Potato News from Northern America

Both the ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston Richland processing facility and the ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen Foods Plant in Park Rapids have earned ENERGY STAR® designation for 2010 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Idaho potato growers and processors are back at the bargaining table after a bitter split two years ago.

The Premier Russet was one hot potato, but the high expectations did not materialize...

After Chris Voigt’s successful 60 days of nothing but potatoes, he promised a series of healthy and tasty potato recipes. The Washington State Potato Commission now has posted the first 21 recipes.

Key Technology introduces its new Auto Valve Check feature for new and installed G6 Tegra® sorters.

Breeders at Cornell University are helping to feed the US appetite for the crispy snacks

International consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and private label brands will enjoy sharpened insight into the latest processing and packaging innovations and trends when they visit the PMMI stand.

Whether you were at Potato Expo 2011 in Las Vegas in January, or were unable to attend, now you can hear seven radio reports, brought to you by the United States Potato Board’s (USPB’s) and National Potato Council’s (NPC’s) broadcast partner, Northwest AgInfoNet’s Greg Martin.

'Focus on Potato' has published a new webcast “Early Season Irrigation Management of Potato.”

Elects New Board Leadership
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) today announced the election of four officers and seven members to the AFFI Board of Directors.

Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi talked to CNN in Davos about the global economy and the company's plans in Russia and India.

RDO-Calbee Foods, a potato-dough manufacturing plant at the Port of Morrow (OR), achieved a year without a recordable injury in January.

Cavendish Farms has requested federal government help to seek the elimination of a European trade tariff that could open up a huge marketplace for French fries and help increase potato production on P.E.I.

Chip and popcorn company Better Made Snack Foods may move some of its operations to Greenville northeast of Grand Rapids, if MichCon and Detroit officials don't help grow its business.

Small potatoes aren't small potatoes anymore, at least when it comes to marketing delicious spuds.

Corn Products International Inc.'s (CPO) fourth-quarter profit slipped on acquisition charges, yet adjusted earnings surged as the company benefited from its purchase of an ingredient maker and the ability to pass on higher corn costs.

Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), a leading food manufacturer, announced today that it has received approval by NASDAQ's Listing Qualifications Department to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. today announced a plan to convert its company owned Direct Store Delivery (DSD) routes to an independent operator (IO) structure over the next 12 to 18 months.