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Dutch company Pulsemaster has introduced a Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) pilot-scale batch unit, under the brand name Solidus, to determine...

Swedish brewery St. Erik’s has created the world’s most expensive potato chips, which is sold for USD56 per box of...

Spray Dynamics, a Heat and Control company, has released a new solution for slurry coating application on snack foods: the...

With GEA PerformancePlus, the company offers its clients service level options that extend way beyond routine preventive maintenance and complement customer Industry...

A Melbourne inventor has worked out how to melt down potatoes like cheese, and has spent the past 12 years creating a...

British retail chain Tesco has announced it will bring potato suppliers Branston and Samsworths together, to reduce the food waste,...

Gourmet chip manufacturer, Naturally Homegrown Foods, Ltd. has been able to improve application consistency, reduce waste and simplify cleaning operations...

Lamb Weston business will expand operations at its facility in Richland, Washington, with the addition of a new french fry...

The food business is hugely dependent on consumer demands and processors, while equipment manufacturers must adapt accordingly to stay ahead...

Starting this fall, US Foods, one of the leading foodservice distributors in the America, will launch a new line of...

Heat and Control has announced the next generation of FastBack solutions to meet industry sanitation requirements; FastBack 260E G3, Revolution Gate 3.0...

New ingredients and formats, along with an emphasis on the ‘real’ and ‘rustic’, are some of the hallmarks of product...

Key Technology has announced the launch of its new mobile-friendly website in German to support its many German-speaking customers. The...

A USD120m potato farm and processing plantis underway in Kaduna state, Machokm, northwest Nigeria. At the opening ceremony, the Kaduna State Government...

 Dairy Queen brand has unveiled a new line of oven-hot snacks, a first in the quick-service restaurant category, with the...

US potatoes used for processed totaled 280 million cwt, down 5% from 2014, when the figures reached 293 million cwt,...

With potato consumption continuing to rise in the Kingdom, the Cambodian Agriculture Ministry has recently unveiled a USD200k research center...

Frito-Lay Core & Global Brands, PepsiCo Foods Canada, announced that the Chalet Sauce chip flavour will be available in retail...

Canadian consumers who avoid potatoes to reduce their carb intake can now try a new Ontario-grown variety that is touted...

Specialty foods marketer and manufacturing Inventure Foods Inc. has announced an expansion of its existing kettle-cooked potato chip manufacturing capacities...

From October 11 to 13, 2016, Chillventa will turn the trade show fairgrounds in Nuremberg into an international meeting point...

The Norway’s Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, visited Tomra’s manufacturing and distribution facility at the Prologis Park Bratislava in Senec, Slovakia. The facility...

The German food company Wernsing Feinkost GmbH, based in Addrup-Essen near Oldenburg, seals 6,000 bags of potato specialties per hour...

Oil is a key ingredient in any potato-chip production line. Used as a heat transfer agent during the frying process,...

Potato manufacturers are competing in launching new products and PotatoBusiness made a research through the latest assortments announced, with a...

The Oregon UAS FutureFarm will host the first Ag Drone Rodeo in Pendleton, Oregon on August 18 -19, where leading...

Potato producer Ballreich has recently been awarded for three potato chips assortments, at the first US Potato Chip Festival, held...

McDonald’s has recently opened a new location in Missouri, the US, with services that include self-serve kiosks for ordering meals,...

 Hata Foods, a Japanese subsidiary of the Kobe Bussan Group, which manufactures frozen foods, chilled side dishes and PET-bottle products...

Tong Engineering is offering a time-saving Diagnostics module as part of its latest pro-series Auto-Touch HMI touch screen control. Available...

Lay’s has announced the winners of its educational program “Lay’s Academy”, in partnership with the University of Agronomic Sciences and...

Dutch equipment specialist Sormac made its name as an expert in solutions for potato peeling. The company has been building...

Recent enhancements in refrigeration technologies take into consideration requirements such as energy savings, ease of access and use, high performance...

Canadian-based Brandneu Foods has significantly reduced lead times for its popular range of kale chips by 75% after installing the...

Tummers, the machinery provider for potato processing, developed a washing line for the very fragile and small delicacy potato called...

A 25-year-old French student has won a EUR150k prize from the French Ministry of Agriculture to develop a fresh fruit...

Dutch engineering company Kiremko will be the main supplier and integrator of a complete new French fries process and packaging...

The rules regarding the flying of drones in the US have been relaxed, paving the way for thousands of businesses...

McCain Foods (Canada) announced a major investment of USD65m in its Florenceville-Bristol French fry plant that will expand capability and...

The UK potato supplier Branston has begun work on its GBP5m plant extension that will process potatoes destined for the...

The United Fresh Produce Association will present its 2016 FreshTech Achievement Award to David Offerdahl, director of ag engineering, at Taylor Farms for...

May was a very cool, cloudy and wet month, which is having all kinds of repercussions now and into the...

GreenStone Farm Credit Services has made a $25,000 contribution to the Great Lakes Ag-Tech Business Incubator. The Incubator is a non-profit organization focused...

Registration is now open for the July 12Western Ohio Precision Agriculture Day hosted by Ohio State University Extension. Focusing on precision placement opportunities,...

Dosatron International today introduces the 1 ½-inchNutrient Delivery System Kits. The three kits are powered by Dosatron dosers and consist of...

Processed potatoes (mainly frozen chips and crisps) were worth EUR10b or 1.2% of the overall value of EU food and...

If you’re a farmer, rancher or working land manager in the southeastern United States, the USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) can...

 The Nedato is a cooperative of 500 farmers, which has been producing quality potatoes to customers across the world for...

Growing up in Uruguay — a country with four cows per every person — Virginia Pravia was immersed in the agriculture industry...

Mechanized agriculture is the process of using agricultural machinery to mechanize work, greatly increasing productivity. In modern times, powered machinery...