Potato News from the Americas

Old Dutch Foods developed a range of new Chips flavour profiles: Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders, Buffalo Wing and Blue Cheese Dip, Calamari & Tzatziki Sauce, and Burstin' Onion. The fact that these sound like your favourite restaurant appetizer menu is no accident.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement has been signed to acquire Baptista's Bakery, Inc., the manufacturer of its fast growing Snack Factory® Pretzel Crisps® brand

More than 5,000 supermarket chains and independent retailers showcased spuds for Idaho Potato Commission's annual Potato Lover’s Month retail display promotion in February, the most ever in the contest’s 23 years.

Wisconsin potato growers have achieved national recognition not only through their ability to produce more potatoes on fewer acres but also for the sustainability of the practices they use

McCain Foods Limited announced today the appointment of Jeff DeLapp as President, North America, effective June 2, 2014.

The Idaho Potato Commission has developed an Idaho® Potato Varieties poster to take the guesswork out of your potato purchasing.

Did You Know Wisconsin’s specialty crop production and processing account for more than $6 billion in economic activity? $6.4 billion, to be exact, and almost 35,000 jobs across the state!

A través del convenio entre el Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (MADR) y el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), el Gobierno de Colombia viene calculando la huella hídrica y el potencial de calentamiento global como un producto de la emisión de los Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI) en el sistema de producción de papa.

Researchers from Mississippi State and Louisiana State Universities assessed the importance of planting and harvest dates and plant spacing for the sweet potato cultivars Beauregard and Evangeline.

tna announces the acquisition of FOODesign, expanding its portfolio of food processing equipment.

El fotógrafo Jim Richardson estuvo fotografiando productores de papa de los Andes como parte de una una serie de artículos titulada “Future of Food”.

The National Potato Council (NPC) is now accepting applications for a $10,000 graduate-level scholarship to be applied toward the 2014-2015 academic year.

Es una de las conclusiones a que ha llegado un estudio realizado conjuntamente entre la Universidad Nacional de Mar de Plata y el Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) de Argentina.

El catálogo muestra 34 variedades de papa de uso local, con información relacionada a la ubicación de las variedades, características morfológicas de la planta y el tubérculo, caracteres agronómicos y para algunas de ellas el contenido de materia seca y proteína, así como los usos culinarios.

El recetario es el resultado de una iniciativa de las autoras en un intento por promocionar las papas nativas a través de su uso gastronómico.

Researchers at USDA's Agricultural Research Service are leaving no stone unturned when it comes to finding new ways of managing zebra chip disease and the insect that can spread it to potato crops.

The fast-casual segment continues to lead growth within the US restaurant industry.

Vermont will likely be the first state in the United States to require food manufacturers to label products containing genetically modified organisms.