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August 20, 2010
New Potato Research Center to be set up in West Bengal
A centre of the Shimla-based Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) will be set up in West Bengal's West Midnapur district to make quality potato seeds favourable to the state's climatic condition available to the farmers.From the archive

August 20, 2010
Profile: Managing Director McCain Foods India KS Narayanan
Potato evangelist is probably a better descriptor for the managing director of McCain Foods India Pvt. Ltd, the Indian arm of the privately owned Canadian firm that makes one out of every three French fries consumed in the world. Narayanan never misses...From the archive

August 19, 2010
PEI Potato board welcomes decision Tribunal in potato contracts appeal
In a dispute around the process for the establishment of potato contracts between potato growers and processors, a decision has been reached by the Natural Products Appeals Tribunal. The decision provides a unique insight in the negotiation process o...From the archive

August 19, 2010
Australian Potato Industry fears Zebra Chip disease
AUSVEG CEO Richard Mulcahy said today that diseased potatoes had the potential to threaten the viability of the entire Australian potato industry if the Australian Federal Government allows potatoes to be imported for processing from New Zealand.From the archive

August 19, 2010
Frito-Lay on 'loud' SunChips biodegradable chip package: 'That's what change sounds like'
The world’s first 100 percent biodegradable chip packet – designed by Frito-Lay for its SunChips brand – has come in for criticism from Facebook members, with more than 30,000 agreeing the new packaging is too loud.From the archive
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August 18, 2010
Baked Snacks Co has a future – if enough capital is injected into the business
Middlesbrough-based snacks manufacturer Baked Snacks Company (BSC) has good prospects provided any new backer can inject sufficient capital into the business to give it a fighting chance, according to sources close to the firm.From the archive

August 18, 2010
Snyder's shareholders compensation in merger with Lance outlined
Shareholders who currently own pieces of Snyder's of Hanover could end up holding a total of $585.9 million worth of publicly traded Lance stock through a proposed merger plan with the sandwich cracker maker.From the archive

August 18, 2010
Lance, Inc. and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. Announce FTC Clearance for Proposed Merger
Lance, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNCE) (“Lance”) and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. (“Snyder’s”) today announced they have received clearance from the U. S. Federal Trade Commission via early termination of the review process under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Impr...From the archive

August 17, 2010
España: Primer papa natural congelada, sin prefritura, lista para freir o cocinar
Diferentes fases de innovadora elaboración, diversos procesos industriales derivados de la más reciente investigación científica dotan a la patata P3 de beneficiosas ventajas comerciales, gastronómicas y nutritivas. La patata P3 surge de un innov...From the archive

August 17, 2010
Pakistan to import potato from India to reduce shortages due to floods
In the wake of anticipated fear of acute shortage of potato crop in Pakistan as a consequence of devastation of its large quantity in potato growing areas of Kyber-Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) province, first consignment of Indian potato, comprising 20 to 25 truc...From the archive

August 16, 2010
Diamond Foods Announces Kettle Chips Plant Expansion in Salem, Oregon
Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) today announced an $8.4 million planned expansion of its production facility in Salem, Oregon to meet increased demand for its Kettle Brand potato chips. More than 15 new jobs will be created, and production capacity w...From the archive

August 14, 2010
GMO - Tempting traits waiting in the wings
The latest genetically modified crops being trialled in Europe are open to public at the Uplingen Plant Science Garden in east Germany. Potatoes that fend off blight without the aid of pesticides, sugar beet capable of withstanding a dose of glyphosate...From the archive




