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Vitsab International AB introduces Freshtag®, a color-changing time-temperature label using 'Stoplight Technology' to monitor perishable foods in transit. The easy-to-use, compliant solution helps prevent spoilage, ensure safety, and protect profits.

Researchers at Lethbridge Polytechnic, Alberta, Canada, potatoes are testing if short-wave infrared hyperspectral imaging can be used to assess Total GlycoAlkaloid (TGA) levels in potatoes.

FPS Food Process Solutions has added Southern Fabrication Works to its portfolio, boosting its capabilities in hydro-cutting, water knife technology and plant engineering, strengthening end-to-end food processing solutions worldwide.

En su Reporte de Sustentabilidad 2025, McCain informó que redujo 28% sus emisiones operativas desde 2017, avanzó en agricultura regenerativa con más de dos tercios de su superficie incorporada al programa y anticipó nuevas iniciativas en Argentina, Brasil y Colombia como parte de su estrategia hacia 2030 .

During Potato Lover's Month, NPGA is recognizing the growers who contribute to the region’s four key sectors: Fresh, Processing, Chip, and Seed. Each week in February, one sector is featured. This week, the spotlight is on the chip sector.

The Little Potato Company, the number one little potato brand in North America, is kicking off a year-long 30th anniversary celebration with the unveiling of a new anniversary logo.

Tom Wild of Wild Seed Farms Inc., Antigo, Wisconsin, and Gary and Lynda Bula, owners of Gary Bula Farms Inc., Oxford, were inducted into the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Hall of Fame

Intralox and Conveyor & Automation Technologies modernized Herr Foods end-of-line operations, boosting throughput 25% to 150 cpm, expanding to 20 lines and 600 SKUs, saving USD 650k+ annually, and improving safety—within the existing footprint.

El sector papero brasileño registra una cosecha abundante favorecida por el clima, pero el exceso de oferta y el aumento de costos están presionando los precios y reduciendo la rentabilidad de los productores.

SNAC International has announced the education session lineup for SNX26, highlighting the legal, regulatory, political and consumer forces shaping the snack industry in 2026 and beyond.

Productores de papa en Costa Rica celebran el rechazo de decenas de contenedores importados por incumplir normas sanitarias y exigen mantener inspecciones estrictas ante el riesgo de plagas y compuestos tóxicos que amenazan al cultivo y a los consumidores.

Los agricultores de papa en El Conejo, Veracruz, sufren una fuerte caída de precios por la sobreoferta tras una cosecha favorable, vendiendo por debajo del costo y enfrentando importantes pérdidas económicas.

Agricultores de distintas regiones advierten que el ingreso ilegal de productos como papa y hortalizas está hundiendo los precios, dejándolos por debajo de sus costos y comprometiendo la sostenibilidad de la producción nacional.

Grimmway Produce Group’s Cal-Organic Farms launched a year-round organic bite-size potato line with gold, red, medley, fingerling, and novelty nibbles in mesh packs, expanding convenience. Orders start March 9 after debut at SEPC Southern Exposure.

El Centro Internacional de la Papa y el Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria entregaron 50.000 plántulas de papa biofortificada rica en hierro para producir 1.500 toneladas de semilla destinadas a 1.000 hectáreas en Perú, con el objetivo de reducir la anemia y mejorar la nutrición a nivel nacional.

McCain Foods, world’s largest producer of French fries, has announced a new long-term partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee, reinforcing its deep roots and ongoing commitment to Canada.

For more than 60 years, R.D. Offutt Farms has paired science with stewardship to grow potatoes the right way. This January, the company doubled down on that commitment, selecting Wadena County as the home of a new 90-acre potato research farm.

MoistTech Corp, the global leader in moisture measurement and control, will participate in SNX 2026, taking place March 29–31, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.