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 USDA NASS potato stocks report
Junio 12, 2009

US Potato Stocks and Processing as of June 1

The 13 major potato States held 44.8 million cwt of potatoes in storage June 1, 2009, down 11 percent from a year ago but 1 percent above June 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 12 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production, slightly b...
Junio 12, 2009

Building a Healthier Savory Snack

Crispy, salty, crunchy … savory snacks are healthier than ever. But what’s next? Manufacturers and ingredient companies are working together to help build the next generation of savory snacks.   Making healthier savory snacks is leading to paradigm shi...
Founder Of Deep River Snacks Stays Picky About Product's Marketing
Junio 12, 2009

Founder Of Deep River Snacks Stays Picky About Product's Marketing

Having started his company in 2001 during one economic skid and persevering through another in recent months, James Goldberg, president of Old Lyme Gourmet Co., received a call one day from Wal-Mart.They wanted to carry Deep River Snacks, his line of ...
 Specialty Potato Alliance
Junio 12, 2009

Specialty Potato Alliance to offer premium fingerling potatoes year round

Richard Leibowitz is looking to reinvent the specialty potato market.Mr. Leibowitz, managing director of the newly formed Specialty Potato Alliance, told The Produce News during an interview at his office, here in north-central New Jersey that the orga...
 Yukon Gem
Junio 11, 2009

Success for Yukon Gem Yellow-fleshed Potato

Smooth-skinned and medium-sized, Yukon Gem potatoes can be baked, roasted, boiled, or processed into golden chips or fries.Novy, Whitworth, and two now-retired Aberdeen researchers--Joseph J. Pavek and Dennis L. Corsini--tested and evaluated this niche...
 Idaho Fry Company
Junio 11, 2009

Eatery's name proves to be hot potato

Maybe the owners of the Idaho Fry Co. should have done a little more research before picking a name for their startup restaurant in Boise.On the other hand, their alleged violation of the Idaho potato trademark hasn't exactly hurt business.Traffic pick...
Frito-Lay
Junio 11, 2009

Frito-Lay and Jack Link's Team Up to Launch New Line of Meat Snacks

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division and Jack Link's today announced they have entered into an agreement in which Frito-Lay will sell and distribute a new line of meat snacks under the MATADOR by Jack Link's brand, aimed at young adults with acti...
 BASF
Junio 11, 2009

Safety Amflora GMO potato reconfirmed by EFSA

German chemical maker BASF (BASF.DE) said on Thursday its genetically modified potato, Amflora, designed to yield industrial starch, has again been described as safe for humans in a recommendation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). "T...
Junio 11, 2009

Dutch supermarkets want to go cashless

Supermarkets in the Netherlands have pledged to switch to cashless methods of payment, such as the PIN system, over the coming years making it no longer possible for customers to pay with coins or notes. During a general meeting of the Dutch CBL (Centr...
Frito-Lay Production Locations
Junio 10, 2009

Frito-Lay offers local potato chips

Recently Frito-Lay started a campaign in the US to show consumers where their bag of Lays Chips was manufactured and even where the potatoes for that specific bag were grown: the Chips Tracker. In the ads, Frito-Lay features potato farmers growing their chips potatoes in California, New England, Texas, Michigan and Florida.
 Baker Perkins Thermoglide 2 toaster
Junio 10, 2009

Healthy alternatives to snack frying

The snacks industry has responded positively to demands from consumers for healthier snacks by reformulating, but there is an urgent need to further improve the nutritional profile if market share is not to be lost as consumers search for alternatives ...
 Europatat
Junio 10, 2009

Europatat new president Kees van Arendonk wants to strengthen the European voice of the potato trade sector

At its yearly congress in Angers (France), the new elected Europatat president Kees van Arendonk (Netherlands) has presented the proposal of the Europatat 2010 working group to invest in a stronger secretariat in order to strengthen the voice of the Eu...

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