Potato News from Northern America

Tom’s of Maine, a leading natural products company focused on oral and personal care, is looking to reduce end-of-life waste from its products even more by experimenting with biodegradable packaging made from potato starch.

J.R. Simplot Company recently announced that CravOn™, its "never fried"french fry, is now available to consumers throughout Albertsons Southern California Division grocery stores.

There has not been a single case of late blight reported on Prince Edward Island's potato crop this year, a situation agriculture officials are calling unusual.

Snack Food Company LesserEvil has set up a new factory in Danbury, Connecticut where it now produces kettle corn and Popcorn made from chia seeds.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today published a new regulation defining the term "gluten-free"for voluntary food labeling. This will provide a uniform standard definition to help the up to 3 million Americans who have celiac disease.

At noon on July 11, employees of the food cutting specialist Urschel Laboratories were the first to delve into the construction site of their new manufacturing facility and global headquarters in Chesterton, Indiana.

The whims of Mother Nature and the marketplace may have aligned this year for Washington's potato farmers. Thus far, potatoes appear to have weathered the heat, although some potatoes are turning out a little smaller than normal.

The number of restaurants in the United States increased only 3,045 compared to spring 2012, according to a restaurant census conducted this spring by The NPD Group, a leading global information company.

For the past 25 years, Don Odiorne, Vice President-Foodservice for the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC), has focused his considerable energies on creating national awareness and customer preference for Idaho® Potatoes in the foodservice sector.

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is hoping a new investment in oil seed research will help farmers make the most of a growing oilseed industry.

Following Canada's overwhelming response to the Lay's 'Do Us a Flavour' contest, Canadian comedic legend and campaign spokesperson Martin Short announces the four finalist potato chip flavour candidates.

David Thompson has recently been appointed President and CEO of World Potato Congress Inc, (WPC Inc) an organization headquartered in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada and dedicated to promoting the potato industry world-wide.

La Red Electrónica de la Papa, Redepapa, ha publicado recientemente tres materiales con información sobre este tema: un archivo de audio, una guía interactiva y un resumen de conferencia.

Business magnate Ron Offutt formally has denied wrongdoing in a potato price-fixing lawsuit, asking that the case be dismissed or that it go to jury trial.

Científicos del Servicio de Investigación Agrícola de los EUA han demostrado que calentar las papas crudas por tres minutos con el calor infrarrojo, puede reducir la absorción del aceite por casi el 33 por ciento.

PACK EXPO is breaking records. PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the owner and producer of PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Sept. 23-25, 2013;Las Vegas Convention Center) announces that it is expanding the show floor yet again to mee...

The Maine Potato Board is pleased to announce the 2013 Farm Family of the Year - the Wayne and Gregg Garrison family of Blaine.

Over 35,000 finished pounds/hour (16 tons/hour) of crispy batter-coated french fries will be produced for fast-food lovers using Heat and Control’s latest batter applicator and multi-zone fryer system.