Potato News

Burts Chips has announced it is extending its range of hand-cooked premium crisps with the launch of Guinness Rich Beef Chilli flavour.

Inspired by a young member of the Garcia family, RW Garcia, the Northern California-based family-owned-and-operated leading maker of artisan and all-natural corn-based snacks, has introduced an entirely new kind of chip: Tortatos.

Food &beverages giant PepsiCo India is believed to have backed out of the race to buy a stake in Rajkot-based Balaji Wafers.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Kellogg Canada Inc. are warning people with allergies to milk not to consume certain Pringles* brand Salt &Vinegar Potato Chips. The affected product contains milk which is not declared on the label.

Black Gold Farms recently introduced fresh potatoes with a seasoning packet included. After positive response from retailers and consumers, Industry recognizes Black Gold Farms with a nomination for the PMA’s Annual Marketing Impact Award.

In the United Kingdom, a high profile advertising campaign has been launched to drive awareness and sales of named potato varieties.

KMC launches a new clean label potato starch developed for use in low fat spreads: NatureBind 1341

A potato grading and sorting machine has been set up in Bamyan, which is the main supplier of potatoes to Afghanistan’s population.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 199.1 points in September 2013, 2.3 points (1 percent) below its August value and down 11 points (or 5.4 percent) since the beginning of the year.

McCain Foods USA announced the launch of WISE FRIES™ with the new proprietary WISE FRIES™ batter recipe that keeps just enough oil on the outside for great taste and crispness while maintaining the great potato flavor inside.

It’s potato harvest time in northern Maine and thanks to one of the longest stretches of nice weather since midsummer, farmers from one end of Aroostook County to the other are looking to get as much of their crop in as they can while the the sun shines.

El Servicio Técnico de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural del Cabildo Insular de Tenerife (España) presenta en este documento los resultados del 2º año experimental del ensayo de alternativas al uso de metam sodio.

After all the attention that has been paid to cars' cupholders over the years, finally a fast-food chain has figured out that it can hold food, not just beverages.

Biotech company Monsanto has bought Climate Corporation for approximately $1.1 billion.

Con la iniciativa, impulsada por el Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, se establece una cuota, de carácter parafiscal, que será equivalente al uno por ciento del valor de la venta.

Bangladesh potato export in the first two quarters until June 2013 fell by 33 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year.

Mientras que investigadores tienen en sus manos una variedad mexicana resistente a plagas, la mayoría de los cultivos del país usan semilla extranjera.

A Kenyan investor based in the US wants to construct an ultra-modern sweet potato processing factory in Homa Bay. Consolata Bryant met Governor Cyprian Awiti yesterday and agreed to work with the county government to build the factory.