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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Dionisio Arturo Pèrez-Jàcome Friscione joined July 6 in Mexico City to sign agreements resolving the dispute over long-haul, cross-border trucking services between ...

The United States Potato Board believes a study released in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine perpetuates unfortunate myths and misconceptions about the potato.

In a series of three separate studies looking at how changes in multiple dietary and other lifestyle factors relate to long-term weight gain, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that modest changes in specific foods and beverages, physical activity, TV-watching, and sleep duration were strongly linked with long-term weight gain.

Infra-red heating and blanching, meeting today's food safety regulatory demands, innovative sorting solutions, enzymes against acrylamide and working out the real cost of ownership kept delegates busy at the final day of the 2011 International Potato Processing and Storage Convention in Denver, Colorado.

In the United States, the 13 major potato States held 35.5 million cwt of potatoes in storage June 1, 2011, down 36 percent from a year ago.

French fries and potatoes are not evil but they have been demonized. What will it take to get the buying consumer to realize that a potato is a very simple, healthy and wholesome food and not the primary culprit in rampant obesity?

The Board of Directors of McCain Foods Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Dirk Van de Put as President and CEO and a Director of the Company, succeeding Dale Morrison, effective July 1, 2011.

H.J. Heinz Co., the world’s biggest ketchup maker, raised its dividend and profit forecast as it plans to slash as many as 1,000 jobs worldwide.

The 13 major potato States held 65.7 million cwt of potatoes in storage May 1, 2011, down 27 percent from a year ago.

The employees of McCain Foods Limited were deeply saddened to learn of the death yesterday of our co-founder and friend, G. Wallace F. McCain.

Wallace McCain, who rose from humble beginnings in rural New Brunswick to become a global titan in the food processing industry, has died. He was 81.

The National Restaurant Association today announced the recipients of its first annual Food &Beverage Product Innovations Awards, which recognize progressive food and beverage products that will make a significant impact in the restaurant industry...

The Columbia Basin, Idaho, and Wisconsin are all facing potential shortages, while North Dakota is sitting on more spuds than one year ago. The North American Potato Market News is reporting the Columbia Basin will run out by July 3rd if usage continu...

Gary Linkletter, Chairman of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board said Thursday he expects potato acreage will drop somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 acres this year.

Prince Edward Island potato farmers growing for McCain Foods voted in favour Tuesday night of the latest contract offer from the company.

Fries have been getting downsized. The introduction of dollar menus, effects of the recession and end of supersizing have taken a toll on french fry consumption at restaurants.

La introducción de los menús de dólar, los efectos de la recesión y el final de las porciones gigantes han hecho mella en el consumo de papa a la francesa en los restaurantes. En los Estados Unidos, las ventas de papa congelada procesada a los restaur...

The Irving-owned Cavendish Farms has reduced the number of potatoes it's buying this year on P.E.I. for processing by 10 to 15 per cent. President Robert Irving told CBC News Monday the market for french fries has still not shown signs of recovery.