal second-quarter net income despite shrinking margins, as the company's ability to capitalize on volatile commodity market conditions offset continued ethanol-related pains.   Amon...

Millions of rail travellers may soon have the option of gorging on McDonald's burgers on-board trains, discussions for which are on between the railway authorities and the global fast food giant. Buoyed by the successful bid for opening a restaurant at...

La agencia internacional de noticias A informó que las utilidades del grupo Procter &Gamble aumentaron en el segundo trimestre gracias a un incremento de sus ventas, ayudadas por el efecto de la caída del dólar, a pesar de un margen reducido.   El...

Por ser considerado el producto que tiene más presencia en todas las comidas a nivel mundial y que puede ser uno de los alimentos ideales para proporcionar la seguridad alimentaria en el país y el mundo, las Naciones Unidas declaró el 2008 como Año In...

The total potato production in the Netherlands and Belgium is back to pre-MY 06/07 levels.The average yield in 2007 is estimated to be 13% higher than the previous year’s yield,although there are big differences between the various soil types and types...

The Procter &Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) announced net sales growth of nine percent to $21.6 billion for the quarter. Sales were up behind strong volume growth from continued success on key product initiatives and double-digit organic growth in deve...

2008 marks the 20th anniversary of Radix Systems Limited. This experience is reflected in the latest generation of Autosorts, constantly evolving to meet the increasing demands of today’s food producers.

Qatar Food Company (Americana Group), the franchisee owner of KFC, yesterday set a record for the largest serving of fried chicken at the Villagio Mall.An adjudicator of the Guinness World Records made the announcement and presented a certificate to th...

Introduced in 1966, Doritos, which according to Frito-Lay comes from the Spanish term for "little bits of gold,"rose to fame as comfort food mostly for male students and young professionals who craved the chip's intense flavor, spiciness an...

With the branded snacks market buzzing with new entrants, the FritoLay division of PepsiCo India Holdings has kicked off a marketing campaign “Chala Change Ka Chakkar”, which the company claims is its biggest ever portfolio initiative in 2008. As part ...

La cadena de comida rápida Burger King Holdings Inc. anotó un aumento en su ganancia operacional del segundo trimestre fiscal, impulsado por mayores ventas en el mundo y el fuerte desempeño de su sándwich Homestyle Melt en el mercado local.   Burger Ki...