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Utz Brands, Inc, a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, reported IRI MULO-C retail sales for the 4-week and 12-week periods ended October 31 and November 28, 2021. The Company is providing this interim update of…
India has revoked a patent for a potato variety grown exclusively for PepsiCo Inc's popular Lay's potato chips, according to an order issued on Friday by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPVFR) Authority. In…
Potatoes USA has issued a comprehensive research report depicting the potato category’s penetration on menus across different segments, dayparts, cuisines, and much more. The data is collected by Datassential, a leading food industry research firm. Highlights of the…
The latest United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) report shows that the total cultivar storage holdings, the fresh holdings (those potatoes intended for table use), the holdings of potatoes destined for processing, and the seed inventory are…
A FOOD manufacturer which advocates the use of potatoes in its plant-based products has secured a EUR 25 million investment to grow its international food and drinks brand. Oddlygood Global has closed its first round of financing,…
Recently, Lay’s has announced a vodka made in part with the same potatoes used for their potato chips, making the vodka-potato connection ‘feeling’ like a new revelation. Created in partnership with Portland, Oregon’s Eastside Distilling, Lay’s Vodka…
TagZ, an Indian start-up founded in 2019, has brought to India a chip-making technology that produces tasty potato chips, while reducing the fat content by as much as 50%, and also keeping out cholesterol, artificial colors, preservatives,…
After receiving the most customer votes nationally, Mister Bee Potato Chips has been selected as the “Best West Virginia Made Food Product” in West Virginia Living magazine’s “Best of West Virginia” contest. Readers of the West Virginia…
Strong Roots, a leading plant-based frozen food company, and McCain Foods, the family-owned world leader in frozen potato specialties and appetizers, announced a strategic partnership, with McCain Foods investing USD 55 million in Strong Roots to take…
In 2020, the global potato chips market size reached a total of USD32.2bn, with the industry likely to grow with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.92% from 2020-2028, to achieve USD43.8bn by 2028. The “Potato…
India proceeded with the revocation of the intellectual protection granted to PepsiCo’s FC5 potato variety, saying that the country’s rules do not allow a patent on seed varieties, in line with an order issued recently by the…
A small group of Canada’s Prince Edward Island (PEI) potato industry representatives, joined by Island Premier Dennis King, gathered today on Parliament Hill to distribute fresh PEI potatoes to some 6,000 passerby. Part of ongoing efforts to reverse…
