Potato News

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay business unit, the snack chip leader, is focusing its snack expertise and passion for innovation to break new ground in the nut aisle with TrueNorth, a contemporary line of 100 percent natural, great tasting nut snacks that have 5g ...

Chris Coleson is a Virginia man who has fought the battle of the bulge for years.  No diet seemed to work for him. But when he hit 278 pounds last December, he made a pledge:  to drop down to the 185 pounds he weighed on his wedding day.  And he would...

Chicago-based Research International USA has released its first-ever fast food industry report. The self-funded study, "Fast Food Nation 2008: A Consumer Perspective on the Fast Food Industry"was conducted by Research International to help cl...

A burger touted as the most expensive in the world has gone on sale at Burger King's Gloucester Road branch, London. Burger King's £95 sandwich contains flame-grilled Wagyu beef topped with white truffles in an Iranian saffron and truffle bun. It is c...

The SeaSalt Krinkle Sticks from LesserEvil-- all-natural, crunchy potato snacks that are baked and have 75 percent less fat than regular potato chips -- were selected as one of SHAPE Magazine's top five salty snacks in its "Salty Craving Category...

A collaboration between leading food manufacturers and retailers aims to reduce the environmental impact of transporting food and groceries in the UK, claims scheme pioneer IGD. The scheme is a direct response to spiraling energy costs as well as deman...

Yum is restocking its restaurants with tomatoes from areas that have been cleared of salmonella risk by federal health officials. Along with other restaurant operators, Yum stopped serving tomatoes earlier this month due to a multi-state salmonella out...

Buoyed by the growing demand of its snacks, Pepsico India Holdings is increasing production across its various plants by one third of its current capacity in India in the next 18 months. "There has been a growing demand for our products and we wil...

As the chef whose reputation has been built on his ability to confuse and tantalise tastebuds with such confections as crab ice cream and leather purée, Heston Blumenthal would be naturally drawn to a company that depends upon the strange alchemy of s...

Rising global food prices last month pushed the inflation rate up to its highest for nearly 18 years, according to figures released yesterday. Milk, cheese and eggs have increased in price by nearly a fifth since May last year along with cooking oils...

Researchers at the University of Groningen and Wageningen University have succeeded in synthesizing the mating hormone of the plant pathogen which causes potato disease, Phytophthora. The synthetic hormone initiates the production of sexual spores in t...

McDonald's Corp, la cadena de restaurantes más grande del mundo, dijo el lunes que las ventas en sus restaurantes abiertos al menos 13 meses crecieron un 7,7 por ciento en mayo, ayudadas por la fortaleza de su negocio a nivel internacional. Las ventas...

En el Presupuesto Participativo del año fiscal 2009 del Gobierno Regional de Puno se debe priorizar una partida para implementar el Proyecto “Manejo Integrado del Gorgojo de los Andes de la Papa en el Sur de la Región Puno”, ello con el propósito de ga...

Workers at a potato factory found two hand grenades while they were clearing out machinery. Police were called to PAS Grantham Ltd at Easton, near Grantham, after workers discovered one explosive device.   Staff removed the grenade and placed it in a...

Frozen is fashionable again. That appears to be the industry message as rising food prices force consumers to cut back on wastage and choose products that can be kept for long periods of time.The same recent browsers of the organic aisle now find thei...

The Supervisory Board of AVEBE U.A. has the intention to appoint Mr. Bert Jansen as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors per September 1st, 2008. Until 2006 Bert Jansen was member of the Executive Board of Campina BV and in this position respons...

A hoped-for vote on a new purchasing contract between P.E.I. potato growers and french fry maker Cavendish Farms has been delayed. Potato growers have already rejected two previous offers from the company.

Europe is crazy about organic food and the trend has been growing steadily over the past several years. But can organic break into the fast food market? A French fry shop owner in Munich is convinced it can. "It's complete nonsense,"said Bern...