Noticias sobre las Papas Fritas y Especialidades de Papa

De telerscommissie van aardappelverwerker Aviko Potato gaat in de toekomst toezicht houden op de bepaling van kwaliteit en tarra van de aangevoerde aardappelen.Zo hoopt Aviko dat de akkerbouwers meer vertrouwen krijgen in de kwaliteitsbepaling en tarre...

Spar Informatie over deze partij aardappelbolletjes: "Bij enkele verpakkingen Spar diepvries aardappelbolletjes is geconstateerd dat de aardappelbolletjes mogelijk uiteen kunnen spatten tijdens het frituren. Na overleg met de producent is besloten...

De akkerbouwers en de aardappelverwerkende industrie zijn het eens geworden over enkele aanpassingen in de contracten voor de aardappelteelt. Zo zijn nieuwe afspraken gemaakt in het geval een partij wordt afgekeurd en komt er een keuzemogelijkheid voor...

GMB are today calling on McCain Foods not to proceed with a proposal which would see 32 backroom jobs in five locations in England being outsourced to India. Yesterday McCain Foods told the GMB that they were looking at a proposal to outsource the job...

Canadian harvested area for potatoes in 2008/09 could fall to 148,000 hectares, more than 11,000 hectares, or 7% below the year earlier level reflecting a combination of lower planted area and harvest problems due to wet weather in Prince Edward Island...

American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) Chairman James E. Matthews Jr. of the H.J. Heinz Company today announced Robert L. Garfield has assumed the role of interim president of AFFI following the resignation of Leslie G. Sarasin. Garfield takes over for...

It was an exciting time for two dedicated area producers on Wednesday evening when they were selected in the top spot for 2008 in the McCain Top 10 Growers for Portage la Prairie competition. Anton Wiebe and Sheldon Falconer, from Anton Wiebe Ltd. of...

McCain Foods India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of McCain Foods, the world's largest producer of French fries and potato specialties, recently launched ‘Aloo Tikki’ and ‘Tandoori Nuggets’ with spices to suit the Indian taste profile. The ...

The U.S. Potato Board recently wrapped a week-long course called "Processed Potatoes 101"for business representatives from more than 14 countries.The gathering, which took place in Pasco, Wash., was the largest the board ever put together. Th...

This report contains market data on potato and potato products.Domestic potato production in Korea expected to rebound in 2008 reaching 608,000 metric tons.Imports of U.S. fresh potato are forecast to end the year at a record 15,000 tons, equivalent to...

McCain Foods is axing 25 jobs in New Brunswick as part of a move to outsource accounting functions to India. The head of McCain Foods (Canada) says the outsourcing of the jobs is part of the company's efforts to become more competitive globally. The ...

So here it is, a PotatoPro Newsletter on 'McDonald's World Famous Fries' or MacFries as I will keep calling them in short. Yes, as far as I could figure out they were called MacFries, not McFries, even though Google gives more than twice as much hits on McFries than MacFries.

Om in de toekomst de marktpositie te behouden, zullen bedrijven zich moeten bezighouden met Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen. Steeds meer wordt duidelijk dat bedrijven een maatschappelijke rol hebben. Maar hoe ga je daarmee om? Is dat vanuit ide...

McCain Foods Ltd., the multinational food processing company based in Florenceville, N.B., tapped into a new energy source this spring, when it began construction of a new biogas digester for its Whittlesey french fry factory in Britain. "There'...

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, the largest potato company in North America, and Unisur Alimentos Ltda, the only frozen French fry and dehydrated potato processing company in Chile, announced the formation of a new strategic partnership focused on Chile an...

H.J. Heinz’s low-priced “comfort foods” will help the company weather the turbulent economy, according to Art Winkleblack Heinz’s chief financial officer. Heinz is doing well with its Ore-Ida frozen potatoes, soups, beans, and condiments. Winkleblack ...

A new cooking technology under development at Purdue University could please both dieters looking for lowercalorie meals and food retailers seeking lower costs. It has the potential to produce “fried” foods using vastly less oil, and to cook them at sp...

De verwerking van aardappelen tot consumptieproducten in Nederland is over de periode januari t/m augustus 2008 al bijna 116.000 ton (+ 5,5%) hoger dan in de periode januari t/m augustus 2007. Totaal is er over de eerste 8 maanden van 2008 2.156.200 t...