Potato News

May 18, 2011

Federal Plan to Limit Potatoes on School Menus Whips Up Supporters of this 'Gateway Vegetable'

Maine—Around here, you can find "Maine Potato Candy"—mashed potatoes rolled in coconut and dipped in chocolate—and potato donuts. A popular county fair offers wrestling matches in a vat of potatoes. In a state where spuds are the top agricult...
 Taterware utensils made out of potato starch after composting
May 18, 2011

Bioplastics based on potato starch not necessarily compostable

You may assume that bioplastics made from potato starch can be composted. However, that is not necessarily the case.
May 18, 2011

Fast-food industry is quietly defeating Happy Meal bans

The restaurant industry is quietly — and successfully — fighting back against the enactment of so-called Happy Meal bans, which forbid restaurants like McDonald's to hand out toys with children's meals that are high in calories.
 Potato Virus Y
May 18, 2011

Australia: Stop Potato Virus Y by using certified seed only

 Boulder Canyon red wine vinegar kettle chips
May 18, 2011

Potato chips reach for new flavors, new appeal

From spicy new flavorings to premium ingredients, potato chips are cashing in on a whole new image these days.
 From the Ground Up
May 18, 2011

McCain Foods brings 'It's All Good' Campaign to Australia and New Zealand

McCain Foods Australia and New Zealand has announced a new “overarching global company philosophy”, pledging to “spread the goodness” with reformulation of products to eliminate additives or preservatives, emphasise its School Veggie Patches campaigns...
May 18, 2011

Aunt Bessie's production still at a standstill after fire

after fire Heinz’s frozen and chilled foods facility near Norwich remains closed, 12 days after a devastating fire that destroyed the area of the site that produces Aunt Bessie’s potato products.
May 18, 2011

Ministerio de Comercio de China niega estar en guerra comercial con la UE por el almidón de papa

El Ministerio de Comercio de China ha negado que el país se halle en una guerra comercial contra la Unión Europea. El ministerio ha respondido así a la acusación de que China está imponiendo una disposición antisubsidio a los productos de almidón de pa...
May 18, 2011

Lanzan en Argentina una campaña nacional para eliminar las grasas trans

Los ministerios de Salud y de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de la Nación presentaron ayer la campaña “Argentina 2014 libre de grasas trans”.
May 18, 2011

Franse aardappelexport naar record

De Franse aardappelhandel heeft dit seizoen tot eind maart 1.409.800 ton kunnen exporteren.
May 18, 2011

"De aardappelvraag is groot voor deze periode van het jaar" aldus Jurgen Duthoo, Bart's Potato Company

Het is druk op de aardappelmarkt, zegt Jurgen Duthoo van Bart's Potato Company.
 Process Expo 2011
May 17, 2011

PROCESS EXPO 2011 Achieves Key Sales Milestone Amid Continued Growing Interest

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced today that it has reached a milestone of 190,000 square feet for the 2011 PROCESS EXPO trade show.

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