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The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 161.7 points in December 2018, nearly unchanged from its November value as lower...

China is keen on building stronger socio-economic ties with Pakistan and is interested in importing more from the country, said...

Scientists at The James Hutton Institute have unlocked the genetics of potato skin and flesh colour paving the way for...

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces their enhanced FMAlert™ software for VERYX® digital sorters....

Registration is now open for restaurants hoping to be crowned champion during the 2nd annual Potahto Week sponsored by Peak...

Grote Company, an industrial food equipment manufacturer, has announced the retirement of Tom Mathues, Chief Development Officer, effective December 31,...

World Potato Congress President, Romain Cools is very pleased to introduce Dr. André Devaux as the newest WPC International Advisor....

In connection with the Annual General Meeting at KMC held on November 16, 2018, it was announced that CEO Nicolai...

Greenvale Seed, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of seed potatoes has announced it’s intention to exclusively supply UK growers...

The size of Northern Ireland’s retail potato market value has increased by 2.2%, or £1.0m, for the 12 months ending...

During Interpom, last November, two newest products of Tolsma have been presented. The big unveiling of the Air Control MAX,...

Great things can come in small bites, which is why Tasteful Selections®, in partnership with RPE Inc., is launching their...

In cooperation with Olde York Potato Chips, ALDI has voluntarily recalled 96 cases of Clancy’s Wavy Potato Chips from limited...

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today its fiscal second quarter 2019 results and updated its full year outlook....

The Tolsma-Grisnich Group, specialized in potato storage and potato handling, will take full ownership of its UK subsidiary Farm Electronics...

Potato supplier Albert Bartlett has launched a branded chilled range at Sainsbury’s with three new ready-prepared products arriving on shelves...

In this interview for Avebe Magazine, Emir Suljic, Production manager at Avebe Stadex in Malmö, Sweden describes his position and...

The total requirement of potato in Pakistan is 3.75 million ton and expected yield is 4.2 million ton, Ministry of...

Potato Processor Cavendish Farms in New Annan, Prince Edward Island, turns potato material not suitable for french fries into biogas,...

After Great Britain published its potato statistics earlier this month, the North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) created the overview for...

Last week, potato collective Agrico held its central general members’ meeting. At this well attended meeting, the annual report 2017/2018...

Shoppers in the United Kingdom bought 1.4 per cent more fresh potatoes this year compared to last year and 3...

The government of Western Australia has announced that it has succeeded in regaining market access for Western Australian potatoes in...

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Mark A. Clouse, 50, as President...

After 20 years of biotechnological research, the first GM potato that is resistant to the PVY virus will go on...

Scotts Precision Manufacturing is celebrating a significant milestone, having sold its 500th Evolution Separator. The company, which began manufacturing the...

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today that it has acquired Marvel Packers Pty Ltd (“Marvel”), a frozen potato...

Artist impression of Pepsico's Greenfield plant in Multan, Pakistan. The site will be 80,000 sqm, approximately The total construction area...

Pepsico announced today the appointment of Vivek Sankaran as CEO of Frito-Lay North America. Kirk Tanner, will become CEO of...

Beginning in the New Year, McCain Foods (Canada) will celebrate 40 years of sustained operation and investment in Manitoba together...

Swiss Potato Processor Kadi AG gets new ownership as German private equity investor Paragon Partners has agreed to sell its...

Walkers is launching the first nationwide recycling scheme for potato chips bags, locally known as crisp packets. Working with recyclers,...

En cuestión de dos días “el tallo empieza a podrirse y la planta se cae”. Así de agresiva es una...

Within a year since its launch, Los Angeles-based World Peas™ Brand Peatos™ has become a national sensation, winning over taste...

On Friday Evening December 14 around 9.30 pm, a large fire broke out at the Foxhol site of Starch Manufacturer...

Dutch potato processor Aviko, a subsidiary of Royal Cosun will have a new (interim) CEO effective January 1, 2019Cosun has...

That the potato harvest this year in Europe was well below average due to extreme weather conditions is well known by now....

The James Hutton Institute's commercial subsidiary, James Hutton Limited, has entered into a five-year agreement with Technico Agri Sciences, a...

In the United States total retail potato sales for the July – September 2018 period compared to the same quarter...

Late last month, the entire potato sector once again gathered en masse at INTERPOM PRIMEURS at Kortrijk Xpo. Despite a...

The West Bengal state government is providing transport subsidy for the benefit of potato farmers, businessmen and cold storage owners,...

The recently retired McCain Regional President for Great Britain and Ireland, Nick Vermont, has been presented with the lifetime achievement...

Ishida’s longstanding experience in the development of snacks packaging solutions has been the critical factor in enabling one of the...

With the popularity of sweet potatoes continuing to grow steadily in Australia, McCain Foods is introducing new sweet potato products...

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 160.8 points in November 2018, down 2.1 points (1.3 percent) from October, the...

If China has potato royalty, Yiwen Hao is it. She is the founder of Pototaly, the world’s first potato-based organic...

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the maker of potato chips sold under the brand name Hawaiian, claiming the...

Private equity investor Nordian Capital has acquired a majority interest in food processing equipment manufacturer Dutch TecSource (DTS), a leading...

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon helped to formally open Albert Bartlett’s new £17m chilled potato plant last month.She unveiled a...

TOMRA, a global leader in sensor-based sorting technology, is committed to its long-term development in China and has further strengthened...