Tendencias Alimentarias de Los Estados Unidos

Enero 27, 2012

Nutritionist: kids like potatoes

Potatoes can be presented in kid-friendly ways and are nutritious to boot. Montana nutritionist and author Dayle Hayes showed a variety of potato dishes being served in U.S. schools to growers Wednesday at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.Kids l...

Enero 26, 2012

A new golden age for McDonald’s

McDonald's is fattening up on profits. The world’s largest hamburger chain reported on Tuesday that its quarterly net income jumped 11% as it continued to lure cost-conscious diners.

Enero 26, 2012

North American potato production up 4%

Fall potato production in the United States and Canada is estimated at 481 million hundredweight, up 4 percent from 2010. United States fall potato production increased 6 percent to 389 million cwt while Canadian production was 5 percent lower at 91.9 million cwt.

Enero 26, 2012

USDA issues new guidelines for school meals - potatoes remain unrestricted

Northwest potato growers meeting in the Tri-Cities this week at the Washington State Potato Conference will continue to see their produce on school lunch menus.

Enero 22, 2012

Bayer CropScience Files Third Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Dow AgroSciences

Bayer CropScience announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Dow AgroSciences (DAS) based upon DAS's unauthorized use of Bayer patents related to gluf...

Enero 22, 2012

SaltWorks Inc unveils new state-of-the-art Gourmet Salt Facility

SaltWorks, Inc. (http://www.seasalt.com) doesn't do anything halfway, and it has a brand new, 100,000 sq. ft, state-of-the-art gourmet salt factory to prove it. With more than $3 million in upgrades, the new SaltWorks headquarters coincides with the co...

Enero 19, 2012

Kraft to eliminate 1,600 positions in US and Canada

American food company Kraft Foods, which is planning to split into two independent companies this year, announced that it would eliminate approximately 1,600 positions throughout the US and Canada over the next 12 months. About 40% of the job cuts wil...

Enero 18, 2012

Washington-Oregon Potato conference keynote focuses on nutrition

The nutritional value of potatoes will take center stage during the upcoming Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.

Enero 18, 2012

French fries image needs work

The French fry appears to be taking sole blame of Americans being obese.

Enero 17, 2012

Fast food made faster: Burger King gives home delivery a try

Burger King, in a bid to catch up with McDonalds and take a bite out of the competition posed by fast-food rivals such as Wendys, is experimenting with home delivery.

Enero 16, 2012

Potatoes: The misunderstood vegetable

An image problem continues to trouble all sectors of the spud industry, according to the Alliance for Potato Research and Education

Enero 16, 2012

Sustainability: It's the right thing to do

They all had slightly different ways of expressing it, but when panelists at the Potato Expo 2012 discussed sustainability, their message came down to three words known as the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit.

A J Bussan speaking on acrylamide at the Potato Expo 2012

Enero 15, 2012

US Potato industry focusing on acrylamide

The potato industry is behind a unified effort to learn more about acrylamide - which was discovered in food about ten years ago.

Enero 11, 2012

Snak King Corp. Acquires C.J. Vitner Company

Barry C. Levin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Snak King Corp., announced on January 3 that his firm has acquired C.J. Vitner Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of snack foods in the greater Chicago market. Terms of the transactio...

Enero 06, 2012

USPB's smartphone app caters to growers

Technology was evident in virtually every booth at the Potato Expo 2012, and the U.S. Potato Board’s booth was no exception.

Enero 06, 2012

United Potato’s bright start shines less brightly

A late December report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has added another perspective on the current drama surrounding the Salt Lake City-based United Potato Growers of America.

Enero 05, 2012

Hydrocutter manufacturer GME International acquired by Vanmark

GME Inc. International, the leading maker of hydrocutters and other food equipment used in the French fry, fruit and vegetable processing industry, announced that it has been acquired in an asset transfer agreement by Vanmark Equipment LLC of Creston, ...

Enero 05, 2012

Potato Expo 2012: Potato industry looks to future

In the same way that microbreweries surfaced to challenge the giants of the beer industry, Joe Guenthner won't rule out the rise of small potato chip makers.