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Es probable que McDonald´s, Berger King, Popeye, Subway, Friendly´s, Wendy´s, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) y muchas otras cadenas de comidas rápidas y atractivas a los niños, tengan una gran parte de la culpa en relación a los altos niveles de colecto...

MBM Produce has sold its £27m a year fresh potato division to Lincolnshire based QV Foods headed by multi-millionaire farmer Duncan Worth.

According to the editor of North American Potato Market News (NAPMN), stocks of frozen potato products increased by 66 million lbs during January. While the increase is virtually identical to the five-year average January buildup, it tends to confirm that demand for US frozen potato products has turned soft, says Bruce Huffaker in the latest issue of NAPMN.

Potato and vegetable processors have for several years seen the benefits of distributing products in their production lines through the use of pump systems.Water transport is flexible, relatively easy to install and if required for longer distances, m...

An investigative report on a Michael Foods plant that aired on WCCO news over the weekend has generated concern among residents in northern Chaska who could soon be living next to the new potato processing plant. Michael Foods purchased the old Mammo...

Potato specialist Aviko has launched two new ranges which allow pubs to expand the accompaniments on offer with main courses. The new range of individually frozen potato gratins used steamed potato slices combined with a creamy sauce. The 100g gratins...

China's fresh potato production in MY08/09 is forecast at 65 million metric tons (MMT), not much change from the previous year. In the past two years, about 10 percent of China’s potato acreage shifted to other plantings due to the growth in grains pro...

Punjab Cooperation Minister Captain Kanwaljit on Thursday revealed that with the facilitation of Markfed, Punjab 3000 Metric Tonne of potatoes would be exported to Sri Lanka and Dubai. Due to bumper crop of potato this year, farmers were finding it ve...

Lamb Weston, a division of Con-Agra Foods, has decided to grow a larger share of its own potatoes this year through joint ventures or custom-farming arrangements, according to industry officials in Idaho.The move away from traditional contracts with in...

Sorry, men: Baked Lay's are no longer meant for you. Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, is overhauling all of its calorie-conscious snacks to make them appeal to women, including the baked versions of Lay's, Fritos, Ruffles, Doritos, Cheetos and Tosti...

From 1996 through October 2007, officials say Glenns Ferry cogeneration sold power to Idaho Power under a contract;but now Idaho Power Company is seeking $11.15 Million in damages for an alleged breach of that contract. Gene Fadness, Spokesman for Id...

The United Kingdom has become Pepsico's testing ground for a revolutionary manufacturing process for potato chips: "Continuous Kettle Fried Potato Chips". This new process results in a "fresher-tasting, delicious product with the perfec...

Investment funds affiliated with Nelson Peltz, the well-known activist investor and nonexecutive chairman at Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc., have snatched up stock in quick-service and snack brands, and dumped holdings in casual-dining companies. Accordin...

According to a report published by the Asia Pulse agency, Indonesian provinces Jambi and North Sulawesi that have good fertility and climate will be developed into potato production centers for french fries. In the province of Jambi in particular, pota...

La primera parte de este documento describe la evolución del procesamiento de la papa. Se hará hincapié en el crecimiento de la industria de transformación en unos pocos actores mundiales, la ampliación de la escala, las tendencias de consumo, el des...

Tracking data of the sales of frozen potato products to foodservice by the major US potato processors indicates a low single digit drop in pounds sold in the last quarter of 2008 and a high single digit dollar value increase. For entire 2008, the volume sold is flat. Export of frozen potato products is up, both in volume and dollar value, but export is relatively small (about 15%) compared to total sales. There is no clear sign in these tracking data that foodservice is moving away from higher priced specialties.

China Essence Group announces that the plan to commence large-scale production of potato protein and potato fibre in FY2010 has been progressing well based on an internal pre-established timeline. The Company currently has in place production facilitie...

Fourth quarter 2008 consumer food spending met its steepest decline in more than half a century, according to data from Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Spending on food at retail and restaurants fell 3.7% from the previous quarter, w...