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McCain Foods switches to truck delivered natural gas in New Brunswick and Maine
March 09, 2013
McCain Foods switches to truck delivered natural gas in New Brunswick and Maine
Irving Oil announced last week that it has signed an agreement with McCain Foods, making it Irving Oil’s newest natural gas industrial customer, and the first in New Brunswick to receive compressed natural gas (CNG) delivered by trucks.
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Orville Redenbacher's pop-up bowl now also available in Canada
February 27, 2013
Orville Redenbacher's pop-up bowl now also available in Canada
After years of development, Orville Redenbacher's announces the biggest innovation in popcorn snacking since the invention of the microwave bag - Orville Redenbacher's new Pop Up Bowl, the bag that eliminates the need for a bowl.
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Potato Tea Anyone?
February 21, 2013
Potato Tea Anyone?
Damtuh, a leading tea manufacturer in Korea, recently launched a new tea product, “Corn flake, potato and Chinese yam” tea which contains US dehydrated potatoes.
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Canadian potato industry dealing with oversupply, innovation strategies
February 20, 2013
Canadian potato industry dealing with oversupply, innovation strategies
The Canadian Horticultural Council’s Potato Committee will be meeting during the CHC’s annual general meeting to be held in Ottawa March 12-15.
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Popchips adds ketchup flavour in a Canadian exclusive
February 14, 2013
Popchips adds ketchup flavour in a Canadian exclusive
Popchips Inc., the innovative popped snack company, is excited to announce the newest addition to its award-winning line of snacks - ketchup flavoured popchips, which will debut in Canada at Loblaws starting February 15.
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The Prince Edward Island Potato Board has launched a series of “Tater Talk” videos, featuring consumers talking about why they love PEI Potatoes.
January 28, 2013
Canadian consumers speak out on Prince Edward Island potatoes
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board has launched a series of “Tater Talk” videos, featuring consumers talking about why they love PEI Potatoes.
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January 15, 2013
Prince Edward Island Potato Board sets research as priority
The P.E.I. Potato Board is holding district meetings to brief farmers about plans to expand the amount of agricultural research it is involved with.
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Cavendish Farms for news
December 12, 2012
A thaw in New Brunswick's French-fry wars
As deals go, it was small potatoes, but the $60-million sale of an Alberta processing plant signals a new stage in the long-running French-fry fracas between New Brunswick’s McCain and Irving families.
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Heather Moyse to continue as Brand Ambassador for Prince Edward Island Potatoes
December 10, 2012
Heather Moyse to continue as Brand Ambassador for Prince Edward Island Potatoes
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is proud to announce that Heather Moyse, an Olympic Gold Medalist hailing from Prince Edward Island, will be continuing in her role as Brand Ambassador for Prince Edward Island Potatoes.
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Cavendish Farms announced today it had concluded an agreement to buy the assets of Maple Leaf Potatoes, the frozen potato business of Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
December 10, 2012
Cavendish Farms to buy Maple Leaf Potatoes
Cavendish Farms announced today it had concluded an agreement to buy the assets of Maple Leaf Potatoes, the frozen potato business of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., including a 142,000 sq. ft. processing facility in Lethbridge, Alberta.
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Chairman PEI Potato Board expects potato acreage to drop
November 21, 2012
Prince Edward Island potato industry to focus on research
The chair of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board, Gary Linkletter, said growers on PEI have not been getting the net returns that other growers across the country have been getting for their crop.
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Every meal high in saturated fats is bad for your arteries.
November 07, 2012
Every meal high in saturated fats is bad for your arteries
A single meal high in saturated fat is detrimental to the health of the arteries, while no damage occurs after consuming a Mediterranean meal rich in good fats such as mono-and polyunsaturated fatty acids, according to researchers at the University of ...
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McDonald's for news
October 26, 2012
How McDonald’s Canada french fries are made
In the latest installment of its transparency campaign, McDonald's has released a video to try and convince skeptical Canadians that its famous french fries are indeed made out of real potatoes.
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October 25, 2012
Canadian doctors call for junk-food tax, warning labels
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Popcorn Indiana recall expanded to Canada
October 04, 2012
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Sobeys Display of PEI Potatoes sets world record
October 04, 2012
Sobeys Display of PEI Potatoes sets world record
A world record-setting potato display, featuring a final total of 92,500 pounds of Prince Edward Island potatoes, was completed on Wednesday, October 3rd at the Sobeys retail location on University Avenue in Charlottetown.
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