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Snac Tank pitch competition emceed by Barbara Corcoran
March 26, 2019
Barbara Corcoran presents SNAC Tank pitch competition at SNAXPO
Modeled after the popular TV show Shark Tank, 'SNAC Tank' will close out SNAXPO 2019, held March 31 to April 2 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando. The competition will be emceed by Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran
North American potato processors either have or will be bringing at least 1.3 billion pounds of new processing capacity online between October 2018 and December 2019.
March 25, 2019
Will added North American potato processing capacity lead to increased acreage?
North American potato processors either have or will be bringing at least 1.3 billion pounds of new processing capacity online between October 2018 and December 2019. In Potato Country, Bruce Huffaker of NAPMN discusses the impact.
Potato brand Tasteful Selections inspires happiness with Small-Bite Campaign
March 20, 2019
Potato brand Tasteful Selections inspires happiness with Small-Bite Campaign
Potato brand Tasteful Selections inspires happiness with Small-Bite Campaign
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 167.5 points in February 2019, up 2.7 points (1.7 percent) from January.
March 19, 2019
FAO Food Price Index up in February 2019
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 167.5 points in February 2019, up 2.7 points (1.7 percent) from January.
Manufacturer of optical sorters for the potato processing industry Key Technology Introduces New Sort-to-Grade® Capabilities for VERYX® Digital Sorters
March 19, 2019
Key Technology Introduces New Sort-to-Grade® Capabilities for VERYX® Digital Sorters
Manufacturer of optical sorters for the potato processing industry Key Technology Introduces New Sort-to-Grade® Capabilities for VERYX® Digital Sorters
Onderzoek en ontwikkelingscentrum in Nederland van Pootaardappelhandelaar HZPC Holland B.V
March 10, 2019
Low potato yields result in a excellent financial performance for seed potato supplier HZPC
Seed potato supplier HZPC Holland has established the expected prices it will pay to its growers and the organisation expects to pay its Dutch growers a record price of € 41,- per 100 kilo
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Lamb Weston Hot2Home™ fries picked up a Gold Award at the Casual Dining Show’s Innovation Challenge.
March 05, 2019
Lamb Weston's Hot2Home™ Fries win Gold at the Casual Dining Show
Lamb Weston Hot2Home™ fries picked up a Gold Award at the Casual Dining Show’s Innovation Challenge.
Dr. Mehmood Khan, Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer, Global Research and Development, will retire from PepsiCo this month. He will remain with the company in an advisory capacity (Courtesy: innovationleader)
March 04, 2019
Pepsico's 'chief innovator' Mehmood Khan retires; More leadership changes
Pepsico announced today a series of senior leadership changes. Furthermore, Rene Lammers is appointed as new Chief Science officer as Dr. Mehmood Khan, Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer, Global Research and Development is retiring.
Western Polymer primarily supplies cationic starch to the paper industry and manufactures native and modified potato starch for food applications
March 03, 2019
Ingredion acquires potato starch manufacturer Western Polymer
Ingredient supplier Ingredion Incorporated has acquired the operations of Western Polymer, a company focused on the production of native and modified potato starches for food and industrial applications
McCain Foods South Africa claims in this advert that it produces the country's 'number one' chip.
February 28, 2019
McCain Foods South Africa can't claim they are 'SA's NO.1 Chip'
McCain Foods South Africa claims in this advert that it produces the country's 'number one' chip. However, the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) told them to remove the ads with immediate effect because the claim is simply not true.
Impression of the Belgium potato platform WatchITgrow
February 28, 2019
Belgian potato supply chain commits to digital data platform WatchITgrow
Three Belgian organisations, Boerenbond, Belgapom and VITO are teaming up to strengthen the future of the Belgian potato chain by jointly investing in the online data platform WatchITgrow.
In the United Kingdom, the crisp aisle is hit by price hikes following the heatwave last summer
February 26, 2019
UK potato chips prices surge after heatwave-induced potato shortage
Crisps fans in the United Kingdom might have noticed that their favourite snack has become a little more expensive in recent months.
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In 2018, total retail frozen food sales in the United States hit nearly $57 billion.
February 26, 2019
AFFI: Frozen Food Aisle making a strong comeback
A recent research report, the Power of Frozen by the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and Food Marketing Institute (FMI) examines drivers for growth in retail frozen foods.
Amazon said on Monday it named former PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi as a director of the company and appointed her to the audit committee of the board.
February 26, 2019
Indra Nooyi, former CEO of Pepsico, appointed to Amazon's board of directors
Amazon said on Monday it named former PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi as a director of the company and appointed her to the audit committee of the board.
A large delegation from the European Parliament paid a visit to Avebe's high-tech vegetable protein plant in Gasselternijveen.
February 26, 2019
European interest in Avebe's potato protein
A large delegation from the European Parliament paid a visit to Avebe's high-tech vegetable protein plant in Gasselternijveen.
Imports from Spain of at least 10.000 mini-tubers of 3 potato varieties protected by Danish national Plant Breeders’ Rights were found to have been imported illegally by Myco Seed A/S and subsequently used for commercial production and propagation in De
February 26, 2019
Danish potato trader found guilty in illegal import of minitubers
Breeders Trust, the organization that defends the Plant Breeders’ Rights of 10 leading European potato breeders, won a lawsuit earlier this month against the Danish potato export and trading company Myco Seed A/S located in Give (Denmark).
Chuño is a traditional freeze-dried potato product prepared in Peru. Chuño is available in two colours, black (dark) and white.
White Chuño (right) is also called Tunta
February 26, 2019
Peruvian farmers get help from Belgium to save traditional potato product from climate change
Three Belgian organisations, ILVO, HOGENT and TRIAS help a local Peruvian agricultural cooperative and university to optimize the semi-industrial production of their traditional tuntas - white freeze-dried potatoes (Chuño)
Application of CIPC in a potato storage is typically done by 'fogging', circulating a very fine mist of the sprout inhibitor through the potato pile (Courtesy: Igeba)
February 25, 2019
Not enough support for European ban on potato sprout inhibitor Chlorpropham (CIPC)
Last Friday, the European Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, mostly referred to as ScoPAFF voted an a proposal to ban Chlorpropham (or CIPC), widely used in the potato industry as sprout inhibitor during potato storage.

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