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With four tortilla chip ovens operating for three shifts, five days a week, Wyandot, Inc. saw an opportunity to utilize a vast supply of energy that had been going out the exhaust stacks.

Tong Peal will debut its brand new suite of packhouse equipment, alongside its market leading grading and handling equipment at this year's British Potato 2013, held on 27th &28th November.

Herbert Engineering, the leaders in handling systems for the agricultural, process and fresh pack industries, are again exhibiting at British Potato where they are launching three major new products.

Burger King says it's attracting more customers with its new lower-calorie fries but is being careful not to call them a home run yet.

Australian minister for the Environment, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, has launched the new EnviroVeg smartphone app for farmers, to help them manage their land sustainably.

Walkers is increasing the size of its Grab Bags by 20%. The size increase is taking place across both the Walkers core range and the brands Doritos, Monster Munch and Quavers, offering shoppers better value and making them more appealing for sharing.

Las variedades, aún sin nombre propio, serán comercializadas en el próximo año por productores alaveses, una vez concluyan los ensayos ministeriales.

Se reciben propuestas para trabajar en un programa de investigación de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato (UTA), inicialmente en el área de germoplasma de papa.

Potato prices have almost doubled in most parts of India over the past one week. While most states are yet to take steps to check the spike in prices, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has called a meeting on October 30 to review the situation.

A new study of 741 consumers released by the Australian vegetable industry today reveals almost one third of consumers have shown significant interest in buying more Asian vegetables.

Today’s reports that Simplot’s two vegetable processing plants at Bathurst and Devonport will remain open for at least another three years has been welcomed by peak industry body, AUSVEG.

Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) 2013 Fresh Summit Convention and Expo returned to New Orleans for the first time in 11 years to rave reviews of its attendance, education and networking.

Las grasas saturadas de la mantequilla, el queso o la carne roja no son tan perjudiciales para el corazón como se creía hasta ahora, de acuerdo con un estudio publicado en la revista médica British Medical Journal (BMJ).

Con el fin de crear un inventario de técnicas conocidas por los agricultores, se realizó entre 2006 y 2007 un diagnóstico sobre los sistemas de producción sostenible de papa en Perú, Ecuador y Bolivia. Son tecnologías que nunca pierden su vigencia.

Dessie Zuria is one of the most critically food insecure districts in Ethiopia. High altitude forced farmers to grow a single staple – barley. However, the previously unknown potato is helping to transform the lives of thousands of the poorest farmers.

Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM), the owner of the KFC and Taco Bell fast-food chains, and its partners will spend $10 billion over the next seven years adding restaurants in emerging markets to tap increasing demand for eating out.

Lay's fans across the country have crowned Maple Moose as the next great Lay's potato chip flavour in Canada. Created by Tyler LeFrense of Newfoundland, the Lay's Maple Moose flavour will be re-released into the Canadian market in late November.

Approximately 30 per cent of this year’s maincrop potato harvest in Ireland is now in store with growers expecting to have all remaining field work will be completed well before Christmas.