Trends in landbouw en voedsel uit de Verenigde Staten

maart 25, 2013

The case of the poison potato

In the late 1960s, researchers from the US Department of Agriculture, Penn State University, and the Wise Potato Chip Company teamed up breed a very special potato, which they named the Lenape.

maart 22, 2013

Trickery and Other Methods Explored To Vanquish Potato Cyst Nematodes

The pale cyst nematode, Globodera pallida, is one bad roundworm. Unchecked, it invades the roots of potato and other host crops to feed, obstructing the free flow of nutrients and causing stunted growth, wilted leaves, and other symptoms that can event...

maart 22, 2013

Heat and Control shows new products for Snack Processors at SNAXPO

At SNAXPO 2013, held earlier this week in Tampa, Florida, Processing Equipment manufacturer Heat and Control showed its new products for snack food processors.

maart 21, 2013

No 'Idaho' trademark for Turkish potato company

Idaho seems to have won an international trademark dispute over its most famous product.

Poutine is elevated at The Coterie Room in Seattle

maart 21, 2013

Trendy Fries: flavorful sauces and bold toppings

Beloved fries and tots are taking another turn in the limelight, this time nestling under flavorful sauces and bold toppings.

maart 20, 2013

NASS Potato Stocks reports: NPC looking for ways to continue reports hit by sequestration

The National Potato Council is investigating options to restore USDA potato stocks estimates cut due to budget sequestration, including industry funding to cover the work or identifying offsetting cuts to less important potato reports.

maart 19, 2013

Health and Nutrition claims on new food products increasing

A U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (USDA ERS) study shows that 43% of new food products in 2010 carried at least one health- and nutrition-related claim, compared to 25% of new products in 2001.

First McDonald's Restaurant in Russia (Pushkin Square)

maart 18, 2013

McDonald's on defensive in Russian fastfood fight

More than two decades after McDonald’s Corp. (MCD)’s outlet on Moscow’s Pushkin Square began offering a golden-arched alternative to grey communist eateries, the fast-food pioneer is on the defensive.

maart 15, 2013

Grippo Foods Inc. Issues A Voluntary Recall

Grippo Foods, Inc, Cincinnati, OH, is initiating a nationwide recall of all bags and boxes of their Plain Potato Chips, Bar-B-Q Potato Chips, Cheddar Cheese with a touch of Jalapeno Potato Chips, Hot Dill Pickle Potato Chips, Sweet Bermuda Onion Potato...

maart 15, 2013

Potato Psyllids shown to survive harsh Idaho winter, heightening zebra chip concerns

It appears that potato psyllids, the tiny winged insects that can spread zebra chip disease in potato fields, will overwinter in Boise, Idaho, this season, despite the city experiencing one of its coldest Januaries on record.

potatogoodness.com USPB consumer website

maart 13, 2013

Redesigned United States Potato Board website potatogoodness.com shows improved consumer engagement

The United States Potato Board website for consumers, Potatogoodness.com has been redesigned end 2012.

maart 12, 2013

Tim O’Connor exchanges potatoes for avocados

Tim O’Connor, President and CEO of the U.S. Potato Board, Denver, CO, has accepted an offer to lead a new marketing agency dedicated to the Mexican avocado industry.

maart 11, 2013

Recall: MikeSell's Honey BBQ Potato Chips, incorrectly labeled 'gluten free'.

Mikesell’s Snack Food Company is recalling all sizes of its Honey Barbecue Potato Chips due to mislabeling of gluten free claim.

maart 11, 2013

Pringles secures it's market Share with new flavours

Pringles®, the Kellogg's - owned snack, is seeking to burst open the savoury snacks category even further, with the introduction of new flavours, Roast Chicken and Herbs for the UK and France, Sweet Paprika for Germany, Rosemary &Olive Oil for Spai...

maart 09, 2013

Simplot's Bill Whitacre sees growth opportunities in China and Mexico

Bill Whitacre, CEO of the J.R. Simplot Co., was one of several Boise business leaders who talked about conducting business internationally at a recent symposium by the Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education at Boise State Univers...

maart 09, 2013

McDonald's re-emphasizes Dollar Menu

In the midst of its first soft sales patch in nearly a decade, the McDonald's is re-emphasizing its Dollar Menu, a 10-year-old idea that became the linchpin of the last turnaround in its U.S. business.

Whole Foods Market GMO labeling announcement

maart 08, 2013

Whole Foods Market makes GMO labeling mandatory as of 2018

Whole Foods Market announced today at Natural Products Expo West that, by 2018, all products in its U.S. and Canadian stores must be labeled to indicate if they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Cape Cod Kettle cooked potato chips with 40% less fat

maart 06, 2013

Cape Cod Lightens Up Its Sea Salt & Cracked Pepper Kettle Chips

When it comes to Cape Cod® Potato Chips, sometimes less is more. This month the iconic New England brand adds 40% Less Fat Sea Salt & Cracked Pepper to its popular lineup of reduced fat kettle-cooked chips.