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Potato producers are facing tricky times, with ballooning costs squeezing profits and seasonal staff increasingly difficult to source since the UK left the EU. To make itself more resilient to these issues – which are not expected…
Pulsemaster is a leading provider of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) systems for the potato processing industry globally. Pulsed electric field treatment of potatoes being processed contribute to cell breakdown of the potatoes, which results in a number of benefits for the…
Pennsylvania-based Herr’s will launch Flavored by Philly, a line of Philadelphia-inspired chips determined by the snack company’s fans. In this respect, Herr’s is asking their local fans to help decide what Philadelphia-inspired flavor should be made for…
Calbee, a leading authority on potato chip physics and chemistry, and Tokyo Banana, makers of the most famous souvenir snack cakes in Japan’s capital have combined their wealth of knowledge to forge Jaga Boulde. This brand of…
Belt materials may look similar in their raw form, but they can have completely different compositions. This one is high among those critical choices that can make or break your plant’s productivity. Seriously. No food manufacturer can…
A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition shows that 9-17-year-old girls who consume up to one cup of potatoes daily have no increased risk of becoming overweight or developing high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, or…
Scientists at the University of Florida developed an innovative modeling approach to the assessment of climate adaptation and mitigation opportunities in fruit and vegetable supply chains and found out in this respect that French fries, as well…
TOMRA Food, the leading manufacturer of sensor-based sorting machines for the food industry, has announced that it will run machine demonstrations at BP2021, the UK-based potato industry event later this month. Visitors to the two-day biennial exhibition…
British shoppers may face shortages of some of their favourite crisps until the end of the month after a botched computer upgrade disrupted the world’s biggest crisp factory, according to a news report by . “A recent IT…
The Little Potato Company is introducing two flavor extensions to its best-selling Microwave Ready line – Smoked Salt and Roasted Garlic, Rosemary, and Thyme – and a new proprietary potato varietal, Purely Purple. The new Microwave Ready…
Hormel Foods Corporation and The Better Meat Co. recently announced that they will work together to develop the next generation of sustainable alternative protein products, with the innovative Rhiza mycoprotein ingredient obtained via a potato-based fermentation. Produced…
At its facility in the former Eastman Kodak campus in Rochester, New York, Farther Farms makes fresh potatoes into fries, treats them with supercritical carbon dioxide, and packages them. The packages can travel wherever they need to…
