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ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) today announced plans to pursue the separation of the Company into two independent public companies: one comprising its robust consumer portfolio of diverse and leading brands and ...

The entire potato industry of Great Britain gathered at Harrogate International Centre, North Yorkshire 12 and 13 November for BP2015, the key industry event of the year. AHDB Potatoes’ Strategy Director Rob ...

For the first time, Potato Expo 2016, the largest conference and trade show for the potato industry in North America, will host a food truck chef competition highlighting the broad appeal of ...

In a month and a half, the harvest of 1,950 hectares of potatoes, with national seed, in the municipalities of Andrés Eloy Blanco (Sanare), Anzoátegui, Morán and Guarico in Lara state will ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) a $5.8 million cooperative agreement to improve potato production in Bangladesh and Indonesia. The grant supports USAID’s work under Feed the ...

Well known for its signature "World Famous Fries", McDonald's is testing out a new spin on them, made with sweet potatoes. Some 18 restaurants in the Amarillo, Texas, area are selling the ...

A universe of 126 varieties of potatoes is being planted on a property, owned by the municipality of Puqueldón, with the aim of creating a living museum of this type of tuber, ...

China’s commitment to the potato was very publicly and internationally demonstrated when it hosted the World Potato Congress, July 28-30.  There were more than 900 delegates at the congress, two thirds of ...

McCain Australia has recently launched the new wedges ‘Chorizo and Caramelised Onion’ and ‘Samosa’ flavours. The Samosa wedges consist of the potato wedge with a flavor mix of coriander, cumin, turmeric and ...

 Lamb Weston / Meijer, one of the top-3 producers of processed potato products in Europe and the Middle East and Africa, recently published its third sustainability report. The report highlighted the significant ...

Potato chips industry in Denmark, Norway and Sweden started with the direct influence of the United States of America. Some of the first manufacturers in this region started producing chips after trips ...

Utz Quality Foods, Inc. has recently announced the culmination of strategic development work to launch the Utz Specialty Division, which will provide retailers with a range of brands and products to excite ...

In the midst of international summits and governmental policies, companies from across the industrial spectrum are beginning to understand the importance of saving energy, reducing carbon footprint and developing more eco-friendly products and ...

TOMRA has been named as a Ruban d’Honneur recipient and one of ten finalists now being considered for the 2014-15 European Business Awards in the category “The Business of the Year with ...

Inventions on potato processing machines are aimed to a higher equipment efficiency. Potato Processing International brought two different stories. First is on getting the more efficient machine by adding new device on ...

Loma Systems urges food companies to review inspection equipment and procedures in line with BRC’s latest standard. As official partner of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standards organization, Loma Systems is offering comprehensive advice and ...

Two Cambridgeshire girls and one boy are the first to be taken on as apprentices at potato supplier Greenvale’s Floods Ferry site.  Due to the success of the apprenticeship scheme at its ...

What began with one man’s invention more than 100 years ago turned into a company that today sells equipment in 120 countries around the world. That is the story of Urschel Laboratories ...

Lamb Weston / Meijer, a joint venture between US-based ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and Netherlands-based Meijer Frozen Food, recently announced plans to invest approximately USD150 million (EUR 120 million) to expand its frozen potato facility in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands.  This ...

ConAgra Foods Inc.(CAG), one of North America’s largest packaged food companies,joined with local and regional government dignitaries to celebrate the grand opening of its Lamb Weston potato processing facility in Shangdu, Inner Mongolia. ...

Crisps manufacturer Mackie’s Crisps uses three Ishida iTPS (Integrated Total Packaging System) for snacks at the new factory in Inchcoonans in Errol, Perthshire, Scootland. The Ishida iTPS comprises an Ishida 14 head multihead weigher ...

French fries are amazingly popular the world over. And whether they are bought from the supermarket in a pack of frozen or fresh fried in a restaurant, the consumer wants them to be just ...

Whether sorting potato chips/crisps or wet potato strips, many of the same fundamental strategies apply. In this article, John Kadinger will cover some of the highlights. One objective in digital sorting is ...

Several Urschel cutting machines will be on display at Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL) in Paris Nord Villepinte, France, on October 19-23. SIAL offers a great opportunity to view the new DiversaCut 2110A Dicer, ...

Video  The leading potato chip brand from PepsiCo India launched its new Football Favourite flavors, with a campaign featuring soccer star Lionel Messi.  Lay’s has added local flavour to the global Leo Messi campaign ...