Food Trends

McDonald's Menu Items from around the World now available in Chicago

McDonald’s announced it’s serving up menu favorites from around the world in a one-of-a-kind global inspired restaurant on the ground floor of its new corporate headquarters, open today.

Food Trends

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

United States

First large-scale French Fries production plant in Russia inaugurated

Today, the first Russian large-scale French fries production facility - built in Lipetsk by a Joint Venture of the Russian Belaya Dacha Group and Lamb Weston / Meijer - was officially opened

French Fries and Potato Specialties

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Russian Federation

UPEI Precision Agriculture Project focused on Potato Inputs gets boost

A five year research project to develop precision agriculture ('smart') technologies for the use of inputs in potato farming at the University of Prince Edward Island's School of Sustainable Design Engineering received support from NSERC

Potato Supply chain

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Canada

Processing and Packaging Equipment supplier tna expands manufacturing in the Netherlands

Processing and packaging equipment manufacturer tna expands manufacturing footprint in the Netherlands with the opening of a new Food Processing Hub

Processing and packaging equipment manufacturer tna has officially opened a brand new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Netherlands, further reinforcing its position as a leading supplier to the potato and vegetable processing industries.

Processing Equipment

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Netherlands

Lamb Weston Meijer and its neighbour save energy in a unique project

Potato Processor Lamb Weston Meijer and its neighbour participate in unique energy saving project

Potato Processor Lamb Weston / Meijer and Wiskerke Onions are working hard on the construction of a residual heat connection between the two adjacent companies - a unique way to save energy.

French Fries and Potato Specialties

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Netherlands

Papa asada rellena, el plato fuerte de un restaurante en Madrid

Se trata de Habemus Papa, un pequeño local de la capital española, fruto del esfuerzo y el empeño de un grupo de emprendedores liderados por Priscilla Cano.

Potatoes in Retail

Monday, April 16, 2018

Spain

United Kingdom trades more Processed Potato Products

United Kingdom Trade in Potato Products at all time high

United Kingdom potato trade saw strong performance from its processed potato sectors in the first seven months of the 2017/18 marketing season. Trade of frozen potato has seen strong growth both leaving and entering the UK, although imports still outweigh exports by ten-fold.

Potato Supply chain

Sunday, April 15, 2018

United Kingdom

Potato Blight Trends in Europe: EuroBlight 2017 Results

The EuroBlight project is examining the ongoing evolution of the potato late blight pathogen (Phytophthora infestans). In 2017, almost 1500 samples from 16 countries in Europe were genotyped. The results indicate that new clones continue to spread.

Potato Supply chain

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Denmark