Potato News

The average American consumes between 6,000 and 18,000 milligrams of salt daily. The body only needs about 200 milligrams.

With governments having trouble feeding the growing number of hungry poor and grain prices fluctuating wildly, food scientists are proposing a novel solution for the global food crisis: Let them eat potatoes.Grains like wheat and rice have long been st...

Tras un año de negociaciones, la semana pasada ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, la mayor empresa de papas en América del Norte, y Unisur Alimentos Ltda, compañía nacional de procesamiento de los tubérculos, cerraron un acuerdo de asociación estratégica. “Nos...

Steven Brower is an Owner/Partner in Carolina Starches, North America’s leading supplier of specialty potato starch derivatives for the pulp and paper and allied industries. Brower and his two partners purchased the North American Paper Division assets...

Op de termijnmarkt in Hannover zijn gisteren 353 aardappelcontracten verhandeld voor levering in april 2009. Dat is een enorm aantal. Veel beleggers stappen uit vanwege de kredietcrisis. Ze willen beschikken over het geld dat ze op de termijnmarkt in...

ConAgra Foods and NBC have joined forces in a strategic move, promoting the warmth and great taste of a bowl of Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn, along with the thrill and excitement of NBC's new program Crusoe as the perfect combination for ...

It was an exciting time for two dedicated area producers on Wednesday evening when they were selected in the top spot for 2008 in the McCain Top 10 Growers for Portage la Prairie competition. Anton Wiebe and Sheldon Falconer, from Anton Wiebe Ltd. of...

McCain Foods India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of McCain Foods, the world's largest producer of French fries and potato specialties, recently launched ‘Aloo Tikki’ and ‘Tandoori Nuggets’ with spices to suit the Indian taste profile. The ...

More than 200 jobs have been saved and a further 150 posts are being created at a Corby crisp factory which had been threatened with closure.Staff at the Golden Wonder factory in Princewood Road, were told the plant is staying open after bosses hammere...

Walkers has had more than 1.1m entries and substantial web visits for its 'Do Us A Flavour' competition, asking the public to suggest a new crisp flavour for a £50,000 prize and 1% share of future royalties.Walkers expected 250,000 entries when the cam...

The U.S. Potato Board recently wrapped a week-long course called "Processed Potatoes 101"for business representatives from more than 14 countries.The gathering, which took place in Pasco, Wash., was the largest the board ever put together. Th...

Could specialty potato chips—with roots in Ladner—snag the interest of wealthy Canadian business moguls? Sepp Amsler was willing to find out—amid the glare of national television. He pitched his Maple Ridge-based business, Hardbite Potato Chips, to a...