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San Antonio Express News reports that snack maker Frito-Lay closed its manufacturing plant in Mission on Nov. 5, 2008. The closure affected 62 employees. The report is based on recent Texas Workforce Commission filings. The Mission Frito-Lay plant, whi...

Kevin MacIsaac says the easy part is over for Island potato producers - the harvesting.Now comes the tough part. Waiting for signs of rot to appear among the millions of pounds of spuds moved into storage."They're going into the building checking ...

The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has filled two key positions in its potato program. Phillip S. Wharton, a senior research associate at Michigan State University, joined the faculty as potato plant pathologist at the Ab...

McDonald's Corp on Monday said global sales at its fast-food restaurants open at least 13 months rose 8.2 percent in October, topping analysts' targets and sending its shares up more than 2 percent. Same-store sales, a key gauge of retail health, rose ...

Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc posted quarterly losses for each of its former companies Thursday, but its shares soared as one of its largest shareholders planned to increase its stake in the company. Triarc, the investment arm of billionaire investor Nelso...

"The United Nations International Year of the Potato 2008 is focusing global attention on the key role of the potato and agriculture generally in fighting hunger and poverty."That video is one of the many features of potato2008.org, a multili...

A consumer panel of the Florida Times Union evaluated Ore-Ida's Steam and Mash.This product is one members of the Times-Union Consumer Panel really like.They say Ore-Ida Steam n' Mash is not only easy to prepare but tastes homemade too.The frozen potat...

During the production of par-fried french fries, problems can occur if the potatoes used in the process start becoming opaque. This happens when the starch in potatoes is converted into sugars.

“This fry thing has just exploded,” said Jimmy Burch, partner in Burch Farms Inc., Faison, N.C. “We doubled the business we did last year, and last year we doubled the business we did the year before.”Also expecting to double their fry sales this year...

ADM has revealed its starch and sweetener operations saw profits tumble by more than US$100 million in the first quarter of 2009 – almost the only negative in an otherwise buoyant set of results.The company’s starch and sweeteners sector made US$65 mil...

ConAgra Foods, one of the world's largest packaged foods companies, is changing its environmental programs from compliance-driven to proactive sustainability initiatives.With manufacturing facilities around the globe, ConAgra has implemented an integra...

Lance Inc. reports a drop in third-quarter net income to $6.8 million, or 21 cents per diluted share. In the same period last year, the Charlotte-based snack-food manufacturer earned $7.5 million, or 24 cents per diluted share.Lance says its financial ...

La cadena de comida rápida Burger King aumentó un 12% su facturación en el primer trimestre de su ejercicio fiscal, entre julio y septiembre, hasta los 674 millones de dólares (531 millones de euros), señaló la compañía.

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson says a deal to ship seed potatoes to Cuba has stalled, in part over a langcode barrier. “There is zero chance North Dakota seed potatoes will be going to Cuba this fall — the calendar just got away,” ...

Highlights: - Revenues up 12 percent to $674 million- 19th consecutive quarter of worldwide positive comparable sales;3.6 percent- 18th consecutive quarter of United States and Canada positive comparable sales;3.0 percent - Trailing 12-month (TTM) aver...

With so much emphasis on health care during the current presidential campaign, whoever wins next Tuesday’s election will need to make some speedy decisions about the runaway medical costs occasioned by America’s unhealthy eating habits. Salt will lik...

Ryan Albright has been flitting across major retail markets, launching Covered Bridge potato chips grown and processed on his farm close to Canada’s longest covered bridge near Waterville, New Brunswick. His chips turned heads at the Grocery Innovation...

Según el informe de sostenibilidad publicado hoy por la compañía MADRID, 29 (SERVIMEDIA) La promoción de una alimentación saludable y el ahorro en el consumo de energía y recursos fueron las principales líneas de actuación en Responsabilidad Social Cor...