The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the commercial planting of a potato that has been genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips. The move comes in ...
Tags: genetically engineered potato, acrylamide, Agriculture
Pie Five Pizza has expanded its product range with the introduction of new Cheddar Bacon Pie-Tato. The Cheddar Bacon Pie-tato is a combination of mozzarella and cheddar cheeses, smoky bacon and oven-roasted red skin potatoes on a freshly ...
Known to many as the Mosuo, but known often to themselves as the Na, the Mosuo are a small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet. Consisting of a population of approximately 40,000, ...
Tags: Mosuo culture, Apparel
October 22, 2014 Sophie Australian consumers are buying potatoes for taste and convenience, and are keen to purchase more, according to new industry research carried out as part of a potato research study funded by potato levies with ...
Tags: Spud Consumption, Potato
Mooncakes symbolize the gathering of friends and family and are an indispensable part of the offerings made to the Earth God, Tu Ti Kung. According to popular belief, the custom of eating mooncakes began in the late Yuan dynasty. As the ...
Tags: Mooncakes, Mid-Autumn Festival
Himalya International Limited and Himalya Fresh Foods, a specialty food pioneer and one of the largest and most diversified food and agribusiness companies from India, announced today that its number one selling individually quick frozen, ...
Tags: Himalya, Indian Cuisine
Russia amends blacklist to allow imports of lactose-free milk, some fish and vegetables The Russian government has removed some agricultural products, including lactose-free milk and dairy products, young salmon and trout, as well as some ...
Tags: Russian, Agricultural Products, Agriculture
France has introduced a new “homemade” label for chefs cooking meals from scratch, because microwaved or pre-packaged dishes had become more common. France introduces ‘home made’ label for restaurants A decree ...
Progresso, a brand of General Mills, has introduced new soup line, which includes six flavors. The new line includes two flavors each of Vegetable Classic, Light and Traditional Soup. New Vegetable Classic flavours comprise Tuscan-style ...
Canada-based McCain Foods is set to close French fry facility in Borden-Carleton of Prince Edward Island province. The company's move, which could result in the loss of around 121 jobs, is due to a shift in the market for French fries and ...
Tags: McCain Foods, French Fry Facility, Food
In February this year, The Lockyer Valley Farmers board announced plans for a new $40 million beetroot canning facility in Grantham, west of Brisbane. The cannery would also process locally grown peas, beans, potatoes and corn, and would be ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Academic research and high-end product novelties Already today there are specific fields where China can pride itself of being in the top league of the world’s innovators. The quality and activity of Chinese academic and industrial ...
Tags: Innovation, China, Focus Vision, China Culture, Chinese Innovation Models
The famous Snoboy brand of fresh produce is launching into the retail marketplace after an absence of several years. Amerifresh, owner of the Snoboy brand, announced the reintroduction at the recent National Grocers Association annual ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Post Holdings, the parent company of Post Foods and a manufacturer of ready-to-eat cereals, has signed a deal to buy Michael Foods from GS Capital Partners, Thomas H Lee Partners and others. Michael Foods supplies egg products, ...
Tags: Egg Distributor
US-based Universal Corporation will establish a new subsidiary, Carolina Innovative Food Ingredients, marking its foray into fruit and vegetable food ingredients market. The new unit will engage in the development of food grade dehydrated ...