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Mayo 12, 2010
Manitoba Potato Growers reach deal with McCain Foods
Growers of processing potatoes in Manitoba have approved a deal with McCain Foods which will see production drop by 12 percent, with prices down around 15 percent. Gary Sloik, general manager of the Keystone Potato Producers Association, says growers w...From the archive

Mayo 12, 2010
McCain Foods (GB) brings back Summer Wedges
McCain Summer Wedges with a hint of Shallot &Lime are back by popular demand following strong sales in 2009, when they were McCain Foods (GB) Ltd. most successful Seasonal Edition recipe.Part of McCain's Seasonal Editions Wedge range, Summer Wedges...From the archive

Mayo 11, 2010
Lamb Weston / Meijer and Frisch & Frost (RWA) announce joint venture
Lamb Weston / Meijer and RWA announced today that Lamb Weston/Meijer has signed an agreement to acquire 74% of the shares in Frisch &Frost Nahrungsmittel GmbH based in Hollabrunn, Austria.Current owner RWA will keep the remaining shares. Both parti...From the archive

Mayo 11, 2010
Friet aanbod in Nederlandse cafetaria’s
Driekwart van de cafetaria’s in ons land kiest voor één frietsoort in het assortiment. Heeft een cafetaria wel een tweede frietsoort, dan wordt naast gewone friet vaak raspatat aangeboden. Dat blijkt uit het FoodServicePeil Cafetaria, een online ond...From the archive

Mayo 11, 2010
PinguinLutosa and CECAB Group begin negotiations to combine their european deepfrozen vegetable activities
PinguinLutosa and the CECAB Group have started exclusive negotiations in order to integrate the activities of D’Aucy Frozen Foods (deep-frozen vegetable branch of the CECAB Group) into PinguinLutosa, number two in Europe in the deep-frozen vegetable se...From the archive

Mayo 10, 2010
State-of-the-art French Fry factory for Agristo Tilburg
French Fry manufacturer Agristo is a relatively young family owned company, founded in 1985 by Antoon Wallays and Luc Raes. Rapidly growing from 20.000 tons, the company reached a volume of 185.000 tons finished product in 2008.From the archive
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Mayo 10, 2010
McCain Foods (GB) Ltd. backs Home Fries with couponing campaign
McCain Foods (GB Ltd. is set to undertake a national couponing campaign worth £2.9 million, aimed at driving trial and sales, in support of its best selling chip brand Home Fries.From May, two half price coupons are to be distributed to 1.16 million UK...From the archive

Mayo 09, 2010
Cavendish Farms Appeals PEI Arbitration and Mediation regulation for potatoes
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board said it is disappointed that Cavendish Farms is appealing a new mediation and arbitration rule put in place this year. Under the Potato Board order, contracts must be worked out between Island potato processing p...From the archive

Mayo 08, 2010
McCain lays off 10% of Portage La Prairie workforce, cuts price offered to farmers
McCain Foods is laying off about 10 per cent of its workforce in Portage la Prairie this fall and Manitoba potato producers are expecting a leaner crop year.About 40 people out of a workforce of about 400 at McCain's in Portage are expected to be laid ...From the archive

Mayo 06, 2010
PEI Potato growers supplying McCain Foods get better price after arbitration
Potato farmers selling potatoes to McCain Foods have seen their contract improved after going to arbitration.The farmers had complained McCain's offer price was not even close to what Cavendish Farms is giving its farmers. The issue went to arbitration...From the archive

Mayo 06, 2010
Manitoba Potato Growers still without contracts
In Manitoba, the potato crop is off to a record start - over half the potato acreage has been planted -, but that does not mean potato growers are pleased with how the spring has progressed. Growers of processing potatoes are still without price cont...From the archive

Mayo 06, 2010
McCain Foods cuts shift at PEI Borden French Fry factory
McCain Foods is permanently reducing the number of production shifts from 3 to 2 at its Borden-Carleton, P.E.I., plant this fall, leading to the layoff of 35 people.Calla Farn, vice-president of government and public relations and corporate affairs for...From the archive

Mayo 05, 2010
National Chip Week 2010 very successful
Generating national newspaper coverage every single day and slots on prime time and day time television and radio programmes;the success of National Chip Week 2010 speaks for itself. An official review shows that the Week generated coverage worth ove...From the archive

Abril 28, 2010
PinguinLutosa: potato products volume growth of 15% in Q1 2010
For the 3 months to 31 March 2010, PinguinLutosa recorded consolidated sales of 111.9 million euro, which represents an increase of 4.68%. Evolution of sales per division is as follows: Non-audited management figures in euro 1 ...From the archive

Abril 28, 2010
Conagra sustainable Development Awards: Park Rapids and Quincy Lamb Weston facilities recognized
ConAgra Foods announced today the winners of its 2010 Sustainable Development Awards, an internal awards program created to recognize outstanding achievements integrating sustainability into business practices while also sharing best practices across the company.From the archive

Abril 24, 2010
Idaho potato growers plant potatoes without deal
Idaho potato growers are taking to the field this spring without a collective agreement with major processors. The collective bargaining process broke down in Idaho last year following a dispute with ConAgra Foods. Growers blamed ConAgra, and the compa...From the archive

Abril 23, 2010
American Frozen Food Institute elects Wyman’s Edward R. Flanagan as Chairman
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) today announced the election of Edward R. Flanagan of Jasper Wyman &Son, Inc. to be chairman of the AFFI Board of Directors. "The American Frozen Food Institute is fortunate to have such a strong leade...From the archive

Abril 22, 2010
US Potatoes 2010: Processing down 6%, Spring Production Up
Production of winter and spring potatoes is estimated at 25.6 million hundredweight(cwt) in 2010, a 3-percent increase over 2009 and the highest level since 2004. (As of 2010, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service includes California winter ...From the archive