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Potato Corner CEO Joe Magsaysay shares the secret behind the french fries brand that he built into a global franchise business with annual sales of P1 billion (almost 20 million USD).

Last year was a banner year for Manila (Phillipines) -based food cart business Potato Corner after it hit over P1 billion (21.3 million USD) in sales, a record in the company's 23-year history.

Flavored french fries retailer Potato Corner is planning to expand its operations by opening 60 new stores in the Phillipines and setting up 10 new stores in Indonesia this year.

Filippino-owned flavored French fries retailer Potato Corner is planning to expand in the US from the current 13 to as many as 1,000 stores in the next five to seven years.

It is still an uphill climb for Benguet’s potato growers (Phillipines) who hope to clinch a niché in the lucrative French fries industry. The province produces most of the country’s supply of potatoes. It is there where the best varieties are grown. An...

Police in Manila are looking to convert their patrol cars to run on a mixture of diesel and used cooking oil from McDonald's (MCD), officials and the company said Tuesday. With oil prices at crippling highs, the project would convert cars in the Makati...

After five years of field trials, root crop experts at Benguet State University (BSU) in the Phillipines  said Benguet farmers could now plant four new potato varieties which possess the desired dry matter content required by fast-food chains to make ...

Burger King has reported modest profit from June to August, reversing losses incurred in the same period last year, BK Titans part owner Wilson Young said.