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Burger King Fries to Appear in Frozen Section

Posted Sep 3rd 2009 6:00PM by Sarah LeTrent
Filed under: Microwaving, New Products, Fast Food

King Krinkz

One fast food chain won't even make you get in the car to enjoy fried fare.

Burger King announced Tuesday that it is teaming up with ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston to launch a line of microwaveable Burger King-branded crinkle-cut french fries nationwide this fall. It seems now, you can "have it your way" in the comfort of your own home.

Burger King's microwaveable seasoned crinkle-cut fries, dubbed "King Krinkz" will be the first product in the line to hit stores, including Wal-Mart, in early September. King Kolossalz extra-large crinkle-cut fries and King Wedgez seasoned potato wedges will be released shortly after the King Krinkz hit stores.

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Slim Jim - What's in It?

Posted Aug 26th 2009 4:30PM by Jennifer Lawinski
Filed under: Snacks, Food News

Looking inside the Slim Jim. Photo: Rachel Been

When Macho Man Randy Savage snaps into a Slim Jim, what exactly is he snapping into?

According to manufacturer ConAgra, the Slim Jim was invented by Philadelphia sausage-maker Adolph Levis in 1928. The cellophane-wrapped sausage sticks were originally sold in jars that sported an illustration of a "tall, elegant man complete with top hat and cane" named "Slim Jim."

Today's Slim Jim, with an ad campaign that lets you create an avatar and wander around "Spicy Side," is likely a far cry from the original. And it's got Wired wondering where that meat stick comes from.

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Sweet Potato Fries to Hit Fast Food World

Posted Aug 25th 2009 11:00AM by Hanna Raskin
Filed under: Vegetables, Southern States, Fast Food, Food News

Sweet potato fries. Photo: Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission

Sweet potatoes, long touted for their nutritional attributes, are soon to make a cameo in the fast food world.

To keep up with the mushrooming demand for sweet potato fries -- a snack which about a decade ago was primarily available from eateries that stocked their condiment caddies with liquid aminos and stuffed their Reubens with tempeh -- ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston has announced plans to build the world's first large-scale facility dedicated to sweet potato processing. According to a release, the Louisiana plant will allow Lamb Weston to meet the sweet potato fry needs of the nation's "largest quick-service restaurant chains."

"Sweet potatoes are a strategic priority for ConAgra foods," CEO Gary Rodkin says in the announcement.

René Simon, director of the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission, isn't bothered that the deep-fryer has helped turn the spotlight on his state's signature Beauregard sweet taters (which, weirdly, many Louisiana farmers call "yams," a misnomer that entered the Pelican State's vocabulary at the behest of a 1950s marketing exec).

"This is the South," he laughs, telling Slashfood: "Don't we fry everything?"

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Banquet recalls frozen pot pies

Posted Oct 10th 2007 12:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Business, Poultry, Stores & Shopping, Health & Medical

Banquet pot pie It's becoming very clear that we can't eat anything anymore. Just lock yourself in your home and make everything from scratch.

Banquet is recalling all of its frozen chicken and turkey pot pies after a salmonella outbreak made 100 people sick. The company that owns Banquet, ConAgra, even went so far as to completely stop making the pies yesterday while the cases are investigated.

Here's a little twist to this particular recall story: they're also telling consumers not to eat "similar generic brands." Yikes. Here's all the info on the recall, including what code numbers to look for and what to do if you want a refund.

Oddly enough, I'm posting a recipe for a chicken pot pie today.

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Burger King Fries to Appear in Frozen Section

Slim Jim - What's in It?

Sweet Potato Fries to Hit Fast Food World

Banquet recalls frozen pot pies

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