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Lima, Peru -- The International Potato Center (CIP) announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation. Jan Kreuze, Ph.D., principal virologist at CIP, will pursue an innova...

El proyecto “Innovación para la seguridad y la soberanía alimentaria en la región andina”, (en siglas, IssAndes), empezó sus actividades en setiembre del 2010 en Bolivia, Ecuador y Perú, con el financiamiento y apoyo técnico de la Unión Europea (UE) y ...

The National Restaurant Association has received The American Society of Association Executives' 2012 Gold Circle Award for its Kids LiveWell initiative, a program that provides nutritional information on children's menu items at participating restaura...

It might seem to be just another annual shareholders meeting today at McDonald's, but this one will be closely watched as a precursor to the fast-food world's most important changing of the guards in years. This will be the last meeting presided ove...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced that Dave Hoffmann, 44, currently Senior Vice President for Restaurant Support in McDonald's Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region, has been elected President of McDonald's APMEA by the M...

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced today that it has acquired Kangaroo Brands' pita chip business. ConAgra Foods' acquisition of the pita chip business is consistent with its strategy to grow its presence in private label foods. "Pita chip...

The Belgian potato-processing industry continued to grow in 2011 for its entire product segment, as shown by the annual production data published by Belgapom, the Belgian federation of the potato trade and processing sector. This growth is above all tr...

El Ministerio de Agricultura (Minag) señaló hoy que casi el 92 por ciento de la papa peruana se consume en el mercado nacional, y el resto se exporta, dado que la demanda del tubérculo se ha fortalecido en los últimos años. “El mercado nacional es fue...

The European Commission has approved a list of 222 health claims for food products. Health claims on food labelling and in advertising, for example on the role of calcium and bone health or vitamin C and the immune system, have become vital marketing tools.

Most Americans consume diets that fall short of the recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010. A common perception is that diets consistent with the recommendations are not affordable. This perception may be influenced by studies th...

A pipe failure in the refrigeration system caused the ammonia leak that resulted in a potato-processing plant evacuation Tuesday and 11 people being treated by medics, the Boardman fire chief said. The incident occurred at around 9.30 pm tuesday in th...

The Specialty Potato Alliance promises US consumers this season a wide choice of potato varieties: “This season we have everything,” noted the elated Richard Leibowitz commenting on Alliances’ spring harvest in Bakersfield. “We are going to have the...

There was a time when the segments in foodservice were clearly defined. No more...

Potandon Produce L.L.C. is proud to announce its participation with Johnny’s Fine Foods for the 2012 Johnny’s Be Good Road Tour. Potandon Produce and Johnny’s Fine Foods have teamed up to sample each company’s unique products and seasonings to thousand...

BioFach China 2012 will be held in Shanghai International Exhibition Center from May 24th to 26th. China is a very promising market for organic produce and is about to reach a phase of rapid growth, with an estimated value of 59.4 billion yuan by 2015,...

De organisatie Gentechvrije Burgers uit Lelystad heeft een zaak bij de Raad van State aangespannen waarin wordt geëist dat de vergunning die door het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu is verleend aan de Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek van Wageningen Universiteit voor proeven met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelplanten wordt vernietigd.

National potato industry leaders have taken exception with the four-part HBO documentary 'The Weight of the Nation'because of data it includes describing the role of spuds in the mounting U.S. obesity crisis.

All eyes were peeled on the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) Great Big Idaho® Potato Truck when it blew into the Windy City (Chicago) for the annual National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show.