Potato News

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is proud to announce that Heather Moyse, an Olympic Gold Medalist hailing from Prince Edward Island, will be continuing in her role as Brand Ambassador for Prince Edward Island Potatoes.

Cavendish Farms announced today it had concluded an agreement to buy the assets of Maple Leaf Potatoes, the frozen potato business of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., including a 142,000 sq. ft. processing facility in Lethbridge, Alberta.

In the United Kingdom the countdown to Chip Week has begun! Running from 18 to 24 February 2013, the annual campaign to promote chips (=french fries) is a fantastic opportunity for growers, merchants and everyone involved in supplying chips to boost bu...

Se invirtió Bs 300.000 para posicionar la marca en el eje central del país. El producto está en los supermercados

Migl Feed and Grain, an agricultural supply company located in Hallettsville, Texas, will join the J. R. Simplot Company's Grower Solutions network. "Our goal at Simplot Grower Solutions is to continue to grow our business by expanding our reach...

Intersnack Group (“Intersnack”) and United Biscuits (“UB"- owned by Blackstone and PAI Partners), jointly, today announced that both parties have signed an agreement for Intersnack to acquire KP Snacks, UB’s snacks unit, from UB for an undisclosed...

The Maine Potato Board is pleased to announce the selection of the 2013 Young Farmer of the Year - Shawn Doyen of Willard C. Doyen &Sons Farm. Doyen lives in Mapleton with his wife Christi and their two children, Taylor, 7 and Charles, 3 Growing u...

Pringles is set to give convenience retailers a chirpy start to the New Year by launching its first Chicken variant in the channel.

Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), a leading specialty food marketer and manufacturer, today announced that it has been named to Forbes magazine's "America's Best Small Companies"list for 2012. Forbes' annual list of "America's Best ...

In response to European concerns over high levels of the carcinogen acrylamide in processed foods, researchers are looking to reduce dietary levels of the chemical by developing a new variety of potato.

El almidón resistente tiene una enzima que puede ayudar a reducir los tumores en las células del colon, según un estudio realizado por el National Cancer Institute.

La periodista boliviana Andrea Alemán Andrade fue invitada a conocer el trabajo que se genera alrededor de la papa en Holanda. Por medio de este reportaje nos cuenta detalladamente la experiencia.