News on Food Trends from the United States

Tucked neatly inside the health reform legislation headed to the Oval Office for a presidential signature is langcode that will require calorie labeling on chain restaurant menus, menu boards, and drive-through displays, as well as on vending machines....

McCain Foods USA today announced a voluntary recall of the McCain All American Roaster frozen potato product listed below which contains a pepper ingredient that could be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product contains black pepper which ...

Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND) announced today that it has received notice of early termination of the antitrust waiting period for its pending acquisition of Kettle Foods, and now anticipates the transaction will close by March 31, 2010. Based on t...

New York City’s trailblazing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene voted yesterday to require the city’s restaurants to post letter grades reflecting the establishment’s cleanliness.  That move was applauded today by the nonprofit Center for Science ...

Nearly all public restaurant companies reported fourth-quarter same-store sales results this month, and winter storms and lingering economic pressures pushed most into negative territory. Some, mainly because of value messaging, moved in a positive di...

First Lady Michelle Obama has been reaching out to everyone about moving forward together to give all our children the healthy start to life that they deserve!

Los restaurantes más limpios de Nueva York podrán pronto enarbolar su excelencia colocando la calificación 'A' en su entrada, mientras que los que reciban una mala nota ('B' o 'C') tendrán un mes para enmendarse. Según una directiva de los servicios ...

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) and Basic American Foods today announced the sale of and a licensing agreement for Hungry Jack(R) brand potato products that will allow Basic American Foods to expand its retail presence in the potato business. The...

During the recent Snaxpo 2010, Sally Lyons Wyatt of INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC. presented the State of the Snack Food Industry report.Budget-focused consumers, some 84% of which grocery shop with a list, are increasingly turning to snack foods to help ...

A poster adorning the walls of KFC restaurants in California may just take your appetite away. Or at least make you consider giving up the fries. Here's what it says: "Cooked potatoes that have been browned, such as French fries, baked potatoes an...

CKE Restaurants' $928 million buyout offer last month from a private-equity firm has sparked speculation that more suitors will line up for the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent, according to sources familiar with the restaurant M&A environment. One...

The U.S. Potato Board is targeting declining demand as a top priority.   During the group’s annual meeting March 11, board President Tim O’Connor urged members, in approving the next long-term plan, to make fixing declining demand a priority, and to fo...

During late January, the United States Potato Board (USPB) Chip Committee held a conference call with chip processors to gauge their interest in funding an expansion of the material development program to fast track the breeding of new chip-stock potat...

Sensible Portions is proud to announce their newest product line: Potato Straws. The brand has decided to capitalize on the success of their current lines of Veggie Straws and Apple Straws and add Potato Straws to the mix.Like Veggie and Apple Straws, ...

SNAXPO 2010, the world’s largest trade show devoted exclusively to international snack foods, opened in Fort Worth, TX Thursday, March 4, where nearly 1500 industry professionals from some 35 countries gathered to explore key issues and ideas, as well...

French fry connoisseurs are a most discerning sort, perhaps even more so than their wine-tasting counterparts. Whereas wine aficionados practice five basic evaluations – color, swirl, smell, taste and savor – a true fries connoisseur also considers thi...

McDonald’s Corp. regained some of its same-store sales momentum in February, as its Olympic-theme promotions helped offset weather-related sales softness in the United States while the company’s international divisions continued to execute well. The...

McDonald's informó el lunes que las ventas a nivel mundial en restaurantes comparables, o aquellos abiertos durante al menos un año, aumentaron el 4,8% en febrero, superando las expectativas de los analistas gracias a la solidez de las ventas en el ext...