Noticias de Los Estados Unidos

Marzo 13, 2015

Bunge purchases snack pellet manufacturer Heartland Harvest

Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited, announced that it has purchased the assets of Heartland Harvest, Inc., a North American leader in the production of die cut pellets used to make extruded foods.

Marzo 11, 2015

Ingredion Completes Acquisition of Penford Corporation

Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Penford Corporation, a U.S.-based leader in specialty ingredients for food and non-food applications.

Marzo 11, 2015

Conagra Foods announces winners of its 2015 Sustainable Development Awards

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) announced the winners of its 2015 Sustainable Development Awards yesterday, an internal awards program that drives and rewards imaginative approaches to sustainability and produces bottom line business results.

Marzo 10, 2015

Did you already submit your Lays potato chip flavor idea?

Lay's, one of the marquee brands from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, today announced a last call for submissions in its search for the next great potato chip flavor as part of the (United States) Lay's 'Do Us A Flavor' contest.

Marzo 10, 2015

North Dakota potato farming Johnson brothers sentenced to prison for crop insurance fraud

Potato farming brothers Aaron Johnson of Northwood and Derek Johnson of Vancouver, B.C., will spend time in federal prison in the Federal Prison Camp in Duluth, Minn., and are jointly responsible for restitution of nearly $1 million because of crop insurance fraud.

Marzo 10, 2015

Key Technology Expands Global Service and Support

Key Technology announces the expansion of its global customer service and support.

Marzo 08, 2015

Phil Lempert on Target's Focus on Organic

Supermarketguru Phil Lempert on Target's focus on Organic.

Marzo 08, 2015

Focus on Potato Talk Teaches Bacterial Ring Rot Sanitation

Of the more than 100 diseases of potato, bacterial ring rot is one of the few zero-tolerance pests. If just one seed potato on a farm is found to have this disease, no seed on that farm can be certified.

Popchips "Sweet Potato Cinnamon Twist" and "Crazy Hot Potato"

Marzo 06, 2015

Popchips Heats Up and Sweetens The Competition With Two New Flavor Innovations

Popchips inc., the innovative popped snack company, today announced two new flavor innovations at the Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim, California.

Marzo 05, 2015

Fresh Solutions Network unveils Side Delights Website

Fresh Solutions Network today debuted a brand-new, industry-leading website for their Side Delights® brand of potato products, located at www.sidedelights.com.

Marzo 05, 2015

Ryan Krabill Named First Ever US Potato Board Director of Research & Analysis

The United States Potato Board (USPB) is pleased to announce industry veteran Ryan J. Krabill has joined its staff in the newly-created position of Director of Research & Analysis.

Marzo 04, 2015

Malin Potato Co-op invests 7 million in new Potato Packing Facility

This could have been the last year for the Malin Potato Co-op. Instead, the 52-year-old company is building a state-of-the-art, $7 million facility to move it into the future of agriculture.

Marzo 04, 2015

Ballreich Bros plans nationwide distribution of sweet potato chips at Walmart and Dollar General

Ohio Potato Chip manufacturer Ballreich Bros. is set to expand its reach nationwide with a new sweet potato chip line that is being marketed as a healthier alternative to traditional potato chips.

Cape Cod Tortilla Dipping Shells Blue Corn Multigrain (Courtesy theimpulsivebuy.com)

Marzo 04, 2015

Snyders-Lance highlights its expanding portfolio of gluten-free snacks

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE), maker of innovative, premium and 'better for you' snacks, is adding more gluten-free products to its growing product lineup.

2015 Potato D.C. Fly-In: BBC World News America Anchor, Katty Kay (left), National Review Online Editor, Jonah Goldberg (right)

Marzo 04, 2015

Growers Stand Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill

On February 23-26, NPC hosted the 2015 Potato D.C. Fly-In, where more than 150 U.S. potato growers and industry partners from across the country came to Washington, D.C., to advocate for the industry's most pressing federal policy priorities.

Marzo 04, 2015

The Washington State Potato Commission hires new director of industry outreach

The Washington State Potato Commission has hired a new director of industry outreach, Matthew Blua

Marzo 03, 2015

Utz wants to stay a family-owned company

Warren Buffett, the billionaire owner of Berkshire Hathaway, told Fortune that he was interested in buying Hanover-based snack maker Utz, but Utz plans to keep the company in the family.