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With worldwide demand for potato products continuing to grow, TOMRA Sorting Food is supporting potato processors by launching an enhanced sorting solution which removes more than 98 percent of all typical foreign objects found in product streams after washing and peeling.

In India, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is starting the production of frozen French Fries in October of this year. They have set up shop in North Gujarat, close to McCain Foods India and Hyfun Frozen Foods

Potato growers in Hungary are in a tough position as potato prices are low. On top of that, yield has been negatively affected by heat and quality is far from optimal.

Un grupo de productores de la Provincia de Buenos Aires se equipó con tecnología de punta para mecanizar el proceso de siembra, cosecha y lavado de papa, gracias a préstamos ofrecidos por la filial regional de PepsiCo.

Harvest time has arrived for Prince Edward Island potato farmers! It’s a busy and exciting time of year, when farmers put in long hours to harvest their crop after working hard throughout the growing season to nurture and protect their world famous PEI Potatoes.

Ukrainian potato starch manufacturer PPCE-VIMAL is currently constructing a potato processing plant in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Production is scheduled to start in September 2018.

Inventure Foods today announced it has completed the sale of its frozen business including the Rader Farms® and Willamette Valley Fruit Company™ brands as well as certain assets, rights and properties related to its frozen fruits, vegetable blends, beverages, and frozen desserts business to Oregon Potato Company.

Equipment Manufacturer Tummers Food Processing Solutions has announced the appointment of a new managing director, Lennaert van Dijk, who assumed his new position on September 1, 2017.

MountainKing Jumbo Russets are now available for a limited time following an impressive harvest of the company’s large-sized variety.

The initial public offer (IPO) of Prataap Snacks received bids for 17.19 crore shares, data on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) website showed. The IPO was oversubscribed 47.39 times.

Belgium, the world’s biggest potato exporter, hopes to ship in more frozen potato fries to Malaysia via its marketing campaign and collaboration with restaurateurs and fastfood operators here.

"Hacé que tu comida sea aburrida y tu vida será interesante", se lo escucha decir a Andrew Flinders Taylor en uno de los videos de Youtube en los que documentó su increíble transformación. El australiano se planteó un insólito desafío: comer durante todo un año solo papas. Es decir, comer papas todos los días. Papas, como su único alimento.

Ten Dutch potato (processing) companies and two associations have established Holland Innovative Potato (HIP) to facilitate and coordinate joint pre-competitive research activities. A budget of € 4.5 million is available for the first research program of HIP.

With the acquisition of popcorn producer Cornpoppers Ltd, Kettle Foods takes the next step in transforming the company into a dynamic European snack foods business

The hot late September weather in large parts of Eastern Canada is putting some potato farmers in a difficult position.

Utz Quality Foods announced the addition of three consumer packaged goods industry executives to the company’s senior team earlier this year.

Prataap Snacks initial share sale offer was oversubscribed 2.17 times on the second day of bidding on Monday, with still another day to go.

Fryer manufacturer Heat and Control presents a generic fryer cleaning guide which - although basic in form - can be applied to most industrial fryers.