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Heinz Frozen Foods, manufacturer of the Ore-Ida retail brand is changing the procurement process for the potatoes for its Ontario, OR potato processing plant. Heinz will now contract with the Oregon Potato Company, Pasco, Washington.

Según la ponencia que investigadores del CIP presentaron en el congreso de la ALAP de Bogotá.

Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el último congreso de la ALAP celebrado en septiembre del 2014 en Bogotá.

Inventure Foods, Inc., has expanded upon its licensing agreement with Vidalia Brands™, the Georgia onion brand known for great-tasting sweet onions, with the debut of Zesty Ranch Sweet Onion Petals.

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, has announced the opening of a new flavors facility in the U.S. near Chicago, Illinois.

Idaho is currently confronted with the unusual situation that large Russet potatoes are far more expensive than small Russets and the price gap is only increasing.

Alarmed by rapid deforestation in an ecologically sensitive swath of central Minnesota, state regulators have ordered a broad environmental review that will temporarily halt conversion of the region’s jackpine stands to potato fields.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. announces Clearview Foods, a new snack food division with a focus on developing innovative and better-for-you snacking options.

Visitors to Pack Expo EAST 2015 will have the chance to question the experts from TOMRA Sorting Food about their broad portfolio of cutting-edge sorting and peeling equipment later this month.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. is introducing a new corporate logo symbolizing the completion of its strategic shift to become a branded snack food company.

El gobierno quiere importar papas cultivadas en el norte ecuatoriano donde existe gran producción y alta calidad del tubérculo. Para lograrlo buscará establecer acuerdos y determinar las necesidades de consumo de la isla.

Today, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report recommending fresh white potatoes to be an eligible vegetable for purchase using the WIC Cash Value Voucher. This is a reversal compared to previous IOM recommendations

The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association will honor Ron Norman with its Meritorious Service Award at their banquet on February 17th.

Leading pretzel brand Snyder's of Hanover® continues to expand its innovation for the snack aisle this year with the launch of two new products: Pretzel Poppers and Bowties.

Documento del INTA escrito por Marcelo A. Huarte y Silvia B. Capezio, Docentes Investigadores. Asignatura Cultivo de Papa. Unidad Integrada Balcarce INTA- FCA UNMdP (2014).

Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), celebrado en septiembre del 2014 en Bogotá.

A esa conclusión llegaron los autores de este trabajo realizado en Perú, cuyos resultados fueron presentados en el el último congreso de la ALAP.

Fresh potato packer EarthFresh has held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to officially finalize their move to their new offices and production facilities in Burlington Ontario.