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七月 06, 2009
Continued support of Russian Potato farmers part of Pepsico's 1 billion investment in Russia
PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, announced today that it plans to invest US$1 billion in Russia over three years, together with its partner The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG). The investment will bring the cumulative inves...
六月 24, 2009
Pepsico takes stake in Calbee;Frito-Lay Japan becomes part of expanded company
Pepsico Inc. is acquiring a stake in Calbee Foods Co., Japan’s biggest producer of potato chips and shrimp crackers, as part of a push to sell more snacks overseas.PepsiCo, the world’s biggest snack-food maker, said in a statement it will exchange its ...
六月 22, 2009
Frito-Lay India builds warehouse for potato storage in West Bengal
Frito-lay India has decided to set up a state-of-the-art warehouse for storage of potato.“Sourcing chip-grade potatoes remains a challenge. We are establishing a state-of-the-art warehouse, a first in India, near our manufacturing facility in West Beng...
六月 17, 2009
Uphill struggle for potato farmers in Afghanistan's Bamyan Province
Farmers in Afghanistan’s top potato-producing province are complaining about declining profits, mainly because of cold weather, lack of storage facilities and bad roads. Potato cultivation in Bamyan Province, central Afghanistan, employs thousands of p...
六月 16, 2009
Wendy's, Arby's to debut co-branded stores in Middle East Africa Expansion
Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN) today announced an agreement with Saudi Arabia-based Al Jammaz Group to build 135 dual-branded Wendy's(R) and Arby's(R) restaurants in nine countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the next decade. This... Sponsored Content
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六月 14, 2009
Phillipine potato growers looking towards french fries
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...
六月 14, 2009
Karnataka farmers shy away from potatoes in fear of blight
Owing to the fear of blight, many farmers are shying away from cultivating potato. Last year, potato was grown on 50,000 hectares of land in the district, but the crop on 35,000 hectares was affected by blight, and farmers lost Rs. 300 crore as a res...
五月 29, 2009
Vinegar could be used for salt reduction: Study
Adding low concentrations of vinegar to foods may enhance perception of saltiness and enable food manufacturers to cut salt content without affecting taste, according to new research from Japan. The World Health Organization recommends that per capita ...
五月 26, 2009
China Essence Group growth dampened by tough economic climate
China Essence Group Ltd., one of the largest, leading integrated producers of potato products in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), announced results for the year ended 31 March 2009 (“FY2009”), reporting a 4% increase in revenue over the previous...
五月 11, 2009
Mahr bar screen protects McCain Foods' pumps in Harbin
In 2007 the managers of McCain Foods factory in Harbin (China) decided modifications were necessary to protect their pump system, and sought a solution from the engineering firm of AMEC Geomatrix, a specialist in the industrial and food processing indu...
五月 01, 2009
China's Food Processing Industry;2009 Update & Forecast;Gain Report
Over the past five years, China’s food processing industry has grown at nearly 30 percent annually, with 2008 total gross output value expected to reach RMB four trillion ($588 billion).Continuing economic development, expansion of trade into the ...
四月 16, 2009
FMC allays fears on rising potato prices
Commodity futures market regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) is confident that the skew between spot and futures prices in potato will cease once the diversion from physical markets to cold storage reverses. The regulator had recently asked MCX ...
四月 15, 2009
Palm oil prices soar as Malaysian stocks fall short of demand
Oilseed analysts are predicting a squeeze on supply of Malaysian palm oil for months to come, as prices are pushed up by farmers’ inability to invest in inputs and poor extraction rates – while demand for fried and oily food is not abating. Malaysia is...
四月 13, 2009
Nepal's potato consumption near twice world average
Per capita availability of potatoes in Nepal has crossed the world average due to a sharp rise in production over the past one and a half decades, officials said. The Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives (MoAC) stated that the production of potato...
四月 11, 2009
Potato Prices in Uttar Pradesh double in a week
Potato, the crop which was dumped in fields to rot last year due to over-production has suddenly scaled record heights this season. The increased demand and rampant hoarding by traders has propelled the prices by over 100 per cent over last week.The cr...