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Last month, PotatoPro reported on a consumer protest in the United Kingdom to convince snack manufacturer Walkers, a brand of Pepsico to...

Weeks before flying to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, pebble-sized potatoes growing in the city of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province,...

NewCold has unveiled its newly-completed expanded deep frozen storage and distribution centre which, says the company, is now the largest...

Innovation will take center stage at Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) refreshed 2018 Fresh Summit Convention and Expo when it convenes...

When UK potato chips manufacturer Seabrook Crisps was acquired by its current management in July 2015, private equity investor LDC backed...

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 165.4 points in September 2018, down 2.3 points (1.4 Percent) from August and some 13...

Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will lead a new effort worth up to $7.5 million to...

Rezatec - a UK based company focused on the analysis and interpretation of satellite data - has in collaboration with...

Earlier this week, Cape Cod® Potato Chips proudly announced the limited release of Cape Cod® Pink Himalayan Salt & Red...

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) today reported results for the third quarter 2018. Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of Pepsico: “We...

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today its fiscal first quarter 2019 results. Tom Werner, President and CEO: “We’re...

KWS SAAT SE and the J.R. Simplot Company have founded a new joint venture company Aardevo B.V., to deliver top...

Japanese snack food manufacturer Calbee has transferred all its shares in the Calbee-URC, Inc. joint venture to Universal Robina Corporation...

The potato price in Turkey was a major point of discussion in June when the price of one kilogram of...

Specialist vegetable handling and processing machinery manufacturer Haith Group is preparing for growth following the opening of a new £1.5...

Potato production in the Moscow Oblast in 2018 increased by 37% compared to the volumes of the previous year. This...

After a construction period of more than a year, the new Avebe Innovation Centre at the Zernike Campus in Groningen...

As a result of the hot and dry weather in large parts of Northern Europe this year, potatoes are smaller than...

British potato chip maker Walkers is being inundated with mail deliveries of its own packaging. An online petition on 38-degrees called on...

Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. announced yesterday that their latest production facility is officially live.The multi-million dollar project has been in...

Employees of the Simplot Potato Processing plant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, were evacuated from the building late Wednesday night...

Bühler Aeroglide, a global leader in thermal process engineering and technology for food, feed, and industrial markets has appointed Tom...

In Mexico, researchers of the National Forestry, Agriculture, and Livestock Research Institute (INIFAP), part of the Mexican Ministry of agriculture...

As part of the company’s ongoing growth and development strategy, Tong has boosted its sales team with the appointment of...

Peru expects to produce 4.77 million tons of potatoes in the 2018/2019 campaign, which runs from August 2018 to July...

Cargill is expanding its portfolio of label-friendly functional native starches with the addition of three potato starches designed for meat,...

About a quarter of the workers at the Cape Cod Potato Chips facility in Hyannis, Massachusetts were laid off last...

New Southern California-based snack food company Nora Snacks, a US subsidiary of the Thai seaweed manufacturer Taokaenoi, is excited to...

Earlier this month, USDA-NASS published its annual report Potatoes 2017 Summary; September 2018. The data indicate a slight increase of the...

Hurricane Florence, is heading for North Carolina, where 55 percent of the US sweet potatoes are grown (acreage) this year....

Tasteful Selections®, a specialty potato brand from RPE Inc., has expanded its line of mini sweet potato trays to 6...

Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries is proud to announce the 10th Anniversary of its multiple award-winning spirit, Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka.In commemoration...

Vanmark, a potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer, has announced a new facility in Bengaluru, India, expanding its capabilities in...

At the Potato Europe in Bockerode that starts tomorrow, breeding company Dr. K.-H. Niehoff from Bütow will present a new...

Les Fermes FC Daigle Inc. of Drummond was named the 2017-2018 McCain Champion Potato Grower for Grand Falls during the...

'How to lower Costs of Anti-foam Agent in potato processing facilities' is based on materials provided to PotatoPro by ChemFree...

At this years PotatoEurope, which takes place from 12th to 13th September in Bockerode (near to Hanover, Germany) GRIMME will present two...

Starting 5 September Azerbaijan has doubled customs duty on imported potatoes. The Cabinet Ministers has amended today "The commodity nomenclature...

The county Nyandarua in Kenya has received a Sh116 million (€1 million; USD 1.16 million) grant from the European Union...

Wageningen University & Research uses computer models to develop sustainable management strategies in the control of potato late blight, caused...

If you are active in the potato sector in Northern Europe, you are probably closely following the commotion on the...

The Top 10 Potato Growers for the McCain Foods Easton, Maine French Fry plant were recognized at the annual McCain...

The heatwave in Germany is also affecting the harvest of potato varieties needed to make potato chips. Due to the...

A new crop of fingerling potatoes, new offerings, let’s party! Old Oak Farms®, RPE’s core commodity brand, is bringing excitement...

Ante la necesidad de satisfacer la demanda de los consumidores por productos más saludables, tres empresas tucumanas dedicadas a la...

The Emsland Group, a potato processor with seven production plants throughout Germany, produces Potato Starch, Protein and fiber, Potato Flakes,...

Prince Edward Island has never kept its unique potato dish 'Fries With The Works' a closely guarded secret. The dish...

Wada Farms announced this week it has entered into a strategic partnership with organic potato packer Genesis Organics located in...

Idaho Potato Packer The Mart Group, LLC, operating as Mart Produce, announced the appointment of Jason Allen as its new...

Dutch potato starch manufacturer Avebe is looking to expand its growing area in Germany. The company has concluded that a...