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The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, has created four new potato clones which are characterised by their high antioxidant content, their good production both in size and number of tubers, as well as by their ...

Earlier in April, the area in the United States in moderate drought or worse fell below 50 percent for the first time since June 19, 2012, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

El consumo de patatas blancas está vinculado a una mayor ingesta de potasio, según un estudio hecho público en la Reunión Anual de Biología Experimental. Por cada kilocaloría adicional de este alimento consumida, se produce un aumento de 1,6 mg en el c...

McDonald's Japan offers free french fries cupholders.

When it comes to nutrient content, don't judge a veggie by its color alone, said a panel of leading food and nutrition scientists yesterday at an American Society for Nutrition (ASN) pre-annual meeting session.

Consumption of white potatoes is linked to increased intake of potassium, according to a new study released today at the Experimental Biology 2013 Annual Meeting.

With summer entertaining just around the corner, Olympic Gold Medalist Heather Moyse is urging Canadians to look beyond the traditional potato salad, and get more creative when cooking their spuds - think potato chocolate cake!

Purdue University nutrition researcher Berdine Martin sees potential for potassium to be the next "really hot"nutrient emphasized in food science.

Potato Psyllids Have Returned to Magic Valley, Idaho Or maybe they just never went away. Psyllids, a tiny insect that can damage potatoes, might be hardier than some people originally thought.

McDonald's says its Dollar Menu is "a tasty way to fill up for less"but those deals could be eating into the company's profits, analysts say.

Branston, one of the UK’s largest packers and suppliers of potatoes, has put 941 solar photovoltaic panels on the south-facing roof of its factory in Ilminster.

3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway today announced that Bernardo Hees will become Chief Executive Officer of H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) upon completion of the previously announced acquisition of Heinz by an investment consortium comprised of Berkshi...

Executives from The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and Dow AgroSciences were joined by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence last week at a Research &Development (R&D) expansion ribbon-cutting event for a new 175,000 square foot R&D facility at Dow Agr...

UK retailer Tesco PLC’s ambitious U.S. experiment -- 5-year-old grocery chain Fresh &Easy -- has failed after costing its British parent billions of dollars, the company said Wednesday.

Sweet potatoes have turned into a sweet deal for Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC, which just opened a new sales office in Raleigh, North Carolina, to handle sweet potato volumes that have tripled in the past six years.

Today, the brand new European Heinz Innovation Center in Nijmegen was officially inaugurated by His Royal Highness Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange who will become King of the Netherlands by the end of the month.

EUPPA, the European Potato Processors’ Association, is organising in Brussels its 1st Congress for the processed potatoes’ sector on 16th May 2013 in Brussels, which will be also an opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of EUPPA.

The FSA has published interim results from its fifth and latest study looking at levels of acrylamide, furan and the process contaminants in a range of UK foods.