Potato News

May 22, 2008

Potato prospects in Indonesia face many challenges

With its high rate of growth, high yield and low water consumption, the potato has become the world's fourth major food crop in the world, but its prospects in Indonesia face many challenges, a representative for Indonesia's chapter of the Food and Agr...
 McDonald's
May 22, 2008

McDonald's switches to transfat free frying oils

The McDonald's Corp. has completed its changeover to cooking oil with no trans fat at its restaurants in the U.S. and Canada The world's largest restaurant chain is now cooking French fries, hash browns, Filet-O-Fish sandwiches and chicken in a blend ...
May 22, 2008

Proef met koelvervoer per schip

Bij wijze van proef vaart twee keer per week een binnenvaartschip met vriescontainers van Bergen op Zoom naar Rotterdam. Het zijn containers met aardappelproducten van Lamb Weston Meijer in Kruiningen. Doel van de proef is het vrachtverkeer over de weg...
May 22, 2008

Too little salt may pose CVD risk, suggests study

Low sodium levels may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, say researchers in an observational study, contradicting recent evidence from intervention trials indicating the dangers of too much salt. The observational study was carried out by res...
May 20, 2008

Restaurants Serve New Sustainability Initiatives

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) wants to lighten its industry's environmental impacts with a new initiative aimed at helping restaurateurs implement eco-friendly business practices.The industry group unveiled "Conserve: Solutions for Su...
May 20, 2008

Costa Rica develops Phythophtora resistant Potato Varieties

After three long years of study, the Instituto Nacional de Innovación y Transferencia en Tecnologí Agropecuaria (INTA, or the National Institute for Innovation and Transference of Agricultural Technology) has made a potato breakthrough, and five new ty...
May 19, 2008

Bulgaria: First Burger King to open in June

The first two Burger King fast-food restaurants in Bulgaria will open in June, the company that owns the franchise rights for Bulgaria said on May 19. The restaurant in Mall Varna will open on June 12, by which time the first restaurant in Sofia, in Ci...
May 19, 2008

Food4You: aardappel staat centraal

Food4you, de uitmarkt voor voeding en gezondheid, wordt dit jaar voor de tweede keer georganiseerd van 1 tot 5 oktober in Wageningen. Het festival dat alle voedingskennis bundelt en open staat voor kenners én leken geeft dit jaar bijzondere aandacht aa...
Senator John McCain speaks at NRA Show, Chicago
May 19, 2008

Senator John McCain speaks at NRA Show, Chicago

Before a packed ballroom, Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), accompanied by Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.), addressed industry insiders at the 2008 National restaurant Association, Restaurant Hotel-Motel Show today. Touching on topics ranging from his democrat...
May 19, 2008

Yum! Brands Appoints Robert D. Walter to Board

Yum! Brands, Inc.announced today the appointment of Robert D. Walter, 62, to its Board of Directors. Walter is Founder and Executive Director of Cardinal Health, Inc. , a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity...
May 19, 2008

Found in milk and yogurt, vaccenic acid -- a naturally occurring trans fat -- lowered cholesterol in rats

Trans fats: We've been told that they're worse for our hearts than saturated animal fats. Now, as consumers increasingly turn to food that's trans-fat-free and manufacturers pull them from more and more processed foods, comes a twist. Some trans fats,...
May 19, 2008

Peru: women are the guardians of potato diversity

In South America’s Andes mountain region, indigenous women have traditionally been responsible for selecting, conserving and managing seed potatoes from the countless native varieties of the crop, thus ensuring diversity and continued production while ...

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