Potato News from Northern America

J.R. Simplot Co. has embraced energy efficiency as a core business value. The Idaho food, fertilizer and chemical company has dramatically reduced its use of electricity and natural gas, saving millions of dollars annually. Simplot, which has 10,000 e...

The Pack Expo International 2012, starting this Sunday in Chicago's McCormick Center, is all about packaging equipment and processing equipment. However, of the food products covered by PotatoPro, one is clearly present at the Pack Expo: savory snacks...

Doctors in the Canadian province Ontario are calling for a heightened tax and graphic warning labels on junk food to combat childhood obesity.

Specialty Potato Alliance is ready for the PMA in Anaheim. “It’s a new deal this year,” commented Richard Leibowitz the Alliance’s director, “we will have more space to show our Family of Products and hopefully have more time to visit with the attendee...

Potato processor Idahoan Foods will receive up to $240,000 from the Idaho Department of Labor Workforce Development Training Fund to train 60 new workers at its Idaho Falls plant. The Idaho Department of Labor’s commitment averaging $4,000 per new emp...

Inventure Foods has received a "Best New Product Award"from Convenience Store News (CSN) for its Nathan's Famous Honey Mustard Crunchy Crinkle Fries.

Papas que contienen niveles más altos de los carotenoides beneficiosos son el resultado de estudios por científicos del Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS) para mejorar una de las hortalizas más populares en EE.UU.

POTATO EXPO 2013, Jan. 9-11 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, will feature the largest and most active Tradeshow in event history, enabling attendees and exhibitors to establish new business connections within our record-breaking 40,000+ square feet of flo...

Potatoes with higher levels of beneficial carotenoids are the result of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies to improve one of America's most popular vegetables.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Weighs In For the First Time on Organic Foods for Children. In its report, the AAP cites lower pesticides in organic produce and potentially lower risk of exposure to drug-resistant bacteria, but says the most i...

McDonald's Corporation Friday announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. In constant currencies, the Company posted higher revenues and earnings per share compared with the prior year while operating income was flat.

RPE announced the addition of a microwaveable package to their line of Tasteful Selections specialty potatoes. The sixteen-ounce bags will be available to retailers nationwide after they are unveiled at PMA Fresh Summit on October 26.

Un vídeo de la sede canadiense de la multinacional muestra como hacen la guarnición con la que acompañan sus hamburguesas. McDonalds ha lanzado nuevo vídeo para explicar como fabrican sus famosas patatas fritas. Dentro de la campaña que está llevando ...

Maine farmers were not affected by the severe drought that affected the Midwest this summer, and Maine potato producers are harvesting "a quality crop"this season, according to state agriculture officials. With 80 to 85 percent of the crop a...

A partial repeal of a South Korean ban on potatoes from Idaho and other northwest states could increase Idaho’s exports. But the state is essentially starting its relationship with the country from scratch after bans that have lasted for years.

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston in Hermiston celebrated a company milestone on Monday celebrating forty years of making french fries and other foods.

The Wendy's QSR chain is going through a transformation and in a press release last week, the company is going to great length to stress all the changes that are going on. Wendy's also anounced a very visible change the brand will undergo, a new logo w...

Understanding the physiology of seed potato aging and how it affects crop growth and yield can be vital to the industry. Such knowledge will allow growers to adopt management practices that control the aging process and optimize tuber set and size.