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McDonald’s Corp. previewed a new ad campaign Wednesday on Twitter, sharing a 15-second commercial that showcases the brand’s ingredients and recognizes the farmers and ranchers in its supply chain.

The first acrylamide test results have become available from the Washington and Idaho National Fry Processor Trials (NFPT).

Con el objeto de proteger el área libre de enfermedades cuarentenarias de la papa, mejorar su sanidad y productividad, el Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG, y el Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario, INDAP, firmaron convenios de colaboración con los siete municipios de la Provincia de Arauco.

The lawyer for a New Brunswick potato farmer who has been jailed in Lebanon for the past nine months says that a letter from Ottawa (Canadian Government) is all that's needed to free his client. Henk Tepper, 44, has been held in a Beirut prison since ...

An independent researcher in a presentation at a meeting in Oregon, Nov. 30 challenged potato growers to stop relying on neonicotinoid and pyrethroid insecticides.

Potato industry officials are touting the health benefits of three colorful new varieties developed by the Tri-State Potato Research and Breeding Program in the US.

For many years you didn’t hear much on french fries from fast food restaurants. And that has hurt the product. If there is no pride invested in the product and if there is no effort to distinguish it from the neighbour’s french fries, quality might slide, the product easily becomes a bulk item and innovation in the category suffers as consequence.

The creators of a massive, inflatable potato cellar that recently hit the market promise their product will cut costs dramatically for growers in need of short-term storage while their spuds await processing. Idaho growers, however, say the Airstore, ...

Production at Mister Bee Potato Chip Company is expected to be up and running by early next week after the the United States Department of Justice and Trustees Office approved post petition financing allowing an investor to start giving money to the co...

McDonald’s Corp. (MCD), the world’s largest restaurant chain, said sales at stores open at least 13 months rose 7.4 percent globally last month, driven by demand in Japan and China. Analysts forecast a gain of 5 percent, the average of five estimates ...

FAO Food Price Index November 2011 The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 215 points in November 2011, marginally (1 point) down  from October and 10 percent (23 points) below its February 2011 peak. Among the various commodities, a recovery of...

El libro analiza la cadena de la papa en el Perú, su estructura, dinámica y evolución histórica, con énfasis en la primera década del nuevo siglo. Los hallazgos de la investigación permiten afirmar que a lo largo de los últimos diez años, se produjeron...

Key Technology announces the promotion of Bret Larreau to the new position of Manager of Business Development. Larreau is responsible for building new business alliances and developing acquisition opportunities.

El presente estudio se orienta a sistematizar la experiencia de la Alianza Institucional para el Desarrollo Competitivo de la Papa y sus Derivados, destacando el sector productivo de la tunta, dada la importancia social y económica que tiene este produ...

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) today announced that it has acquired Rovral® iprodione and Sportak® prochloraz fungicides from Bayer CropScience. The transaction includes the use of these two fungicide families and their product trademarks for agricultura...

Frito-Lay is asking Vancouver for $585,000 in water bill credits over three years, which the company says will help it make $15 million to $25 million in investments at its Fruit Valley plant. [This is Vancouver in Washington, US, not in British Columb...

Burger King has begun introducing new French fries in its North American franchises, hoping a revamped recipe will help it take on competitors.

It’s a fry for all at BURGER KING® restaurants nationwide! Burger King Corp. is staking its claim as the authority on all things food by delivering a new golden, crispy fry that promises to create a whole new level of irresistible. The new fries at B...