Potato News

Ontario bucked the national trend of a decline in potato production last year and saw an increase in the amount produced over the previous year.

De Duitse aardappelexport draait volop, dat zegt het Duitse marktbureau AMI op basis van cijfers over november van het Statistische Bundesambt.

A new multi-industry voluntary agreement announced today by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation brings together leading food manufacturers, group purchasing organizations and technology companies to help America’s schools serve healthier meals at more affordable prices.

Joe Sowokinos winning the prestigious National Potato Council (NPC) Meritorious Service Award marked the second straight year the East Grand Forks, Minnesota USDA Potato Research Lab has produced a winner for this award!

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston's Delhi, La., processing facility received its official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(R)) Platinum certification today, awarded by the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

Jim Kirkham, a 15-year veteran of ConAgra Foods, has taken over as director of the company's Lamb Weston sweet potato processing plant in Delhi, Louisiana.

Aviko, one of the world's largest producers of potato products, has appointed Leeds agency Brass to promote its UK and Eire foodservice business following a three-way pitch.

En un acto celebrado en la ciudad Washington D.C., Wal-Mart, la mayor tienda de comestibles de la nación, dio a conocer la campaña a través de la cual ofrecerá a sus clientes alimentos saludables en forma más asequible. Esta compañía se unió a la de l...

Private label companies continue to introduce better-for-you products and more attractive packaging, all while being easier on consumers’ pockets. Their efforts seem to be working, since recent Mintel research found that 44% of grocery shoppers believe store brand products are of better quality today than they were five years ago.

Though onion prices are yet to cool down, potato prices have dropped at the retail end. An early good crop of potatoes in Punjab, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh has pushed down the prices.

Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN), the third-largest quick-service restaurant company in the United States, today announced it is exploring strategic alternatives for Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., including a sale of the brand.

Arby’s, the 3,700-unit chain that is under strategic review by parent company Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc., may fetch a price tag of more than $300 million, according to a few securities analysts who cover the company.

At an event today in Washington, D.C., Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, unveiled a comprehensive effort to provide its customers with healthier and more affordable food choices. The company was joined by First Lady Michelle Obama as it outlined t...

Biomass is a good Danish resource, and, in contrast to North Sea oil, it never runs out, if we use it sustainably. That does Leif Jensen, owner of Jensen's Organic in Gørløse, Denmark.

AUSVEG Chairman John Brent today said that vegetable growers in Queensland had been hit hard by the recent floods and long term Federal Government assistance was now needed for many to survive the winter growing season.

PepsiCo, one of the world’s leading producers of convenience foods and beverages, has awarded a ten-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel for its Dutch warehousing and distribution activities.

Thousands of farmers have attended the opening day of the 2011 LAMMA show - Britain's largest machinery event.