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A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to...

A new report from PCI Films Consulting forecasts that flexible packaging demand in the Middle East and Africa will grow...

Fries are undeniably one of the most important food products in the word. As health-conscious consumers are continuously increasing in...

The number of people who prefer snacks rather than meals is increasing and producers are turning to consumers in order...

The better the peeling process, the better the potato and, possibly, the wastage can be reduced, too. But wastage is...

Being so versatile, potatoes can be processed in numerous ways. Because health is an increasingly important factor regarding food choices,...

Potatoes are the sustainable carbohydrate; it’s a fact. This comes as a result of new research from Cranfield University to...

Invisible inefficiencies, says Heat and Control’s Clark Hicks, can severely hamper the productivity of a packaging operation. In this article...

Packaged food sales in India are forecast to soar by more than two-thirds over the next four years, according to...

The perfect blend of foam and defoamer is essential in potato processing as Andre Erasmus finds with the help of...

Over 35,000 finished pounds/hour (16,000 kg/hr) of crispy batter-coated french fries will be produced for fast-food lovers using Heat and...

The market for food innovations is growing strongly and therefore one of the most dynamic and interesting markets in the...

The horticulture industry of Zimbabwe is calling for higher import tariffs on imported horticulture products to avert the collapse of...

Potato starch manufacturer AVEBE has announced the company will start this year's starch production on August 26. That is a...

As the $186 million-plus fresh potato export market continues to grow an average of 9 percent annually, the Idaho Potato...

Officials from Oregon and Washington are working on an upcoming joint trade mission to expand export opportunities for Northwest potatoes....

Furious potato growers are going head to head with supermarkets and restaurants in a campaign to reclaim the "British New...

In the aftermath of last year’s difficult growing and harvesting season, almost one in ten of Britain’s potato growers decided...

Nora Olsen is The Potato Association of America president for 2013-2014. Olsen is a professor and Extension potato specialist at...

Furious potato growers are going head to head with supermarkets and restaurants in a campaign to reclaim the "British New...

McCain Foods' Aug. 7 announcement that it will invest more than $100 million to expand its Burley potato processing plant was...

Ishida Europe is introducing an enhancement to its market-leading Atlas range of snack food bagmakers which the company says will...

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 205.9 points in July 2013, 4 points (nearly 2 percent) below its revised value for June...

The price of potatoes in Brazil reached the highest level in the last 10 years. Farmers say that this increase...

McCain Foods USA has announced plans to expand its Burley, Idaho manufacturing plant with the addition of a third production...