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In the United States, there was 9 percent more potatoes in stock on June 1 compared to last year

Processing and Packaging Equipment supplier tna is pleased to announce the promotion of Teri Johnson to divisional sales manager – North America.

Research has shown that the reward center of the brain values foods high in both fat and carbohydrates - such as french fries - more than foods containing only fat or only carbs.

The Cape Cod Potato Chips plant, located in Hyannis Mass., is now owned by Campbell Soup Co., acquired as part of its Snyder’s-Lance purchase. A year after plans were announced for a $20 million expansion, the future of the Hyannis production facility is once again uncertain as Campbell is reviewing all capital expenditures.

Jean Ristaino, a professor at North Carolina State University with emphasis in research on Phytophthora infestans, reported on a late blight look-alike from tomato and potato in North Carolina.

As McDonald's seeks to modernize its business, the company is placing a big bet on mobile and other tech platforms such as self serve kiosks

Bare Snacks®, creator of delicious Snacks Gone Simple®, has announced the launch of its new line of deliciously crunchy veggie chips: bare® Beet Chips, Carrot Chips and Sweet Potato Chips.

PepsiCo, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bare Foods Co. (doing business as Bare Snacks), a U.S.-based maker of baked fruit and vegetable snacks.

Shearer's Snacks has sold the Barrel O' Fun and Rachel's brands to UR Brands — an affiliate of Old Dutch Foods.

Monday, McDonald’s Corp. opened its new corporate headquarters in Chicago. McDonald’s President and CEO Steve Easterbrook was joined by employees, owner-operators and suppliers and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Quest Nutrition has launched their latest innovation – Tortilla Style Protein Chips.

The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA) has appointed Donavon Johnson to replace Chuck Gunnerson as its new President.

Potato growers in Idaho will now have the opportunity to learn about the presence of damaging fungal pathogens much earlier, thanks to the efforts of research staff at the University of Idaho. The research team, led by James Woodhall, has placed 14 spore samplers in potato fields across the Snake River Valley.

Industry veteran Ross Johnson was appointed as the new Idaho Potato Commission International Marketing Director.

The University of Maine has released a new gourmet potato variety, Pinto Gold.

Volm Companies, a key supplier of packaging and packaging equipment for fresh potatoes in North America, has acquired the business of Atech, Incorporated in Monte Vista Colorado.

Sterzing's Potato Chips reformulated its recipe to meet the deadline of the 2015 U.S. Food and Drug Administration mandate banning oils that contain trans fat. At first that didn't go too well...

USDA-AMS has proposed a rule to revise the classifications that determine the size requirements for potatoes grown in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. The proposal would also apply to all import of long type potatoes.