Potato News from the Americas

Market research company IRI highlights the foods that see a sales lift before the Superbowl. Salty snacks constitute the leading category by units.

Casual dining chain Red Robin Gourmet Burger and Brews introduces taste bud-tingling Voodoo Fries that will leave guests spellbound!

Cargill Texturizing Solutions is offering manufacturers a successful replacement for monoglycerides, which are sometimes made from PHO

In the United States, the fresh potato category finished 2015 with sales volume off -2.2% with the largest-selling type down -3.2%. But red potatoes, the second-largest seller, bucked the trend by finishing the year slightly ahead.

As the demand for spicy snacks grows, America's favorite ready-to-eat popcorn brand has answered the call with the launch of Smartfood Spicy Jalapeño Ranch Popcorn.

El Ministerio de Agricultura anunció que la importación de papa para industria procedente de los Estados Unidos se podría reabrir proximamente debido a la aplicación de protocolos fitosanitarios para minimizar el riesgo de introducción de la plaga “Zebra chip”.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) announced today the completion of the sale of its private label operations to TreeHouse Foods for proceeds of $2.7 billion in cash, excluding transaction-related expenses and subject to post-closing adjustments.

Arcos Dorados, la franquicia más grande de McDonald’s del mundo, que opera la marca en Latinoamérica, anunció el lanzamiento de una nueva promoción de papas por tiempo limitado: un nuevo tamaño más grande de sus famosas papas fritas.

A meeting date of February 26, 2016 is set for the vote of the stockholders of Diamond and Snyder's-Lance to vote on approving the recently announced acquisition of Diamond Foods by Snyder's-Lance, Inc.
Snyder's-Lance also announced estimated preliminary unaudited net sales for the full year of $1.66 billion

Idaho State University researchers have found high-tech cameras mounted on drones flying 60 meters above potato fields can effectively detect individual diseased and stressed plants.

The United States Potato Board (USPB) unveiled its first Spud Nation™ Food Truck at POTATO EXPO 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is an entirely new, proactive and aggressive demand-building approach for potatoes.

At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2016 Annual Meeting, held January 14-15 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jim Tiede from James Tiede Farms of American Falls, Idaho, was elected to serve as NPC’s president for 2016 and to lead the council’s Executive Committee.

Black Gold Farms is going to help retailers encourage their potato shoppers to “spice up your spud life” this February!

Costa Rica's Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado (SFE) has informed USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that it will begin issuing import permits for US chipping potatoes beginning February 1, 2016.

Celebrate Potato Lover’s Month with a purple flare! Attract shoppers with colorful, specialty varieties on your potato display.

El catálogo puede usarse para vigilar el estado de conservación de las variedades a futuro; como una guía para estudiar nuevos atributos de estas variedades, precisó el INIA.

El embajador e la República de China (Taiwán), Joseph Kuo entregó al secretario de Agricultura y Ganadería, Jacobo Paz 8.3 millones de lempiras, como apoyo al proyecto Reproducción de Semilla de Papa Sana en Honduras.

El investigador e ingeniero agrónomo, Guillaume Lacavé, está estudiando cómo reaccionan las papas (patatas) nativas sometidas a estrés hídrico y su producción de antioxidantes y otros bioactivos.