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PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that its global 'Banner Sun' potato chip portfolio has grown to more than $10 billion in annual retail sales, anchored by Lay's, the world's largest food brand and the No. 1 potato chip brand globally.

Russet potatoes still dominate markets, but specialties are gaining.

Long-sluggish russet markets are beginning to strengthen, and prices should continue to rise as the 2011-2012 deal enters its homestretch this summer. Strong processing demand was beginning to tip the scales in March in what has been a year of abundan...

La Sociedad Newco promovida por el centro de investigación Neiker Tecnalia saca tres nuevas variedades de patatas. Con este proyecto de investigación, enmarcado en un sector tradicional de Álava como es la producción de patata de siembra, se pretende c...

Colorado Agricultural Commissioner John Salazar thought that the ban on Colorado potatoes into the heart of Mexico was solved last summer when the U.S. and its southern neighbor worked out an agreement to allow Mexican trucks full access to U.S. markets.

Crookwell's seed potato growers will seek assistance from the State Government because of the catastrophic affect of the fortnight of heavy rain on their crops.

The Potato Council has allayed fears that the price of potatoes could increase if the crop is affected by drought.

Las autoridades gubernamentales se reunieron con productores de papa de Intibucá, occidente de Honduras, tras denunciarse un contrabando de papa del vecino país de Guatemala, se informó hoy. Según se informó, la papa procedente de Guatemala tiene inqu...

AUSVEG, the peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, will be holding a potato industry seminar in Tasmania for growers, processors and other interested industry parties. The seminar will be the first in a series of seminars that AUSVEG wil...

McCain Foods (GB) has appointed Manchester’s Blue Chip Marketing to create and implement promotional activities for its frozen potato products. Blue Chip won the work after a three-way national pitch. Its creative director Stewart Hilton said the task...

Urschel Laboratories, Inc. U.S.A. - manufacturer of cutting equipment for the food industry - continues to expand globally. Recent actions include the opening of a new subsidiary office in Italy, relocation of the direct Singapore office to a larger l...

Calbee Inc. said it plans to increase its overseas sales to account for at least 30% of the Japanese snack maker's total by 2020 from roughly 3%, seeking to offset a dim outlook at home. To help lay a groundwork for its push into markets outside Japan...