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Dehydrated potato manufacturer Idahoan Foods has filed lawsuit related to a 2016 fire at the Idaho Supreme potato dehydration plant...

Earlier this month Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE: NOMD) announced that it had completed its previously announced acquisition of Aunt Bessie’s Limited from...

A study on the impact of Pulsed Electric Field treatment (PEF) in the potato processing industry has shown substantial benefits...

The Members' Council of Dutch Potato Starch Cooperative Avebe has appointed two new members to its Supervisory Board: Mr Dirk...

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 173.7 points in June 2018, down 2.4 points (1.3 percent) from its level...

Nestle has applied for a patent for an infant formula based on potato protein microparticles. The company presents it as...

About five years ago, Jeanne and Matt Rue were frying batches of chips in a deep fryer from their farm...

This video describes advances by the International Potato Center and the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) of Uganda to develop...

Better Made Snack Foods is extending its reach well beyond its home base of Michigan. Its chips and snack products...

The annual general meeting of Belgapom, the Belgian potato trade and processing industry association, has appointed Marc Van Herreweghe as...

After intensively and thoroughly considering all its strategic options, Bosch has decided to look for a buyer for its packaging...

PotatoEurope 2018, one of the top events for the international potato industry, returns to Germany on September 12 and 13....

Last week Kevin Cramer, congressman for North Dakota, announced $3 million in purchases for red potatoes for nutrition assistance programs...

Turkey has allowed limited amounts of potato to be imported from Syria to curb skyrocketing prices, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci...

Tong Engineering, UK manufacturer of advanced potato and vegetable handling equipment, is pleased to announce International expansion with the opening...

Great American Snacks, Inc., a subsidiary of McCain Foods USA, Inc., announced today that it will close operations at its...

Based on extensive trials (two years, three separate farms, ten potato varieties) in a joint effort of AHDB, James Hutton...

The Pulsed Electric Field Technology (PEF) machine on display at McCain Foods in Washdyke The aim is to produce healthier...

In what’s sure to be a disappointment to everyone who has been missing Art’s & Mary’s Homestyle Tater Chips, the...

Processing and packaging equipment supplier tna has announced the opening of a new office and training facility in Mexico providing...

The Australian Industry Association AUSVEG has published a Potato Growers’ Biosecurity Manual. The Potato Growers’ Biosecurity Manual is a guide...

For the second time in just a few weeks, Polish potato producers have protested against low prices. Growers of the...

Potato farmers in Nyandarua (Kenya) have approved regulations for Irish potatoes production, handling and marketing. They expressed reservations, however, about...

Northern Ireland chips and snacks company Tayto has acquired meat snacks company The Real Pork Crackling, in what is already...

What matters more for food businesses, quality and safety or quantity? The long-standing consensus among food growers, packers and processors...

The latest data on in-store airflow, tuber respiration and sprout suppression is included in the 3rd edition of Sutton Bridge...

The Belgian Development Cooperation has been working with the International Potato Centre (CIP) in developing countries since the 1970s. The...

Beattie’s Distillers has added a potato-based gin to their spirits lineup with the launch of Farm Crafted Potato Gin on...

A federal judge in Mexico yesterday barred the import of fresh potatoes from the United States on national security and...

A regular day in an Indian household is incomplete without the humble potato being part of at least one meal....

Dutch cold chain logistics provider NewCold is investing $90 million to build a 140-foot-high, 25 million-cubic-foot sub-zero cold storage warehouse...

Jan Bijleveld has been appointed as the new Managing Director at potato packing business Leo de Kock, a subsidiary of...

On June 1st 2018 GRIMME Belgium inaugurated its new location in the town of Roeselare, about 90 km west of Brussels....

Foodservice industry veteran Charles “Chip” Callahan is joining Masser Potato Farms as Director of Foodservice Sales, effective immediately.Charles Callahan:  “My...

Earlier this month, AHDB secured nine emergency authorisations for potato, herb, celery, carrot, parsnip, cherry and plum for UK growers...

The 13 major potato States held 59.0 million cwt of potatoes in storage June 1, 2018, up 9 percent from...

Potato farmers from Northern Province in Rwanda can breathe a sigh of relief as the government is stepping in to...

Processing and Packaging Equipment supplier tna is pleased to announce the promotion of Teri Johnson to divisional sales manager –...

Soil organic matter has become a popular topic of discussion in the past year. In Ontario, a report from late...

Typically, potatoes are multiplied by replanting a small potato tuber from last season, causing it to grow a new potato...

Albert Bartlett, leading supplier of fresh potatoes in the United Kingdom, is to launch chilled potato products with major UK...

Today, McDonald’s announced a phased rollout of paper straws in all 1,361 McDonald’s restaurants in the UK and Ireland with...

Research has shown that the reward center of the brain values foods high in both fat and carbohydrates - such...

On June 5, the government of Mexico published a list of retaliatory tariffs in response to the Section 232 tariffs...

The Cape Cod Potato Chips plant, located in Hyannis Mass., is now owned by Campbell Soup Co., acquired as part...

A research project in New Zealand is determining if different field soils affect development of powdery scab on potatoes, and...

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 176.2 points in May 2018, up 2.2 points (1.2 percent) from April level...

Bare Snacks®, creator of delicious Snacks Gone Simple®, has announced the launch of its new line of deliciously crunchy veggie...

Tubers were the talk of the town in Cusco, Peru during the week of May 27, when the 10th World...

As McDonald's seeks to modernize its business, the company is placing a big bet on mobile and other tech platforms....