Potato News from Oregon

Vanmark Expands its Line of Peelers, Scrubber and Washers with the lower capacity 1820 Series

January 07, 2018

Vanmark expands its Peeler-Scrubber-Washer line with lower capacity 1820 Series

Equipment manufacturer Vanmark now offers with the 1820 series a lower capacity continuous Peeler/Scrubber/Washer suitable for potatoes. The new machinery is ideal for processors that increase automation or are upgrading from batch processing

December 21, 2017

Lamb Weston invests 250 Million in additional French Fry line; Quarterly Dividend raised

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today an expansion of french fry processing capacity in North America and an increase in its quarterly dividend.

November 13, 2017

Portland Potato Vodka Reaches First 1,000 Case Month

Eastside Distilling, Inc., a producer of award-winning craft spirits, today announced that its award-winning Portland Potato Vodka surpassed 1,000 cases sold for the month of October.

Inspecting the harvested potatoes as they are loaded for transport to the packing plant

September 05, 2017

Acreage Reduction in Pacific Northwest means Better Potato Prices

The spring weather in Oregon may not have been ideal, but potato farmer Tony Amstad, owner of Amstad Farms, is still pleasantly surprised with the size and quality of his early season potatoes.

November 11, 2016

Columbia Basin potato farmers pleased with harvest

As fall potato harvest wraps up around the Columbia Basin, farmers are expecting above-average yield and quality thanks to an exceptional growing season.

September 08, 2016

Salty, Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Umami, and... Starchy?

Scientists have found evidence that humans can pick up a sixth taste associated with carbohydrate-rich foods. The findings might explain why we love such starchy foods so much.

Researchers looking for genes to make potatoes resistant to nematodes

June 29, 2016

Searching for genes to make potatoes resistant to nematodes

Potato breeders at Oregon State University are working to identify the gene that makes certain potatoes resistant to nematodes, which could then be used to create new varieties.

April 18, 2016

Lamb Weston Boardman OR facility receives (LEED®) Silver Certification

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston's Boardman, Oregon, processing facility has received its official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver certification, awarded by the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

April 12, 2016

Pasta and Potato Salad recalled due to possible Listeria contamination of onions used as ingredient.

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling nineteen refrigerated salad items due to notification from one of their ingredient suppliers that Listeria monocytogenes may be present in one lot of onions that was used in the manufacture of these salads.

March 11, 2016

Lamb Weston to add line for formed products to Boardman Potato Processing Plant

Lamb Weston plans to expand operations at its facility in Boardman, Oregon. The $30 million investment will add additional processing capacity for making formed products such as hash brown patties and potato puffs.

Diamond Foods Innovation Center, Salem Oregon (artist rendering)

July 15, 2015

Diamond Foods opens State-of-the-Art Innovation Center

Strengthening its commitment to product innovation and market leadership, Diamond Foods, Inc. has officially opened the doors to its new 7,000+ square foot innovation center in Salem, Oregon.

June 18, 2015

Increasing International interest in PVMI Potato Varieties

Foreign countries are showing increasing interest in potato varieties developed in the Pacific Northwest and managed by the Potato Variety Management Institute (PVMI).

May 14, 2015

Global flavors market to reach $15.2 billion by 2020, predicts research report

A new report by Allied Market Research, titled, 'Global Flavors (Food and Beverages) Market - Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Opportunities, Growth, and Forecast, 2014 - 2020', forecasts the global flavors market to reach $15.2 billion by 2020 at a CAGR of 4.3% from 2015 to 2020.

Tim Reardon, tna's Processing Group Solutions Manager for the Americas

April 24, 2015

Tim Reardon appointed as tna Processing Group Solutions Manager for the Americas

Leading packaging and processing solutions provider, tna, announces the appointment of Tim Reardon as its new group solutions manager – processing for the Americas.

March 04, 2015

Malin Potato Co-op invests 7 million in new Potato Packing Facility

This could have been the last year for the Malin Potato Co-op. Instead, the 52-year-old company is building a state-of-the-art, $7 million facility to move it into the future of agriculture.

March 03, 2015

Oregon Governor addresses potato growers

Oregon Governor Kate Brown talked with farmers outside the state Capitol Monday, stressing the the importance of potato crops for Oregon.

Some of Ore-Ida's retail potato products

February 09, 2015

Heinz shakes up potato procurement for its Oregon potato processing factory

Heinz Frozen Foods, manufacturer of the Ore-Ida retail brand is changing the procurement process for the potatoes for its Ontario, OR potato processing plant. Heinz will now contract with the Oregon Potato Company, Pasco, Washington.

January 05, 2015

TOMRA Sorting Food Heads to Oregon for NWFPA Expo and Conference

TOMRA Sorting Food will display two of its state-of-the-art sorting machines and steam peeling XP valve at the Northwest Food Processors Association (NWFPA) Expo and Conference 2015.

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