Potato News from Northern America

Hippie Snacks, a Canadian company specializing in premium plant-based foods, has added two new products to its lineup: Cauliflower Crisps (in Original and Classic Ranch flavors) and Avocado Crisps (in the flavours Guacamole and Sea Salt).

Effective October 10, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) added an 87-acre field to the pale cyst nematode (PCN) infested area in Bingham County, Idaho.

In order to better support its customers in the United States, industrial freezer manufacturer FPS Food Process Solutions has set up a new Parts & Service Center in Cartersville, Georgia - just one hour away from Atlanta.

Cavendish Farms, one of the larger potato processors producing frozen french fries in North America, is equipping its new, state-of-the-art production facility in Lethbridge, Alberta with TOMRA’s Eco steam peelers.

McCain Foods USA Inc. is recalling all products from its Colton facility in California, which produces fire-roasted, caramelized or sauteed frozen fruit and vegetable products.

The annual PMA Fresh Summit Convention and Expo started today in Orlando, Florida, and Wyma Solutions will be among the 1,200 exhibitors

Alsum Farms & Produce Inc. will introduce their latest brand, Harvest Delites, at the PMA Fresh Summit on October 18 - 20, 2018 in Orlando.

With low temperatures from last week expected to linger into this week, harvest is not looking good for potato farmers in the Red River Valley

This year has been a difficult one for potato producers in the Portage region. Shifting weather extremes have made both growing and harvesting difficult at times.

After 40 years using the same food-cutting technology supplier, US potato chip producer Better Made needed just a few days to switch to the FAM Centris™ SureSet 16 cutting head product range.

Tasteful Selections announces rebrand of its full line of bite-size potatoes

Innovation will take center stage at Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) refreshed 2018 Fresh Summit Convention and Expo when it convenes in less than two weeks in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will lead a new DARPA program of $7.5 million to use potato plants as a new, revolutionary sensor platform to detect environmental threats to deployed troops and civilians.

Cape Cod Potato Chips has announced the limited release of Cape Cod Pink Himalayan Salt & Red Wine Vinegar Potato Chips in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October.

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today its fiscal first quarter 2019 results.

PepsiCo, Inc. today reported results for the third quarter 2018. Indra Nooyi prepares to step down as CEO.

Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. announced yesterday that their latest production facility in the Bethel Township is officially live.

The problem for North Carolina’s sweet potato farmers is knowing whether the drenching rains unleashed by hurricane Florence will have the same effect as being inundated by a flooded pond or creek. Some sweet potato fields received as much as 30 inches.