Papas Fritas y Especialidades de Papa de Las Américas

Enero 05, 2008

Canada belangrijke exporteur aardappelprodukten

Canada is een grote speler in de aardappelwereldmarkt. Zowel het volume export van verse aardappelen als van voorgebakken product is aanzienlijk. Alleen al in de maand oktober 2007 werd er netto bijna 88.000 ton aan voorgebakken product geëxporteerd. ...

Enero 04, 2008

Washington may be in the running for the new McCain french fry plant

One of the world's largest french fry processors, McCain Foods Ltd. of Canada, may build a $150 million potato processing plant in Washington. Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission in Moses Lake, said a new plant ...

Diciembre 28, 2007

McCain Argentina lanzo un nuevo portal al servicio del productor

El jueves 20 de diciembre Mc Cain Argentina, con sede en la ciudad de Balcarce, presentó en el Auditorio del Museo Fangio, una importante herramienta de informática, para que a través de Internet, los productores proveedores de Mc Cain puedan tener acc...

Diciembre 28, 2007

Tater tot blaze leaves Idaho firefighters a little embarrassed

A fire station crew must be a little embarrassed by the way some of this state's famous potatoes got fried. Boise, Idaho firefighters returning from a medical call had to turn their hose on the firehouse kitchen after an overheated pan full of Tater T...

Diciembre 20, 2007

Burger King takes fast-food trans fat crown in Canada;Government threatens regulations

Burger King has gained the dubious distinction of having the highest levels of artery-clogging, obesity-inducing trans fats in its french fries, chicken nuggets and other meals compared with its fast-food peers, according to federal data released Thur...

Diciembre 20, 2007

Conagra reports stronger than expected EPS.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., today reported results for the fiscal 2008 second quarter ended Nov. 25, 2007. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.50, which includes $0.03 per diluted share of costs related to the recent pot pie recall. Gary Rodkin, C...

Diciembre 19, 2007

McCain Foods plans new French fry factory in the United States

McCain Foods Limited announced today its intent to invest C$150 million for the construction of a new french fry plant in the Pacific Northwest. The facility will be designed to produce French fries and potato specialties primarily for food service an...

Diciembre 14, 2007

Simplot adds fourth shift in Portage La Prairie french fry factory

Expansion is coming to the Simplot Canada Ltd. potato processing facility in Portage la Prairie.The plant is expanding production by adding a fourth shift, and plans to hire 40 more people by mid-spring. “Worldwide demand for our food products has cre...

Diciembre 04, 2007

Ontario To Make Schools Trans-Fat Free

Ontario is taking action to make schools healthier places to learn by moving to drop trans fat from lunchroom menus."Our kids' health is just too important to risk,"said Premier Dalton McGuinty. "Trans fats have no place in our schools a...

Noviembre 28, 2007

La acrilamida no aumenta el riesgo de cancer de mama

Un estudio importante halla que el compuesto que se encuentra en alimentos fritos y horneados no representa una amenaza. Al parecer existe poca o ninguna relación entre el cáncer de mama y la acrilamida, una sustancia que se encuentra en alimentos fr...

Noviembre 25, 2007

Washington potato growers celebrate a heck of a harvest

Washington potato farmers harvested more than 5.1 million tons of potatoes in 2007, the state's second-largest spud harvest in history. Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, said the state's potato farmers dug up ...

Noviembre 24, 2007

Cavendish Farms takes lead in the fight against nitrates

An ambitious research effort by Cavendish Farms is identifying ways for farmers to reduce nitrate levels finding their way into Island waterwaysAnd while it may sound simplistic, reducing potatoes from the size of baseball star Barry Bonds’ biceps coul...

Lamb Weston restarts Prosser french fry processing plant

Noviembre 22, 2007

Lamb Weston resumes operation of Prosser french fry processing plant

After a three-week shutdown, Lamb Weston has fired up the potato processing plant it purchased from Twin City Foods. "It's always rewarding when you start a plant back up,"said John Blair, plant operations manager. Lamb Weston purchased the...

Noviembre 21, 2007

Irving brothers look to break up empire

The legendary Irving family is moving to break up its $6-billion business empire as it struggles to accommodate the demands of new generations, thus ending a 125-year-old Canadian dynasty. Sources familiar with the sprawling family conglomerate say t...

Noviembre 20, 2007

Cavendish Farms no longer after trademark freedom fries

Irving-owned Cavendish Farms has abandoned its efforts to trademark the name Freedom Fries, according to documents obtained by CBC News. Irving's trademark efforts date back to 2003, when the war in Iraq began. Six others applied to trademark Freedom ...

Noviembre 20, 2007

Are chips the answer to world hunger?

Solanum tuberosum – the potato - will have its year in 2008. The UN is trying to wean developing countries off rice and persuade them to adopt the potato as a staple food. Potatoes beat rice on most measures. They need less water and less space to prod...

Noviembre 19, 2007

Idaho Potato farmer benefits from french fry demand in China and Japan

Albert Wada is one of America’s potato kings. Farming 12,000 acres of land in Idaho, the state that produces a third of America’s spuds, Mr Wada is one of the biggest potato farmers in the United States. He bought the business in 1972 from his father,...

Noviembre 15, 2007

Othello starts new water contract with J.R. Simplot

Othello and food processor J.R. Simplot agreed upon a new water contract to gradually increase Simplot's rates by 32 percent over the next five years.Simplot is the town's largest water user. Simplot paid the city $345,360 for water this year for about...