Potato News

KETTLE® Chips (United Kingdom) is pleased to announce that it has introduced three seasonal flavours to its sharing range of delicious, hand cooked chips in time for the key Christmas sales period.

In financial year 2014/2015 Cooperative Avebe achieved a performance price of 78.41 euros. This is the highest performance price achieved so far (2013/2014: 75.07 euros).

Continuing in its journey toward zero waste, and in recognition of last week’s America Recycles Day, ConAgra Foods announced its annual Zero Waste Champion award winners.

Continued advances in automation and robotics are making the global food manufacturing and processing industries safer, more efficient and able to deliver higher profits, according to TOMRA Sorting Food.

The Afghan Ministry of Agriculture has funded construction of over 500 potato storages for farmers in Bamyan province.

En mes y medio se espera cosechar los seis millones de kilos de papa que van a abastecer el consumo interno del país hasta inicios de febrero.

El Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA), del Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego, realizó el lanzamiento de un método eficaz para combatir el “Gorgojo de los Andes” que ataca a los cultivos de papa.

El proveedor de aperitivos de Mercadona, Grupo Ibersnacks, presentó ayer en la localidad vallisoletana de Medina del Campo su nueva planta de elaboración de productos de maíz, Agromaíz, y su Centro de Desarrollo y Mejora.

Con el empleo de semilla nacional comenzará este jueves la siembra de papa en la provincia de Matanzas. El proceso abarcará unas mil 150 hectáreas y producirá 25 mil 500 toneladas del tubérculo al cierre de la campaña 2015-2016.

Conagra Foods announces plans to separate into two independent public companies, Conagra Brands ('Diverse portfolio of Leading Brands') and Lamb Weston ('Leading Foodservice Supplier of Frozen Potatoes')

RPE Inc., announces their partnership with Discovery Garden’s. RPE will now act as the exclusive marketing partner for Discovery Garden’s brand of gourmet potatoes.

PEI Scalloped potatoes, a potato chip flavour submitted by Jordan Cairns, wins the Lay’s® Canada Do Us a Flavour™ Tastes of Canada contest.

Nick Vermont, CEO of McCain Foods GB is this year's British Potato Industry Award winner

The entire potato industry of Great Britain gathered at Harrogate International Centre, North Yorkshire 12 and 13 November for BP2015, the key industry event of the year.

Key Technology introduces the all-new VERYX™ digital sorting platform to the European food processing industry at Fruit Logistica

Un universo de 126 variedades de papas se está plantando en un predio, propiedad de la Municipalidad de Puqueldón, con el objetivo de crear un museo vivo de este tipo de tubérculo, propio de la Isla de Chiloé.

University of Canterbury researchers have developed potato plants that are potentially resistant to cadmium, a highly toxic metal found in soil which is harmful to crops and can contribute to health issues in humans. End goal is to develop cadmium free potatoes.

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is very disappointed by the decision of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to completely discontinue disinfection services effective December 31st, 2015.