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March 08, 2026
Vitsab® Launches Freshtag® Smart Label to Monitor Food Temperature and Ensure Safety During Transit
Vitsab International AB introduces Freshtag®, a color-changing time-temperature label using 'Stoplight Technology' to monitor perishable foods in transit. The easy-to-use, compliant solution helps prevent spoilage, ensure safety, and protect profits.
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April 28, 2025
SIAL Canada 2025: Celebrating Canadian Leadership and Innovation in the Global Food Industry
SIAL Canada 2025 highlights Canada as the Country of Honour, celebrating its leadership in food innovation. The event will feature over 1,000 exhibitors, 70+ conferences, and expert-led sessions, shaping the future of the agri-food industry.
The bio-based bag is said to be a proprietary blend formulated and tested to pass OCC (Old Corrugated Container) acceptance testing.
January 18, 2025
Lamb Weston's US foodservice customers can now get their frozen French fries in a recyclable paper bag
Lamb Weston is now offering its US foodservice customers the option to get their frozen French fries in a recyclable paper bag. The new package is the result of several years’ work by its packaging engineers to develop a format with a more sustainable end-of-life solution than exists for the company’s polyethylene bags.
The Little Potato Company strengthens Alberta roots.
July 10, 2022
The Little Potato Company strengthens Alberta roots
Construction is underway on our state-of-the-art potato packaging facility and new Canadian head office. The Little Potato Company and Leduc County representatives celebrated the start of construction.
Quinton Woods, Senior Sales and Plant Operations Manager of Gwillimdale Farms holds a bag of the grower's new line, the Conscious Consumption™ line of potatoes.
April 05, 2022
Launching Conscious Consumption™ line of potatoes at CPMA show
Following last week’s USDA announcement that potatoes from Prince Edward Island will soon be able to resume exporting into the U.S. after a multi-month ban on exports, in turn, that should positively impact the Ontario potato market.
Timber river couple Jonathan Kummer and Emily Ryan.
November 05, 2021
Nova Scotia Couple Heeds the Call of The Family Farm, Sets Down New Brunswick Roots
The Covid-19 pandemic moment was a 'now or never' moment for Jonathan Kummer and Emily Ryan. The couple was living well and working in Halifax with an organizational design firm called Symplicity Design – until Covid-19 happened.
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BOLD Robotics acquires rights to Posie Packer products
March 13, 2021
BOLD Robotics acquires rights to Posie Packer products
John Vandergrift of Posie Packer Corp, is pleased to announce that BOLD Robotic Solutions of Ontario, has acquired all rights to the top two products that Posie Packer developed and marketed successfully.
New location will service Southeastern and Southcentral USA.
April 02, 2019
EarthFresh Farms Announces New Office, Potato Packing Plant and Distribution Center in Atlanta, Georgia
EarthFresh Farms announces their expansion into the Southeastern USA with an advanced technological packing plant and distribution center in Atlanta, GA.
Patates Dolbec Inc. in Saint-Ubalde, Quebec is a family owned potato packing company run by husband and wife Stéphan Dolbec and Josée Petitclerc
April 12, 2018
Equipment Upgrade Potato Packing Plant Patates Dolbec in Quebec receives government support
Potato packing company Patates Dolbec Inc. in Quebec just completed an expansion and modernization project supported by the Canadian Government.
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The East Point Potato Packaging operation is located in Souris, Prince Edward Island Canada
May 03, 2017
East Point Potatoes Expands Potato Packing Operations
East Point Potato 2009 Inc. is scaling up its operations in rural Prince Edward Island, Canada with the help of a CAD 500,000 federal loan.
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Preziosi Food installed an automated, direct-fired batch-pro® 12 fryer by FOODesign (a tna subsidiary).
December 08, 2016
Italian Snack Manufacturer Preziosi Food expands potato chip portfolio with tna start-to-finish solution
Italian snack manufacturer Preziosi Food (Mitica) integrated new frying, seasoning and packaging systems from leading processing and packaging solutions provider, tna, to launch a new line of batch-fried potato chips.
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German Machine manufacturer Gillenkirch installed this high quality & hygienic plant for handling potatoes at Rollo Bay Holdings on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
March 06, 2016
Gillenkirch installs high quality & hygienic plant for handling potatoes at Rollo Bay Holdings
German Machine manufacturer Gillenkirch installed a high quality & hygienic plant for handling potatoes at Rollo Bay Holdings on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Prince Edward Island Potato Growers receive 2 million additional support for Metal Detection
June 22, 2015
Prince Edward Island Potato Growers receive 2 million additional support for Metal Detection
The Province of Prince Edward Island is providing additional funding support of $500,000 to the Prince Edward Island potato industry, while the federal government also offers $1.5 million additional financial assistance for the purchase and installation of foreign material detection equipment.
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April 16, 2015
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Packaging solutions provider WeighPack Systems has delivered a complete packaging system to weigh and fill mini potatoes.
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Potato Packer W.P Griffin receives government support for new packaging equipment
January 21, 2014
Potato Packer W.P Griffin receives government support for new packaging equipment
Prince Edward Island Potato Packer W.P. Griffin will get a combined investment of $372,490 from the provincial and federal governments to purchase new weighing and bagging equipment.
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Private labels, paper bags among packaging trends for potato
November 07, 2011
Private labels, paper bags among packaging trends for potato
Private labels and a switch back to paper bags are among the packaging trends cited by Prince Edward Island potato grower-shippers. In packaging, Gary Linkletter, president and co-owner of Summerside-based Linkletter Farms Ltd., cited a trend toward p...
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tna appoints first sales manager specifically for Canada
August 11, 2011
tna appoints first sales manager specifically for Canada
tna, the food packaging solutions specialist, has appointed Sekhar Chakkingal as regional sales manager for Canada. An accomplished sales professional, Sekhar will strengthen tna’s presence in a market earmarked for substantial growth. This appointment...
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Frito-Lay replaces noisy Sunchips packaging in the US, but not in Canada
November 03, 2010
Frito-Lay replaces noisy Sunchips packaging in the US, but not in Canada
In the last PotatoPro Newsletter 'Chips bags from potato peel? Biodegradable snack packaging' we focused on the changes Frito-Lay was making to the 'noisy'biodegradable Sunchips bags. Sunchips original will continue to be sold in the 'noisy'compostable bags, but all other Sunchips versions will be packed in regular (non-compostable) packaging until an improved biodegradable packaging is developed.
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