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Cape Cod Potato Chips Plant in Hyannis, Massachusetts
June 13, 2018
Cape Cod Potato Chips expansion on hold as Campbell reviews all capital projects
The Cape Cod Potato Chips plant, located in Hyannis Mass., is now owned by Campbell Soup Co., acquired as part of its Snyder’s-Lance purchase. A year after plans were announced for a $20 million expansion, the future of the Hyannis production facility is once again uncertain as Campbell is reviewing all capital expenditures.
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Steve Easterbrook, CEO McDonald's: “We do know it [PP:self serve kiosks] helps grow the business: Customers come back more often, they stay a little longer. They are just more engaged with us as a business and as a brand.”
June 10, 2018
New Tech at McDonald's boosts check size and brand interaction
As McDonald's seeks to modernize its business, the company is placing a big bet on mobile and other tech platforms such as self serve kiosks
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Bare Snacks offers baked Bare® Coconut Chips, Apple Chips and Banana Chips
June 10, 2018
PepsiCo to acquire Baked Fruit and Vegetable Snacks manufacturer Bare Snacks
PepsiCo, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bare Foods Co. (doing business as Bare Snacks), a U.S.-based maker of baked fruit and vegetable snacks.
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Shearer's Snacks has sold the Barrel O' Fun and Rachel's brands to UR Brands — an affiliate of Old Dutch Foods.
June 07, 2018
Shearer's sells Barrel O' Fun brand to Old Dutch affiliate
Shearer's Snacks has sold the Barrel O' Fun and Rachel's brands to UR Brands — an affiliate of Old Dutch Foods.
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McDonald’s Corp. new corporate headquarters in Chicago right before the 70-foot tall and 470-foot wide wrap dotted with Big Macs was dropped for the grand unveil.
June 06, 2018
McDonald’s opens its New Global Headquarters in Chicago
Monday, McDonald’s Corp. opened its new corporate headquarters in Chicago. McDonald’s President and CEO Steve Easterbrook was joined by employees, owner-operators and suppliers and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
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Quest Nutrition high-protein tortilla chips are available in the flavors Nacho Cheese and Ranch
June 05, 2018
Quest Nutrition launches high-protein tortilla chips
Quest Nutrition has launched their latest innovation – Tortilla Style Protein Chips.
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Lanzan campaña “Imagina un mundo sin papas”
May 30, 2018
Lanzan campaña “Imagina un mundo sin papas”
La iniciativa invita a millones de consumidores de papa de todo el mundo a cuestionarse a imaginar sus vidas sin las papas presentes en cualquiera de sus variedades y presentaciones.
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The San Luis Valley area in Colorado is a major growing area for fresh potatoes
May 30, 2018
Packaging Specialist Volm acquires Atech, located in Colorado potato area
Volm Companies, a key supplier of packaging and packaging equipment for fresh potatoes in North America, has acquired the business of Atech, Incorporated in Monte Vista Colorado.
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Sterzing's Potato Chips is a through and through Iowa potato chip brand.
May 16, 2018
Sterzing's Potato Chips struggling with product reformulation
Sterzing's Potato Chips reformulated its recipe to meet the deadline of the 2015 U.S. Food and Drug Administration mandate banning oils that contain trans fat. At first that didn't go too well...
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The Idaho and Malheur County Oregon grow an increasing amount of non-traditional potato varieties, such as oblong, fingerling, and banana potatoes. Current regulations do not adequately address the unique varieties that are currently marketed.
May 12, 2018
US long Potato Imports impacted by Proposed Rule to modify Idaho Marketing Order
USDA-AMS has proposed a rule to revise the classifications that determine the size requirements for potatoes grown in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. The proposal would also apply to all import of long type potatoes.
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Woon-Hong Yeo, an assistant professor in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is shown with the sodium sensor in his laboratory.
(Courtesy: Rob Felt, Georgi
May 11, 2018
Wearable oral sensor to measure sodium consumption in real-time under development
To help monitor salt intake, researchers have developed a flexible and stretchable wireless sensing system designed to be comfortably worn in the mouth to measure the amount of sodium a person consumes.
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Resson combines the latest advancements in computer vision, machine learning and big data analytics to provide growers with actionable insights using their field data.
(Courtesy: Resson)
May 10, 2018
Mahindra joins McCain and Monsanto as investor in Big Data company Resson
Resson, a predictive analytics company for the agricultural industry, welcomed Mahindra & Mahindra as a strategic partner, joining existing strategic partners, which include McCain Foods and Monsanto Growth Ventures.
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An example of reading the expiration dates and UPC code: the expiration date may be found in the upper right corner of the bag (left); The UPC code may be found on the back of the bag under the ingredients (right).
May 06, 2018
Recall of Certain Golden Flake, Good Health, Utz and Weis Brand Tortilla Chips due to milk Allergen
Utz® Quality Foods, LLC, is voluntarily recalling select expiration dates of some Golden Flake, Good Health, Utz and Weis Brand Tortilla Chip items due to potential contamination of undeclared milk allergen.
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May 06, 2018
Lamb Weston saves energy with installation efficient refrigeration equipment
Potato Processor Lamb Weston recently implemented new refrigeration equipment in its Hermiston plant, which company executives said will save 12 million kilowatt hours annually.
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May 01, 2018
The next frontier: potato and precision agriculture
Potato cultivation has a number of quirks that make it both a prime candidate for precision agriculture and a little different than other crops
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Cheese & Bacon Loaded Fries from Australia, McDonald's World Famous Fries, served with warm melted cheese and crispy bacon bits. Now in Chicago!
April 25, 2018
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.
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Dr. Aitazaz Farooque (center) is an assistant professor at UPEI’s School of Sustainable Design Engineering
April 19, 2018
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
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Europa: Desarrollan sistema que predice si va a sobrar papa
April 13, 2018
Europa: Desarrollan sistema que predice si va a sobrar papa
El norte de Europa siembra cada vez más papa. Pero cuando hay mucha producción, los precios bajan. Para evitarlo, las organizaciones de productores desarrollaron un sistema que revela si hay excedentes y examina las posibilidades para absorberlos.
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