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The International Potato Center has published a Catalogue of Advanced Clones, which provides up to the minute information on the potato advanced clones and varieties available for worldwide distribution.

Soon after setting shop in India, McDonalds’ Vikram Bakshi knew he had a problem — the signature French Fries weren’t right. It took him nine years and several experiments to get it right:   Name: Vikram BakshiDesignation: CEO, McDonalds India (North...

Con el fin de proporcionar información actualizada sobre los clones avanzados y variedades de papa del Centro Internacional de la Papa disponibles para su distribución en todo el mundo, el CIP ha publicado un Catálogo de Clones Avanzados, disponible en...

Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company, LLC) announced today that Kettle Brand® Chips will begin shipping its products throughout the U.S. on iGPS' all-plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags

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In the first known study to address the effects of potato consumption on antioxidant status, oxidative stress and inflammation in humans, a team of research scientists worked with a group of Washington adult males to test the hypothesis that antioxidants from colored potatoes would decrease susceptibility to chronic diseases.

As the New Year begins, FoodNavigator-USA predicts the top five factors likely to have the greatest influence the US food and beverage industry in the year ahead.

The program for the 2011 Washington-Oregon Potato Conference is packed with scientific reports, national and state updates on the industry and of course a keynote speaker.

The overall economy may continue limping along in 2011, but American farmers could plow their way to record harvests.

The global market for organic food & drink is recovering from the financial crisis. After several years of double-digit growth, the market expanded by just 5 percent in 2009.

Gary Linkletter has been elected chair of the P.E.I. Potato Board.

Potential end users who learn about U.S. dehydrated potatoes at trade shows and seminars and who decide to incorporate dehy into a product don’t have to go it alone.

A small group of scientists in white lab coats — some bearing the Pepsi logo — wander through their laboratory, describing the state-of-the-art equipment.

La división de América del Norte de Frito-Lay dijo hoy que aproximadamente el 50 por ciento de sus productos se elaborarán con ingredientes naturales, incluyendo tres de sus principales marcas: Lay's® potato chips, Tostitos® tortilla chips y SunChips® ...

Op 23 december 2010 heeft Lantmännen Lantbruk haar 49-procent aandeel in Agrico Nordic AB verkocht aan haar partner Ypma & Zonen BV, 100% dochteronderneming van Coöperatie Agrico.

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division today said that approximately 50 percent of its product portfolio will be made with all natural ingredients, including three of its biggest brands, Lay's® potato chips, Tostitos® tortilla chips and SunChips® multigrain snacks.

McCain Foods has joined the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) in its pledge to reduce obesity, especially among children aged 6 to 11, by 2015.

Uit de Conjunctuurtest van december 2010 van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek blijkt dat zowel de productie als de orderontvangst in de Nederlandse voedings- en genotmiddelenindustrie zijn toegenomen. De ondernemers zijn voor het eerst in ruim t...