News On French Fries and Potato Specialties

June 08, 2015

A look at the Innate Potato by FrankenFoodFacts

The blog FrankenFoodFacts recently published a review of the Innate potato of Simplot Plant Sciences. This blog by Layla Katiraee, who holds a Ph.D. in molecular genetics and is a senior scientist at a biotech company, offers the most insightful review of the Innate Potato PotatoPro has seen so far.

June 07, 2015

Acrylamide in Food; Scientific Opinion provided by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its Scientific Opinion on Acrylamide in Food

Anding District, Dingxi, Gansu Province of China

May 31, 2015

Potatoes pull people out of poverty in Gansu

Potato cultivation and Potato Processing is making a key difference for people in the Anding District of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province.

Ningxia Yujing Food Co buys turn-key potato processing lines and potato storage from Kiremko and Tolsma-Grisnich

May 27, 2015

Ningxia Yujing Food Co buys turn-key potato processing lines & potato storage from Kiremko and Tolsma-Grisnich

Strategic partners Tolsma-Grisnich and Kiremko recently supplied a turnkey project at Ningxia Yujing Food Co. in China. The project existed out of a complete French fries and hash brown production line including potato storage and grading system.

Wim Van Doren, Sales Application Manager at TOMRA Sorting Solutions in the new Cold Room

May 27, 2015

TOMRA Sorting Solutions expands its Belgian Test Center with a Cold Room

TOMRA Sorting Solutions has installed a brand new 56 square meter cold room in its test and demonstration center in Leuven, Belgium to facilitate sorting tests and demonstrations of frozen products.

May 20, 2015

Former McCain Foods Plant in Penola (Australia) gets new life as dairy processing facility

Former McCain Foods Plant in Penola (Australia) gets a new life as dairy processing facility

May 18, 2015

Potato Processing Deals Reached in Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick

Potato Producers Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick all have reached a deal with the French Fry manufacturers.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) compost study

May 18, 2015

Does Healthier Soil mean increased Potato Productivity? Study started in New Brunswick

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has joined forces with McCain Foods Canada and the province’s potato growers in a major project to improve potato yields in New Brunswick by improving soil health.

May 12, 2015

Conagra Foods acquires Blake's All Natural Foods

ConAgra Foods, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Blake’s All Natural Foods, a rapidly-growing, family-owned company which makes natural and organic frozen meals, including pot pies, casseroles, pasta dishes and other entrees.

May 11, 2015

Where do my french fries come from?

Lamb Weston now provides restaurant operators in North America with a tool to find out where the potatoes that become their fries originated and then share that information with their customers.

Potato storage (Courtesy: rosesandsagebrush.com)

April 30, 2015

US Potato Stocks Up 9 Percent from April 2014

The 13 major potato States held 130 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2015, up 9 percent from April 2014.

Beijing Simplot Food Processing Co., Ltd. (Courtesy: www.synjnc.com)

April 30, 2015

Beijing Simplot Food Processing Co. hit with record fine for discharging polluted water

McDonald's French Fry supplier in Beijing - Beijing Simplot Food Processing Co. Ltd - has been fined a record 3.9 million yuan (about 655,000 USD) for discharging waste water that exceeded the maximum allowed COD value.

McCain Foods to close Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin appetizer plant

April 23, 2015

McCain Foods to close appetizer plant in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

McCain Foods USA Inc. announced Wednesday it will close operations at its Fort Atkinson manufacturing plant due to changing business dynamics.

IBM will be located in the existing Global Technology Center building

April 23, 2015

IBM and McCain Foods Limited to establish IT Delivery Centre in New Brunswick

IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced a services agreement with McCain Foods Limited to create a new technology services delivery facility at McCain’s Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick location.

April 20, 2015

Permira announces sale of Iglo Group to Nomad for €2.6 billion

Permira announces today that a company backed by Permira Europe III has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Iglo Foods Holdings Limited (“Iglo Group”, or the “Group”), Europe’s largest frozen food business, to Nomad Holdings Limited (“Nomad”) for €2.6 billion.

Iglo Group Brands (Courtesy: Iglo Group)

April 20, 2015

Nomad Holdings Limited to Acquire Iglo Foods Holdings Limited for €2.6 billion

Nomad Holdings Limited has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iglo Foods Holdings Limited, Europe's leading frozen food company, from a company backed by the Permira funds for approximately €2.6 billion, subject to customary closing conditions.