Potato News from Texas

For the first time in brand history, the Lay's brand asked Americans to help decide which Lay's flavors stay and which flavors go. The decided to pass on ALL of the new flavors and stick to the old ones

Entomologist Ada Szczepaniec at Texas A&M AgriLife Research is addressing the concern of growing resistance of potato psyllids to the neonicotinoid classification of insecticides.

Black Gold Farms understands the importance of marketing and merchandising to driving volume & profit growth for their retail customers, and nowhere is this more evident than with Black Gold Farms locally-grown initiatives.

Ishida’s, Atlas Ultrasonic snack food bagmaker uses significantly less packaging film and improves seal quality. See it for yourself in booth #419 of Heat and Control.

At SNAXPO, processing and packaging solutions provider, tna will demonstrate its complete solutions for the snack industry, using the all-new tna innovation station - a fully interactive experience.

2016 is the year of the Canadian invasion. Americans have been clamoring over all things Canadian: hockey, the 2016 NBA All-Star game, poutine, and, most recently, Ruffles All Dressed potato chips.

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.

With flavor exploration on the rise, the Lay's brand is asking Americans to put their taste buds to the test and help choose between four all-new potato chip flavors and the classic ones they know and love.

tna, leading provider of processing and packaging solutions, has expanded its North American service team with the appointment of Gus Papageorge as senior project manager.

Mcdonald's is testing sweet potato fries in a number of its restaurants in Texas

Texas-based MountainKing Potatoes is offering retailers the opportunity to cash in on the recent harvest of its popular Gold potatoes with a comprehensive promotion designed to drive sales of the fastest-growing variety among all bagged potatoes.

After millions of consumer votes, Lay’s yesterday announced 'Southern Biscuits and Gravy' flavored potato chips as this year’s “Do Us A Flavor” champion

The Doritos brand, in partnership with the It Gets Better Project, announced a new, limited-edition product to celebrate and support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the boldest, most colorful way possible.

Equipment Manufacturer Triple/S Dynamics has announced the appointment of Chris Rippee as new President, succeeding Jeff Sullivan. Mr. Rippee has officially moved into the office September 14th.

This year's major news of the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program is a new early potato variety called Reveille Russet, a russet baking potato headed to the fresh market.

Out of millions of submissions from fans across America, Lay's today announced the four finalist flavors competing for a $1 million grand prize in the Lay's 'Do Us A Flavor' contest

Texas-based MountainKing Potatoes has launched its 2015 summer merchandising program aimed at encouraging retailers to create eye-catching displays capturing the experience of summer grilling featuring the company’s Steakhouse Roasters.

Whole Foods Market, a leading organic and natural grocery chain, announced it plans to open a new chain of stores with lower prices.