Diepvriesfrites en aardappelspecialiteiten uit de Verenigde Staten

september 13, 2017

Inventure Foods sells frozen division to Oregon Potato Company to focus on snack business

Inventure Foods, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement for the sale of its frozen business including the Rader Farms® and Willamette Valley Fruit Company™ brands as well as certain related assets, rights and properties to Oregon Potato Company for $50.0 million in cash.

september 02, 2017

Idaho Potato Commission updates industry on its marketing plans

At the annual Idaho Grower Shipper Association convention, Frank Muir, President of the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) revealed the marketing plans for the upcoming year.

United States potatoes and potato product export reaches new records

augustus 31, 2017

United States Export of Potatoes and Potato Products Sets New Records

Exports of all United States potatoes and potato products reached a record $1,758,130,172 for the July 2016 – June 2017 marketing year. U.S. exports also achieved a record volume level of 1,712,364 metric tons (MT).

juli 26, 2017

Potato Processor Lamb Weston Reports FQ4 and Full Year 2017 Results

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW) has announced its fourth quarter and full year 2017 results, and provided its outlook for fiscal year 2018.

juli 26, 2017

Lamb Weston Announces changes of its Board of Directors

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today the appointments of Andre J. Hawaux, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc., and Hala G. Moddelmog, President and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, to its Board of Directors, effective July 19, 2017.

Potato Expo 2018 Now Accepting Submissions For Sessions And Panels

juni 15, 2017

Potato Expo 2018 Now Accepting Submissions for new Innovation Hub

The new Potato Expo Innovation Hub is now open and accepting abstract submissions for the Potato Expo 2018, the largest convention and trade show for the potato industry in North America.

juni 13, 2017

Lamb Weston is adding potato storage capacity in Pasco, Washington

Lamb Weston has started the construction of additional potato storage facilities in Pasco, Washington, representing an investment of USD 3.4 million

juni 11, 2017

Lamb Weston launches 'Grown in Idaho' branded frozen fries and potato products

Lamb Weston introduced Grown In Idaho, a new brand of frozen fries and potato products cut with skin-on from 100 percent real Idaho potatoes.

mei 23, 2017

Nominations Open for 2018 Potatoes USA Board Members

Potatoes USA announces nominations are now open for new Board Members for the 2018-2021 term. Fifty-eight members will be elected or re-elected to fill open seats and the seats of outgoing Board Members who are completing their second three-year term in March 2018.

mei 22, 2017

Heat and Control delivers 2-Stage fries for batter coated french fries

Heat and Control delivers another 2-Stage French Fry fryer system out of its Hayward, USA manufacturing facility to make batter coated French fries.

mei 04, 2017

McCain Foods USA plans USD 200 million expansion of Burley Idaho French Fry plant

McCain Foods USA has announced it will invest more than USD 200 million into expanding its Burley, Idaho potato processing plant, creating 180 jobs and increasing potato production throughout the state.

april 27, 2017

McCain Foods USA expands 'golf ball' recall with Wegman’s Brand O’Brien Hash Browns

McCain Foods USA, Inc. announced yesterday it is expanding the voluntary recall of retail, frozen hash brown products that may contain golf ball materials with Wegman’s Brand 28-ounce bag of frozen O’Brien Hash Browns (UPC 07789036523).

april 24, 2017

United States Potato Stocks Up 6 percent from April 2016

The 13 major potato States held 133 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2017, up 6 percent from April 1, 2016.

april 22, 2017

McCain Foods USA, Inc. Recalls Frozen Southern Style Hash Browns, branded Roundy's and Harris Teeter

McCain Foods USA, Inc. announced today it is voluntarily recalling retail, frozen hash brown products that may be contaminated with extraneous golf ball materials

Potatoes USA International Marketing Committee Meeting Overview

april 02, 2017

Potatoes USA International Marketing Committee reports on growing export opportunities

The Potatoes USA international marketing committee met prior to the Annual Meeting in Denver March 15 & 16. The committee heard how U.S. potato exports have grown 183% in the past 20 years and now account for close to 20% of production.

maart 20, 2017

US government approved 3 more Simplot GMO potato types for cultivation and sale

The US federal government has given the final OK to three more types of potatoes genetically engineered by Boise’s J.R. Simplot Co. to resist Phytophthora - the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.

februari 06, 2017

Lamb Weston plans job fair as Richland's additional French Fry line takes shape

As construction advances on Lamb Weston’s new french fry line in Richland, Washington, the US-based potato processing giant is preparing to hire workers.

januari 26, 2017

Bob Evans Farms transforms itself from a restaurant chain to a food manufacturer

Earlier this week, Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOBE) announced two transformational transactions, turning the company from predominantly a restaurant chain into a food manufacturer.