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Beyond Meat and PepsiCo's JV's Planet Partnership Debuts Beyond Meat Jerky
March 24, 2022
Beyond Meat and PepsiCo's JV's Planet Partnership Debuts Beyond Meat Jerky
Beyond Meat, Inc., and PepsiCo, Inc. announced the debut of Beyond Meat® Jerky. The delicious and convenient plant-based jerky is the first product from the two companies' joint-venture, Planet Partnership, LLC.
N-Drip’s gravity-powered micro-irrigation system applied for potato cultivation (Courtesy: N-Drip)
March 20, 2022
PepsiCo and N-Drip partner to provide water-saving, crop-enhancing benefits to farmers around the world
Around the world, a countless number of farmers make use of flood or trench, irrigation to bring water to their crops, which floods the field at regular intervals, losing up to 70 percent of the water used.
GL 420 Exacta potato planter
March 18, 2022
Grimme UK Rowshow2022 to showcase the latest GL 420 exacta
Grimme UK is taking to the road next month to showcase its latest version of the GL 420 Exacta potato planter, which now offers four-row planting in 90cm row widths with true one-pass combination planting.
The Haith team at Fruit Logistica at a previous edition.
March 18, 2022
Haith launches its pro-line solution at Fruit Logistica
The UK's leading designer and manufacturer of vegetable handling machines will use Fruit Logistica to officially launch an innovative new solution for packers and processors looking for a complete turnkey solution.
The Prime Masa plant will consume 84% less water, 52% less energy compared to a traditional nixtamalization process, and will produce 96% less waste.
March 18, 2022
Bühler hands over first Prime Masa plant in India
The innovative plant will consume 84% less water, 52% less energy compared to a traditional nixtamalization process, and will produce 96% less waste, among other benefits.
New Location Features a Parts Warehouse and Future Service Center to Ensure the Fastest Service for European Customers
March 18, 2022
Grote Company Announces New Facility in The Netherlands
Grote Company, a manufacturer of reliable, top-quality food slicing and assembly equipment, announced that it has opened a new facility in The Netherlands to better serve EU (European Union) customers. The facility features a parts warehouse and service center.
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Potatoes in the field
March 18, 2022
Algeria will again import potatoes
After several years of self-sufficiency, Algeria will start importing potatoes again. The reason is that the prices of this basic product have soared on the market, in some areas exceeding 140 dinars (about USD 0.096) per kilogram.
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March 17, 2022
World's largest potato? No, not a potato at all!
When is a potato not a potato? When it's a tuber of a gourd, according to Guinness World Records. A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world's largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton
Europatat calls on the European Parliament for an urgent solution in restoring normal EU-GB trade in seed potatoes
March 17, 2022
Europatat calls on the European Parliament for an urgent solution in restoring normal EU-GB trade in seed potatoes
The European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development held an "Exchange of views on the disruption in the EU-GB trade in seed potatoes" to which Europatat was invited to speak.
Chips fall off the line at a Shearer's Foods plant in Massillon, Ohio. Courtesy: Lynn Ischay/The Plain Dealer
March 17, 2022
All employees laid off after fire guts Oregon potato chip plant
Two weeks after a fire severely damaged a plant that produced chips and salty snacks in northeast Oregon the company says it will lay off all of the site’s employees.
The fresh new look for Utz brand potato chips
March 17, 2022
Utz Celebrates National Potato Chip Day With a Fresh New Look and More!
Utz Brands, Inc. celebrated National Potato Chip Day with the introduction of a fresh new look for its iconic Utz brand potato chips line.
Cavendish Farms brand Classic Hash Brown Patties
March 17, 2022
Recall of Cavendish Farms and No Name hash brown potatoes in Canada
Classic hash brown patties from Cavendish Farms and potato patties from No Name are being recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) due to undeclared wheat and barley.
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Ore-Ida offers a range of retail potato products. The company has made fame as the inventor of the tater tot potato specialty.
March 16, 2022
Simplot becomes exclusive manufacturer of Ore-Ida potato products, takes ownership of the Ore-Ida plant.
Simplot is to become the exclusive manufacturer of the Ore-Ida retail brand of potato products. Kraft-Heinz will continue to own the Ore-Ida brand. However, Simplot will take ownership of the Ore-Ida plant in Ontario, Oregon.
Agrico starts construction of its own mini tuber storage facility in Emmeloord, Netherlands
March 15, 2022
Seed potato company Agrico starts construction of its own mini tuber storage facility
By constructing its own mini tuber storage facility, seed potato company Agrico is taking the next step in its professionalization. Agrico currently rents a separate area from an affiliated grower for its mini tubers.
The flavorful reduced-sodium SaltMe! potato chips will be available in more than 1,400 Kroger stores and banners beginning in March. Courtesy: Business Wire
March 15, 2022
Reduced sodium potato chips SaltMe! by Microsalt now available at Kroger
MicroSalt Inc. announced that it's SaltMe! potato chips will be distributed to more than 1,400 Kroger grocery stores beginning mid-March. This milestone is a major move for MicroSalt on its mission to provide healthier, full-flavor potato chips
Boulder Canyon and Good Health brands release new snack food offerings at Expo West! They’re available at leading retailers across the United States
March 14, 2022
Boulder Canyon & Good Health Unveil New Snacks at Expo West
Utz Brands, Inc. introduced new snack foods from its better-for-you portfolio, including Boulder Canyon® and Good Health®, at the Natural Products Expo West show.
Officials from the P.E.I. Potato Board meeting in Ottawa on the suspension trade in fresh P.E.I. potatoes with the U.S., Dec. 2, 2021. Courtesy: P.E.I. Potato Board
March 14, 2022
Third detection of potato wart 'no surprise', say P.E.I. Potato Board and CFIA
The P.E.I. Potato Board said it is 'no surprise' that there has been a third detection of potato wart, this one found in soil samples taken in October 2021.
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March 13, 2022
Seed potato company Europlant Pflanzenzucht GmbH celebrates its 30th anniversary
In 2022 the Lueneburg-based seed potato company Europlant Pflanzenzucht GmbH celebrates its 30th anniversary.

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