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As McDonald's seeks to modernize its business, the company is placing a big bet on mobile and other tech platforms. McDonald's has been systematically adding self-service ordering kiosks and table service to ...

Monday June 4, McDonald’s Corp. opened its new corporate headquarters in Chicago’s vibrant West Loop neighborhood by unveiling the state-of-the-art building which had been covered in a 70-foot tall and 470-foot wide ...

Potato growers in Idaho will now have the opportunity to learn about the presence of damaging fungal pathogens much earlier, thanks to the efforts of research staff at the University of Idaho. ...

Packaging and Processing Equipment Manufacturer tna has introduced the tna intelli-sys iPS 3, a fully integrated, high-performance data collection and reporting tool to provide manufacturers with unprecedented insights into all their production ...

Preparations for this year's PotatoEurope exhibition are progressing well, with planting now complete at the event venue, Rittergut Bockerode farm, near Springe-Mittelrode in Lower Saxony (Germany). Ideal weather conditions and well-prepared soil ...

Resson, a predictive analytics company for the agricultural industry, has announced a $14 million Series C up round of financing that welcomed Mahindra & Mahindra as a strategic partner. The Indian conglomerate ...

In the presence of 200 guests including the workforce of Grimme China, Franz, Christine und Christoph Grimme inaugurated the modern Grimme plant in Tianjin, China.The new complex consists of 12500 m² factory ...

Today, premier sorting software and hardware developer and manufacturer, TOMRA, announces the appointment of Felix Flemming to Head of Digital for TOMRA Sorting Solutions. In this role, Felix is leading TOMRA Sorting ...

Paturpat, a Spanish company specialised in processing and marketing steamed potatoes, has opted for a TOMRA Food Orbit steam peeler. Paturpat has selected the TOMRA Orbit 250l model, because it offers high ...

Processing and Packaging Equipment specialist tna is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom McPhee to the newly-created position of Group Technical Support Manager, reinforcing the company’s commitment to customer service excellence. ...

Atlantic hospitality and camaraderie were on full display in Truro, Nova Scotia in April as fifth generation potato farmers, Robert Anderson and Jill Ebbett of East Glassville, New Brunswick (Canada) were named ...

If you are regular reader of PotatoPro, you may have seen one of our articles on the potential of Pulsed Electric Field treatment in potato processing. But seeing is believing... and now ...

Potatoes may, in many ways, be the perfect candidate for precision agriculture.They’re a high-volume, high-value and high-input crop and the industry has already invested more than other sectors in soil and drainage ...

Lamb Weston Hermiston welcomed the Oregon Governor Kate Brown, who got a look at the site where workers are busy constructing the $250 million expansion of the existing french fry factory. Brown presented ...

Processing and packaging equipment manufacturer tna has officially opened a brand new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Netherlands, further reinforcing its position as a leading manufacturer of food processing equipment for the ...

McCain Foods Limited has completed a strategic investment in TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture, a highly innovative Canadian agricultural technology company.TruLeaf has developed proprietary indoor vertical farming technology to grow fresh and nutritious leafy ...

Potato Cooperative Agrico inaugurated its new greenhouse complex at the Agrico Research breeding station last Friday. This was followed by an Open Day on Saturday April 7 at the research station. The ...

Chinese potato processor Kaida decided in 2016 to invest EUR108m to build two new potato strips processing factories with a total annual production of 160,000kg, in Beijing and Inner Mongolia. Liu Chang ...

Anuga FoodTec in Cologne is placing a special focus on modern methods for checking leaks and X-ray inspection at the edition this year, March 22-23. A protective gas atmosphere (modified atmosphere) is ...

Avebe announces that it will produce Etenia potato starch derivative at the food processing plant in Ter Apelkanaal, using a line on which other starch derivatives are also produced. Due to the ...

Lamb Weston introduced a solution for fries that arrive hot and crispy via home delivery – new Crispy on Delivery is a comprehensive solution that goes from store to door.  Crispy on ...

Food processing and packaging specialist tna will unveil a new generation of VFFS technology at SNAXPO 2018, in Atlanta, USA, March 12-14. The company announced that it would unveil the tna robag® ...

Tolsma-Grisnich has recently commissioned new grading machines at Golden-Geest-Kartoffeln Erzeugergesellschaft mbH in Germany. The company specializes in growing and storing potatoes for the processing industry. Hans-Christian Gerdesmeijer reports: “Our original grading machine ...

Last June, Oliveira Pinho & Filhos, a family business dedicated to the trade of bagged potatoes and onions (located in the municipality of Mira, Portugal), purchased a Sentinel II optical food sorter ...

Branston has announced the completion of a GBP6 million investment at its Lincoln site, in UK, installing a state-of-the-art grading system and WarmStor system. Designed to improve the efficiency of grading and ...