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"De overname van de diepvriesgroentedivisie van de logistieke groep Christian Salvesen vormt het sluitstuk van onze strategie voor het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Het was het laatste ontbrekende puzzelstukje", zegt Herwig Dejonghe, gedelegeerd bestu...

De prijzen van aardappelen in Algerije zijn hoog. Hoewel het Afrikaanse land tonnen aardappelen importeert, ziet men hiervan niets op de markt. Dit komt doordat de maffia de aardappelen opslaat nadat deze in de havens zijn gearriveerd.

Members of the Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Council (PAFC) agreed here recently to apply for variety protection the Igorota PO3, a high quality potato seed, before the government's intellectual property rights office. The variety was bred at th...

Op vrijdag 24 augustus a.s. vindt in ’t Voorhuys te Emmeloord de Aardappeldemodag plaats. Ruim 200 mensen uit de sector hebben zich al aangemeld. Centraal staat elkaar ontmoeten aan de vooravond van het nieuwe seizoen. Ontmoeten op een informele manie...

Het Belgische groenteverwerkende bedrijf Pinguin heeft een akkoord bereikt over de overname van de Food afdeling van Christian Salvesen. Het betreft de verwerking, verpakking en opslag van diepvriesgroenten in de Britse vestigingen in Bourne, North Tho...

After a three-year search -- and an extensive amount of testing and consumer research -- the perfect French fries to complement Hardee's Angus-beef Thickburgers have been found. Beginning today, guests who order a combo meal or a side of fries will be...

McDonald's, the world's biggest fast food chain, wants to invest up to €800m ($1.1bn) in its European business this year, in a sign that the US-based company is increasingly putting the focus on the continent. "We will invest as much money there...

The Washington Post had 16 snacks judged for suitability as a school snack by twenty-nine 3rd and 4th graders. The taste test included 16 snacks that contained about 100 calories per serving -- an amount that nutrition experts say is appropriate for ...

McDonald's customers have shown strong support for the new Angus Third Pounders that debuted in Southern California last March. Positive customer feedback has prompted McDonald's marketing co-ops in New York and Central Ohio to introduce the newest lin...

The potato harvest is slowly getting under way in the Red River Valley, with a few farmers already in the fields.Northern Plains Potato Growers President Duane Maatz (MAWTZ) says expectations are high for farmers whose crops were not drowned out by he...

Historians of literature criticise the British company Tyrrells for placing a picture from Tadesz Kantor’s Panoramic Sea Happening on a packet of crisps.  The photograph by Eustachy Kossakowski was taken during the Sea Concert, the first part of Kanto...

Diversified major ITC Ltd, which launched potato chips under the brand Bingo, has taken over Australian agri-biotech company Technico Pty Ltd for an undisclosed sum, as part of a strategy to strengthen its foods business. An ITC spokesperson said th...