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Hardbite “18 Carrot Gold” Carrot Chip, by Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd. wins the 2016 Most Innovative New Product Award - Salty Snack by the National Confectioners Association at the recent Sweets & Snacks Expo
July 06, 2016
Hardbite carrot snack wins award for most innovative new product at Sweets & Snacks Expo 2016
Building on the successful market launch of Hardbite “18 Carrot Gold” Carrot Chip, Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd. proudly announced the product was named the 2016 Most Innovative New Product Award – Salty Snack by the National Confectioners Association at the recent Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago.
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Idaho Pacific is a manufacturer of dehydrated potato products such as potato flakes (shown) with production locations in Canada and the United States
July 06, 2016
Potato dehy manufacturer Idaho Pacific sold to Arlon Group
Novacap, a Canadian private equity firm, announced today that they have sold Idaho Pacific, a company specializing in dehydrated potato products to Arlon Group, a food and agriculture investment firm with a global network that supports investments across the entire food supply chain in the Americas.
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Canadian-based Brandneu Foods significantly reduced lead times for its popular range of kale chips by 75 percent after installing the high performance tna intelli-flav® OMS 5 at its plant in Toronto.
July 06, 2016
Canadian snack manufacturer transforms lead time with innovative seasoning solution
Canadian-based Brandneu Foods significantly reduced lead times for its popular range of kale chips by 75 percent after installing the high performance tna intelli-flav® OMS 5 at its plant in Toronto.
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Changes to the Board of the World Potato Congress: Albert T. Wada (top left, retired); Douglas Harley (top right, new to the Board); Frank Mulcahy (bottom left, new to the Board); Dr. Kaiyun Xie (bottom right, new to the Board)
June 28, 2016
World Potato Congress Board changes: Who is in? Who is out?
David Thompson, President and CEO of World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) announced today the retirement of Albert Wada, after an eight year term as active member the Board of Directors. Three new international advisers were newly appointed to the Board.
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Resson, Inc is a Fredericton, NB based company specialized in agricultural data acquisition - e.g. using drones - and near real time analysis of these data for crop management. (Courtesy: Resson, Inc,)
June 22, 2016
McCain Foods Limited now a strategic partner and investor in agricultural data specialist Resson
Resson, a fast-growing data-driven agriculture technology company, today announced that McCain Foods Limited is now a strategic partner and is part of a $US 11 million (about $CDN 14 million) Series B investment round in the company.
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Aerial view of the McCain Foods (Canada) Florenceville-Bristol French fry plant on the banks of the Saint John River.
June 21, 2016
McCain Foods expands Florenceville-Bristol French fry plant with potato specialties line
McCain Foods (Canada) announced today a major investment in its Florenceville-Bristol French fry plant that will expand capability and create 40 to 50 new jobs.
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A la papa se la pelean en Cuba: sólo se ha vendido en abril y junio
June 19, 2016
A la papa se la pelean en Cuba: sólo se ha vendido en abril y junio
A más de dos meses de la primera gran venta anual -y poco después, la mágica evaporación- de la papa, este año en los agros de La Habana vuelve por segunda vez el preciadísimo tubérculo a poner a correr a más de una familia.
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A fire broke out at the Old York Potato Chips plant in Brampton on June 17, 2016 (Courtesy: CityNews)
June 18, 2016
Fire at Olde York Potato Chip Plant
A fire broke out at the Olde York Potato Chips plant in Brampton, Ontario early Friday morning (June 17).
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Robert Green at work on his farm in Bedeque, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.)
June 16, 2016
Potato Farming on Prince Edward Island: Trying Something New
For years, PEI potato farmer Robert Green has been growing barley and canola in rotation with potatoes. This season, he’s decided to try something new.
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Prince Edward Island craftsman Pieter Ijsselstein latest product is creating a buzz: handcrafted potato soap.
June 14, 2016
PEI Potato Soap could be an international hit, Island craftsman hopes
Prince Edward Island craftsman Pieter Ijsselstein is seeing quickly growing interest in his latest product: Handcrafted Potato Soap
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After 5 months, the strike at Covered Bridge Potato Chips in Hartland has come to an end after unionized workers voted in favour of a deal.
June 01, 2016
Strike at Covered Bridge Potato Chips ends after five months
After 5 months, the strike at Covered Bridge Potato Chips in Hartland has come to an end after unionized workers voted in favour of a deal..
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Potato Planting Prince Edward Island (Canada)
June 01, 2016
Good Progress Potato Planting Prince Edward Island
Greg Donald, manager of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board, estimated Wednesday that between 65 and 75 per cent of the Island’s 2016 potato crop would be in the ground
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Innate Potatoes (Generation 1) a genetically modified potato variety recently approved in Canada will not be grown commercially in Canada this year, says Simplot
May 22, 2016
Innate Potatoes won't be grown in Canada this year.
Innate Potatoes, a newly-approved, genetically modified potato variety, will not be grown commercially in Canada this year, says Simplot.
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This year, potato acres are expected to fall in Manitoba, Canada, as french fry companies cut back on process potato contracts.
April 24, 2016
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Potato acres are expected to fall in Manitoba this spring, as french fry companies cut back on process potato contracts.
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April 24, 2016
Fifty Years of Yukon Gold Potatoes
York has been working for three years to publicize the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Yukon Gold, a potato bred by Gary Johnston - researcher at the University of Guelph in 1966.
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Jennifer Harris, director of marketing for Mid-Isle Farms, Prince Edward Island, receives the 2016 Mary Fitzgerald Award from Chiquita zone manager Les Mallard at the 91st Annual CPMA Convention and Trade Show in Calgary, Alberta
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April 21, 2016
PEI Potato Industry congratulates Jennifer Harris on winning Mary Fitzgerald Industry Award
The Canadian Marketing Produce Association (CPMA) recently recognized Jennifer Harris, Marketing Director of Mid-Isle Farms in Albany, PEI, with the prestigious Mary Fitzgerald Award at their 91st Annual Convention and Trade Show in Calgary, Alberta.
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