Noticias de América del Norte

Febrero 22, 2021

Bedford Industries Launches Plant-Based Bag Closure

Bedford Industries introduces CloseIt® Bio-Clip, its new plant-based bag closure containing 100% USDA certified biobased content that is commercially compostable.

Intralox ThermoDrive Reduces Cleaning Labor and Cleaning Time for Snack Producer

Febrero 21, 2021

Intralox ThermoDrive belting Reduces Cleaning Labor and Cleaning Time for Snack Producer Calbee

This case study by Intralox at US subsidiary of snack manufacturer Calbee shows how a proper choice of belt type can reduce both cleaning labor and cleaning time.

Febrero 19, 2021

NPC alienta a la Corte Suprema de México a afirmar un borrador de fallo que anula la prohibición de las importaciones de papa fresca en Estados Unidos

La mayoría del panel de cinco miembros debe estar de acuerdo durante la audiencia del 24 de febrero.

Febrero 19, 2021

United States potato exports see recovery

United States potato exports continue to recover but remain behind previous year levels. Exports for the first six months of the marketing year, July – December 2020, are behind the record levels set in 2019.

Febrero 15, 2021

Un nuevo envase compostable para patatas en el hogar

Febrero es el Potato Lover's Month, el mes de los amantes de la patata, y Morning Kiss Organic y Gold Bell, empresas pertenecientes a Arrowfarms, presentan una nueva bolsa de papel compostable para envasar este producto.

Febrero 15, 2021

Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association elect new president

Bill Guenthner of Guenthner Farms was elected WPVGA Board President for 2021. The WPVGA Associate Division Board of Directors elected Chris Brooks of Central Door Solutions to be its President for 2021. The WSPIA Board of Directors elected J.D. Schroeder of Schroeder Bros. Farms, President for 2021.

Febrero 12, 2021

Washington Potato lays off 62 workers at Warden facility

The Washington Potato Co. facility in Warden still smolders the next morning and smoke fills the air after a fire broke out in a potato dehydrator the afternoon of Jan. 21, prompting a response from fire departments across Grant and neighboring Adams counties.

Febrero 11, 2021

HZPC Americas welcomes Aron Derbidge

HZPC Americas Corp. hired Aron Derbidge as Sales and Key Account Manager. According to a press release issued today, the company notes that Aron brings with him over 10 years of experience developing and marketing seed potatoes in the U.S. and Canada.

Febrero 10, 2021

WPVGA Honors Marv and Norm Worzella with Hall of Fame Induction

Long-time potato and vegetable growers Norm and Marv Worzella of Worzella & Sons, Inc., Plover, Wisconsin, were inducted into the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association Hall of Fame at the industry’s annual awards ceremony held February 3, 2021.

Febrero 08, 2021

EarthFresh Premium White Potato Market is Taking off with EarthFresh’s Polar White

As winter weather dominates the country, customers are encouraged to Break the Ice with Polar White potato promotion

Febrero 05, 2021

The power of the Idaho potato brand

In the end, 2020 was a pretty good year for Idaho’s iconic potato industry, but it sure wasn’t easy.

Febrero 05, 2021

Snack Brand PeaTos® Secures USD 12.5 million investment round with Post Holdings as lead investor

Less than six months after raising $7M in a Series A round, PeaTos®, the revolutionary snack chip brand, announced that it has secured Post Holdings, Inc. to lead its $12.5M Series B round.

McCain Foods acquires minority stake in FMCG Data Analytics specialist Fiddlehead Technology

Febrero 05, 2021

McCain Foods increases its stake in FMCG Data Analytics specialist Fiddlehead Technology

McCain Foods Limited has acquired a significant minority share of New Brunswick-based data science company Fiddlehead Technology.

Satellite view of the McCain Foods Grand Falls Facility (Courtesy: Google Maps)

Febrero 02, 2021

Canadian Government announces support for McCain Foods - Grand Falls expansion plans

Today the Government of Canada announced CAD 5 million financial support for the implementation of the new potato specialty line planned at the McCain Foods Grand Falls facility.

Febrero 01, 2021

Husman's snack brand launched 100 years ago in Cincinnati on the way out

People who have long loved the snack at the center of this iconic Cincinnati jingle soon will be unable to heed its cheery call.

Febrero 01, 2021

State of the Restaurant Industry report measures virus' impact on business

New research looks at how restaurants and consumers were changed by the events of 2020 and the year of transition ahead.

Enero 30, 2021

PepsiCo y Beyond Meat® se asocian para crear Nuevos Productos Proteínicos a Base de Plantas

PepsiCo y Beyond Meat anunciaron la formación The PLANeT Partnership, LLC (TPP), una empresa conjunta para desarrollar, producir y comercializar snacks y bebidas innovadores hechos de proteínas a base de plantas.

Direct-seed potatoes show no harvest hit

Enero 30, 2021

Low tillage potato trial showed no impact on yield and quality

The amount and quality of the potatoes coming off Chad Berry’s field last fall weren’t that much different from one side to the other, but one half came with a lot less tillage.