News On French Fries and Potato Specialties from the Americas

November 30, 2010

Americans Are Making Gradual Shifts Toward More Healthful Eating at Restaurants, Reports NPD

As law makers move in various ways to legislate healthier eating in the U.S., it appears that Americans are beating them to the punch.

November 28, 2010

Más sobre el paro de la planta de McCain en Argentina

La semana pasada publicamos una noticia sobre el paro de trabajadores en la planta de McCain en Argentina (1). En ella dábamos cuenta sobre cómo la planta industrial de papas prefritas congeladas de Balcarce se mantenía paralizada desde el domingo 15 a...

November 19, 2010

Potato Production Canada harvest 2010 down 4%

The preliminary production estimate for the 2010 Canadian potato crop is 97,279,000 hundredweights (4 412 575 tonnes).

November 16, 2010

La planta d McCain en Argentina está paralizada debido a mejoras en las condiciones de trabajo reclamadas por sus empleados

La planta industrial de papas prefritas congeladas que McCain Argentina posee en Balcarce, se mantiene paralizada desde el domingo a raíz de mejoras en las condiciones de trabajo reclamadas por sus empleados. Solicitan buenos tratos y denuncian “discri...

November 10, 2010

Wendy's launches new Natural-Cut Sea Salt French Fries

Wendy's announces the launch of its new natural-cut fries with sea salt in the United States (nationwide), marking the first complete redesign of the company's classic fries in its 41-year history.

November 09, 2010

McCain Foods Recognized for its Efforts to Promote Diversity

Recently, a special reception was held in Seattle to raise awareness about the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), which is the largest non-profit organization in the United States devoted solely to providing college scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) students.

November 08, 2010

The French Fry: Alexia Invites you to Reinvent this Culinary Classic

With the mid-term elections behind us, there's still one more critical issue left for Americans to vote on: the future of the French fry.

November 07, 2010

Sweet Potato Processing Plant Conagra Foods Lamb Weston officially open

ConAgra Foods CEO Gary Rodkin joined Lamb Weston President Jeff DeLapp, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and others today to commemorate the grand opening of ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston’s new state-of-the art, environmentally friendly sweet potato processing plant in Delhi, Louisiana.

October 26, 2010

McCain Purely Potatoes now available in the United States

Thanks to McCain Foods USA's launch of Purely Potatoes, all the preparation fuss, mess, and time have been removed from potato preparation.

October 26, 2010

USPB spurs sales of frozen potato products in Mexico despite retaliatory tariff

International marketing programs like those of the United States Potato Board (USPB) aim to increase export sales for US potato growers, but they serve a valuable purpose during a market downturn as well

October 25, 2010

Up close: McCain Foods Easton factory in Maine

McCain Foods in Easton is a mechanized wonderland of potato processing—the source of millions of pounds of fries in every shape known to modern man

October 23, 2010

Idaho Potato Processors have a slow start this season

October 21, 2010

McCain Foods awards top potato growers supplying Portage La prairies french fry plant

Anton Wiebe Ltd. was named the 2010 McCain Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Portage La Prairie plant during the annual Growers' Banquet held Oct. 19 at Canad Inns Portage.

October 21, 2010

Conagra Foods: Paul Maass promoted to President, Commercial Foods

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) announced today that Paul Maass has been promoted to president, Commercial Foods, effective immediately.

October 21, 2010

Canada Potatoes and Potato Products 2010 (Gain Report)

Canadian growers continue to decrease potato acreage in order to bring production more in-line with market demand.

October 19, 2010

Conagra Foods Lamb Weston celebrates grand opening of its sweet potato processing plant

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston® will celebrate the grand opening of its new sweet potato processing plant in northeastern Louisiana with Get Sweet.

October 15, 2010

Importers of US French Fries get 'Potatoes 101' in Washington

October 14, 2010

P.E.I. officials concerned about future McCain's Borden Carleton plant

Provincial and federal officials are seeking assurances from McCain Foods Canada as dwindling production and reduced shifts at its Borden Carleton facility have sparked worries