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With marine omega-3 EPA and DHA often stealing the spotlight, ALA from plants - such as flaxseed and canola - has been somewhat ignored, but a new review reinforces ALA's unique and valuable benefits. The health benefits associated with alpha-linolenic...

A new blight-resistant potato variety that has a high solid content, plus an expected high return on investment (ROI), has been named after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The potato variety – whose original planting material was sourced from the C...

De Nederlandse aardappelmarkt is flauw. 'Het loop wel, maar we kunnen het op onze sloffen aan' zegt Klaas Greydanus van Greydanus & Brouwer uit Heerenveen. De consumptie van aardappelen neemt af, en daardoor zakt de aanvoer ook telkens een beetje.

A new United States Potato Board (USPB) website, www.potatogoodness.com, joined the Board’s online cache of resources championing the goodness and nutrition found in America’s favorite vegetable. This consumer website went live January 17, 2008 and re...

Fane Valley Co-operative Society Ltd said it was no longer feasible to retain its Dervock plant as a potato packing centre and it will close in early April. The plant grades, washes and pre-packs 5,000 tonnes of potatoes every year, sourced from arou...

Unilever consumer scientists claim that simple front-of-pack logos will be most effective in helping consumers make the healthy choice in the supermarket. In the journal Appetite, the scientists report on the efficacy of eight front-of-pack nutrition l...

Fresh Solution Farms plans to open a potato processing facility in Mottville Township, just outside White Pigeon in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The county's Economic Development Director tells Newschannel 3 that potato processing wasn't a business on...

Any political party can envy the popularity rating of potato among Ukrainian residents. In the International Year of the Potato, declared by the United Nations in 2008, Ukraine has a record high potato crop, about 20 million tons. “In Europe only Russ...

A potato described as the healthiest variety for roasting is launching in Sainsbury stores in the UK today.Called the Phureja, it has golden-coloured flesh and a slightly sweet taste.Sainsbury’s, which will sell the spud, said it is the healthiest pota...

Minikrieltjes, Bourgondische krieltjes, stoomaardappeltjes, Franse frietjes, Country aardappelpartjes. Je kunt het zo gek niet verzinnen of CêlaVíta maakt ´t. "Veertig jaar geleden hadden ze dat nooit kunnen dromen, maar ja, de tijden zijn verande...

De week van de smaak in België is altijd zo’n mooie gelegenheid om nog eens dieper in te gaan op smaak. Het is deels een kwestie van selectie door iedereen in de aardappelketen….;leuk om te constateren dat aardappelen er soms zoals eieren uitzien, maar...

The world's third-largest retailer, has begun its long-awaited launch in the United States, opening its first store near Los Angeles. Britain's most successful retailer opened its Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market in the small city of Hemet late last week.

The British Potato Council starts a new search to find the UK’s best potato dish. As part of the Great Potato Challenge 2008, they are looking for pub and restaurant chefs that can cook up an innovative and tasty potato-based main course dish It can b...

Varios productores de patatas de Oliana, agrupados bajo la marca Trumfos del Pirineu, estudian la posiblidad de comercializar patatas preparadas para cocinar al microondas, adaptándose así a los nuevos hábitos culinarios y al ritmo de vida de los ciuda...

The Idaho Potato Commission welcomes Kent Beesley as Retail Promotions Director/West. Beesley will be responsible for educating retailers on how Idaho Potatoes can help boost profits in the potato category in grocery stores and other venues where potat...

Indian giant Reliance Industries has frozen plans to bring a Western-style "retail revolution"to the nation's biggest state amid bitter opposition from small traders, an official said Wednesday. Reliance has suspended retail operations and ...