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New research from Mintel reveals that three in four (73%) consumers are willing to pay extra for snacks made with high quality ingredients.
July 25, 2016
Customers Willing To Pay More For Quality Snacks
As Americans continue to diverge from a traditional three-meals-a-day eating schedule, more are seeking healthy snack options throughout the day, and customers are willing to pay more for high quality healthy snacks.
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Rachael Lynch has joined Potatoes USA as a Global Marketing Manager for institutional foodservice.
July 25, 2016
Rachael Lynch Joins Potatoes USA as Global Marketing Manager
Potatoes USA is pleased to announce Rachael Lynch has joined its staff as a Global Marketing Manager for institutional foodservice
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Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of Cuba (Courtesy: USACC)
July 25, 2016
National Potato Council joins US Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC)
The National Potato Council has joined more than 100 prominent national grower organizations, state grower associations, and agribusiness members as part of the U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba, whose goal is to reestablish Cuba as a market for U.S. food and ag exports
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AHDB Potatoes’ Next Generation continued to explore GB’s diverse potato industry with a processing-focussed, whole supply chain day at McCain GB Foods Ltd Headquarters in Scarborough recently
July 25, 2016
AHDB Potatoes Next Generation education program follows supply chain relationships from field to fork
AHDB Potatoes’ Next Generation educational programme continued to explore GB’s diverse potato industry with a processing-focussed, whole supply chain day at McCain GB Foods Ltd Headquarters in Scarborough recently.
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Karen Davies, of the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University is working on a PhD project partially funded by the AHDB (AHDB project 115R481 - PhD micronutrient fortification of potato crops)
July 25, 2016
Potato fertilization with (Fe) nanoparticles may benefit cultivation and increase nutritional value
Work to make potatoes more nutritious by including nanoparticles in the fertilizer formulation is proving promising, according to the AHDB-funded researcher Karen Davies
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Potato Field in Russia
July 25, 2016
Record high potato prices in Russia
In Russia, potatoes have hit record high prices due to supplies being imported and a lack of vegetable storage.
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POPA meeting
July 24, 2016
Potato and Onion Producers Association of Namibia elects new board
Members of the Namibian Potato and Onion Producers Association (Popa) recently met at Tsumeb to elect a new board.
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Potato Field in the Indian State Odisha (Courtesy: Orissa Post)
July 23, 2016
Odisha (India) to grow potatoes on 25.000 hectares
Potato shortages put consumers in the Indian State Odisha and the Odisha State government in trouble year after year. Now the Odisha State Government has announced an ambitious plan to cultivate potato in 25,000 hectares of land.
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Amazon va a 'transformar' el mercado de las frutas y hortalizas en España
July 22, 2016
Amazon va a 'transformar' el mercado de las frutas y hortalizas en España
La multinacional ha lanzado esta semana en Madrid su nuevo servicio de entrega ‘ultra-rápida’ de alimentos frescos. La iniciativa abre una nueva puerta a las comercializadoras, pero supone una amenaza para la distribución.
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La polilla guatemalteca entra en la provincia española de Asturias
July 22, 2016
La polilla guatemalteca entra en la provincia española de Asturias
Este pequeño lepidóptero ha llegado proveniente de Galicia, afectando a cultivos de los municipios de San Tirso de Abres y Vegadeo.
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España: Recomendaciones para la aplicación de desecantes en papa
July 22, 2016
España: Recomendaciones para la aplicación de desecantes en papa
Con los precios de patata altos siempre puede surgir la duda entre dejar acabar el ciclo a la planta, lo que supone un considerable aumento en cuanto a la producción, o ‘quemarla’ con algún desecante para poder arrancar lo antes posible y asegurar esos precios, a pesar de obtener menos en kilos.
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The new fries are made-to-order in McDonald's kitchens where restaurant employees toss French fries in stainless steel bowls with a purée mix of garlic from Gilroy, California as well as other ingredients including olive oil, parmesan cheese, parsley and
July 21, 2016
McDonald's Gilroy Garlic Fries now available throughout Greater Bay Area
Starting today, McDonald's owner/operators are rolling out Gilroy Garlic Fries throughout the Greater Bay Area.
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July 21, 2016
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July 20, 2016
New potato variety to be featured at Texas A&M Agrilife field day July 21 near Springlake
The annual Potato Field Day in the High Plains featuring the Texas A&M University AgriLife Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program will be July 21.
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TOMRA website now also in Polish: Firma TOMRA Sorting Solutions jest czołowym dostawcą maszyn sortujących żywność opartych na czujnikach oraz technologii obróbki żywności świeżej i przetworzonej.
July 20, 2016
TOMRA Sorting Food strengthens online presence with Polish Language website
TOMRA Sorting Food has announced the launch of its new Polish langcode website, which will provide a dynamic online resource for its customers in Poland.
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Entrance to the Golden Flake Snack Foods Plant in Ocala, Florida
July 19, 2016
Utz Quality Foods to acquire Golden Enterprises (Golden Flake)
Golden Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLDC) and Utz Quality Foods, Inc. of Hanover, PA announced that they entered into a definitive merger agreement on July 18, 2016.
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Maureen Storey, Ph.D., was president and CEO of the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) for five years.
July 19, 2016
Maureen Storey leaves Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE)
After five years as the president and CEO of the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE), Maureen Storey, Ph.D., is no longer leading the organization.
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Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) on the bottom of a potato leaf (Courtesy: Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University)
July 19, 2016
Late blight detected in a Western Manitoba Potato Crop
Manitoba's first case of late blight for the year was found in a western Manitoba field over the weekend.
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