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 Michelle Obama at GMA
March 17, 2010

Michelle Obama urges food industry to 'Step it up'

First Lady Michelle Obama has been reaching out to everyone about moving forward together to give all our children the healthy start to life that they deserve!
 Snack Food Association
March 15, 2010

SNAXPO 2010: State of the Snack Food Industry

During the recent Snaxpo 2010, Sally Lyons Wyatt of INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC. presented the State of the Snack Food Industry report.Budget-focused consumers, some 84% of which grocery shop with a list, are increasingly turning to snack foods to help ...
 United States Potato Board
March 11, 2010

USPB President Tim O'Connor addresses declining demand

The U.S. Potato Board is targeting declining demand as a top priority.   During the group’s annual meeting March 11, board President Tim O’Connor urged members, in approving the next long-term plan, to make fixing declining demand a priority, and to fo...
 United States Potato Board
March 10, 2010

US Chip Sector Weighs Funding Expansion

During late January, the United States Potato Board (USPB) Chip Committee held a conference call with chip processors to gauge their interest in funding an expansion of the material development program to fast track the breeding of new chip-stock potat...
 Opening Snaxpo Exhibition
March 09, 2010

SNAXPO 2010 Draws Worldwide Audience in Texas

SNAXPO 2010, the world’s largest trade show devoted exclusively to international snack foods, opened in Fort Worth, TX Thursday, March 4, where nearly 1500 industry professionals from some 35 countries gathered to explore key issues and ideas, as well...
March 05, 2010

SNAXPO 2010: Snack food is on a roll but under attack

After years of lackluster sales, potato chip sales jumped 22 percent and tortilla chips 18 percent since 2007, according to the market research firm Mintel International, which said the salty noshes defied the economic downturn.   "People bought ...
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One year later, costly trade blunder still in effect
March 05, 2010

One year later, costly trade blunder still in effect

March 10 marks the one-year anniversary of Congress’s decision to terminate the cross-border trucking program with Mexico, a move found illegal under NAFTA and generating retaliatory tariffs on more than 90 U.S. products and subsequent decreases in export
 Spraying pesticides in potato field
March 04, 2010

Potato growers take McDonald's Pesticide survey

Farmers who grow potatoes that end up as french fries at McDonald's and other fast food restaurants have begun taking surveys about how they produce the crop.About a year ago, McDonald's bowed to pressure from activist shareholders and agreed to make a...
February 22, 2010

Greg Garrisson selected Maine's young potato farmer of the year

At 43, Gregg Garrison is amused that he’s been targeted as a young and up-and-coming potato farmer.“The new young is 40,” he says, after giving a small chuckle when asked his age. “I probably don’t look the part.”The Maine Potato Board at the end of 20...
 Flavored french fries (Idaho Potato Commission)
February 21, 2010

No more 'Would you like fries with that'

It's time to bury that negative fast-food cliché, "Would you like fries with that?" In today's restaurant world, whether it's quick service or full service, operators are finding new ways to present and flavor fries, and customers are eating...
 National Restaurant Association 2010
February 10, 2010

Two restaurant fryers receive NRA Kitchen Innovations Award

The National Restaurant Association today announced the recipients of its prestigious 2010 Kitchen Innovations™ (KI) Award, which recognizes the most groundbreaking equipment on the global foodservice market as selected by an independent panel of exper...
 Idaho Potato Commission website
February 10, 2010

Idaho Potato Commission revamps website

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) recently debuted its newly enhanced Website, which includes innovative as well as improved resources for consumers, retailers, foodservice professionals and industry members."We are proud to be 'spud central' for ...
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 McDonald's
February 08, 2010

McDonald’s officials visit PVMI to talk about new potato varieties for French Fries.

McDonald’s officials are meeting with the Potato Variety Management Institute (PVMI) to talk about potential new varieties of potatoes for French Fries. Jeanne Debons, executive director of the Potato Variety Management Institute (PVMI), is meeting M...
 United States Potato Board
February 08, 2010

United States Potato Board reaching out to 'Linda' online.

Interview with Meredith Myers (USPB) and Brittany Mohr (Fleishman-Hillard): Linda is not a real person but she is the most desired person in the marketing world according to Meredith Myers, Public Relations Manager for the United States Potato Board....
 Newly elected NPC President Roger Mix
February 04, 2010

Newly elected National Potato Council president Roger Mix names priorities 2010

At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2010 Annual Meeting Roger Mix of Center, Colo., was elected to lead the NPC as president in 2010.  The meeting was held January 3-4, 2010, in Orlando, Fla.  Roger Mix is a fourth generation potato grower with Mix ...
 Washington Oregon Potato Conference
January 26, 2010

2010 Washington Oregon Potato Conference underway

Potato growers have the chance to come together to learn more about their trade, participate in potato-geared activities and network at the annual Washington-Oregon Potato Conference this week.
PMMI expands Pack Expo Processing zone
January 26, 2010

PMMI expands Pack Expo Processing zone

Booth sales for The PROCESSING ZONE, a new exhibit area at PACK EXPO International 2010 (Oct. 31–Nov. 3, 2010;McCormick Place, Chicago), have exceeded expectations and the area has been expanded to 70,000 square feet, according to show organizer PMMI...
 Idaho Potatoes
January 25, 2010

“Watching Waistlines & Wallets” Potato Recipe Contest launched by Idaho Potato Commission

Calling all [US] cooks: If you have a flair for preparing healthful fare, now is your time to shine. The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is rewarding resourceful home cooks for innovative Idaho® potato recipes that bank on flavor and still save cents in ...

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