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October 02, 2018
Pepsico reports financial results of Third Quarter 2018
PepsiCo, Inc. today reported results for the third quarter 2018. Indra Nooyi prepares to step down as CEO.
October 02, 2018
KWS and Simplot Form Joint Venture for Hybrid Potato Breeding: Aardevo B.V.
KWS SAAT SE and the J.R. Simplot Company have founded a new joint venture company Aardevo B.V., to deliver top performing potato varieties through hybrid breeding.
October 01, 2018
Holanda: Los calibres de la papa causan problemas a McDonald’s
Debido al clima seco de este año, las papas tienen un tamaño más pequeño que lo normal. Y como consecuencia, las papas fritas también. Eso es un problema para la cadena de comida rápida McDonald’s.
October 01, 2018
Handling equipment manufacturer Haith Group has opened an £1.5 million factory extension.
Handling and processing machinery manufacturer Haith Group has added an 870 square meter extension to its site in Doncaster in the United KIngdom
October 01, 2018
Calbee exits Calbee-URC joint venture focused on the snack market in the Philippines
Japanese snack food manufacturer Calbee has transferred all its shares in the Calbee-URC, Inc. joint venture targeting the Philippine snack market to Universal Robina Corporation (URC).
October 01, 2018
Potato Production in Moscow Oblast up 37 percent
Potato production in the Moscow Oblast in 2018 increased by 37% compared to the volumes of the previous year.
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October 01, 2018
Turkish potato growers confronted with rising production costs
Due to increasing production costs related to the devaluation of the Turkish lira, profit margins of potato growers are declining by the day
September 30, 2018
Europe's small potatoes a problem for McDonald's fries
Customers of McDonald's in Europe might find that their favorite fries are shorter than usual. Blame the weather: smaller potatoes result in shorter fries.
September 30, 2018
Innovation Centre Potato Starch cooperative Avebe to combine knowledge and stimulate cooperation
After a construction period of more than a year, the new Avebe Innovation Centre at the Zernike Campus in Groningen was inaugurated Friday by René Paas, Commissioner of the King for the province of Groningen
September 28, 2018
Empty chip bags mailed back to Walkers in protest against plastic packaging
British potato chip maker Walkers is being inundated with mail deliveries of its own packaging. Empty bags are mailed to Walkers to hold the company accountable for its packaging waste and to pressure the company to come up with a better design.
September 28, 2018
Indian state Odisha testing out cultivation of Chipsona for potato chips production by Pepsico
The government in the Indian state Odisha has started producing potato variety ‘Chipsona’ on experimental basis in Koraput in anticipation of plans by Pepsico to establish a potato chips manufacturing unit in the region
September 28, 2018
Dieffenbach's Potato Chips expands production facilities
Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. announced yesterday that their latest production facility in the Bethel Township is officially live. Sponsored Content
September 27, 2018
Los satélites protegen el sector de la papa en Europa
La papa enfrenta hoy varios desafíos, que van desde su almacenamiento hasta el monitoreo de enfermedades. Afortunadamente, un nuevo servicio de datos satelitales ayudará a enfrentarlos.
September 25, 2018
Papa ecológica: Resultados económicos y problemas sanitarios
El INTIA de España organizó dos jornadas para presentar los resultados de la siembra ecológica de papa, realizada en su finca de Remendía, municipio de la Provincia de Navarra.
September 24, 2018
Buenos Aires tendrá otra planta para el lavado de papas
El viernes 21 de septiembre, el Intendente de Comandante Nicanor Otamendi, localidad de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, firmó el boleto de compraventa del terreno donde se construirá una planta para el lavado de papas.
September 23, 2018
Fate North Carolina Sweet Potato Crop after Hurricane Florence still uncertain
The problem for North Carolina’s sweet potato farmers is knowing whether the drenching rains unleashed by hurricane Florence will have the same effect as being inundated by a flooded pond or creek. Some sweet potato fields received as much as 30 inches.
September 23, 2018
First time detection of Potato Mop-Top Virus (MPTV) in New Zealand
Biosecurity New Zealand is working with Potatoes New Zealand to respond to a detection of Potato mop-top virus (PMTV) in potato tubers in Canterbury. Though common around the world, it is the first time the virus has been found in New Zealand.
September 23, 2018
Simplot potato processing plant in Grand Forks damaged by fire
An equipment fire at the Simplot potato processing plant in Grand Forks, ND late last Wednesday, forced employees to evacuate and caused an estimated USD 150.000 of damage.