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Construction Potato Processing Plant Expansion McCain Foods - Othello to resume early October
september 29, 2020

Expansion Potato Processing Plant McCain Foods in Othello to resume early October

McCain Foods USA announced the restart of construction of its 170,000-square-foot expansion at its Othello, Washington potato processing facility. Paused due to COVID-19 restrictions, construction will resume in early October.
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Utz Quality Foods, LLC has entered into a definitive agreement with Conagra Brands, Inc. to acquire certain assets of the H.K. Anderson business, a leading brand of peanut butter-filled pretzels.
september 29, 2020

Utz Brands to jump-start its entry into the filled Pretzel segment with acquisition of specific H.K. Anderson assets

Utz Quality Foods has entered into a definitive agreement with Conagra Brands to acquire certain assets of the H.K. Anderson business, a leading brand of peanut butter-filled pretzels.
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US Potato sales at retail remain strong
september 28, 2020

US Potato sales at retail remain strong

Since public health restrictions for COVID-19 were put in place, US potato sales at retail have been well above historical levels.
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Food Physics Group has announced the opening of their new PEF (Pulsed Electric Field) application center at the company’s headquarters in Boise, Idaho.
september 25, 2020

Food Physics Group opens Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) application center in Boise, Idaho

The facility is the first of its kind in North America, combining state of the art equipmentand scientific and processing expertise.
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Key Technology announces the appointment of Marco Azzaretti as Director of Marketing.
september 25, 2020

Key Technology Appoints Marco Azzaretti as Director of Marketing

Key Technology announces the appointment of Marco Azzaretti as Director of Marketing.
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US Restaurant Sales up in August, but Operators Remain Concerned
september 22, 2020

US Restaurant Sales up in August, but Operators Remain Concerned

As total restaurant sales losses in the United States topped USD 185 billion, a majority of operators do not expect their business to fully recover within 6 months.
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PepsiCo Targets 100% Renewable Electricity Globally
september 22, 2020

PepsiCo Targets 100% Renewable Electricity Globally by 2030

Food and beverage leader joins RE100 initiative with ambition to achieve 100% renewable electricity globally for direct operations by 2030 and across entire franchise and third-party operations by 2040.
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Potato Expo 2021 will offer Live, In-Person and Virtual Experience 
september 18, 2020

Potato Expo 2021 will offer Live, In-Person and Virtual Experience 

Last January we could never have predicted how the year would play out. In light of the impacts of COVID-19, we knew that the Potato Expo had to change.
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Potandon introduces Minute Mashers: quick-and-easy shelf-stable mashed potatoes
september 17, 2020

Potandon introduces Minute Mashers: quick-and-easy shelf-stable mashed potatoes

It was just 18 months ago that Potandon Produce LLC in Idaho Falls, ID, introduced an innovative value-added potato product in the Green Giant Fresh brand called One Step … Done!
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National Potato Council's annual meeting postponed and combined with Potato D.C. Fly-in in late February
september 17, 2020

National Potato Council's annual meeting combined with Potato D.C. Fly-in February 2021

The National Potato Council’s annual meeting, in previous years combined with the Potato Expo, will next year be combined with Potato D.C. Fly-in in late February
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The WSU study estimates the reduced potato acreage lowers production by 13% or 729,120 tons of potatoes, equivalent to the weight of about 76 Space Needles.
september 11, 2020

Economic hit of COVID-19 to the Washington State Potato Sector estimated at USD 1 Billion

A WSU study has estimated the 2020 economic losses from potato production and processing in Washington. The demand shocks of COVID-19 resulted in a hit of roughly $1 billion dollars in gross state product.
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Potatoes are offloaded at the Folson Farms washplant in East Grand Forks.
september 09, 2020

Potato Harvest is Underway in the Red River Valley as Red Potato Prices Tumble

The potato harvest is now underway in the Red River Valley. Yields are all over the board ranging from poor to excellent. Most of the fields with poor yields were damaged by heavy rain that fell on, and around June 30th.
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Colorado's Skyline Potato starts 2020 on optimistic note
september 09, 2020

Colorado's Skyline Potato starts 2020 on optimistic note

Just days before his Center, CO, operation kicked off its 2020 San Luis Valley potato season, Skyline Potato Co. General Manager Les Alderete said he was optimistic about the overall market situation and the coming year.
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MountainKing Potatoes adds longtime fingerling farmer, packer Cindy Adkins to sales team
september 09, 2020

MountainKing Potatoes adds fingerling farmer, packer Cindy Adkins to sales team

MountainKing Potatoes has added Cindy Adkins, a former owner and operator of the nation's largest certified organic packer of fingerling potatoes, to its team of sales representatives, the company says in a press release recently issued.
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As Idaho's potato harvest gets underway, a look back at how it got started
september 04, 2020

As Idaho's potato harvest gets underway, a look back at how it got started

Farmers all across Idaho will be in their fields from now through most of October collecting the state's signature crop.
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Ample supplies of medium and small size potatoes on the market in Idaho
september 04, 2020

Ample supplies of medium and small size potatoes on the market in Idaho

The Idaho potato harvest has started. For Eagle Eye Produce, the harvest kicked off in central Idaho during the first week of August with their russet potatoes.
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Tasteful Selections releases new online feature to help consumers find bite-size potatoes near them
september 01, 2020

Tasteful Selections releases a new feature for consumers to find bite-size potatoes near them

As part of their 10-year celebration and in response to their consumers, Tasteful Selections®, a pioneer and leader in the bite-size potato category, has added a new feature to its recently revamped website.

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Utz Quality Foods and Collier Creek Holdings Complete Business Combination to Form Utz Brands, Inc
september 01, 2020

Formation of Utz Brands, Inc. complete and now listed as NYSE:UTZ

Transaction Introduces Utz as a Publicly Listed Company on the New York Stock Exchange After Nearly 100 Years as a Family-Owned Business.
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