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California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today settled lawsuits against Heinz, Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods and Lance Inc. after the companies agreed to slash levels of the cancer-causing chemical acrylamide in their potato chips and french fries. “T...

The UK advertising watchdog (ASA) investigated the McCain Foods (GB) "Eat your greens"campaign for McCain Rustic Oven Fries and found the campaign was "not irresponsible or misleading". The campaign features the slogan "Eat yo...

Food Network production crews will be in Richland today at ConAgra Lamb Weston's potato plant shooting an episode about french fries. The episode is for the new Food Network series How'd That Get On My Plate? said Marti DeMoss, a ConAgra spokeswoman....

According to reports in the Danish media, Wernsing Feinkost has bought the Danish French fry manufacturer Flensted. Accumulating losses at the Danish french fry manufacturer Flensted, made a buyout inevitably, with multiple companies said to be interes...

Chip shops across the country are being urged to get in quick to be crowned the nations best chippie, with registrations for the ‘That’s Life! Best Chip Shop Competition 2008’ due to close on 31 July. Chairperson of the Chip Group, Glenda Gourley, sa...

Company officials for the Wild River Foods potato processing plant, which was gutted by fire on July 1, have not decided if they will rebuild, according to a statement issued Monday. "It has been almost 30 days since the fire consumed our plant ...

A new $65-million potato processing plant began production on Tuesday at McCain Foods in Florenceville-Bristol. The state-of-the-art facility replaced the first factory ever built by the company more than 50 years ago. The new plant marks the end of a...

Financial highlights: Total segment EBIT reached $1,078 million Agribusiness results were strong across the business Fertilizer benefited from the strong global agricultural environment

Cavendish Farms producers voted “overwhelmingly yes’’ Wednesday (July 23) to accept the latest offer from the Irving-owned company, but many look to the future with concern. It was the fourth meeting for the approximately 180 growers on Prince Edward ...

A new $65-million state-of-the art potato processing plant began production July 22, replacing the first factory ever built by McCain Foods more than 50 years ago.

An industry with the size and diversity of the British potato sector should be prepared to back an awards scheme that recognises those who have made a significant contribution to its development, says Nick Vermont, McCain chief executive officer for Gr...

A new $65-million state-of-the art potato processing plant began production July 22, replacing the first factory ever built by McCain Foods more than 50 years ago. The plant, which has been under construction since the spring of 2007, uses the latest ...

Het bedrijf FZ Organic in Wolvega heeft in het afgelopen jaar de chipsproductie fors verhoogd. De producent van biologische chips (waaronder het merk Trafo) zag de productie stijgen met 6 tot 8 procent stijgen. Volgens directeur Frans Andringa is dat o...

Prince Edward Island potato growers may be one step closer to settling a contract dispute with Cavendish Farms. But they’ll have to wait until Wednesday to find out how close they’ve come.After nearly two weeks away from the table, the potato growers ...

United Potato Growers of Idaho projects 300,266 acres of potatoes in Idaho for the 2008-09 season, down 12.3 percent from the acreage counted in 2007-08 by the Farm Service Agency.United announced the results of its first-ever potato acreage count at t...

McCain Foods' new potato processing plant in Florenceville will be up and running sometime next week. The company had hoped to start operations this week, but spokesperson Calla Farn said the company pushed that date back to run some final tests. &quo...

The board of directors of ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) approved a dividend payment of $0.19 per common share, to be paid on Sept. 4, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 1, 2008.

As crop production costs spiral, serious savings can be made across a range of potato inputs if you manage and monitor them carefully.