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Maine Distilleries (Courtesy: Portland Press Herald)

January 16, 2011

Maine-made potato vodka a five-star spirit

Hundreds and hundreds of vodka brands are sold in the United States.

December 28, 2010

McCain Foods Joins Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation

McCain Foods has joined the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) in its pledge to reduce obesity, especially among children aged 6 to 11, by 2015.

November 21, 2010

RDO-Calbee employees win top productivity award from Calbee

Calbee Foods Co. of Japan has awarded its top productivity prize to employees at its United States joint-venture RDO-Calbee Foods.

November 12, 2010

Slendesta® now has non-novel food status in Canada

Kemin Health, L.C. is pleased to announce that Slendesta Potato Extract may now be marketed as a non-Novel Food ingredient in Canada.

November 04, 2010

Kartoffelpuffers (German potato pancakes) star attraction at Texas Wurstfest

Beer, sausage and polka are the public faces of New Braunfels (TX) Wurstfest, this towns signature event. But the traditional kartoffelpuffer has become Wurstfest's cult favorite.

October 26, 2010

McCain Purely Potatoes now available in the United States

Thanks to McCain Foods USA's launch of Purely Potatoes, all the preparation fuss, mess, and time have been removed from potato preparation.

October 08, 2010

National Pierogies day in the United States on October 8

When pierogies were invented in the early 1900's, pasta and potatoes came together in a match made in food heaven.

July 07, 2010

Mashed potato in foodservice on the rise

Mashed potatoes in foodservice operations are up 29% in the past four years. In Q1 2006, the top 350 chain restaurant menus listed 1,749 mashed potato menu items. In Q1 2010, there were 2,256. This is an important and positive trend for potatoes in foo...

July 02, 2010

Foro: “Cadenas de valor en papa y organización de productores”

La Iniciativa Papa Andina organizó este foro en el último congreso de la ALAP, celebrado en Cusco, Perú, entre el 23-28 de mayo de 2010, buscando un espacio de reflexión y discusión para que empresas, investigadores y productores pudieran identificar l...

June 29, 2010

Sale of Michael Foods completed

Michael Foods, Inc. announced today that its parent, Michael Foods Group, Inc. (formerly M-Foods Holdings, Inc.) closed a previously announced transaction under which its owners, affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”) and certain current an...

June 01, 2010

Procesamiento mínimo de tubérculos no comerciales de papa (en Brasil)

Los productos mínimamente procesados de materias primas vegetales san hechos con el mínimo posible de daño a las células. El procesamiento mínimo de tubérculos de papa incluye la sanitización, pelamiento, fraccionamiento y acondicionamiento hasta el ...

May 21, 2010

Michael Foods sells for 1.7B

Michael Foods, one of the largest players in the U.S. egg industry, is being sold by one private equity owner to another. The buyer is the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs, the companies said Friday, in a deal that values Michael Foods at $1.7 bill...

April 13, 2010

Al Reser, CEO and Chairman of Reser's Finefood dies at 74

Al Reser, CEO and chairman of Reser's Fionefood, a philanthropist and "Beaver Believer,"died Monday night at the age of 74.According to a statement issued by his family on Tuesday, Reser passed away in his sleep at his Sarasota, Fla., vacatio...

March 19, 2010

Canadian Certified Organic Potato Vodka awarded ‘Double Gold' and ‘Spirit of the Year'

When Tyler Schramm first laid eyes on the newly-planted potato fields in British Columbia's Pemberton Valley, he had no idea those same spuds would bring him worldwide acclaim. "We were staring at the potatoes and discussing ideas of what we c...

March 07, 2010

Reser's Fine Food recalls number of dips and (potato) salads

Reser’s Fine Foods Inc, Beaverton, Oregon is voluntarily recalling a limited number of retail size and bulk containers of dips, salad dressings and potato salad products distributed by supermarkets and other food retail and wholesale outlets. Reser’s...

March 07, 2010

HVP recall due to possible Salmonella contamination affects several potato products

Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) is now taking its place beside peanuts, pistachios, and powdered milk as a food ingredient causing recalls of many, many individual products.Hydrolyzed vegetable protein is a common ingredient used most frequently as...

March 04, 2010

Safeway recalls red potato salad

Safeway Inc. has been notified by Reser's Fine Foods that it has voluntarily recalled several products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. As a precautionary measure, Safeway is participating in the recall by voluntarily recalling the following p...

November 02, 2009

Simplot launches ToHellWithPrep.com to promote Roastworks fruit, vegetables and potatoes

With a struggling economy and rising food costs among the leading foodservice trends this year, how can anything else 2009 has to serve up frighten operators? How about learning how much money they`re wasting by prepping vegetables and fruit from scra...

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