Potato News

Agriculture adviser CS Karim and army chief Moeen U Ahmed Wednesday urged people to build a habit of eating more potato to cut pressure on rice as the core food.General Moeen said: "The country witnessed five natural calamities in the past five ye...

Thrilled by the potential the free trade agreement with China brings, potato chip-maker Steven Wong of Fresher Foods is spending $2.8 million on new machinery to double his factory's production. "The free trade agreement opens up an almost unlim...

An official spokesman for the US Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo, Mimoza Kusari, believes that the appearance of the world-known brand would make Kosovo a much more attractive region. “The opening of a McDonald's in Kosovo would improve the image of th...

Students in Ontario will be getting healthier because the food and beverages sold in schools will need to be free of trans fat.Levels of obesity among young Canadian children have nearly tripled over the last 25 years. Providing healthier options and ...

Burger King Corp. announced today a green makeover of Kids Meals packaging in the U.S. Beginning in July, Kids Meals will be packaged in bags made from 100 percent recycled materials. In addition, the beverage cups ordered with Kids Meals will be made...

The soil is deep, red and rich in Gippsland's famous potato country. Despite the drought there's water in the dams and the creeks still flow. This region, in the hills above Warragul, is so famous for its potatoes that a coach load of tourists has trav...

"Not for a minute,"insists a spokesman from McCain's ultra-slick PR agency, "are we suggesting a portion of oven chips might be as good for you as a portion of fresh veg, or part of your five-a-day or anything. That's not the idea at all...

"The prices of potatoes are not expected to come down further as farmers will not sell below cost of production,"said Satish Bhonde, Additional Director of Nashik-based National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation.   The prices...

Will Chase, potato farmer and owner of Tyrrell's Potato Chips has sold a majority stake in Tyrrell's Potato Chips to private equity firm Langholm Capital for £30 million. Will Chase has overseen the rapid growth of his premium-end snacks - made using...

Five new deliciously different flavours of award-winning snack CRIPS are being unveiled at the Natural &Organic Products Show: Natural Sea Salt Sea Salt &Cracked Black Pepper Thai Sweet Chilli Mature Cheddar Cheese &Spring Onion Sea S...

McCain Foods and Fuller’s have launched the London Pride Brewer’s Ridge, a bespoke chip (french fry) which is being being rolled out across Fuller’s pubs. The French fries are made with 100 per cent British potatoes and coated with a unique London Pr...

AVEBE, Emsland and Lyckeby, the three leading European potato starch producers, are calling on the European Commission to approve Amflora for commercial cultivation in Europe. Amflora is a genetically enhanced starch potato developed by BASF Plant Sci...