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McCain Foods Australia - Ballarat plant invests big in solar
July 15, 2020

McCain Foods Ballarat plant to feature Australia’s largest 'behind-the-meter' renewable energy system

In the race to decarbonise the economy, industrial processing is a tough nut to crack given the amount of heat needed to process goods.
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White Castle Just Hired a New Fry Guy—and It's a Robot
July 15, 2020

White Castle becomes the first fast food chain to test out the robot fry cook, Flippy, from Miso Robotics

White Castle Just Hired a New Fry Guy—and It's a Robot. The next time Harold and Kumar go to a White Castle, there may be a robot making their French Fries.
United States
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New state-of-the-art fully automated high-rise cold-storage facility at City Terminal Rotterdam
July 15, 2020

Kloosterboer starts construction of Cool Port II, a fully automated high-rise cold-storage facility in Rotterdam

Kloosterboer will begin the construction of a new state-of-the-art fully automated multi-customer high-rise cold-storage facility with a storage capacity of 60,000 pallets in Rotterdam. The building will be finished in January of 2022.
Netherlands
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McCain Foods plans its first plant in Russia for the production of french fries in the Tula region
July 01, 2020

McCain Foods plans its first plant in Russia for the production of french fries in the Tula region

According to the Russian newspaper 'Kommersant', a new large producer of french fries is making plans to enter Russia. The Canadian company McCain Foods created a structure for the construction of a plant in the Uzlovaya special economic zone (SEZ) in the Tula region and is already working on a project.
Russian Federation
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El secreto de la tortilla española de patatas y chorizo de Hacendado que se ha agotado en Mercadona
June 22, 2020

El secreto de la tortilla española de patatas y chorizo de Hacendado que se ha agotado en Mercadona

El presidente de Mercadona, Juan Roig, ya avanzó en la última presentación de resultados de la compañía el auge en sus linales de uno de los productos más tradicionales de la cocina española.
Spain
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La pesadilla de las patatas fritas en Bélgica
June 01, 2020

La pesadilla de las patatas fritas en Bélgica

Continúa el drama nacional que supone la falta de consumo de patatas fritas en Bélgica.
Belgium
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Planting Update May 28, 2020
May 29, 2020

Canadian Potato Crop Update May 28 2020

Many Canadian Potato growers have been dealing with a difficult two months with an unexpected supply of processing potatoes as a result of decreased sales of French fries, as sit-down restaurants shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada
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Potatoes NZ request Emergency Measures to ban EU imports
May 29, 2020

Potatoes NZ request Emergency Measures to ban EU imports

Potatoes New Zealand is asking the New Zealand government to give urgent consideration to imposing short-term measures limiting the importation into New Zealand of heavily discounted frozen potato chips to avoid a food security threat.
New Zealand
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Lamb Weston / Meijer expands its production of potato flakes
May 28, 2020

Lamb Weston / Meijer expands its production of potato flakes

Recently the international manufacturer of processed potato products Lamb Weston / Meijer announced to expand its business in order to meet the worldwide increased demand for potato flakes.
Netherlands
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INTERPOM 2020 on New Trade Show Days
May 28, 2020

INTERPOM 2020 on New Trade Show Days

Theme: ‘Let’s connect the potato chain in the post-coronavirus world’. 2020 will go down in history as 'the year of the coronavirus pandemic'.
Belgium
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Rain decimates Tasmanian potato crop; processors fear European spuds will be dumped on Aussie market
May 18, 2020

Rain decimates Tasmanian potato crop; processors fear European spuds will be dumped on Aussie market

Tasmanian potato growers, who produce the bulk of Australia’s French fries, are having a disastrous harvest. Months of wet weather is making it impossible to get onto paddocks in parts of the state.
Australia
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McCain confirms Carberry layoffs
May 13, 2020

McCain confirms Carberry layoffs

McCain Foods confirmed that layoffs have occurred at its Carberry potato processing plant in an email sent by the company to the Sun on Wednesday.
Canada
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Belgians urged to eat fries twice a week as coronavirus creates massive potato surplus
April 28, 2020

Belgians urged to eat fries twice a week as coronavirus creates massive potato surplus

Belgians are being called upon to eat fries at least twice a week as more than 750,000 tons of potatoes are at risk of being thrown away.
Belgium
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Grand Forks Simplot plant to close for two weeks
April 28, 2020

Grand Forks Simplot plant to close for two weeks

The J.R. Simplot potato processing plant in Grand Forks has closed for two weeks, beginning on Thursday, April 23.
United States
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Plummeting french fry sales has potato growers re-evaluating
April 28, 2020

Plummeting french fry sales has potato growers re-evaluating

Restaurant closures have slashed demand although ‘chip sales have been great,’. French fry sales are down across North America as tens of thousands of restaurants have closed during COVID-19, which means the potato industry has to adapt quickly.
Canada
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McCain Foods Donates 20 Million Pounds of Potatoes to Combat Food Insecurity During Pandemic
April 16, 2020

McCain Foods Donates 20 Million Pounds of Potato Products to Combat Food Insecurity During Pandemic

McCain Foods announced a donation of up to 20-million pounds of potato products to support Food Banks Canada, Second Harvest, and other local food security organizations across the country.
Canada
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Layoffs expected at P.E.I.'s Cavendish Farms because of coronavirus
April 14, 2020

Layoffs expected at Cavendish Farms on Prince Edward Island because of coronavirus

Cavendish farms haven’t laid off any staff yet because of the coronavirus (COVID-19), but a spokeswoman for the company says short-term layoffs are expected.
Canada
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Frozen chips maker McCain Foods to furlough staff at Whittlesey factory as demand falls
April 14, 2020

Frozen chips maker McCain Foods to furlough staff at Whittlesey factory as demand falls

A leading food maker in Whittlesey is to furlough some staff after a slump in demand from restaurants and pubs forced to close by COVID-19 pandemic.
United Kingdom
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