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Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture banned the import of potato seeds and called to rely on local products after they are subject to examinations by an an ad hoc ministerial committee, according to a Ministry release on Sunday. "The decision was taken...

Potato growers are continuing to rethink their weed control strategies following the loss, or restriction in use, of some key active ingredients in the last few years and are finding new ways of using the remaining herbicide tools they have. The loss ...

ConAgra Lamb Weston told 250 workers at its Prosser potato processing plant today that the plant will shut down on May 30. ConAgra spokesman Jeff Mochal said the decision is a reflection of the economy and a soft market for frozen potato products, in...

La empresa castellanoleonesa Patatas Meléndez muestra durante esta semana en Alimentaria Barcelona sus productos, aunque en especial el más reciente y novedoso, la patata prefrita. Meléndez expone toda su capacidad para ofrecer al mercado una gama com...

Cosun achieved a net turnover of EUR 1,758 million in 2009, an increase of 4% on 2008 despite the recession, which placed pressure on both sales volumes and selling prices.Despite the economic headwind, there was a clear 9% improvement in operating pro...

Deep River Snacks, a family owned and operated gourmet snack food company is happy to announce expanded distribution with Great State Beverages, Inc., a local beverage distributor serving New Hampshire and Blue Coast Beverage, a subsidiary of Great Sta...

The USDA NASS Cold Storage report released yesterday indicates there was a total of 1,106,521,000 pounds of frozen potato products in storage in the United States on February 28 2010. This is down 7% from last year and slightly up from the amount in s...

Maggie returned with her husband to his family home in Chuzhou on the eve of the Chinese New Year, just in time for the grand opening of the city's first KFC restaurant. She took her husband's nephews to the big event – and waited a half-hour just to ...

McCain Foods (SA) - South Africa's largest frozen chip (french fries), vegetables and ready made meals manufacturer - has launched its first-ever South African website. The website is part of McCain Foods ongoing effort to provide relevant information ...

Key Technology announces the appointment of Dr. Michael Nichols as Senior Director of Research and Development. Nichols is responsible for extending the company’s leadership position by implementing programs to develop and acquire new technologies tha...

Nearly half of all primary schools in the UK are getting passionate about potatoes, as the largest educational project for young children gets underway. ‘Grow Your Own Potatoes’ from Potato Council, now in its sixth year, is helping hundreds of thousa...

As President Barack Obama prepares to sign a sweeping health care reform bill into law, the foodservice industry faces changes of historic proportion. In addition to requiring many restaurant operators to contribute to health care coverage for their ...