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Enero 14, 2008
ConAgra signals shift in restructuring plan: three plants scheduled for shutdown will stay open
ConAgra Foods Inc. won't close three production plants that had been slated for shutdown in a multiyear reorganization effort, signaling a shift in emphasis from cutting costs to growing sales. "We've had good success with sales of new products, a...From the archive

Enero 14, 2008
Heinz researchers cook up new food items
The Heinz Global Innovation and Quality Center, which opened about two years ago, has significantly bolstered the research and development capabilities of Heinz, one of the world's largest food companies. Like other big food industry players, Heinz ha...From the archive

Enero 09, 2008
Simplot purchases Pasco's H & R Ag
Boise-based J.R. Simplot Co. has purchased H &R Ag Inc., a Pasco-based agriculture supplier and retail business. No financial details of Monday's deal were disclosed. But Bill Whitacre, president of the Simplot AgriBusiness Group, said the acquisi...From the archive

Enero 09, 2008
Research: Asparaginase can reduce acrylamide in French fries
Using the asparaginase enzyme to treat French fries could reduce the formation of acrylamide by 60 per cent, a joint Chilean-Danish study has reported. The study, published on-line in the journal Food Chemistry, weighs into the hot topic of acrylamide ...From the archive

Enero 04, 2008
Washington may be in the running for the new McCain french fry plant
One of the world's largest french fry processors, McCain Foods Ltd. of Canada, may build a $150 million potato processing plant in Washington. Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission in Moses Lake, said a new plant ...From the archive
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Diciembre 28, 2007
Tater tot blaze leaves Idaho firefighters a little embarrassed
A fire station crew must be a little embarrassed by the way some of this state's famous potatoes got fried. Boise, Idaho firefighters returning from a medical call had to turn their hose on the firehouse kitchen after an overheated pan full of Tater T...From the archive

Diciembre 20, 2007
Conagra reports stronger than expected EPS.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., today reported results for the fiscal 2008 second quarter ended Nov. 25, 2007. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.50, which includes $0.03 per diluted share of costs related to the recent pot pie recall. Gary Rodkin, C...From the archive

Diciembre 19, 2007
McCain Foods plans new French fry factory in the United States
McCain Foods Limited announced today its intent to invest C$150 million for the construction of a new french fry plant in the Pacific Northwest. The facility will be designed to produce French fries and potato specialties primarily for food service an...From the archive

Noviembre 28, 2007
La acrilamida no aumenta el riesgo de cancer de mama
Un estudio importante halla que el compuesto que se encuentra en alimentos fritos y horneados no representa una amenaza. Al parecer existe poca o ninguna relación entre el cáncer de mama y la acrilamida, una sustancia que se encuentra en alimentos fr...From the archive

Noviembre 25, 2007
Washington potato growers celebrate a heck of a harvest
Washington potato farmers harvested more than 5.1 million tons of potatoes in 2007, the state's second-largest spud harvest in history. Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, said the state's potato farmers dug up ...From the archive

Noviembre 22, 2007
Lamb Weston resumes operation of Prosser french fry processing plant
After a three-week shutdown, Lamb Weston has fired up the potato processing plant it purchased from Twin City Foods. "It's always rewarding when you start a plant back up,"said John Blair, plant operations manager. Lamb Weston purchased the...From the archive

Noviembre 20, 2007
Are chips the answer to world hunger?
Solanum tuberosum – the potato - will have its year in 2008. The UN is trying to wean developing countries off rice and persuade them to adopt the potato as a staple food. Potatoes beat rice on most measures. They need less water and less space to prod...From the archive

Noviembre 19, 2007
Idaho Potato farmer benefits from french fry demand in China and Japan
Albert Wada is one of America’s potato kings. Farming 12,000 acres of land in Idaho, the state that produces a third of America’s spuds, Mr Wada is one of the biggest potato farmers in the United States. He bought the business in 1972 from his father,...From the archive

Noviembre 15, 2007
Othello starts new water contract with J.R. Simplot
Othello and food processor J.R. Simplot agreed upon a new water contract to gradually increase Simplot's rates by 32 percent over the next five years.Simplot is the town's largest water user. Simplot paid the city $345,360 for water this year for about...From the archive

Noviembre 15, 2007
Lamb Weston expands Pasco Facility with production lines for potato- and onion-based appetizers
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston officially marked the completion of an 85,000-square-foot expansion of its potato processing plant in Pasco, Wash., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by company officials as well as local and state dignitaries. Lamb We...From the archive

Noviembre 12, 2007
Idaho Potato Commission wants potatoes on food aid list
Potatoes aren't on the list developing nations can order as part of the U.S. food aid program, and Frank Muir, president and chief executive officer of the Idaho Potato Commission, wants to change that.It's something of a Catch-22 situation. Potatoes c...From the archive

Noviembre 10, 2007
Are french fries in the US QSR chains now trans fat free?
The check. For each of the chains, we bought and analyzed fries from five to nine restaurants in five states.CR's take. In our sampling, Wendy's still missed its mark. So did Burger King. McDonald's fries claim a high 8 g for most locations and 0 g fo...From the archive