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Super Pufft Snacks Corp., a North American chip and snack manufacturer, has opened a USD50 million, 140,000 square-foot plant in Airdrie, Alta. The potato chip processing plant will be the company’s second, following a 172,000-square-foot manufacturing facility…
Kanaan and Elea conducted a test project using an Elea PEF Advantage system to assess the impact of PEF on product yield and quality. Following successful testing, a line upgrade was recently completed, and a cutting-edge Elea…
Utz Quality Foods, a subsidiary of Hanover-based Utz Brands, recently acquired a 125,000-square-foot snack food manufacturing facility in Kings Mountain, N.C., for roughly USD38.4m from Evans Food Group Ltd. d/b/a Benestar Brands, a Chicago-based holding company for…
Herr’s potato chips have been enjoyed by the greater Philadelphia area for more than 75 years, as Matteo Iadonisi reports for 6ABC Action News. But not every chip is perfect. In fact, some are marked with imperfections and would otherwise become…
A Belgian real-estate developer recently received a sustainable heating alternative offer for its new residential area in the city of Veurne, through vapor from cooking up to 20 tons of potatoes per hour in a nearby potato…
Have you ever opened up a bag of crisps and marvelled at the bizarre shape of one of the snacks? Finding a misshapen crisp isn't impossible, but it is usually pretty rare, which is why some people…
Tables have turned for a 32-year-old Sadhna Yadav who was once jeered for her entrepreneurial ambition, but now cuts a figure of respect in her community. Sadhna is one of the 10 directors of the first and…
A new fungicide that specifically targets late blight, a detrimental pathogen frequently compromising potato development all over the world, has been launched recently by Corteva Agriscience for the South African spud farmers. The Zorvec Encantia solution, based…
Bengal’s Uttar Pradesh potato crop estimates for the current year face imminent downward revisions due to the countrywide heatwave that has been in effect since March, and the heavy rains of November and December 2021. UP Ministry…
ARS scientists released two new varieties of potatoes – ‘Clearwater Russet’ and ‘Blazer Russet’ – that will be used by McDonald’s for French fries. The company has a high criterion for its spuds, having accepted only seven varieties…
In another hickup of the global supply chain for frozen potato products / french fries, KFC Singapore said on Thursday April 28 that it is not offering French fries for now but assured customers that the item…
Holland-based Lamb Weston/Meijer recently offered a poundo Potato option to Nigerians desirous of a light swallow to combine with their favorite soups. Based on the company’s product presentation, Lamb Weston Poundo Potato is made from 100% Irish…
