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Enero 21, 2010

Se publicó un nuevo número del boletín de PotatoPro

Hemos publicado un nuevo boletín de PotatoPro titulado More Potato Industry Conferences and Trade Shows;PotatoPro Features Si usted está suscrito al servicio de Daily E-mail, no recibirá automáticamente este boletín en su casillero electrónico;para el...

Enero 21, 2010

Seed potatoes Prince Edward Island plagued by virus

Almost half of P.E.I.'s seed potatoes, used to plant the spring crop, are above the Island's allowable virus standard this year, according the P.E.I. Potato Board. The board spent Thursday discussing the situation, trying to decide whether to ask the ...

Enero 13, 2010

McCain Foods Canada to use more 'simple ingredients'

McCain Foods (Canada) today unveiled a journey that will see the company change its frozen food products to be made from simple ingredients like people would use if they made them from scratch. With the McCain It's all good(TM) commitment, McCain Food...

Enero 11, 2010

Prince Edward Island Potato Expo expands conference program

The International Potato Technology Expo returns to the Charlottetown Civic Centre February 26-27, 2010. This popular event has been running in Charlottetown every two years since 1992. Over the years, this has become a must-attend industry event for ...

Enero 06, 2010

McCain Foods gets $24,000 grant for retraining PEI employees

The P.E.I. government approved a grant of more than $24,000 for McCain Foods Ltd., says the Minister of Innovation. The money was used to retrain 65 of the frozen food and potato processing giant's workers during a shutdown at the Borden-Carleton pla...

Enero 05, 2010

Covered Bridge Potato chip company continues to gain market share

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...

Diciembre 30, 2009

Duty on British Columbia-bound U.S. potatoes up for review

Over 20 years' worth of seasonal anti-dumping duties on U.S. potatoes imported into British Columbia are up for review yet again as the latest five-year duty comes due for expiry.As has been the case every five years since 1990, the Canada Border Servi...

Diciembre 21, 2009

Twenty five years of New York Fries (by Thomas Hagey)

I remember hanging out with Jay Gould's family 25 years ago and hearing him talk about starting a business which would initially sell, skin-on french fries and Coca-Cola. I thought it was a bold move for someone who had cut his teeth on one of Canada...

Diciembre 21, 2009

Health Canada plan would put asparaginase in french fries, potato chips to fight acrylamide

Health Canada is proposing an unorthodox way of combatting acrylamide, a food ingredient suspected in some cancers: It wants to let manufacturers put small amounts of asparaginase - also used as a cancer-fighting drug - into potato chips and similar fo...

Diciembre 17, 2009

PEI Potato farmers watch for warehouse rot

For the second year in a row, wet weather late in the year is prompting Prince Edward Island potato growers to watch their warehouses carefully."You'll know it when you smell it,"Elmsdale farmer Peter Griffin told CBC News of what farmers are...

Diciembre 10, 2009

Manitoba Potato Yields recover due to one of the warm fall seasons on record

It's unusual to see farm equipment working in Manitoba fields in late November -- but that's exactly what happened this year. Cool, wet weather dominated Manitoba's growing season, bringing fears that most crops would see a drastic drop in yields. But...

Frost impacts frying color potatoes PEI.

Diciembre 10, 2009

Frost impacts frying colour potatoes PEI

As potatoes began rolling into the two processing plants in Price Edward Island this fall, it became relatively easy to determine when they were harvested. Maybe not the exact date, but at least whether they hit the warehouse before the first of a ...

Diciembre 08, 2009

McCain Foods eyes P.E.I. training funds

Officials with McCain Foods Ltd. have been talking to the P.E.I. government about training dollars for employees during an upcoming shutdown of their Borden-Carleton plant. Allan Campbell, the minister of innovation, said the frozen food and potato pr...

Noviembre 25, 2009

McCain Foods received award for fryer energy recovery system in Carberry

McCain Foods (Canada) was recognized for its environmental leadership and energy conservation achievements at an awards dinner in Toronto on Nov. 24. The company received the award for its energy recovery system at its potato processing plant in Carber...

Noviembre 24, 2009

PEI Potato farmers hope aggressive marketing will benefit industry

P.E.I.’s potato farmers are hoping more aggressive marketing will help their industry bounce back after a tough season.Many Island growers met Friday in Summerside for the P.E.I Potato Board's annual general meeting.Board chair Boyd Murphy said this ye...

Noviembre 21, 2009

Earl Smith receives PEI Potato Board Award

Earl Smith accepted the P.E.I. Potato Board’s recognition award for his 44 years of service to the potato industry on the Island at the board’s annual banquet at Credit Union Place last night. The Summerside farmer began his career with Canada Packers ...

Noviembre 19, 2009

Prince Edward Island government offers Cavendish Farms workers money for training during shutdowns

The union representing Cavendish Farms workers has publicly thanked the P.E.I. government for more than $600,000 in training money.The money will allow employees of the company's two potato processing plants in New Annan who expect to be out of work du...

Noviembre 06, 2009

North American French Fry manufacturers schedule temporary shut-downs

Cavendish Farms announced Thursday it was planning to stop processing for one week in November and again for about 10 days in December because of the downturn in the U.S. economy. But scheduled downtimes may have to be extended beyond that, spokeswom...