Potato News

De kartoffeltag in Weuthen viert dit jaar zijn 125 jarig jubileum. Dit doen ze ondermeer met de voorspelling dat de prijzen dit seizoen heel goed gaan worden.

De vakbeurs Agrotechniek Holland is groter dan ooit en wordt voor het eerst in Biddinghuizen georganiseerd.

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group is taking the Wendy’s restaurant slogan “Quality is Our Recipe” to a new level – this time, with all-natural French fries in test markets.And interestingly, the new recipe comes at a time when Wendy’s French fries are already popul...

Walkers Extra Crunchy, the brand’s biggest launch in eight years, is being supported with a humorous TV ad campaign starring soul singing legend Lionel Richie. The ad, which bursts onto screens (and through a shop window!) on 27th August, is part of a...

Restaurant traffic growth is projected to lag the nation's annual population growth over the next 10 years as aging baby boomers dine out less frequently, according to The NPD Group.

United Biscuits UK, a leading manufacturer of biscuits, snacks and cakes, is launching a new McCoy's promotion on its handypack range.

Shoppers around the world took many steps to stretch their budgets during the recession such as eating at home more frequently or cutting back on vacations.  While improving economies may prompt consumers to return to restaurants or take a vacation, o...

New Brunswick potato growers will receive up to $3 million to help offset the extra costs of cleaning and disinfection of storage facilities and disposing of ruined product following a difficult growing season in 2009. The announcement was made today ...

The United States Potato Board presents the 2010 National Eating Trends Report. The objective of this report is to track and examine in-home potato consumption trends. Data for this report is obtained from the NPD Group’s National Eating Trend...

Flour Mills of Fiji has processed into potato chips the first batch of potatoes that were harvested from farms in Nadarivatu.

EPA and Bayer CropScience, the manufacturer, have reached an agreement to end use of the pesticide aldicarb in the United States.

Normal temperatures and below average precipitation allowed producers in Minnesota to make steady harvest progress

Although potatoes are for most people not the first food that comes to mind as a source of anti-oxidants, potatoes ARE an important source for healthful anti-oxidants and polyphenols.

Gold Dust Potato Processors and Walker Brothers welcomed customers, vendors and guests to their 10th Annual Open House Field Day.

Burger King Holdings Inc. plans to continue emphasizing its “barbell” strategy of promoting both value and premium menu items and said it remains optimistic that the September rollout of its new breakfast menu will help increase traffic and sales.

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Perry, Ga., facility today became the state's first building to be awarded LEED® for Existing Buildings (EB) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), as verified by the Green Building Certification Institute ...

Jorge Yanovsky, es Vicepresidente del 1º Foro Argentino de Biotecnología;y uno de los disertantes de las jornadas “Chaco, Potencia Agroalimentaria”, que se llevarán a cabo mañana en la ciudad de Las Breñas, organizadas por el partido Lealtad Popular, q...