Aardappelen in de winkel

Farmers at Kanikoshalgaon village in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila harvesting early variety potato from a field to send those to different markets.

november 30, 2014

Early variety potato growers in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh are making good profit

Farmers in Bangladesh's Thakurgaon region harvesting early variety potatoes are making good profit this season.

november 30, 2014

GreenVale All Rounders have Christmas in the Bag!

Greenvale, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of fresh potatoes, offers a festive Christmas version of its 2kg bags of GreenVale All Rounder Potatoes.

november 09, 2014

Sewing Needle found inside Potato bought in Ottawa

Ottawa Police are warning residents to be careful handling food after the discovery of a needle in potatoes bought at a grocery store in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Potato Recipes from the Idaho Potato Commission

november 09, 2014

'Pass the Potatoes, Please'

In Idaho, the centerpiece of the holiday meal is always... you guessed it... the potato. The Idaho Potato Commission helps with a lot of recipes.

november 03, 2014

Weather troubles early potato harvest in New Zealand

Potatoes New Zealand chief executive Champak Mehta said potato growers around the country were reporting that weather conditions were causing a bit a of a harvesting headache - especially getting the delicate new season's potatoes out of the ground safely

Chris Hadfield digging potatoes on Prince Edward Island

oktober 31, 2014

Harvesting Potatoes is no Rocket Science. Or is it?

Prince Edward Island Potatoes was delighted to have Col. Chris Hadfield, former Commander of the International Space Station helping to dig potatoes on Halloween morning against the backdrop of a clear blue sky and the beautiful West River.

oktober 25, 2014

Foodservice eats up fingerlings, specialty potatoes

Robert Tominaga, president of Heyburn, Idaho-based Southwind Farms, has seen demand for the fingerlings his company grows and other specialties rise dramatically in recent years.

One of the earlier sewing needles discovered in a potato

oktober 21, 2014

Another Sewing Needle discovered in Potato

Another potato has been found with a sewing needle inside, the Prince Edward Island RCMP announced yesterday. This is the seventh sewing needle discovered in a potato.

oktober 15, 2014

Todo sobre el último congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa

Gracias al apoyo del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), sede Quito, participé como periodista en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), celebrado recientemente en Bogotá. Te invito a leer y oír algunas de las mejores conferencias presentadas en dicho evento.

Australia: Taste and convenience emerge as key factors to increase spud consumption

oktober 11, 2014

Australia: Taste and convenience key factors to increase potato consumption

The first wave of results from the Australian industry-funded Potato Tracker project have been released, shedding encouraging new light on purchase triggers and consumption habits relating to fresh potatoes.

oktober 07, 2014

Suspected Food Tampering in Potatoes Packed by Linkletter Farms Ltd., Prince Edward Island

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising consumers of a possible food tampering situation involving potatoes harvested and packed by Linkletter Farms Ltd. of Summerside, PEI.

oktober 05, 2014

MountainKing Potatoes Rolls Out Bold, New Display Units To Boost Impulse Sales

Texas-based MountainKing Potatoes has taken another step toward helping retailers boost impulse sales, reduce in-store labor and compliment ad features with new, high-graphic display units including large bins for high-volume promotions, easy-to-install display wraps and smaller, yet attractive display-ready stack boxes.

september 28, 2014

Pomuni acquires Potato Masters

Belgian Potato packer Pomuni has acquired its competitor Potato Masters in order to scale up operations in a stagnant European potato market [Update: no, they did not]

september 23, 2014

Potato Council invites industry to join the Potato Week Celebrations

The dates have been set for the famous UK Potato Week 2014; running from 6-12 October the campaign will celebrate the humble potato and encourage mums to ‘trade-up’ from generic whites to named varieties.

september 14, 2014

Sales of Comber potatoes double in Tesco outlets

Tesco Northern Ireland’s commercial manager Cliff Kells has confirmed that sales of ‘Comber’ potatoes more than doubled, year-on-year, in local Tesco outlets during the months of July and August.

september 10, 2014

HZPC assigns Rungis as exclusive distributor for Perupas in the Netherlands

HZPC has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Rungis for its Perupas specialty potatoes.

september 10, 2014

Rungis exclusief distributeur voor HZPC Perupas in Nederland

HZPC is een exclusieve distributieovereenkomst aangegaan met horeca-groentenspecialist Rungis voor de Nederlandse markt en betreft de bijzondere productgroep van Perupas gekleurde oer-aardappelen..

Potatoes are an important dietary source of Potassium

september 06, 2014

Eating Potassium-rich Foods Cuts Stroke, Death Risk among Older Women

Postmenopausal women who eat foods higher in potassium [such as potatoes; PotatoPro] are less likely to have strokes or to die from any cause than women who eat fewer potassium-rich foods, according to data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI).