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The FAO Food Price Index - an indicator of global food prices - averaged 209.3 points in April 2014, down 3.5 points, or 1.6 percent, from March and 7.6 points, or 3.5 percent, below April 2013.

McDonald's will begin testing seasoned fries -- dubbed Shakin' Flavor Fries -- on Friday in the Northern California and St. Louis markets

Snyder's-Lance Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell Private Brands to Shearer's Foods, LLC

Inventure Foods, Inc. And TGI Friday's™ sign new long-term licensing agreement including international distribution and expanded product line. The contract extends the licensing partnership through 2024.

Potato Farmers are used to optimizing crop production on their own lands. But is it possible to optimize production across a much bigger area—say, the whole East Coast of the United States?

Old Dutch Foods developed a range of new Chips flavour profiles: Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders, Buffalo Wing and Blue Cheese Dip, Calamari & Tzatziki Sauce, and Burstin' Onion. The fact that these sound like your favourite restaurant appetizer menu is no accident.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement has been signed to acquire Baptista's Bakery, Inc., the manufacturer of its fast growing Snack Factory® Pretzel Crisps® brand

More than 5,000 supermarket chains and independent retailers showcased spuds for Idaho Potato Commission's annual Potato Lover’s Month retail display promotion in February, the most ever in the contest’s 23 years.

Wisconsin potato growers have achieved national recognition not only through their ability to produce more potatoes on fewer acres but also for the sustainability of the practices they use

The Idaho Potato Commission has developed an Idaho® Potato Varieties poster to take the guesswork out of your potato purchasing.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released the first phase of the 24th Australian Total Diet Study (ATDS) which looked at Australian consumers’ dietary exposure to acrylamide and aluminium.

Did You Know Wisconsin’s specialty crop production and processing account for more than $6 billion in economic activity? $6.4 billion, to be exact, and almost 35,000 jobs across the state!

A través del convenio entre el Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (MADR) y el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), el Gobierno de Colombia viene calculando la huella hídrica y el potencial de calentamiento global como un producto de la emisión de los Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI) en el sistema de producción de papa.

tna announces the acquisition of FOODesign, expanding its portfolio of food processing equipment.

El fotógrafo Jim Richardson estuvo fotografiando productores de papa de los Andes como parte de una una serie de artículos titulada “Future of Food”.

The National Potato Council (NPC) is now accepting applications for a $10,000 graduate-level scholarship to be applied toward the 2014-2015 academic year.

El recetario es el resultado de una iniciativa de las autoras en un intento por promocionar las papas nativas a través de su uso gastronómico.

Researchers at USDA's Agricultural Research Service are leaving no stone unturned when it comes to finding new ways of managing zebra chip disease and the insect that can spread it to potato crops.