News On French Fries and Potato Specialties from the Americas

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.

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.

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 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 changing Business Analytics Tools

McCain Foods CIO Roman Coba reports on the developments in McCain's Business Intelligence tools

January 09, 2014

Key Technology introduces Sort-to-Grade feature for G6 optical sorters

Key Technology announces the availability of its powerful potato strips Sort-to-Grade™ feature for all belt-driven G6 optical sorters – Manta®, Optyx®, and Tegra®.

December 17, 2013

NRA releases 'What's hot in 2014 culinary forecast'

The National Restaurant Association’s annual What’s Hot culinary forecast predicts menu trends for the coming year. For 2014, the NRA surveyed nearly 1,300 professional chefs to find out what the hottest menu trends will be.

December 17, 2013

Will McDonald's Have New and Healthy GMO French Fries?

McDonald's is being sucked into the vortex of bickering and conspiracy theories that has, unfortunately, become the debate over genetically engineered food products.

Top appetizers with potatoes source Technomic

November 30, 2013

Potatoes stand the test of time on Canadian restaurant menus

No matter how you slice it, dice it or cook it, the humble potato has an almost revered place on Canadian restaurant menus.

November 30, 2013

Idaho Workers Brace for Simplot Closures

A number of southwestern Idaho communities are bracing for the planned closure of three Simplot plants.

November 18, 2013

Entrevista al director de McCain para Colombia y el Área Andina

El venezolano Francois Simonpietri Cirigliano es un ingeniero mecánico que hace casi un mes llegó a este cargo;es optimista sobre el futuro del negocio en la región.

November 18, 2013

FDA sollicits comments on draft Guidance for Industry on Acrylamide in Foods

The FDA has published a draft guidance for industry on Acrylamide in Foods. The guidance is being distributed for comment purposes only.

November 11, 2013

Potato Processor Cavendish Farms Lays off 60 people at New Annan Plant

Cavendish Farms has confirmed it is laying off 60 people from its plant in New Annan, P.E.I.

November 05, 2013

SONIC Gives Fries a Makeover - Introduces New, Natural-Cut Fries

SONIC® Drive-In announced the launch of its new Natural-Cut Fries. Made from whole russet potatoes, the new natural-cut, ‘skin-on' fry offers guests a higher quality fry with a crispy crunch to delight the senses.

October 28, 2013

McDonald's is dumping Heinz Ketchup

McDonald's this week confirmed that it has started the process of moving to other vendors, following the appointment of former Burger King Worldwide CEO Bernardo Hees to run Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz Co.

October 28, 2013

Satisfries: Burger King sees early promise in lower-calorie fries

Burger King says it's attracting more customers with its new lower-calorie fries but is being careful not to call them a home run yet.

October 21, 2013

Higher volume foods may offer potential strategy to avoid overeating

Two new studies presented by ConAgra Foods at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' 2013 Food &Nutrition Conference &Expo™ show that choosing foods with more volume, like egg whites and popcorn, can be an effective strategy to avoid excess ca...

October 09, 2013

Burger King's Satisfries boosts brand among health-focused consumers

Burger King’s latest efforts to improve its perception among health-focused consumers has been successful so far and could have more staying power than similar efforts from McDonald’s, according to industry watchers.