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The United States Potato Board presents the 2010 National Eating Trends Report. The objective of this report is to track and examine in-home potato consumption trends. Data for this report is obtained from the NPD Group’s National Eating Trend...

Flour Mills of Fiji has processed into potato chips the first batch of potatoes that were harvested from farms in Nadarivatu.

EPA and Bayer CropScience, the manufacturer, have reached an agreement to end use of the pesticide aldicarb in the United States.

Normal temperatures and below average precipitation allowed producers in Minnesota to make steady harvest progress

Although potatoes are for most people not the first food that comes to mind as a source of anti-oxidants, potatoes ARE an important source for healthful anti-oxidants and polyphenols.

Gold Dust Potato Processors and Walker Brothers welcomed customers, vendors and guests to their 10th Annual Open House Field Day.

Burger King Holdings Inc. plans to continue emphasizing its “barbell” strategy of promoting both value and premium menu items and said it remains optimistic that the September rollout of its new breakfast menu will help increase traffic and sales.

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Perry, Ga., facility today became the state's first building to be awarded LEED® for Existing Buildings (EB) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), as verified by the Green Building Certification Institute ...

Jorge Yanovsky, es Vicepresidente del 1º Foro Argentino de Biotecnología;y uno de los disertantes de las jornadas “Chaco, Potencia Agroalimentaria”, que se llevarán a cabo mañana en la ciudad de Las Breñas, organizadas por el partido Lealtad Popular, q...

Ondanks een lichte groei van de oppervlakte consumptieaardappelen naar 72.100 hectaren (+2%) zal de oogst dit jaar aanzienlijk onder het niveau zitten van vorig jaar

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released two documents that outline steps to help chain restaurants comply with new federal nutrition labeling requirements. “One of the most important things we can do when it comes to the nation’s health i...

Potato growers are fervently hoping for some rain to bulk up the main harvest.

Una variedad de papa enriquecida con proteína mediante ingeniería genética se está probando actualmente en la India con propósitos comerciales. Desarrollado por Asis Datta en el Centro Nacional para Investigación en el Genoma Vegetal de la Universidad...

ConAgra Foods, which began training its final group of 80 employees this week to complete its 241-person work force, should begin production at its new Lamb Weston sweet potato processing plant near Delhi in less than a month, officials said Monday.

It has been bred by Plant & Food Research and it has a smooth deep purple skin with purple and white flesh.

A new advertising campaign for Frito Lay India's Kurkure snack encourages people to spend time with their families.

A genetically engineered, protein-enriched potato is being readied for commercial field-testing in India, scientists said.