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During the Seven Years War of the mid-1700s, a French army pharmacist named Antoine-Augustin Parmentier was captured by Prussian soldiers. As a prisoner of war, he was forced to live on rations of potatoes. In mid-18th century…
The potato group Futurargi from Cesena in Italy comes with a new packaging for 1.5 kg of potatoes. "We grow about 5,000 tons of potatoes a year and this happens within a few kilometres of our processing…
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Fresh and natural—an approach consumers and the industry have been following after for quite some time now. This outlook has not only brought a deeper focus on the product but on the packaging as…
Avebe's starch campaign has got off to a good start this year. Both the potato and starch yields have achieved good results in the first weeks of the campaign, although there are considerable differences between the growing…
Eagle Eye Produce in Idaho Falls, ID, has just introduced a new style retail bag for Idaho red, yellow and russet potatoes in its Harvest Select line. Called combo bags, they are poly on the front and…
It was just 18 months ago that Potandon Produce LLC in Idaho Falls, ID, introduced an innovative value-added potato product in the Green Giant Fresh brand called One Step … Done!, which consists of one pound of…
Kiremko celebrates 30th Invicta steam peeler sale in 30 months Aviko settles for the best “We didn’t know of this anniversary of the Kiremko Invicta Steam peeler at the moment we bought it”, Aviko Belgium Project Manager…
PepsiСo Ukraine, a leading manufacturer of food and beverages in the country, has started a large investment project at its existing production complex in the Mykolaiv region - the construction of a production plant for Lay's® potato…
Potato Storage Specialist Tolsma-Grisnich is planning a reveal of its 'RevolutionAIR' on the first day of the Interpom | Primeurs in Kortrijk, Belgium at 12 o’clock sharp at the Tolsma-Grisnich Booth #112. It's a well kept secret…
Last Thanksgiving, Pringles® showed the world they deserve a seat at the table when they launched the Pringles Thanksgiving Dinner. Last years offering was a pilot taste test and gave a lucky few the chance to taste eight…
Great American Snacks, Inc., a subsidiary of McCain Foods USA, Inc., announced today that it will close operations at its Monroe, North Carolina manufacturing plant due to the age of the building and challenging infrastructure. Jeff DeLapp,…
Today, McDonald’s announced a phased rollout of paper straws in all 1,361 McDonald’s restaurants in the UK and Ireland with completion set for 2019 as well as plans to test alternatives to plastic straws in multiple markets…
