Potato News

August 22, 2007

McCain Wombourne staff in job fears

Worried McCain workers have told of their anguish after the company revealed plans to axe up to 120 jobs at its Wombourne chip factory. Staff were left stunned after being told on Monday that French fry production at the factory, which employs 240 pe...
August 22, 2007

Technico could boost ITC's Bingo potato chips business.

ITC’s latest acquisition may seem like an extension of its presence in the agri-inputs space. The Zuari group’s seed potato business Technico Pty in Australia will add to its agri-input business. But just as trading in wheat gives it an edge in sourci...
August 22, 2007

Ammoniak vrijgekomen bij McCain Lelystad

Bij aardappelverwerker McCain in Lelystad is woensdagochtend ammoniak vrijgekomen. Volgens de politie ging het om een minimale hoeveelheid en is er geen gevaar voor de volksgezondheid.
August 22, 2007

ADM streamlines Merchandising, Marketing

Agricultural processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) said Wednesday that it has offered buyouts to about 40 managers as it reorganizes its operations. Most are members of upper management. The Decatur-based company is creating a single operations gr...
August 22, 2007

Big Mac creator says middle bread slice made burger a success

Jim Delligatti took two years to convince McDonald's that the Big Mac was a good idea but 40 years on he takes pride in having invented one of the world's most widely eaten foods that is getting its own museum. In 1967, the McDonald's franchisee got ...
August 22, 2007

Cargill Reports Earnings Up Sharply in 4th Quarter

Cargill said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose sharply on strong results in its financial and ingredient sectors and lower tax bill.Cargill earned $628 million during the quarter ending May 31, up 75 percent from $358 million earned a year ago.
August 22, 2007

Estudio: Marcas que ofrecen comida más sana mejoran las ventas

El estudio, realizado por la agencia TNS Worldpanel y la revista "Marketing,” concluye que hay varios ejemplos de crecimiento empresarial después de la introducción de productos más sanos (...) Marcas como los cereales Kellogg's, o las papas Walk...
August 21, 2007

McCain to wield axe at key UK site

McCain Foods looks set to axe around half the jobs at their Wombourne production site in the UK.
August 21, 2007

Pinguin als redder van Britse erwt

"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...
August 21, 2007

Algerije: Maffia legt beslag op aardappelimport

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.
August 20, 2007

Benguet farmers want protection for potato variety Igoroata PO3

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...
August 20, 2007

Hardee's(R) Launches New Natural Cut French Fries

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...

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