News On French Fries and Potato Specialties

March 11, 2014

VION verkoopt Oerlemans Foods aan H2 Equity Partners

VION en H2 Equity Partners hebben bekend gemaakt dat ze een overeenkomst zijn aangegaan voor de voorgenomen verkoop van Oerlemans Foods aan investeringsmaatschappij H2 Equity Partners.

March 09, 2014

McCain Foods: Manitoba highest-cost processing potato producer in North America

Manitoba potato farmers could face steeper cuts in contracted potato production unless they can become more cost competitive with other areas of North America, a senior official with McCain Foods says.

March 07, 2014

Llega a la Argentina uno de los grandes productores de papas congeladas

Los gigantes internacionales Mc Cain y Farm Frites ya no estarán solos en el mercado argentino. La estadounidense Simplot se transformará en un nuevo jugador en un sector que moviliza 55.000 toneladas anuales de papas fritas precongeladas.

March 06, 2014

Idaho potato growers approved contract with McCain Foods

Idaho potato farmers who sell to McCain Foods have agreed to a contract that maintains roughly the same pricing as last season, said Dan Hargraves, who negotiated on their behalf as executive director of Southern Idaho Potato Cooperative.

The perfect potato cubes: Farm Frites Patatas Bravas

March 05, 2014

The perfect potato cubes to build delicious tapas: Farm Frites Patatas Bravas

Farm Frites' new Patatas Bravas, delicious potato cubes which can be topped with everything from spicy chorizo to seasonings, answer demand for Mediterranean cuisine.

March 05, 2014

Burger King makes Satisfries the standard fries in its Kids meals

Burger King Worldwide, Inc. announces that it is making SATISFRIES™ French fries the standard fry in the BURGER KING® Kid’s Meal.

Artist impression of the new LWM receiving area in Kruiningen

March 04, 2014

Lamb Weston Meijer invests in new state of the art potato grading area in Kruiningen

Lamb Weston / Meijer, manufacturer of deep-frozen potato products and dried potato flakes, is investing 20 million euros in its biggest plant in Kruiningen, Zeeland (NL). A fully-automated potato sorting process is being implemented in a new, state-of-the-art potato grading area.

March 04, 2014

Lamb Weston Meijer investeert 20 miljoen in nieuwbouw aardappelontvangst in Kruiningen

Lamb Weston / Meijer, producent van diepgevroren aardappelproducten en gedroogde aardappelvlokken, investeert 20 miljoen euro in haar grootste fabriek in het Zeeuwse Kruiningen. In een nieuwe, state-of-the-art aardappelontvangst- en sorteerruimte wordt een volledig geautomatiseerd aardappelsorteerproces geïmplementeerd.

March 04, 2014

Russet House launches Organic Sweet Potato Fries

The third largest manufacturer of Sweet Potato Fries in North America - Russet House, has launched Organic Sweet Potato Fries.

February 26, 2014

Lamb Weston Introduces Sweet 'n Savour Fries range

Lamb Weston has introduced a new Sweet Potato Fries range: Sweet ‘n Savour. With this new range Lamb Weston continues to bring restaurant owners innovative and profitable solutions that fulfill the growing consumer demand trend for Sweet Potato products across markets.

J.R. Simplot partners with Benson Hill to improve potato crop

February 25, 2014

J.R. Simplot partners with Benson Hill to improve Innate potato crop

According to the St. Louis Business Journal, J.R. Simplot and Benson Hill are to launch a pilot to improve the photosynthetic efficiency of the potato crop

February 25, 2014

Aviko Diner opens for Business at Casual Dining Show

The ‘Aviko Diner’ will be open for business at the UK’s first Casual Dining Show – visitors are encouraged to head down to the 50s inspired stand (U121) to sample the potato expert’s wide range of premium fries.

February 24, 2014

McCain to exhibit two New premium chip products at Casual Dining Show

McCain Foods is exhibiting two latest additions to their premium Signatures product range at the Casual Dining Show: the new Gastro Thick Cut Chip and Skin-on Fry

February 20, 2014

Birds Eye launches Mashtags: social media inspired potato shapes

UK food brand Birds Eye is launching Mashtags this month, a new product inspired by social media.

February 19, 2014

Lamb Weston goes for Gold in Sochi

Wondering who made the french fries for Sochi - fried to a nice GOLDEN colour - the colour most craved for by all athletes and their supporters?

February 13, 2014

Potato Marketing Association of North America Members Meet to Discuss Progress of 2014 Contract Negotiations

The Potato Marketing Association of North America held a special spring meeting this past week in Las Vegas, NV to discuss progress on the 2014 pre-season potato contract negotiations.

February 09, 2014

McCain Foods Australia, potato growers fixing 'strained relationship'

McCain Foods agriculture director John Jackson in Australia has admitted the company’s relationship with the region’s potato growers has been damaged in recent years.