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Happy Meal toys and other promotions that come with high-calorie children’s meals will soon be officially banned in parts of Santa Clara County, unless the restaurants meet nutritional guidelines approved Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors. &...

The classic Kettle Brand® Potato Chips Lightly Salted flavor is now Sea Salt. The subtle shift in name reflects the all natural ingredients always used in every recipe and captures the brand’s reputation for delivering delicious flavor in every crunch...

For the 3 months to 31 March 2010, PinguinLutosa recorded consolidated sales of 111.9 million euro, which represents an increase of 4.68%. Evolution of sales per division is as follows:   Non-audited management figures in euro 1 ...

The annual potato production in GB is approximately 6 million tonnes, of which 60% will be stored prior to fresh consumption or processing.   Potato Council is currently supporting research to identify options to improve sprout control, through an imp...

ConAgra Foods announced today the winners of its 2010 Sustainable Development Awards, an internal awards program created to recognize outstanding achievements integrating sustainability into business practices while also sharing best practices across the company.

Hundreds of farmers blocked roads in Dinajpur and Rangpur yesterday demanding compensation as thousands of bags of potatoes they kept in cold storage have rotten due to alleged negligence of the authorities.   The affected farmers said the authorities ...

Ishida Europe has appointed Mike Heffernan as Director of Sales – Core Products to lead the company in the next stage of its growth programme.  Mr Heffernan will be responsible for sales of Ishida’s extensive range of weighing and associated equipment...

According to the results of a survey released this month by the German branch of the environmental organization Greenpeace, a number of snacks and fast food giants including Burger King, McDonald's, German seafood chain Nordsee and chipmaker Lorenz Sna...

Snack Factory announced today that it will launch its new Modern Classics line of Pretzel Crisps at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide in May. Modern Classics were unveiled at the Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim, CA on March 12th and...

The West Bengal Government has announced a transport subsidy of Rs 11 crore for inter-State transport of potatoes as well as export to other countries. West Bengal's potato production almost doubled to 95 lakh tonnes this year, against just about 55 l...

Funky Monkey Snacks, a leading brand in the healthy snacks category, has announced a new relationship with Kroger that will result in the availability of its snacks in 400 of its stores, including stores in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michiga...

Walker Brothers has received one of two Environmental Stewardship Awards from the National Potato Council.  Along with a farm in Washington State, Walker Brothers farm was praised for their leadership in habitat conservation for wildlife as well as pro...