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March 31, 2008
United States Potato Board Elects New Leadership
The United States Potato Board (USPB) grower membership elected new leadership during its Annual Meeting held in Denver, CO, March 12-14. The following sections list the leadership for the coming year. CHAIRMAN Bart Connors (Pasco , WA) DO...From the archive
March 27, 2008
Bill opposing menu labeling goes to governor of Georgia
Local counties can't require restaurants to post nutrition information about their menu items under a bill that easily passed the (Georgia) Senate Thursday. The bill, which sailed through the House earlier this session, now goes to the governor's desk...From the archive
March 27, 2008
Conagra Foods Reports Strong EPS Growth and Improved Sales for Consumer Foods
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2008 third quarter ended Feb. 24, 2008. Current-quarter diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.63;items impacting com...From the archive
March 27, 2008
Potato Eyes: Potato nematodes: life cycle, effects and management
Overview of the different potato nematodes that occur in North America and a description of their life cycle, effects and management.From the archive
March 25, 2008
Ohio Potato Grower Todd Michael to Lead Industry Communications & Policy Committee of the USPB
Todd Michael of Urbana, OH, was elected to the United States Potato Board (USPB) Executive Committee at the organization’s 36th Annual Meeting held in Denver, CO, March 12-14. Michael is serving his third year on the USPB and first year as co-chairman ...From the archive
March 25, 2008
Rexburg Potato Grower Shane Webster to Lead United States Potato Board Domestic Marketing Committee
Shane Webster of Rexburg, ID, was elected to the United States Potato Board (USPB) Executive Committee at the organization’s 36th Annual Meeting held in Denver, CO, March 12-14. Webster is serving his third year on the USPB and first year as co-chairm...From the archive
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March 17, 2008
North Carolina State University's Potato variety trial planting underway
A researcher for North Carolina State University's Potato Breeding and Genetics Program, Clough plants test fields in Pasquotank County and other state locations each year to test potato varieties and compare their yields and quality.From the archive
March 17, 2008
March US Potato Stocks Up 8 Percent from Last Year
The 13 major potato states held 172 million cwt. of potatoes in storage March 1, up 8 percent from last year and 10 percent above 2006, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Potatoes in storage accounted for 43 percent of the 2...From the archive
March 12, 2008
UN seeks best potato pictures for Year of the Potato
The United Nations is seeking photographers to 'capture the spirit of the spud' as part of a competition aimed at raising the profile of the humble tuber for International Year of the Potato. Photographers are invited to enter images in a contest to ...From the archive
March 07, 2008
New leaders trained at 2008 Potato Industry Leadership Institute
Nineteen potato growers and industry representatives from across the United States formed the Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) Class of 2008, training designed to identify, develop and cultivate new leaders within the potato industry. From F...From the archive
March 05, 2008
Quality of Potatoes for Processing and the effect of Potato Storage; Some Basics
The amount of reducing sugars in the potato are responsible for the colour formation of fried products. So if potatoes are too high in reducing sugars, they are not suitable for processing.From the archive
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March 05, 2008
Snack market set for billion dollar growth
The global snack market will be worth almost $300bn (€197.8bn) by 2010, as manufacturers move towards healthier products as well as developing markets, a new report predicts. The 'Snack Foods' report, released yesterday by Global Industry Analysts(G...From the archive
March 04, 2008
Arby's plans 197 new restaurants in 2008 in US and Canada
Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Triarc Companies, Inc. announced today that it exceeded its development goals for 2007 with the opening of 148 Arby’s restaurants and the signing of new commitments to open an additional 197 restaurants th...From the archive
February 28, 2008
Development and Experimental Validation of a Frying Model to Estimate Acrylamide Levels in French Fries
In this study, a numerical model was developed to simulate frying of potato strips and estimate acrylamide levels in French fries. Heat and mass transfer parameters determined during frying of potato strips and the formation and degradation kinetic par...From the archive
February 27, 2008
Food firms set to benefit from biogas boom
Food processors can reduce costs and benefit the environment by using their waste to fuel biogas production, according to Ontario-based StormFisher Biogas.Ryan Little, vice president of business development, explained to FoodProductionDaily.com that th...From the archive
February 27, 2008
Wheat Rebounds to Record After Dropping the Limit in Chicago
Wheat surged to a record in Chicago as prices seesawed from the biggest gain ever to the largest decline and then back again. Wheat futures rose more than 25 percent from today's low to their high, a gain that was bigger than all but seven annual pric...From the archive
February 26, 2008
Heinz: Quarterly Report
Sales for the three months ended January 30, 2008 increased $316 million, or 13.8%, to $2.61 billion, with growth in all five business segments. Volume increased 5.2%, driven by a 9.8% volume increase in Asia/Pacific, combined with solid growth in Euro...From the archive