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McCain Foods USA, Inc., the U.S. division of McCain Foods Limited, the world's largest producer of French fries and potato products, today announced the launch of a national integrated marketing campaign via Schafer | Condon | Carter (SCC). The fun and...

The July issue of Better Homes and Gardens introduced Frito-Lay’s new advertorial (an advertisement that looks like editorial content). Titled “Keeping up Like the Joneses,” it features a photo of a mother and her three children bringing groceries in ...

Startup snack-food company Infused-Sun Products is looking to raise $300,000 in new capital to take a chip out of the snack category. The West Palm Beach-based firm has developed a line of cocktail-inspired potato chips called Intoxi-Tators, although t...

Spanish and Dutch researchers found that instead of reducing the amount of calories consumed by people, treats in small-sized packages ("diet"and “fun” packs) actually increase the amount of high-calorie foods eaten. The researchers had subje...

La cadena estadounidense de hamburguesas ha batido sus previsiones de crecimiento alcanzando un beneficio neto de 100 millones de euros al cierre de su ejercicio fiscal. La cifra supone un crecimiento del 28% sobre el ejercicio anterior gracias al fuer...

Indonesia is the largest potato-producing nation in Southeast Asia with an annual production of 1.1 million tons, a minister said. "Indonesia is the largest potato-producing country in Southeast Asia. The prospects for potato production in the wor...

Una delegación de periodistas gastronómicos de los más importantes medios de comunicación de Chile que visita el Perú destacó hoy la campaña de promoción y de revaloración de la papa que se realiza en el país y reconoció la calidad de los platos elabor...

Sole supply agreements in the potato processing sector are helping to improve profits, reduce waste and raise quality. An £8.4m investment by H J Heinz at its Westwick factory, just north of Norwich, is good news for potato growers in the area, says Ia...

Demand for potatoes from Colorado’s San Luis Valley could be even stronger than first anticipated, following hailstorms Aug. 16-17 expected to reduce volumes from the region. The storms, which cut a mile-wide swathe near the towns of Center and Mosca, ...

H.J. Heinz Co. said first-quarter profit rose 12 percent and forecast full-year earnings that exceeded its earlier projection on sales of Ore-Ida french fries in the U.S. and dumplings in China.

El INIA viene trabajando en las caracterización de 100 variedades de papas nativas de las 500 que existen en la actualidad. Es un trabajo conjunto con los agricultores pues ellos las siembran y el INIA se encarga de los estudios para la elaboración de ...

Lo hace para situarse en las 89.300 ha en 2007 distribuidas entre Castilla y León, Andalucía y Galicia. En total, la producción durante el pasado año alcanzó los 2,5 millones de tn, aunque los precios, a partir de abril, cayeron a niveles de 2004. En e...

Companies are infusing energy-giving ingredients into food products as a new way to attract customers. Energy foods provide all the stimulation of energy drinks, whilst possibly cutting out high levels of sugar, unpleasant tastes and unnatural chemical...

Científicos de la Universidad Técnica de Múnich comprobaron la existencia de glicidamida, que puede generar cáncer, en papas fritas y otros chips de patatas, informó hoy el centro universitario señalando que se trata de una primicia en la investigación...

El gerente regional de Desarrollo Económico, Fernando Candía Castillo, informó del inicio de las conversaciones con representantes del Grupo Gloria para la compra de la producción de papa nativa apurimeña a partir de enero del 2009. Candía Castillo, ...

The U.S. Potato Board launched a national print advertising campaign today as part of its continued effort to educate consumers about the nutritional benefits of potatoes. "Peel Back the Truth"inquisitively tackles potato nutrition myths and ...

Japan is planning to label consumer goods to show their carbon footprints in a bid to raise public awareness about global warming, an official said Tuesday. Under the plan, a select range of products from beverages to detergent will carry markings on ...

Every year, during the early summer about 100 trainee potato inspectors are to be found walking through numbered rows of plants in a large field on the outskirts of Edinburgh. At the end of their course at Gogarbank Farm outside the capital, the inspec...