Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Michelle Kretzer

We've all read the horror stories about people finding fingertips in fast food, bloody bandages in pizza, and a condom in a bag of French fries.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Sumit Pant, Tom Thomas

Food preparation is such a routine activity that everyone is associated with it somehow or the other. Although everyone loves to question the taste of food or presentation but we do not often question the process.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Chilled food manufacturer Greencore is set for significant growth over the next two years, according to city analyst Shore Capital.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

KFC has revealed plans to accelerate its expansion across China’s smaller cities, and has pledged to open over 500 new restaurants per year over the coming years—a 20% increase over the current rate.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Aval halwa is a delicious dish, which my grandmother used to serve piping hot when we returned from school.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Welcome to ‘Chinapolis’, the hotel’s new specialty Chinese fine dining restaurant, the first of its kind in the city.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

According to data by International Diabetes Federation, India has the maximum cases of diabetes among all countries, with the figure crossing the 50 million mark. India is also faced with increasing obesity, and in such a situation, the need for healthier

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Ask just about anyone: What do people eat in Japan? and their answer will almost certainly be sushi. Sushi -- a term that actually refers to the specially prepared rice, not the fish itself -- is definitely an important and iconic part of Japanese cuisine

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: David R. Chan

How American Chinese Food Came To Be

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

There are awards of all sorts for products and marketing, but Contessa Premium Foods made the news this week because its rescue from bankruptcy last year won a Transaction of the Year award from the Turnaround Management Association.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

One of the latest health kicks is soft-serve fruit -- frozen fruit that is pureed until it reaches the consistency of soft serve ice cream, but with a fraction of the calories.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Shrimp, most of it frozen, was the most popular seafood in the United States last year, at 4.2 pounds per capita -- up from four pounds even the year before, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Sept. 21-28 inaugural Thai Restaurant Week in the Greater New York City area was in full swing as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra marked the occasion on Monday by presenting 11 Thai Select awards to restaurant operators in the region.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

US-based restaurant chain Church's Chicken has introduced its Big Tex Tender Sandwich, which will be available at all its participating restaurants.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Now McDonald's in China, who probably don't watch the Seinfeld reruns as much as we do, have introduced a black and white burger.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Edwin Goei

We probably need to start a new blog category for food items some branches of our homegrown fast-food brands are coming up with overseas.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: JANET ZIMMERMAN

Sandwiched between paved-road dust and diesel truck emissions is the second-biggest producer of particle pollution in Southern California: the charbroiled burger.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

UK-based supermarket chain Morrisons has re-launched its ‘Food To Go’ offer by introducing new products across its sandwich, sushi and snack express range.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

US based pizza restaurant chain Domino's pizza has introduced its new handmade pan pizza – a pan fried pizza featuring a crispy golden crust with buttery taste.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Helen Clark

A fashion for eating in branded fast food outlets, such as America’s KFC, is helping to drive increased meat consumption in Vietnam, where pork remains king but chicken dominates menus in quick meal chains.