Diepvriesfrites en aardappelspecialiteiten uit de Verenigde Staten

oktober 26, 2007

Washington potato harvest could break last year's record of $562M

The deal: The value of the state's potato crop hit a record $562 million last year and could beat that record for the just-harvested 2007 crop. This year and last, the state's potato growers seem to be hitting the marks perfectly in terms of global ...

oktober 25, 2007

Othello French fry plants reap recognition

Othello’s Simplot potato plant didn’t set out to win the company’s first Food Group Operational Excellence Award. But plant manager Steve Anderson can’t say he’s sorry they got it. “Our philosophy is to do everything as excellently as we can,” he said....

oktober 22, 2007

VN opent het Internationale Jaar van de Aardappel

Na de internationale jaren voor de rijst (2004) en voor de bergen (2002) kan een jaar voor de aardappel natuurlijk niet achterblijven. Vorige week opende de Verenigde Naties het jaar met als belangrijkste doel om overheden subsidie te laten verstrekken...

oktober 18, 2007

First NYC restaurants fined for trans fat violations

Four Queens restaurants were recently slapped with fines for trans fat violations during routine inspections, placing them among the first establishments to be punished under new laws that require city eateries to switch to alternative oils, margarin...

oktober 17, 2007

Caldwell ethanol plant reopens

The Idaho Ethanol Processing LLC plant, located across from J.R. Simplot Co.'s French fry processing plant on Idaho 19, was reopened in September by Westway Holdings Corp., a New Orleans-based subsidiary of ED&F Man Holdings Ltd. of London. ED&amp...

oktober 17, 2007

Do food miles make a difference to global warming?

The U.S. local food movement -- which used to be elite, expensive and mostly coastal -- has gone mainstream, with a boost from environmentalists who reckon that eating what grows nearby cuts down on global warming. But do food miles -- the distance e...

oktober 13, 2007

Key Technology's Iso-Flo boasts flexible, contoured composite spring arms

In composite design, the simplest solution tends to be the best. A case in point is an industrial spring arm manufactured by Gordon Composites Inc. (Montrose, Colo.) for the Iso-Flo vibratory conveyor system built by Key Technology Inc. (Walla Walla, ...

oktober 12, 2007

Wide variation in quality Idaho spuds

Keith Esplin, executive director of Potato Growers of Idaho, on this years crop: “I think as far as the crop, growers are pleased with what they found,” he said. “Yield and quality are better than thought.”Esplin said growers were expecting ...

oktober 05, 2007

ConAgra pledges to cut food ads to kids

Food giant ConAgra has joined a voluntary industry initiative to reduce its marketing to children as part of a widespread move to improve kids' nutrition and reduce the rates of obesity.Yesterday's pledge follows a call for information from the chairm...

oktober 05, 2007

Washington State Potato Growers have settled processing contracts with Simplot and Heinz

Washington state potato growers have settled processing contracts with the J.R. Simplot Co. and H.J. Heinz Co. for the 2008 growing season.Simplot will pay growers a $240-per-acre "energy surcharge"under the new contract, Potato Growers of Wa...

september 28, 2007

Idaho Potato Harvest Indicates Yield Decrease (video)

Harvest time is here and Idaho farmers are busy digging up their fields. But the hot weather we saw this summer has taken a toll on the local crop. The fields are pretty much dug up, with a few stragglers left behind. While farms say the quality o...

september 27, 2007

Conagra announces dividend increase and share repurchase

Today the board of directors of ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) announced two items related to the company's capital allocation program: The quarterly dividend has been raised to $0.19 per common share. This new rate will start with the Dec. 3, 2007...

september 26, 2007

US potato export tops one billion

For the marketing year July 2006 - June 2007 (MY07), the United States Potato Board (USPB) reports total US potato exports were valued at a record $1,000,252,000. On a volume basis, total exports were 1,108,391 metric tons (MT). This represents an inc...

september 24, 2007

Culinary Fries

Is a French fry just a fried potato? Oh, no. Chefs such as Brasserie Beck’s Robert Wiedmaier have been serving up gourmet versions of the fast food classic. Before diners dunk those $7 orders of fries into chef Robert Wiedmaier’s house-made mayonnais...

september 20, 2007

ConAgra Foods reports stronger prices and volumes for Lamb Weston Potato Specialties operations

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) one of North America’s leading packaged food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2008 first quarter ended Aug. 26, 2007. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.36, including net $0.02 per diluted sha...

september 14, 2007

ConAgra buys Prosser plant

ConAgra Foods, an Omaha, Neb.-based food processing company, has an agreement to purchase the Prosser facility from Stanwood, Wash.-based Twin City Foods. The purchase is scheduled to close in the next 30 days, and does not include the facility in El...

september 13, 2007

Idaho Spud harvest begins

Jim Tiede operates a farm with his son Alex in the Flat of Pleasant valley and the harvest has just begun. Jim said he didn't expect this year's potato yield to be as good as last year's record crop, but he was encouraged by what they found once they ...

september 12, 2007

Idaho Potato Commission announced new marketing plans

The Idaho Potato Commission announced initiatives for its 2007-08 season that include the release of two new commercials with spokesperson Denise Austin and the launch of a major cable television commercial campaign expected to make over a billion con...