Potato News

March 03, 2008

New GM potatoes to be planted by Czech farmers soon

Czech farmers could be reaping a new specie of the genetically modified (GM) potatoes with superior starch more befitting the human organism next year. Experts agree that this would broaden the possibilities of Czech potato producers. However, in spi...
March 03, 2008

QSR Brands Bhd Signs Deal To bring KFC Restaurants to Cambodia

Bernama.com reports that QSR Brands Bhd has signed an agreement with Royal Group of Companies Ltd (RGC) and Rightlink Corporation Ltd Hong Kong (RCL) to form a joint venture company to operate the Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant (KFC Cambodia) busine...
March 03, 2008

At joint Nestlé-UN Global Compact event, Nestle presented the company's first Creating Shared Value report

At a joint Nestlé-UN Global Compact event in New York, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman and CEO of Nestlé, today presented the company's first Creating Shared Value report, including new figures on the impact of its business activities on the environ...
March 03, 2008

Potato farmers in North Dinajpur face cold storage unit crisis

Potato cultivators in north Dinajpur district are facing a crisis to preserve their crops due to absence of adequate number of cold storages in the district. Having found no space to preserve they are being compelled to sell their crops in the market a...
March 02, 2008

Tyrrells' Will Chase: Crisps and vodka: the proof is in the potato

Will Chase loves potatoes, cows and vodka. The farmer behind Tyrrells gourmet crisps starts each day "talking to my cows". He is about to make his first batch of premium potato vodka, made from spuds grown on the farm that are too small to t...
Snow blamed for roof collapse of warehouse attached to McCain Foods Plover French Fry Factory
February 29, 2008

Snow blamed for roof collapse of warehouse attached to McCain Foods Plover French Fry Factory

Heavy snow is believed to be the cause of a roof collapse at  McCain Foods Plover French Fry Factory. Authorities say no one was hurt when a portion of the roof gave way at a warehouse connecting McCain Foods with AmeriCold Corporation.
February 29, 2008

McCain cutting production of concentrate at N.B. beverage plant

McCain Foods is cutting production of frozen juice concentrate at its beverage plant in Grand Falls, N.B., eliminating about 30 jobs. McCain says the jobs will be gone by April 18 when it consolidates production in Toronto. The company says the move w...
February 29, 2008

Grand Forks North American Foods potato plant damaged by fire

Fire damage to a Grand Forks potato plant is estimated at about $25,000. The fire early Thursday morning was contained in the dust collection system at the North American Foods plant, but the facility was shut down for the day. The plant makes dehydrat...
February 28, 2008

Development and Experimental Validation of a Frying Model to Estimate Acrylamide Levels in French Fries

In this study, a numerical model was developed to simulate frying of potato strips and estimate acrylamide levels in French fries. Heat and mass transfer parameters determined during frying of potato strips and the formation and degradation kinetic par...
February 28, 2008

Aviko heeft in 2007 40 miljoen euro winst gemaakt.

Aviko heeft vorig jaar 40 miljoen euro winst gemaakt. In 2006 draaide het dochterbedrijf van coöperatie Cosun nog met verlies. Het was daarom niet te voorzien dat de niet-suikeractiviteiten van Cosun zou leiden tot een plus op de bietenprijs van 6 eur...
February 28, 2008

José Armario designado Presidente de Grupo de McDonald's Canadá y America Latina

McDonald's Corporation anunció hoy que José Armario ha sido designado Presidente de Grupo de McDonald's Canadá y América Latina, con vigencia inmediata. Armario ha sido el Presidente de McDonald's América Latina desde 2003.
February 28, 2008

Burger King retirara los menus hipercaloricos y fabricados con grasas trans de su publicidad para niños

Burger King Europa dejará de publicitar entre los niños menores de 12 años aquellos menús que no cumplan ciertos requisitos nutricionales impuestos por la propia compañía.   Según la cadena de comida rápida, esta iniciativa tiene como objetivo promove...

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