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Merchandise Mart in Chicago, the location of Conagra Foods future headquarters

oktober 01, 2015

Conagra Foods cuts 1500 jobs, moves to Chicago

ConAgra Foods, Inc. today announced restructuring plans to improve profitability, advance its growth agenda and unlock shareholder value. The restructuring includes the elimination of around 1,500 jobs (30% of the company’s global office-based workforce). Conagra Foods also announced the relocation of its headquarters to Chicago.

New Hoegger puree processing and separating technology improves quality and yield

september 28, 2015

Production mashed potato specialties just got better with new Hoegger puree processing & separating technology

The improved separator made by Hoegger ensures better quality and yield when separating boiled potatoes and vegetables. In addition, the new technology results in low operating costs, reliable cleaning and straightforward operation.

september 25, 2015

Conagra CEO hints at job cuts and reduced role for Omaha in favor of Chicago/Illinois

ConAgra Foods Chief Executive Sean Connolly is addressing shareholders this morning at an annual meeting at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha.

Conagra Foods 2015 Corporate Sustainability Report

september 24, 2015

Conagra Foods publishes 2015 citizenship (CSR) report

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) today announced it has issued its 2015 Citizenship Report. The report tracks progress on the company's three-pronged Citizenship platform: Good Food, Stronger Communities and Better Planet.

Sean Connolly, chief executive officer of ConAgra Foods

september 22, 2015

Conagra Foods reports results Fiscal 2016 Q1

Today ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) reported results for the fiscal 2016 first quarter ended August 30, 2015. The report refers to 'good sales and operating profit performance [for its commercial Foods Segment], primarily due to strong volumes, favorable mix, and efficiencies for Lamb Weston.

Expansion of Lamb Weston / Meijer's French Fry factory in Kruiningen inaugurated

september 20, 2015

Expansion of Lamb Weston Meijer French Fry factory in Kruiningen inaugurated

Last Friday, the expansion of Lamb Weston / Meijer's French Fry factory in Kruiningen was inaugurated by Royal Commissioner Han Polman

Holanda desarrolla máquina automática de papas instantánea

september 18, 2015

Holanda desarrolla máquina instantánea de papas a la francesa

La compañía holandesa Caenator puso en marcha, en colaboración con StartLife y la Universidad de Wageningen y Centro de Investigación, una nueva generación de máquinas automáticas expendedoras de papas (o patatas).

Alberta Potato Harvest (Courtesy: Potato Growers of Alberta)

september 17, 2015

Potato Production Canadian Prairie Provinces Manitoba and Alberta expected up

This year, potato yields should be slightly above average in the Canadian prairie provinces Manitoba and Alberta, but figures aren’t available because the harvest is only 10 to 15 percent complete.

september 15, 2015

New French Fry vending machine developed in Wageningen

Dutch start-up Caenator, in collaboration with StartLife and Wageningen University & Research Centre, presented a new fully automatic french fry vending machine.

september 08, 2015

Factory Clarebout Potatoes totally destroyed by fire

Monday morning, the production plant of Clarebout Potatoes in Nieuwkerke (Belgium) was totally destroyed by a major fire.

REYCO Systems® EcoMiser™ Oil Removal System

september 03, 2015

REYCO Systems® introduces its EcoMiser™ Oil Removal System

REYCO Systems® and its partner companies Idaho Steel Products and Kiremko today announced the release of the EcoMiser™ Oil Removal System.

augustus 26, 2015

How to please with processed Idaho Potatoes

In a new Ranker poll, the potato tops the competition as the peoples’ #1 favorite vegetable. As such, potatoes hold an important position on foodservice menus as a foundation for profitable snacks, appetizers, side dishes, and entrées.

augustus 23, 2015

Foodservice French fry cutter manufacturer aims at North American market

A UK company that manufactures machines that help restaurants make fresh-cut french fries is launching into the North American market with a small plant in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

augustus 18, 2015

Cameroon planning to triple potato production in 2016

In the African country of Cameroon, the Delegate Minister of the Minister of Economy, Yaouba Abdoulaye, officially launched on 5th and 6th August 2015 two new agricultural plants or agropoles for the production, processing and sale of potatoes and pineapples respectively.

augustus 13, 2015

Kraft Heinz to eliminate 2500 jobs in the United States and Canada

Kraft Heinz says it is cutting about 2,500 jobs in the United States and Canada as part of its plan to slash costs after the food companies combined.

augustus 10, 2015

Quick action by employees prevents major fire damage at McCain Foods Plover

A fire chief credits quick action by employees for a short interruption of work at a McCain potato processing plant in Plover, Wisconsin.

Matt Porter of Porter Farms in Presque Isle cultivates crops on his sixth generation farm in July 2015 where he works with his father and where he himself has farmed for 15 years (Courtesy: Bangor Daily News / Brianne O'Leary)

augustus 06, 2015

McCain Foods’ nurse crop project may help increase potato yields

Representatives from McCain Foods are excited about a new project under way in Aroostook County that has some farmers planting their usual acreage of potatoes right on top of a bed of winter rye, barley or oats.

Producers hope potatoes takes root in China

juli 29, 2015

Producers hope potatoes take root in China

Potatoes seem like an unlikely ingredient for ice cream, but the allure of tasting the strange concoction had dozens of visitors lining-up at the China Kitchen exhibition at the 2015 World Potato Congress in Beijing.