Potato News

More than 1100 snack food executives and suppliers from 38 countries are on hand at SNAXPO 2011 in Orlando, where they are gaining insight and knowledge at educational sessions as well as from trade show exhibitors and their counterparts from across t...

The two partners of the international company for seed potatoes van Rijn – KWS B.V. have decided that KWS will take over the 50% shares of van Rijn as of April 1st, 2011.

Missourians can once again claim their state as the home of one of the world’s largest potato chips.

Digitale media worden steeds belangrijker voor boeren. Ruim 90% van de boeren maakt dagelijks gebruik van het Internet.

The Washington Potato Commission approved about 742-thousand dollars in research projects for the upcoming growing season at its quarterly meeting this month.

PepsiCo Nederland heeft afgelopen week het zoutgehalte van Lay’s Superchips, Lay’s Light, Lay’s Sticks en Duyvis met een kwart verminderd.

Ballarat region potato growers and McCain Foods have reached an agreement a short time ago, offering growers about $305 a tonne for their potatoes. The Ballarat McCain Growers Group met with the company this afternoon for further negotiations.

During the 2010 financial year the Group's consolidated sales increased by 10.7% from €436.8 million at 31 December 2009 to €483.6 million at 31 December 2010.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2011 third quarter ended Feb. 27, 2011.

As members of the restaurant industry eagerly await federal menu-labeling guidelines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the complexity of the issue is delaying the promulgation of the regulations.

HardCastle India, which runs the south and west franchisee of McDonald’s in India, is on in expansion mode ever since McDonald’s Corp conferred it with the Development Licensee status.