Papas Fritas y Especialidades de Papa de América del Norte

Julio 20, 2010

Burner upgrade at Simplot's Caldwell potato processing plant benefits performance

To reduce energy consumption and costs, the J.R. Simplot Company completed a project several years ago that increased the efficiency of the steam system at its potato processing plant in Caldwell, Idaho. The project was based on an evaluation, performe...

Julio 17, 2010

PEI Potato Contract hearing wrapped up

A hearing over how Cavendish Farms negotiates potato contracts with P.E.I. growers wrapped up Thursday.Cavendish Farms, an Irving-owned company, appealed a decision by the P.E.I. Potato Board.The board had approved an order in December that required pr...

Kettle Chips tested by Food blog Serious Eats

Julio 12, 2010

Kettle Chips brands tested by Serious Eats

The Food blog "Serious Eats"compared the taste of an impressive range of Kettle Chips Brands. All in all, 17 brands were tested, including the brands Utz, Herr's, Gibble's, Dirty, Wise, Boulder Canyon, Madhouse Munchies, Deep River Snacks, La...

Julio 07, 2010

Late blight found in Walsh Country, North Dakota

Despite hot dry weather, Late Blight was found in a field in northern Walsh County in northeast North Dakota late last week.This is in addition to finds in Dickey County in southeast North Dakota and in the Carberry and Carman areas of southern Manitob...

Julio 07, 2010

McCain Foods introduces SAP Consumer Products business software

McCain Foods Limited, one of Canada’s most recognizable global brands and the manufacturer of frozen food products such as french fries, appetizers, pizzas, vegetables, desserts, juices, entrees and oven meals, has selected the SAP® for Consumer Produc...

Junio 24, 2010

Conagra Q4 net income drops;costs related to potato processing named as contributor

ConAgra Foods Inc. reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income fell 48 percent, dragged down by charges, a poor potato crop and an extra week in last year's fourth quarter. The company also forecast earnings for its current fiscal year at th...

Junio 15, 2010

No progress made with lifting Mexican frozen potato tariff

After 15 months, there’s been no change in lifting a retaliatory tariff placed on U.S. frozen potato imports. During that time, U.S. potato shipments to Mexico declined by 50 percent, according to the Washington State Potato Commission. But Canadian ...

Junio 07, 2010

US frozen potato sales still lag

NPD Group’s PotatoTrac report of sales by the largest four frozen potato processors for the first quarter of 2010 indicate that overall sales in pounds were still down compared to last year by 0.4 percent and down 2.8 percent for the 12 months ending i...

Junio 02, 2010

Cavendish Farms fighting rule requiring contract before potato planting

Irving-owned Cavendish Farms is making arguments before a tribunal in the hopes of overturning an order that would force it to sign contracts with farmers before planting season. In 2008 and 2009, farmers were frustrated by delays from the company th...

Mayo 30, 2010

Prosser after the closure of the Conagra Foods french fry plant

The last day for most of the 250 workers at the massive potato processing plant was Friday. A couple of dozen will remain to maintain the cold storage facility, and a few dozen more will linger until mid-June to secure the 300,000-square-foot building...

Thin cut French Fries of Kenji Lopez-Alt in Serious Eats

Mayo 28, 2010

How to make perfect McDonald's style french fries at home

The picture above is from a blog about how to make McDonald's style french fries at home. The average blog on french fries does not make it to our news section, but this blog is in no way average! First of all you will admire the length this blogger...

North American Potato Market News (NAPMN)

Mayo 28, 2010

Canada's export of potato products down 11% in first quarter

Canada exported 14.0 million cwt of potatoes and potato products during the January-March quarter. According to the editor of North American Potato Market News (NAPMN), Bruce Huffaker, that fell 1.7 million cwt short of the 2009 pace, a 10.7% decline. ...

Mayo 27, 2010

Heinz Reports Strong Fiscal 2010 Results;US Ore-Ida sales increased

H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) today reported excellent full-year and fourth-quarter results for Fiscal 2010 as the Company delivered dynamic double-digit organic sales growth in Emerging Markets. For the full year, sales grew 4.8% to a record $10.5 bi...

Mayo 25, 2010

Spin fryer sheds oil, reduces calorie content

Entire fast-food empires have been built around the french fry. But companies still continue to pursue perfection -- as in, a better-for-you fry. The immodestly named Perfect Fry company, out of Calgary, claims to have nailed it. At the National Res...

Mayo 24, 2010

Conagra tries to reengineer the sweet potato

ConAgra Foods hopes to make the sweet potato a modern-day equivalent of its stepbrother, the russet potato. In the mid-1940s, entrepreneur J. R. Simplot developed the frozen French fry, thus elevating the russet from kitchen staple to multibillion-doll...

Mayo 17, 2010

April Potato Processing in Idaho and Malheur County Up 5.5 Percent from Last Year

Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon used 6.90 million cwt of 2009 crop raw potatoes during April, up 5.5 percent from April 2009. Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon have used 56.1 million cwt of 2009 crop raw potatoes to May 1, ...

Mayo 14, 2010

Simplot study: Ring fries beat straight cut French fries on health and taste

Frying potato rings rather than straight strips produces fries with less oil, lower levels of acrylamide, less salt, and better taste, says a new study from the US. “Our findings provide justification for a partial replacement of French fries with ring...

Mayo 12, 2010

Manitoba Potato Growers reach deal with McCain Foods

Growers of processing potatoes in Manitoba have approved a deal with McCain Foods which will see production drop by 12 percent, with prices down around 15 percent. Gary Sloik, general manager of the Keystone Potato Producers Association, says growers w...