Potato News

McCain Foods plans to lay off about 40 employees at its potato processing plant in Borden-Carleton. P.E.I. this summer. The company will reduce the number of shifts after the Labour Day weekend. "We are facing significant competitive issues right ...

KFC Holdings (M) Bhd (KFCH) is expanding its chain of restaurants by another 12 to 15 outlets this year and diversifying its product offerings in a bid to grow sales under more challenging operating conditions. Managing director Jamaludin Md Ali said t...

A snack food promotion accused of encouraging children to eat the equivalent of more than a kilogram of fat has been stung by the Advertising Standards Authority. The authority upheld a complaint by the Ministry of Health that Bluebird Foods' "R...

Cargill has opened a new innovation center for snack and cereal products which it says will help food manufacturers create new products that drive sales growth.   The agro-giant's Snacks and Cereal Product Innovation Center in Minneapolis, which is no...

Snack maker Frito-Lay has signed a long-term lease for a 35,000-square-foot, build-to-suit distribution facility in Fort Myers, FL.   The building will include state-of-the-art racking and distribution equipment, a 30-foot clear height and 5,000 squar...

Two months after many New York chain restaurants began posting the number of calories in their food, customers are shying away from their calorie-laden favorites and opting for lighter fare. All New York City restaurants with 15 or more branches were f...

The company KADI AG is opening up additional market opportunities with a succession settlement of tremendous potential. Within the framework of a management buyout, four members of the management team are acquiring a significant minority stake in the s...

Las Pringles no son patatas, según el Tribunal Supremo británico. El popular aperitivo de inconfundibles rodajas ovaladas perfectamente encajadas en un envase de tubo tienen menos del 50 por ciento de patata y «una forma artificial». Esta decisión judi...

To date six successful international Congresses have been held in a number of exotic locations across the globe, including: Charlottetown, Canada - 1993 Harrogate, United Kingdom - 1994 Durban, South Africa - 1997 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 2000 Ku...

After 27 years contribution to the Danish starch potato industry KMC’s chairman of 5 years, Mr. Jørn Outzen, has retired to private life.Jørn Outzen is succeeded as chairman by Mr. Martin Arvad. Martin Arvad has been a member of KMC’s Board of Director...

Herr Foods is still in the chips despite a recent potato shortfall.The southern Chester County salty snack maker purchases about 15 tractor-trailer loads of potatoes each weekday.That's 3.4 million pounds a week, roughly 125 million to 150 million poun...

Ten aanzien van oogst 2008, houdt Agrico rekening met een Europees gezien iets lager areaal aardappelen. De coöperatie ziet dat als positief. Aan de andere kant geven de weers- en groeiomstandigheden van de laatste weken aanleiding tot zorg. Extreme dr...