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Asda has become the latest grocer to announce ambitious expansion plans, in yet another indication that food &grocery is proving much more resilient to the recession than other retail sectors. Indeed, the robustness of the sector is set to provide ...

To find the best way to keep your crisp food from getting stale, Consumer Reports pitted Quick Seals against Glad bags, Ziploc bags and clips."With Quick Seals you can apply a zip closure to opened bags,"Lisa Lee Freeman, of Consumer Reports ...

La crisis no ha impedido que la principal cadena de comida rápida del mundo haya logrado incrementar su beneficio en 2008 en un 80%, hasta los 4.313 millones de dólares (3.307 millones de euros). Además, McDonald’s seguirá creciendo y abrirá unos 1.000...

Frito-Lay Japan has decided that "Coffee Crisp" should be more than just a pretty name. Their new Caramel Macchiatto and Green Tea Latte flavor corn chips pack two cups of coffee's worth of caffeine into each bag.The so-called "caffeine ...

The Indian government is considering a proposal to allow foreign multinationals to impose an 'annual service fee' on their Indian subsidiary for providing management services. The foreign direct investment (FDI) policy, while allowing payment of royalt...

Announcing McDonald's Q4 and 2008 results, chief executive Jim Skinner said: "For 2009 we plan to invest $2.1bn in capital to open about 1,000 new restaurants and reinvest in our existing locations." Despite beef, cheese, and other ingredien...

It takes guts to start a business, even in good economic times. So you might think that only the most wildly optimistic entrepreneurs would attempt it now, with the country in the depths of a recession. Maybe so, but it’s hard to keep a good idea down...

The first part of 2008 began as a banner year for spuds."But then all of a sudden in the fourth quarter of 2008, things started to change,"Dale Lathim said, Executive Director of the Potato Growers of Washington.Despite how good the french f...

The Inventure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNAK) is pleased to announce that it intends to spend up to $1.5 million in capital into the Goodyear Arizona snack food plant in order to increase capacity and improve efficiencies. The investment will include adding...

The Cuban government invested 40 million dollars to buy items destined to the cultivation of potatoes, a strategy to increase delivery of food to the Cuban population. The information was given by Cuban Agriculture Vice Minister Juan Perez Lamas Monda...

Farmers from all over Washington State are in the Tri-Cities for the potato conference at the Three Rivers Convention Center. The potato conference was held for almost 50 years in Moses Lake and this is it's first time in the Tri-Cities.Some people bel...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced strong operating results for the fourth quarter and the year, driven by global comparable sales growth."2008 was a strong year for McDonald's,"said Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner. &quot...