Potato News

In a world record breaking attempt, Canadians Cloe Whittaker (22) and Tyson Jerry (24) are taking a 45,000 Km road trip in a van powered by the waste oil from French fries.They will launch their Driven to Sustain adventure on Wednesday October 1 from M...

Branston Ltd, the UK’s largest supplier of potatoes, is now fully ISO 14001 accredited.The company, which has a handling capacity in excess of 400,000 tonnes a year, secured the standard at its South West operation earlier this month, which means all o...

The Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), near Dundee, hopes to map chromosome four of the root vegetable. The scientists would then know where genes responsible for colour, shape, and disease resistance are positioned. The new research is part of a...

Malaysia's crude palm oil production rose 2.5 percent to 1.6 MMT in August. Despite an increase in crude palm oil output, stronger palm oil exports resulted in a slight increase in carryout stocks to 1.8 MMT at the end of August. Weaker overseas demand...

Indra Nooyi, chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo Inc., the world's largest snack maker, was named the most powerful woman in business by Fortune magazine for the third year in a row. The India-born Nooyi, 52, is aiming to boost business fo...

In Sri Lanka, KFC has also acquired the Halaal stamp for its full menu including its popular KFC Biriyani, KFC Kottu and KFC Chinese Chicken Rice. The Halaal accreditation was received from the All Ceylon Jamithul Ulama (ACJU) which is the only statuto...

Danish Potato Starch manufacturer KMC's results for the fiscal year 2007/08* are one of the best in KMC’s history, president Uffe Andreasen announces. The fiscal year that ended August 31 exceeded the budgeted result with a little over 10%, which is mo...

California on Tuesday became the first U.S. state to require fast-food restaurant chains to list calories on their menus.The state estimates that residents collectively have gained 360 million pounds (165 million kg) in the last decade, and it sees the...

A project at the University of Maine to produce new varieties of potatoes that can stand up to disease while giving Maine growers new marketing opportunities recently received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Following the successful revival of Cadbury's Wispa chocolate bar, which was re-released last year in response to reportedly overwhelming consumer demand, the lurid corn snack has been reborn. And Walker's Crisps, which manufactures Monster Munch, has ...

Researchers and farmers across the region begin judging Monday in an annual potato beauty contest. The annual Pacific Northwest Tri-State Potato Tour determines what potatoes to plant in the future. Over the next week, farmers and researchers will tra...

Triarc Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRY;TRY.B), the parent company of Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., which is the franchisor of the Arby's(R) restaurant system, and Wendy's International, Inc. (NYSE: WEN), announced today that they have completed their merg...

The snack food producer Soulful Foods Inc. today announced that Sam's Club stores in six states will offer a line of potato chips the company developed with Sylvia Woods, owner of a famous New York soul food restaurant.Sylvia's 12-ounce bags of Honey B...

El concejal Jorge Boasso presentó una iniciativa para reemplazar al gasoil utilizado por el transporte público por este combustible ecológico. El proyecto establece un sistema de recolección del aceite vegetal usado por comercios y viviendas y luego el...

HayssenSandiacre, a leading provider of vertical and horizontal form/fill/seal equipment and services, has announced the establishment of a sales and service office in s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. This investment is a further important step in the dev...

Kentucky Fried Chicken ha conseguido lo que otras cadenas de comida rápida llevan tiempo soñando. La enseña americana supera, en China, a todos sus competidores del sector, incluido al líder del mercado mundial, McDonald’s. El éxito de KFC en el país o...

Consumption of potato chips (French fries) in East Africa is booming. Urbanisation, the proliferation of fast-food restaurants, growing tourism, and a significant change in eating habits among both high- and low-income groups in urban areas is raising...

Potato chips made to taste like Bourbon Whiskey have dismayed experts and parents, who say they send a dangerous message to young consumers.The new Jim Beam-branded potato chip packets advertise alcohol to anyone who buys them - including children - Dr...