Potato News

Cargill has inaugurated a new €65-million rapeseed crush plant in the port of Montoir in western France. The company has made the investment in partnership with Sofiprotéol, which promotes the marketing and processing of oilseeds in France. Cargill is ...

Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) announced today the addition of Onion Rings to the existing line of branded BURGER KING™ Snacks. Onion Rings, a round, crispy puffed snack with a zesty onion flavor, joins the potato snack flavors of Ketchup &Fries, a b...

Anualmente, Bolivia produce alrededor de 750 mil toneladas de papa, cuya totalidad va a abastecer el mercado interno. Sin embargo, un 15 por ciento de esta producción se pierde por diferentes problemas de postcosecha, según advierte la Fundación Proinp...

Recently, the Moms' Quality Correspondents concluded their second year of unprecedented access to the McDonald's® system of owner/operators, executives and Supply Chain with Lamb Weston, one of McDonald's Potato Suppliers for McDonald’s Hash Browns and...

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2009 first quarter ended Aug. 24, 2008. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.23, including net $0.04 per diluted sha...

The potato crop in the Red River Valley is said to be the best in a long time, both in production and in quality of the spuds.The government says the potato acreage of less than 80,000 acres is down 15 percent from last year and the lowest since the mi...

After nearly a month of closure, food and beverages maker Pepsico on Thursday announced resumption of operations at its Punjab plant as management and workers have reached a settlement. "We are glad to announce that we have reached an amicable sol...

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board held a news conference today to outline the initiatives it has taken to improve financial returns for potato farmers. Potato farmers have experienced severe financial losses over the past few years due to low price...

A Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence was presented today to representatives of the Frito-Lay North America plant in Frankfort.The facility that produces potato chips and other snack-food items was recognized by the Indiana Department of Envi...

Duane Maatz has resigned as president of the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, to become the executive director of the Wisconsin Potato &Vegetable Growers Association, Antigo, Wisconsin.

KMC has been active in China more than a decade and to match our continuous activities in China, we have upgraded our facilities in Shanghai.Our new office is located in the Gateway International Plaza – on 22nd Floor.Address details:KMC Shanghai Offic...

Glycoalkaloids in potato was the topic of a number of newspaper articles recently , since the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published a review on glycoalkaloids in potato and potato products.

When Hannah Odom ordered curly fries with her meal at an Arby's restaurant in Hendersonville, South Carolina, she discovered what is likely world's longest french fry: A curly french fry of almost two feet. She resisted temptations to eat it or to sel...

Steam n' Mash from Ore-Ida makes homemade mashed potatoes easy:Thanks to a new innovation from the Ore-Ida brand, known as Steam n' Mash potatoes, one of America’s favorite comfort foods is now easy enough to make every day in just 15 minutes or less!

Key Technology announces the appointment of Edward A. Wagner as Senior Vice President of Global Operations. Wagner is responsible for planning and managing all aspects of operations in support of the company’s overall strategic direction, including exp...

The P.E.I. Potato Board came flying to its own defence and to the defence of big french fry companies Monday after a well-known Island farmer and agriculture activist accused the companies last week of undercutting potato prices and the board of being ...

One year after the grand opening of America’s first LEED® Gold certified food manufacturing plant, Kettle Foods is seeing the savings of building green. “When we decided to go for green, or in this case gold, with LEED® certification of our new factor...

Up to 20 workers have left their jobs at the Tayto crisp factory in Corby which is under threat of closure.Eastern European workers have taken the decision to return home because of the uncertainty of jobs at the Tayto plant.The Irish crisp company ann...