Potato News

PPM Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier to the global food processing industry has joined forces with Segana S.A. de C.V. a Mexico based food machinery supplier to form a manufacturing joint venture. PPM Segana Technologies will be located i...

The Procter &Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), manufacturer of consumer products in the personal care and household cleaning segments AND manufacturer of PRINGLES, reported financial results for Q4 and its fiscal year ending June 30. P&G announced dil...

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston announced today plans to build a new, state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly processing plant near Delhi, Louisiana, designed primarily to process high-quality sweet potatoes from the region into fries and related product...

As part of its ongoing commitment to help Americans lead healthier lives, ConAgra Foods will feature the Smart Choice Program™ logo on many of its products. The Smart Choices Program symbol, which is displayed on the front of qualifying food packages, ...

Angela Santiago, CEO of The Little Potato Company in Edmonton, Alberta was recently hailed as Canada's 'Queen of Spuds' by Global TV. Since Angela Santiago harvested her first one-acre crop by hand in 1996, the Little Potato Company’s co-founder and CE...

PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N) agreed to buy its bottlers Pepsi Bottling Group Inc (PBG.N) and PepsiAmericas Inc (PAS.N) in a sweetened $7.8 billion deal, after a decade of operating as separate companies, as it seeks to cut costs and boost profits in North America.

The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides and the University of Idaho hosted an organic production field day at the Kimberly research farm in mid-July.At the Kimberly research farm, University of Idaho Researchers have dedicated an 11-acr...

Vakbondsleden bij Avebe willen wel vijf vakantiedagen inleveren, wanneer de crisismaatregel van de directie van tafel gaat. Het aardappelzetmeelconcern vraagt alle medewerkers om zestien maanden lang wekelijks 2,4 uur meer te werken zonder extra loon. ...

Nota escrita por Danilo Lalaleo Jácome y publicada por el boletín del Programa de Agronegocios y Alimentos de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Se enfoca en los contratos que tienen los proveedores de papa de la zona de Otamendi-Mar del Plata con l...

A year after the signing of the contract between North Water and AVEBE, the new process water plant was commissioned. With this process water plant, AVEBE was able to improve the quality of the water that comes into contact with starch products in th...

Didier Thevenet, currently Vice President of Clextral’s International Industrial Management, has been designated President of the Clextral Inc., the subsidiary based in Tampa, Florida since 1986.Didier Thevenet worked several years for an American comp...

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the largest Burger King franchisee, provided the first official glimpse into the No. 2 burger brand’s latest sales trends, and it wasn’t good.While analysts and observers have predicted that Burger King sales trends would...