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Potatoes may, in many ways, be the perfect candidate for precision agriculture.They’re a high-volume, high-value and high-input crop and the...

Lamb Weston Hermiston welcomed the Oregon Governor Kate Brown, who got a look at the site where workers are busy...

The European Commission decided on Friday April, 27 2018 to impose a complete ban on neonicotinoids, after managing to achieve...

Merger talks between British supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Asda are at an "advanced" stage, Sainsbury's has confirmed.The two brands are...

In the United Kingdom, McCain Foodservice partnered with Google and leading food and drink experts to launch future thinking on...

Pepsico's joint venture in Egypt, Chipsy For Food Industries SAE, announced a major agricultural programme to produce all seed potatoes...

Following a case of poisoning caused by a potato dish, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) is reminding...

Global snack powerhouse Pepsico brings one of its popular Australian Snacks Brands - Red Rock Deli Potato Chips - to...

Today, a new potato processing plant was officially opened in Lipetsk by Ivan Lebedev, State Secretary and Deputy Minister of...

From Canada’s Mighty Angus Burger to the Cheese & Bacon Loaded Fries from Australia, McDonald’s announced it is serving up...

MountainKing Potatoes, a leading grower of table potatoes in the United States, has started the harvest of its Texas New...

Industry association Starch Europe announced earlier this month that Andreas Delvaux joined the organisation as Communication Manager.Andreas will lead the...

The weather has not been kind to potato growers in the United Kingdom. AHDB potatoes offers some helpful tips and...

Cape Cod® Potato Chips just announced the long-awaited return of Cape Cod® Russet Potato Chips.Premium russet potatoes are sliced and...

The 13 major potato States held 134 million cwt (6.81 million ton) of potatoes in storage April 1, 2018, up...

Vietnam's Lam Dong Province has approved a programme to build a Da Lat potato brand to prevent farmers from selling...

'All about potatoes' is the Quik's Quality Potatoes motto. The company, based in Hedel, the Netherlands, can rightfully make this...

A five year research project to develop precision agriculture ('smart') technologies for the use of inputs in potato farming at...

Processing and packaging equipment manufacturer tna has officially opened a brand new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Netherlands, further reinforcing...

Potato Processor Lamb Weston / Meijer and Wiskerke Onions are working hard on the construction of a residual heat connection...

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the completion of its facility expansion in Beusichem,...

Organisations representing potato farmers in Belgium and France, ABS (Algemeen Boerensyndicaat, Flanders), FWA (Walloon Federation of Agriculture) and UNPT (National...

United Kingdom potato trade saw strong performance from its processed potato sectors in the first seven months of the 2017/18...

The EuroBlight project is examining the ongoing evolution of the potato late blight pathogen (Phytophthora infestans).In 2017, almost 1500 samples...

Potato Grower Bill Skinner heads to Massachusetts this weekend to compete in his second Boston Marathon – at the age...

McCain Foods Limited has completed a strategic investment in TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture, a highly innovative Canadian agricultural technology company.TruLeaf has...

Yesterday the Patates Dolbec's potato packaging facility in Saint-Ubalde, Quebec received a visit from Parliamentary Secretary Jean-Claude Poissant on behalf...

The Irish Potato Chip manufacturer Keogh’s Crisps has secured a major contract with Emirates, which will see an estimated one...

Farmers, fish advocates, tribes and government officials are headed to federal court in California on Wednesday (today) to argue who...

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced its third quarter 2018 results and updated outlook for fiscal 2018 earlier this...

Taco John’s offers a new twist on a brand’s classic potato bites with the debut of new Loaded Potato Olés...

Potato Cooperative Agrico inaugurated its new greenhouse complex at the Agrico Research breeding station last Friday. This was followed by...

How can we feed 9.8 billion world citizens in 2050? And provide them with nutrient-rich food that is produced quickly,...

The TGI Fridays snack line is expanding with new assortments of the Party Bites and Potato Skin products. The additional...

Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and Minister of Agriculture Askar Myrzakhmetov met with representatives of the Dutch company Farm Frites...

Tasteful Selections™, a specialty potato brand from RPE Inc., will launch the second quarter of its yearlong Fresh campaign, beginning April 1....

During the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit convention in New Orleans, an Idaho Falls-based company, Potandon Produce, has released a...

Dewulf, a full-line supplier of potato and root crop equipment, has officially inaugurated its new logistics center (SLC) at its...

Aviko has launched in the UK the new Premium Crunch Fast Food Fries which stay hotter and crunchier for longer....

Heat and Control chose SNAXPO 2018 to release the latest snack packaging technologies from Ishida for the North America/Latin America...

Lamb Weston is introducing a new product into the growing potato puff category, starting April 2. Seashore™ fries have been...

Chinese potato processor Kaida decided in 2016 to invest EUR108m to build two new potato strips processing factories with a...

Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips Inc. plans to build a new 188,000sqf potato chip manufacturing facility and warehouse in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania....

Cape Cod Potato Chips has introduced their newest line, Cape Cod Waves potato chips, thick-sliced, wavy-cut potato chips made with...

Potato growers supplying McDonald’s are set to benefit from the provision of free agronomy skills training to improve crop performance...

Anuga FoodTec in Cologne shows the options existing today for granulating, coating, encapsulating, agglomerating and instantsing. The trade fair is...

Anuga FoodTec in Cologne is placing a special focus on modern methods for checking leaks and X-ray inspection at the...

Potato snacks manufacturer Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods expands its innovative line of Rice Bran Oil Kettle Cooked Potato Chips with...

Potato processor Agristo has invested EUR200m in a new French fry factory in Wielsbeke, Belgium, hoping to enter the top...

British chip producer Tyrrells has launched a new advertising campaign to showcase its “Best Ever Recipes”.  The “Absurdly Good” ad...