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december 09, 2009
PepsiCo Opens New Haven Research Lab To Develop Healthier Products
PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, today announced it will open a long-term research laboratory in New Haven with a focus on the development of healthier food and beverage products. The company also will fund a...
december 08, 2009
Why your chips bag is only half-full
It happens all the time: You open a snack bag, cereal box, or pill bottle and find a little bit of product and … lots of air. Consumer Reports dings such products with a Black Hole Award, and loyal readers are quick to send us nominees.
december 08, 2009
McDonald's US same-store sales down 0.6%
McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) said sales at established U.S. restaurants fell for the second straight month as competitors like Burger King and Taco Bell pushed low prices to attract customers. Weakness in Germany and China also pressured sales that analys...
december 08, 2009
US Food trends 2010: Supermarketguru Phil Lempert sees 7 trends
There is a new reality when it comes to grocery shopping in the U.S. - consumers want simple foods they can prepare at home and that don't compromise on quality. This shift comes at a time when many people hope that the pains of the recession are fad...
december 04, 2009
Yum expects a same store sales drop of 8% for Q4 in the US
Yum! Brands Inc., operator and franchisor of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and A&W, said same-store sales for its final quarter this year will be negative across the board, especially with continued weakness in the United States. ...
december 03, 2009
Ralph Alvarez abandona la presidencia de McDonald's por motivos de salud
El presidente y jefe de Operaciones de McDonald's, Ralph Alvarez, abandona su puesto al frente de la compañía por su razones de salud después 15 años en la empresa, y será sustituido en sus responsabilidades por el consejero delegado de la compañía,... Sponsored Content
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december 01, 2009
McDonald’s Chief Operating Officer Ralph Alvarez to Retire
McDonald’s Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner announced today that Ralph Alvarez has decided to retire as President and Chief Operating Officer of the company for health-related reasons.“After more than 30 years in the restaurant industry, the past 15...november 30, 2009
Pepsico ha unido esfuerzos con TerraCycle para crear bolsos hechos con envolturas de papas fritas usadas
PepsiCo, la empresa madre del fabricante de aperitivos Frito-Lay ( Doritos, Tostitos y Cheetos) quiere cambiar la cara de la compañia y darle una presentación de empresa responsable con el medio ambiente ya ha mostrado algunos avances con el desarrollo...
november 25, 2009
Frozen Potato Institute behind acrylamide comment period extension
The Frozen Potato Institute [AFFI] whose members supply fast food chains with the raw material for french fries, succeeded in persuading FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition to extend its comment period on scientific data and information ...november 24, 2009
US Food-at-home inflation rate at lowest level since 1992
Phil Lempert Supermarket Guru reports a Food Institute analysis of newly released government data shows grocery prices in October posted their largest decline in 50 years.The Consumer Price Index for food-at-home last month was 2.8% less than the same ...
november 24, 2009
Wendy's Arby's Group interested in Krispy Kreme?
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. would not comment on a report Monday speculating that a deal may be in the works.An item in Briefing.com, as reported by Barrons, said that the parent of the Wendy’s and Arby’s fast-food brands ...november 24, 2009
Restaurant inspired Private label foods
What do French pastry vegetarian pizza, Buffalo-style chicken meatballs, and orange citrus soufflés have in common? All of these products were on display at the recent Private Label Manufacturers Assoc. Trade Show in Rosemont, Ill. As private label foo... Sponsored Content 
november 19, 2009
American Frozen Food Institute Announces New Conferences Staff
American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz today announced the addition of two new staff members to AFFI’s conferences department. Mary Becton joins AFFI as the new director of conferences, while Kristen Friend is the new ma...november 17, 2009
United Potato Growers of Idaho won't fold
Idaho Falls-based United Potato Growers of Idaho, the organization that led the way in encouraging spud growers nationwide to reign in acreage in order to buoy markets, has a new lease on life. At the organization’s fall growers’ meeting Nov. 11, Unit...
november 17, 2009
Sweet potato among six flavour trends for 2010 as identified by Mintel
Mintel has identified six key flavors trends that will be recognizable in 2010 in the US market. Mintel’s flavor predictions for 2010 Cardamom - Known to be intensely aromatic with a strong, unique taste, cardamom will find a home in more than ju...november 13, 2009
Acrilamida no está asociada con cánceres de tiroides y cabeza
La sustancia química acrilamida, que es un agente potencialmente cancerígeno, no eleva el riesgo de desarrollar cáncer de boca, garganta, cuerdas vocales o tiroides, con una sola excepción. Más allá de una posible asociación con el cáncer de boca en m...
november 12, 2009
Ventas McDonald's octubre caen 0,1 pct en EEUU
McDonald's reportó el lunes una caída del 0,1 por ciento en las ventas comparables de octubre en Estados Unido, impactada por la débil demanda de sus nuevos productos y de sus opciones más baratas. La pequeña disminución es la primera en las ventas co...
november 11, 2009
Sodium lawsuit against Denny's dismissed
A New Jersey Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Denny's Corp. of perpetrating fraud by not disclosing the amount of sodium in its food. The lawsuit, the first sodium-related case against a restaurant company, was filed this summe...