Trends in landbouw en voedsel uit de Verenigde Staten

juli 20, 2020

Americans tear up old eating habits, forcing farms to raze crops

Americans have rapidly changed the ways they buy, cook and eat food in just four months, leaving everyone from farmers to restaurants unable to match their pivot.

juli 16, 2020

Lamb Weston pulls back curtain with first-ever sustainability report

The region’s largest potato processor sheds new light on french fry-making in its first-ever corporate sustainability report.

White Castle Just Hired a New Fry Guy—and It's a Robot

juli 15, 2020

White Castle becomes the first fast food chain to test out the robot fry cook, Flippy, from Miso Robotics

White Castle Just Hired a New Fry Guy—and It's a Robot. The next time Harold and Kumar go to a White Castle, there may be a robot making their French Fries.

juni 10, 2020

Potato sales at retail soar in the US

Retail potato sales soar, increasing 10.4% in dollar sales and 9.3% in volume sales between July 1, 2019, and May 19, 2020, according to IRI. All potato categories across the retail store, except deli-prepared sides, increased in dollar and volume sales, according to a report by Potatoes USA.

juni 09, 2020

Utz Quality Foods to Combine with Collier Creek Holdings to Form Utz Brands, Inc.

Transaction Introduces Utz as Publicly Listed Company After Nearly 100 Years as Family-Owned Business

mei 13, 2020

Potato Industry Welcomes USD 50 Million USDA Purchase for Potatoes

The National Potato Council has welcomed USDA’s announcement of a $50 million surplus potato purchase to support the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

mei 13, 2020

PepsiCo Launches New Direct-to-Consumer Offerings to Deliver Food & Beverage Products and Meet Increased Demand Amid Pandemic

As consumers increasingly turn online for their food and beverage needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, PepsiCo, Inc. announced the launch of PantryShop.com and Snacks.com, two direct-to-consumer websites where shoppers can order an assortment of PepsiCo's brands.

mei 12, 2020

In french fry heartland, spring turns bitter as coronavirus cuts into global demand

This year, this is a season when dreams die. Due to an epic potato glut that imploded his market, he has decided to do what was once unthinkable — destroy part of his crop rather than sink more dollars into cultivation.

mei 12, 2020

Snack Manufacturer Utz Is in Merger Talks With Investment Company Collier Creek

Potato chip-maker Utz Quality Foods is in talks to be acquired by Collier Creek Holdings, a company started by former Blackstone Group Inc. executives, according to people familiar with the matter.

april 28, 2020

Grand Forks Simplot plant to close for two weeks

The J.R. Simplot potato processing plant in Grand Forks has closed for two weeks, beginning on Thursday, April 23.

april 28, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic could force down Idaho potato acres

Total acres of Idaho’s iconic potato crop could decrease significantly this year as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Although there was a rush on potatoes at grocery stores early on.

april 27, 2020

Black Gold Farms starts Texas potato harvest soon

Black Gold Farms, Grand Forks, N.D., will start the harvest of red potatoes in Texas soon. The company will be harvesting the potatoes for about a month, starting in early May in Pearsall, Texas, according to a news release.

april 22, 2020

The Potato Sustainability Alliance Announces Yara North America as Newest Member

Yara North America, a market leader in crop nutrition, has joined the Potato Sustainability Alliance. As a member, Yara will work with processors, packers, buyers, grower organizations, conservation groups, academia, and other stakeholders.

april 22, 2020

Michael Family Farms launches new website to help educate consumers on products

Studies show that 70-80% of people research a company online before making a purchase. Shoppers search to find information about their potential food purchases in addition to the companies that produce it and what they stand for.

april 22, 2020

Side Delights Gourmet Petite Potatoes Receives US Packaging Design Award

Side Delights® recently announced its third packaging design award in five years. Graphic Design USA announced its 57th American Packaging Design Awards online today, including The Side DelightsÒ Gourmet Petite fresh potato package.

april 17, 2020

An Idaho farm is giving away 2 million potatoes because coronavirus has hurt demand

With coronavirus severely affecting the potato supply chain, a farm in Idaho is giving away about 2 million potatoes so they don't go to waste. First come, first served.

april 16, 2020

MSU study focuses on controlling volunteer potatoes

Volunteer potatoes are difficult to control. Currently, there are no herbicides available that will completely control volunteer potatoes and significantly reduce the number of daughter tubers produced per plant.

april 14, 2020

Technomic Updates View of Covid-19 Impact on US Foodservice Sector

As of April 13, the novel coronavirus pandemic that originated in Wuhan, China late last year had been attributed to over 119,000 deaths worldwide, of which more than 23,000 have been recorded in the United States and more than 10,000 in New York alone.