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Papas en todas las formas, colores y presentaciones fueron un éxito total en la más grande feria ‘gourmet’ de América Latina realizada este año, y pusieron de manifiesto que la biodiversidad puede ser deliciosa, buena para la ciencia, buena para el pal...

After two straight subpar autumns, potato growers on Prince Edward Island, Canada, are breathing a sigh of relief that 2010 has gone so well.

The Procter &Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE: PG) will release its P&G brandSAVER coupon booklet on Sunday, October 31, with more than $113 in savings featuring the Have You Tried This Yet? campaign.

For the seventh year running, Progressive Grocer magazine, a nationally acclaimed grocery and supermarket trade publication, has recognized the United States Potato Board’s (USPB’s) Retail Marketing Program

Key Technology introduces RemoteMD™, a new real-time condition analysis tool for G6 optical sorters – Manta®, Optyx®, and Tegra® – as well as G6 ADR® Automatic Defect Removal Systems.

McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain, convinced a U.S. judge that consumers’ claims that its food contributed to childhood obesity were too distinct to be gathered in a single group lawsuit.

Prince Edward Island's potato harvest is almost complete for the year and producers in the province say they're optimistic about prices.

International marketing programs like those of the United States Potato Board (USPB) aim to increase export sales for US potato growers, but they serve a valuable purpose during a market downturn as well

Thanks to McCain Foods USA's launch of Purely Potatoes, all the preparation fuss, mess, and time have been removed from potato preparation.

Klamath Basin Fresh Direct have found a way with their packaging, which is developed by Fox Packaging, to stop 99% of damaging light from reaching their potatoes. Potatoes are very sensitive to light and will turn green when they are exposed to light for too long.

They may be small but they pack a powerful punch. The wild relatives of the familiar potato varieties we find on our plates may yet hold the key to overcoming one of the crop’s most vicious enemies.

McCain Foods in Easton is a mechanized wonderland of potato processing—the source of millions of pounds of fries in every shape known to modern man

Pueden ser pequeños, pero suponen un aporte de gran alcance. Los parientes silvestres de la papa que consumimos diariamente pueden ser la clave para superar uno de los enemigos más despiadados del cultivo. Un estudio publicado recientemente por cient...

McDonald's Corp.'s third-quarter profit soared 10% to trounce expectations, and shareholders are lovin' it. The fast-food behemoth's stock continued to surge in record territory Thursday, nearing $80 a share.

Last week we included two articles on 'interactive'packaging and the use of labels to link to a website, video or application:

There are lots of factors that affect the amount that people eat. It is now well-known that large plates will lead people at a buffet to fill them with more food than small plates and so they end up eating more.

Monsanto has recently joined a partnership, www.fitfrying.com. Fitfrying is a collaborative effort of nonprofit and for-profit companies with a mission to guide industry-wide, healthier frying efforts.