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Though potato fields yielded average amounts, the crop quality in Maine was better than last year, growers and industry representatives said Monday.

Diacetyl - a chemical used in butter flavoring – may damages the lungs by reacting and forming complexes with amino acids in cell membranes, according to a new US study.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) today reported strong financial performance for its first quarter of fiscal 2011 and increased guidance for the full-year.

When it comes to calories, parents lack a basic understanding of their impact on weight and may even be skeptical that calories are just the latest food and nutrition fad.

Bayer CropScience today announced that is has divested certain crop protection products to Amvac Chemical Corporation (Amvac)

America’s number one potato, the Idaho® potato, has earned another number one title: Best Agricultural Cooperative Website.

Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNCE), and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. announced today the completion of their merger, first announced on July 22nd, 2010.

Private label leaders returned from the recent PLMA conference in Chicago with lots of information to digest and new ideas on how to drive growth in 2011.

Supply issues around the globe should help U.S. fresh potato exports remain strong and create opportunities for the industry.

Snyder's of Hanover, Inc. announced today that its shareholders have approved the proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Lance, Inc.

Mister Bee Potato Chip Co. is the target of a lawsuit filed by Utz Quality Foods, claiming the company owes more than $600,000 for shipped goods.

Lance Inc.'s stockholders have approved its acquisition by pretzel and potato chip maker Snyder's of Hanover Inc.

As law makers move in various ways to legislate healthier eating in the U.S., it appears that Americans are beating them to the punch.

The head of the Washington State Potato Commission ended a self-imposed diet of potatoes-only that he said allowed him to shed more than 20 pounds in two months.

Following six years of unprecedented growth of Idaho® potatoes into international markets, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has hired Amanda Albers as its first International Marketing Manager

The Potato Man proudly lined up a bunch of them on a counter in his family's kitchen: a really nice assortment of russets that, in the next days, would end up in his belly.