Potato News from Northern America

Burger King, in a bid to catch up with McDonalds and take a bite out of the competition posed by fast-food rivals such as Wendys, is experimenting with home delivery.

Few people know better than Greg Jones how important it is to sort and grade potatoes accurately and quickly.

An image problem continues to trouble all sectors of the spud industry, according to the Alliance for Potato Research and Education

They all had slightly different ways of expressing it, but when panelists at the Potato Expo 2012 discussed sustainability, their message came down to three words known as the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit.

De aardappel zal binnen enkele decennia tarwe als tweede akkerbouwgewas in de wereld verdringen. Dat is de overtuiging van onderzoeker Anton Haverkort van Plant Research International van Wageningen UR.

The potato industry is behind a unified effort to learn more about acrylamide - which was discovered in food about ten years ago.

Officials associated with the potato industry in the Pacific Northwest have indicated that acreage planted to potatoes in Oregon and Washington increased this season.

JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT), a leading global technology solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation industries, announced cost reduction actions in its FoodTech segment in response to market conditions with an objective to improve...

Barry C. Levin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Snak King Corp., announced on January 3 that his firm has acquired C.J. Vitner Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of snack foods in the greater Chicago market. Terms of the transactio...

El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés), en colaboración con tres universidades más, ha lanzado recientemente un sitio web para difundir información relacionada con el virus Y (PVY) de la papa. Este sitio s...

The USDA, in cooperation with three major universities, recently launched a web site to disseminate information related to Potato Virus Y. This information will prove useful to all groups of people who need information about PVY, from potato growers, to scientists, to people working within the potato industry, to consumers of potatoes and potato products.

A Minnesota seed potato grower and immediate past president of the National Potato Council was recognized Saturday for his strong leadership during 2011

Technology was evident in virtually every booth at the Potato Expo 2012, and the U.S. Potato Board’s booth was no exception.

A late December report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has added another perspective on the current drama surrounding the Salt Lake City-based United Potato Growers of America.

This week, nearly 1,500 attendees from a dozen countries have traveled to Orlando, Florida, to share the latest in agriculture information and innovations. But this event is more than just numbers;it's about the bottom line. POTATO EXPO offers attend...

GME Inc. International, the leading maker of hydrocutters and other food equipment used in the French fry, fruit and vegetable processing industry, announced that it has been acquired in an asset transfer agreement by Vanmark Equipment LLC of Creston, ...

In the same way that microbreweries surfaced to challenge the giants of the beer industry, Joe Guenthner won't rule out the rise of small potato chip makers.

How much profit would one more hour of production give you? An Oil Cooler Module from Heat and Control, Inc. provides the answer by cutting up to an hour off the wait between production and sanitation for most any fryer.