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七月 07, 2010
McCain Foods introduces SAP Consumer Products business software
McCain Foods Limited, one of Canada’s most recognizable global brands and the manufacturer of frozen food products such as french fries, appetizers, pizzas, vegetables, desserts, juices, entrees and oven meals, has selected the SAP® for Consumer Produc...From the archive

七月 07, 2010
Late blight found in Walsh Country, North Dakota
Despite hot dry weather, Late Blight was found in a field in northern Walsh County in northeast North Dakota late last week.This is in addition to finds in Dickey County in southeast North Dakota and in the Carberry and Carman areas of southern Manitob...From the archive

六月 28, 2010
Will Chase saves 'Love Chips' website from closure
The website run by the marketing department of the Potato Council, which was one of 820 websites expected to be closed by a Government review has been saved by William Chase, owner of Chase Vodka. The website was to be closed as part of the review by...From the archive

六月 27, 2010
McCain levert 50 ton biopatat aan cateraar La Place
Iedere bezoeker van een evenement of festival waar La Place dit seizoen catert zal het merken. Er wordt biologische patat geserveerd. La Place bestelde maar liefst 50.000 kilo bio-frites. Qua inkoop duurder, maar door het megavolume kon een lagere pri...From the archive

六月 25, 2010
Vroege Fritesaardappelen in Duitsland getroffen door droogte
De droogte van de afgelopen weken treft nu vooral de fritesaardappelen in de vroege teeltgebieden van Midden- en Noord-Duitsland.De eerste aardappelen van oogstjaar 2010 konden door het late voorjaar sowieso later worden gepoot, waardoor het actuele we...From the archive

六月 25, 2010
Friet weer terug in zwembad Zeist
Bezoekers van het Zeister zwembad Dijnselburg kunnen daar vanaf zaterdag weer genieten van een frietje met mayonaise. Het patatverbod, dat deel uitmaakte van een proef met gezondere snacks, is daarmee opgeheven, aldus wethouder Jacqueline Verbeek-Ni...From the archive
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六月 24, 2010
Tasmanian Potato growers ask Simplot for a 4 percent price increase
Potato growers who supply Simplot Australia’s Ulverstone potato processing plant have put their case for a four per cent price increase for the 2010/11 growing season, the equivalent of another $13 a tonne. Simplot has yet to respond to the growers’ p...From the archive

六月 24, 2010
Conagra Q4 net income drops;costs related to potato processing named as contributor
ConAgra Foods Inc. reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income fell 48 percent, dragged down by charges, a poor potato crop and an extra week in last year's fourth quarter. The company also forecast earnings for its current fiscal year at th...From the archive

六月 15, 2010
VAVI: zorgvuldiger omgaan met vetpercentage frites
VAVI, de overkoepelende vereniging van fritesfabrikanten, wil dat er feitelijker en eenduidiger wordt gerapporteerd over de vetgehaltes van frites. Veel consumenten denken dat het vetpercentage van frites op minimaal 25 procent ligt, terwijl dit in wer...From the archive

六月 15, 2010
No progress made with lifting Mexican frozen potato tariff
After 15 months, there’s been no change in lifting a retaliatory tariff placed on U.S. frozen potato imports. During that time, U.S. potato shipments to Mexico declined by 50 percent, according to the Washington State Potato Commission. But Canadian ...From the archive

六月 14, 2010
Talley's bid for meat processor Affco
NZX-listed meat processor Affco is the target of a full takeover bid by its largest shareholder, Talley's Group, which has agreed to buy out the next-biggest investor, raising its stake to 76 per cent.Talley's, which owned 53 per cent has reached an ag...From the archive

六月 07, 2010
US frozen potato sales still lag
NPD Group’s PotatoTrac report of sales by the largest four frozen potato processors for the first quarter of 2010 indicate that overall sales in pounds were still down compared to last year by 0.4 percent and down 2.8 percent for the 12 months ending i...From the archive

六月 03, 2010
Potato Processors join in Idaho trade mission to China
Idaho ag groups hope to find new export opportunities in China during a trade mission led by Gov. C.L. "Butch"Otter, from June 4-12.Potato processors from Idaho and the Idaho Potato Commission will focus on promoting frozen and dehydrated pot...From the archive

六月 02, 2010
HPMC in batter helps make crispier, healthier fried products
Adding the hydrocolloid HPMC to a batter can reduce the uptake of oil during frying and enhance the ‘crunch’ on eating the crispy crust, says new data from Europe. Scientists from TI Food and Nutrition, Spain’s CSIC, and TNO Quality of Life examined th...From the archive

六月 02, 2010
Cavendish Farms fighting rule requiring contract before potato planting
Irving-owned Cavendish Farms is making arguments before a tribunal in the hopes of overturning an order that would force it to sign contracts with farmers before planting season. In 2008 and 2009, farmers were frustrated by delays from the company th...From the archive

五月 31, 2010
Belarus wants to revive its potato industry
The agricultural industry of Belarus can be a reliable source of foreign currency revenues, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Ivan Bambiza said at a joint session of the two chambers of the National Assembly and members of the government of Belarus on 2...From the archive

五月 30, 2010
Prosser after the closure of the Conagra Foods french fry plant
The last day for most of the 250 workers at the massive potato processing plant was Friday. A couple of dozen will remain to maintain the cold storage facility, and a few dozen more will linger until mid-June to secure the 300,000-square-foot building...From the archive

五月 28, 2010
How to make perfect McDonald's style french fries at home
The picture above is from a blog about how to make McDonald's style french fries at home. The average blog on french fries does not make it to our news section, but this blog is in no way average! First of all you will admire the length this blogger...From the archive