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Heinz desvela la solución para disfrutar de tus patatas fritas con la cantidad de salsa que deseas
August 20, 2022
'Heinz Spoon Friez' consiste en una patata frita fabricada con la forma de una cuchara tradicional, pero de patata. El cabezal de la patata tiene una forma curvada que permite coger la cantidad deseada de salsa.

Simplot's 4Sight 2030 Goals
August 20, 2022
Recently Simplot, a potato processor and a supplier of a wide range of agricultural products, highlighted its sustainability goals. Covering all aspects of the agricultural value chain, gives Simplot on edge...

World Potato Congress Abstracts and Presentations held in Dublin now available online
August 12, 2022
Abstracts and Presentations of the 11th World Potato Congress Inc. Dublin, Ireland are now available online

Ballarat potato growers ask McCain Foods for 78 percent price increase
August 11, 2022
Potato farmers in the Ballarat region are demanding a pay rise for their produce, claiming McCain Foods does not pay a fair price for the popular mealtime vegetable. Last season McCain Foods paid growers an average of AUD 0.33 (about USD 0.23)

NNZ and Fresh Solutions Network debut Amazables microwaveable potato
August 10, 2022
The Amazables! microwaveable potatoes were introduced by NNZ Inc. and Fresh Solutions Network/Basin Gold Cooperative at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference on July 28-29 in Monterey, California.

Tasmanian potato growers start ditching spuds after stalemate on price negotiations with potato processors
August 06, 2022
Potato processor Simplot Australia has refused to budge on its second price offer to Tasmanian farmers for their potato crop this season. Farmers met on Wednesday night to discuss the impasse with the company.

Lamb Weston Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results
July 27, 2022
Potato Processor Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2022 results and provided its outlook for fiscal 2023.

Heatwave to push up price of chips (French Fries), say UK potato farmers
July 22, 2022
In the United Kingdom the price of French fries (UK: chips) is set to increase after recent high temperatures ravaged crops, potato growers have warned. Farmers said the heatwave had added to pressures caused by rising costs linked to the war in Ukraine.

Patatas Lázaro lanza su nueva marca Calixta, la patata más lista
July 18, 2022
La empresa valenciana Patatas Lázaro ha introducido en el mercado una nueva marca ampliando de esta manera su portfolio. Se trata de 'Calixta, la patata más lista' con la que la compañía entra por primera vez en el negocio de IV gama con dos nuevas referencias de patata y batata.

Simplot and Potato farmers of Tasmania in standoff over rising prices
July 18, 2022
Farmers have rejected a second price offer made by food manufacturer Simplot for their potato crop this season.