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六月 24, 2008
Cubing potatoes may reduce mineral content of cooked potato by as much as 75%
he preparation of a potato can have a big impact on its mineral content, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists report in a new study of this popular vegetable.From the archive
六月 24, 2008
Novozymes: Acrylaway industry implementation 'progresses as expected'
Acrylaway, the acrylamide-reducing enzyme from Novozymes, has received approval in a slate of countries worldwide and is now being applied across broad range of bakery and snack products. The Danish enzyme specialist launched Acrylaway to the industry ...From the archive
六月 24, 2008
Eastern Idaho Potato growers wondering if crop will catch up
After the long winter and cool spring weather, potato growers across Eastern Idaho are feeling the crunch on their crops. Local farmers say this year's potatoes are behind because they had to plant a little later than usual. But, now that the heat has...From the archive
六月 23, 2008
Frito-Lay Chooses Toray Plastics (America), Inc., as Its 2007 'Supplier of The Year'
Toray Plastics (America), Inc., (www.TorayFilms.com) has been named the 2007 "Supplier of the Year"by Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo. Toray Plastics (America), Inc., works with Frito-Lay to develop innovative snack and convenience food pack...From the archive
六月 23, 2008
MINAG lanza la campaña "Papea Perú" para promover la papa
El Ministerio de Agricultura lanzó la campaña promocional "Papea Perú", campaña que busca aumentar el consumo de la papa en base a sus beneficios. Esta campaña forma parte de las actividades por el Año Internacional de la Papa, cuya comisió...From the archive
六月 23, 2008
Comenzo a producir planta de papa prefrita en Cuba
CIEGO DE AVILA.- La primera planta productora de papas prefritas en el país comenzó su nueva campaña en la central provincia de Ciego de Avila, y se propone comercializar unas 1 800 toneladas del nutritivo alimento. Naíl Pérez Guizán, director del Com...From the archive
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六月 23, 2008
Bunge to buy Corn Products International
Bunge Ltd. said Monday it is buying Corn Products International Inc. in an approximate $4.8 billion all-stock transaction that Bunge says will create a larger, more diversified and competitive global provider of agribusiness and food products.From the archive
六月 22, 2008
Potato farmers in Gujarat set up export company in response to bumper potato crop.
About 50 farmers from different districts in Gujarat have pooled in Rs 1 lakh each to launch their own company to export commodities like potatoes, groundnut, cotton, mangoes etc. KP Agri International Pvt Ltd aims to export agri-commodities to foreign...From the archive
六月 21, 2008
Idaho Potato Commission works on promo of Dehydrated Potato in Mexico
The Idaho Potato Commission is developing the details of a promotion for dehydrated potato products in Mexico.The details of the project are still being worked out, said Seth Pemsler, vice president of retail and international affairs for the commissio...From the archive
六月 21, 2008
Potato Products of Idaho wins innovation award
Potato Products of Idaho, a small company that makes specialty baked potato products is the recipient of Idaho TechHelp's spring 2008 Spirit of Continuous Innovation Award.Potato Products of Idaho, based in Rigby, Idaho, makes specialty products such a...From the archive
六月 20, 2008
T'ikapapa: Linking urban consumers and small-scale Andean producers with potato biodiversity
Document written by Ordinola, M., T. Bernet and K. Manrique. Papa Andina Initiative. 2008 (PDF file;6.2 MB). Content There is vast biodiversity of potato in the Peruvian highlands, which is not being made sufficient use of on a sustainable basis. Mos...From the archive
六月 20, 2008
Fast-Casual Chains Continue to Outperform Other Restaurants, Says Technomic
According to foodservice consultant Technomic, the Top 100 fast-casual chains continued to be the growth vehicle for the limited-service restaurant industry in 2007, and outperformed the restaurant industry as a whole, as shown below. 20...From the archive
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六月 19, 2008
Burguer King estudia comercializar en España la hamburguesa mas cara del mundo
La multinacional Burger King valorará lanzar en España la hamburguesa más cara del mundo, 'The Burguer', que ha puesto a la venta hoy en su restaurante de Gloucester Road en Londres, por 95 libras (120 euros), informó hoy la compañía.From the archive
六月 19, 2008
Admite EU que tal vez nunca se detecte origen de salmonelosis
La Administración de Drogas y Alimentos (FDA) de Estados Unidos advirtió hoy que es posible que nunca se localice la fuente de la reciente epidemia de salmonelosis relacionada a ciertas variedades de tomate. El director de seguridad en alimentos de la...From the archive
六月 19, 2008
PotatoPro Service Interruptions
As a result of the preparations for the launch of our All New PotatoPro Webshop, we have experienced some unplanned downtime of the PotatoPro website. We apologize for any inconveniences. From the archive
六月 19, 2008
Finding your TrueNorth in the snack Isle
PepsiCo's Frito-Lay business unit, the snack chip leader, is focusing its snack expertise and passion for innovation to break new ground in the nut aisle with TrueNorth, a contemporary line of 100 percent natural, great tasting nut snacks that have 5g ...From the archive
六月 19, 2008
Man Goes on Diet and Eats Every Meal from McDonald's
Chris Coleson is a Virginia man who has fought the battle of the bulge for years. No diet seemed to work for him. But when he hit 278 pounds last December, he made a pledge: to drop down to the 185 pounds he weighed on his wedding day. And he would...From the archive
六月 18, 2008
Research International USA Announces Findings From First of Its Kind 'Fast Food Nation 2008' Report
Chicago-based Research International USA has released its first-ever fast food industry report. The self-funded study, "Fast Food Nation 2008: A Consumer Perspective on the Fast Food Industry"was conducted by Research International to help cl...From the archive