Noticias

La Autoridad Panameña de Seguridad de Alimentos (AUPSA), confirma la suspensión de manera temporal de los resueltos que permiten las importaciones de tubérculos de papas fresca o refrigerada para consumo humano originaria de países Europeos a territori...

Wal-mart está lanzando una campaña este año para recortar miles de millones de dólares de costos de su cadena de abastecimiento combinando las compras de sus tiendas a través de las fronteras nacionales. Será una nueva etapa en la globalización de su n...

Key Technology introduces its new Online Training Program for Manta® sorters. With this addition, Key’s Online Training Program now covers all Key G6 sorters – Optyx®, Tegra®, and Manta – as well as ADR® Automatic Defect Removal Systems and Iso-Flo® ...

The morbidity-mortality curves for smoking and obesity in the US have crossed as the latter appears to have become the greater health threat, at least as measured by quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) lost, suggests an analysis published online Januar...

It’s virtually impossible to get through a grocery store without buying one of Conagra Foods brands. Hebrew National hot dogs, Healthy Choice frozen foods, Orville Redenbacher popcorn—ConAgra makes those and about 1,500 other products found at the supe...

Two years ago, Orville Redenbacher soared from the graveyard and announced in weeks of TV ads that his popcorn was now free of diacetyl. That's the chemical in artificial butter flavoring that has been blamed for sickening hundreds of workers, killing ...

Higher attendance marks the second year of Potato Expo in Orlando.In initial estimates, more than 1,100 potato industry people are converging in Florida for Potato Expo 2010, higher than the 900 that participated in last year’s event, said Hollee Alex...

A year ago, Ryan Albright and his two business partners were hauling their product in the back of a Toyota Corolla, making deliveries in communities along the St. John River Valley. Today, one year after launching the Covered Bridge Potato Chip Compan...

Irish potato farmers are facing ruin because of the freezing conditions which have followed the heavy rain in November, the Irish Farmers’ Association has claimed.The IFA estimates that 20 per cent of last year’s potato crop will not be recovered, lead...

In the year that the humble but revolutionary oven chip turns 30, TM interviews Nick Vermont of oven chip trailblazer McCain, and finds out that process technology and a willingness to confront the health agenda has helped McCain to be a world-leader i...

The nation's top spud state will play host to its 42nd annual potato conference this month under the theme, "Putting Sustainability into Practice." The Idaho Potato Conference is scheduled for Jan. 20-21 at Idaho State University in Pocatel...

KMC is responding to the increasing interest from Iranian customers to our range of potato based products by joining hands with the leading Iranian trading and investment company – Arsha Pouyeh Trade and Investment Co.Arsha Pouyeh has a very high comme...