Potato News from the Americas

It wasn't so long ago that the McDonald's fast-food empire looked as stale as a burger left under a heat lamp too long. Sales were decreasing, new products weren't catching on and McDonald's Corp. was vilified by consumer activists, nutritionists and o...

Dr. Alexander Pavlista of Scottsbluff was elected president of the Potato Association of America in August, during the organization's annual meeting at Idaho Falls, Idaho. The association has more than 700 members, including scientists in university, ...

Las personas que optan por comer en un restaurante "saludable"suelen consumir más calorías de las que ingerirían si concurren a un lugar de comida rápida sin proclamas de salud, indicó un estudio. Investigadores hallaron que las personas sub...

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) one of North America’s leading packaged food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2008 first quarter ended Aug. 26, 2007. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.36, including net $0.02 per diluted sha...

Golden Enterprises, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GLDC) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly dividend of $.03125 per share payable October 31, 2007 to stockholders of record as of October 5, 2007.

United Potato Growers of America issued an open letter asking farmers in Idaho to withhold some potato shipments to help shore up potato prices and prevent a shortage later this year. A hot growing season meant farmers dug up fewer potatoes compared...

The salty snack market in the US is facing serious threats, and manufacturers need to focus on a number of opportunities if they are to avoid the pitfalls, according to a new report by Mintel.   Published last month, the report values the market for t...

Wind turbines and native prairie grasses have nothing to do with America’s favorite snack, potato chips, but they’re helping Kettle Foods earn recognition for building the greenest food manufacturing plant in the U.S. The U.S. Green Building Council ...

La cadena de restaurantes Burger King anunció ayer que ofrecerá alimentos más saludables para niños menores de 12 años, incluyendo pollo asado a la parrilla en lugar de frito, así como manzanas cortadas para que parezcan papas fritas. Burger King Hold...

Fast-food chain operator Burger King Holdings Inc. on Tuesday named Julio Ramirez executive vice president, global operations, effective immediately.

The potential sale of Wendy's International continued its progression yesterday, even as the company faced bitter criticism from a group of franchisees. Wendy's has reached a confidentiality agreement with Sandell Asset Management Corp. so the inves...

Japanese snack food maker Calbee Foods Co. Friday launched operations at a new plant in California for making its mainstay products "Kappa Ebisen"shrimp chips and "Saya-endo"snow pea crisps.The new plant has a monthly output capacit...

Doritos, a brand of Frito-Lay North America, has teamed up with Grammy award winning artist Missy Elliott to launch its new Doritos Collisions. The new snack puts two different flavored chips in the same bag. For example there are Doritos Collisions ...

More than a dozen parties have expressed interest in Wendy's International Inc's sale process, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the situation. On its Web site, the Journal reported the source said Wendy's board ...

At the annual ALL CANDY EXPO, starting today, confectionery and snack-food industry leaders, distributors and retailersreveal the new trends that will drive sales for 2007 and 2008. The largest confectionery show in North America now adds savory snacks...

After a long hiatus, Prince Edward Island is exporting potatoes to Argentina. On Wednesday 5,000 tonnes of potatoes, the equivalent of 220 tractor-trailer loads, will be loaded on a boat in Summerside harbour. The shipment is the first in more than a ...

Local officials attending the official grand opening of the Kettle Foods potato chip factory in Beloit this Wednesday will be greeted by an unusual sight. They will see 18 wind turbines lining the roof of the newly built 73,000-square-foot facility, wh...

For the first time since its original owner sold the iconic potato chip company more than a half-century ago, Mrs. Fisher's Inc. is being run by a Mrs. again. Longtime employee Roma Hailman and her husband, Mark Hailman, bought the potato-chip maker ...