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Cheetos® Returns to the Super Bowl Stage with Mysterious (or Mischievous?) Campaign Starring Ashton Kutcher
January 15, 2021

Cheetos® Returns to the Super Bowl Stage with Campaign Starring Ashton Kutcher

Released today, teaser playfully reveals the brand has teamed up with the actor to steal the spotlight at Super Bowl LV ... with more talent to be revealed.
Researchers identified and characterized potato dry rot and potato wilt pathogens in Algeria
January 15, 2021

Researchers identified and characterized potato dry rot and potato wilt pathogens in Algeria

Among the 152 isolates collected from symptomatic potato plants and tubers in different provinces in Algeria, 13 species of Fusarium and Neocosmospora were identified.
January 15, 2021

Potato production in Spain, during 2020, falls by 5.1% to stand at 2.1 million tons

With the data offered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food on the crop, the 2020 potato campaign in Spain can be considered closed with two conflicting data.
Potatoes are Returning: The First in Taco Bell's Vegetarian Plans to Make This Year Better Than Last
January 14, 2021

Potatoes are returning to Taco Bell

Teaming up with Beyond Meat® and the return of potatoes bring endless vegetarian customizations to Taco Bell's craveable menu offerings.
PepsiCo Doubles Down on Climate Goal and Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040
January 14, 2021

PepsiCo Doubles Down on Climate Goal and Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040

Pepsico announced it will accelerate its efforts to build a more resilient and sustainable food system, reducing GHG emissions by more than 40% by 2030. In 2020 the company achieved its objective to use 100% renewable electricity in the United States and plans to do the same in Mexico and Australia by the end of 2021
Tong pushes forward with second phase of New Factory build
January 14, 2021

Tong pushes forward with second phase of New Factory build

Tong Engineering is delighted to announce the go-ahead for construction of the second phase development at its new manufacturing facility in Spilsby.
Starch Manufacturer Avebe Potato Receiving
January 12, 2021

Potato Starch Manufacturer Avebe says annual campaign is halfway

Dutch Potato Starch manufacturer Avebe announces 60% of the annual campaign has been completed
DOWNS CropVision®: The new generation of Potato Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes
January 12, 2021

DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes

DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes, evaluates and categorizes potatoes using HD cameras combined with AI and splits them into three streams, at a capacity of up to 100 tons per hour.
Buscan desarrollar el cultivo de papas en zonas cordilleranas de San Juan y San Rafael
January 12, 2021

Buscan desarrollar el cultivo de papas en zonas cordilleranas de San Juan y San Rafael, Argentina

En el marco de los diferentes trabajos que lleva a cabo el Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, se está desarrollando una experiencia para la plantación de papa en zonas cordilleranas de San Juan y San Rafael.
Utz Brands To Acquire Vitner’s Snack Food Brand And Distribution Assets; Expands Utz’s Position In Chicago And The Midwest
January 12, 2021

Utz Brands To Acquire Vitner’s Snack Food Brand And Distribution Assets

Utz Brands, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Utz Quality Foods, LLC has entered into a definitive agreement with Snak-King Corp. to acquire certain assets related to the Vitner's brand for a total purchase price of $25 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
January 12, 2021

FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Qu Dongyu, launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables on the 15th of December 2020.
Se espera un incremento de la superficie de cultivo de patatas en Brasil impulsado por el segmento industrial
January 11, 2021

Brasil: Perspectivas para la papa en el 2021

Se prevé que este año la superficie total de producción de patatas en Brasil aumentará un 3,4 porciento, impulsada principalmente por el segmento de la patata destinada a la industria procesadora, que se espera que vuelva a crecer después de mantenerse estable en 2020.

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