News On French Fries and Potato Specialties

Cavendish Farms says it is facing the very same challenges as its rival McCain Foods: currency, competition and costs.

The Prince Edward Island potato industry is reeling today from the announcement that McCain Foods will close its Borden-Carleton French fry facility as of October 31, 2014.

McCain Foods Canada is closing its Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island french fry facility as of Oct. 31, directly affecting 121 people.

After a day-long union meeting, employees of J.R. Simplot went on strike, picketing outside the potato processing plant in Grand Forks at about 6 p.m. Monday.

Mydibel Group, manufacturer of fresh and deep-frozen potato products and dried potato flakes and granules, has invested in the construction of 2 ha of photovoltaic panels - the largest industrial solar field in private hands in Wallonia

Himalya International Ltd, a food processing firm based in India, is terminating its frozen foods joint venture (JV) with US-based J R Simplot Company, as per a stock market disclosure.

McDonald's restaurants throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region were selected as a test market for Shakin' Flavor Fries, starting August 4.

About 20 food manufacturing workers at the McCain Foods New Zealand, Hastings plant are expected to lose their jobs. The plant announced to workers a proposal to reduce year-round production of TV dinners to just 10 days per year.

Henry Alston, a Norfolk potato farmer has been declared champion grower in the south of England in annual awards staged by McCain Foods (GB).

TOMRA Sorting announces the development of a new revolutionary feature specifically for french fry manufacturers: Sort-to-Spec - an intelligence system that continuously adapts the sorter settings to obtain maximum product quality.

The - french fries only - QSR chain French Fry Heaven opens two new locations in Colorado.

Potato farmers are looking to take control of the Penola Safries plant to use it for storage.

McCain Foods GB is looking for a new agency for its UK advertising account, as part of a £20 million review.

The New Zealand Seafood Processor Sealord is set to name the former managing director of McCain Foods in Australia and New Zealand - Steve Yung - as its new CEO

Russet House - the third largest sweet potato processor in North America - announces the launch of Organic White Fries in early fall of 2014.

Health Canada launched a series of online public consultations on proposed changes that will improve the way nutrition information is presented on labels.

As part of the second and final public environmental assessment comment period for the J.R. Simplot Company's petition to deregulate its biotech Innate™ 1.0 potatoes, the National Potato Council submitted comments to the Federal Register noting that the technology 'could effectively address key production and processing issues facing the potato industry.'

Research capacity in Alberta’s potato industry will be significantly enhanced due to a $1 million investment in the University of Lethbridge by the Potato Growers of Alberta and the Potato Processors McCain Foods, ConAgra Lamb Weston and Cavendish Farms