Noticias

The 13 major potato States held 116 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2012, up 4 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 30 percent of the 2011 fall storage States' production, one percentage point below April 1, 2011.

Internal Heat Necrosis, or IHN, has many aliases. They include internal brown spot, physiological internal necrosis, internal browning, internal brown fleck, and chocolate spot. Whatever you choose to call this physiological disorder, it is an economi...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel officially opened the National Restaurant Association, Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show this morning. Emmanuel shared ribbon-cutting duties with NRA Chairman Rosalyn "Roz' Mallet (PhaseNext Hospitality) before touring the ...

The number of consumers using private label food and beverage products continues to rise, but U.S. consumers are losing their enthusiasm for these value-oriented options, according to a recent report by The NPD Group, a leading market research company....

McDonald’s Canada tweaked the mood of the Happy Meal last week, shortly before the fast food giant’s annual charity fundraiser linked to the children’s meal.

A process that spins starch into fine strands could take the sting out of removing bandages, as well as produce less expensive and more environmentally-friendly toilet paper, napkins and other products, according to Penn State food scientists.

McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's may be facing some unlikely competition when it comes to fast food - some big box stores are keeping their customers coming back for more by serving food.

Mister Bee Potato Chip Co. has resumed production. On Monday, potato chips began rolling off the conveyor belt again after a six-month shutdown.

McDonald’s Canada is giving its iconic Happy Meal a makeover and introducing a new automatic offering of yogurt and the choice of apple slices or new mini-sized French fries. The move is part of the company’s commitment to provide customers - especiall...

Barcodes may bring to mind the sales tags and scanners found in supermarkets and other stores. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using 'DNA barcodes'to monitor insects that damage crops as diverse as wheat, barley and potatoes, and to make pest management decisions.

The United States Potato Board’s (USPB) Vietnam Representatives partnered with the Washington Apple Commission and the US Meat Export Federation at the 2012 Saigon Professional Chef Guild (SPG) Annual Meeting.

You say potato. I say Colorado. When First Lady Michelle Obama and a passel of schoolchildren recently planted vegetables in the White House kitchen garden, three of five potato varieties plunked into the soil were developed by Colorado State University.

A Florida potato grower and its labor contractor have been accused of labor trafficking and taking advantage of drug-addicted workers

The movement by U.S. food corporations toward more humane treatment of animals experienced a whopper of a shift Wednesday when Burger King announced that all of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017.

At this time of year the United Potato Growers of Canada is refocusing its attention from last year’s crop towards planning for this year’s upcoming crop.

Chili Cheese Fries sprinkled with sea salt and topped with a sauce made with Cheddar cheese and real milk;Freshly oven-baked, U.S. - grown sweet potatoes;Macaroni &Cheese made with white Vermont Cheddar cheese. Is your mouth watering yet?

Preliminary Research presented today at The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Conference in San Diego demonstrates that habitual consumption of white potatoes (baked, boiled and mashed) is not associated with obesity, ty...

Next week, on Tuesday May 1, 2012 a major auction of snack processing equipment will take place. Auctioneer Loeb Winternitz will auction off the equipment of the closed Corsicana TX Snyder's-Lance/Tom's Snacks Facility as well as surplus from other Loc...