Potato News

McDonald’s se lanzó a conquistar el mercado indio con unas innovadoras hamburguesas hechas con puré de papas, arvejas y especias. El combo con este sándwich vegetariano se llama McAloo Tikki y, como es tradicional, viene con papas fritas y gaseosa. “...

Javier Rivera López, detalló que el objetivo es introducir en la planta un gen de bioamarantina, al que se le incorporaron péptidos bioactivos o trozos de proteínas, que tienen la propiedad de disminuir la presión arterial

Prince Edward Island potato growers are being hampered by the elements as they try to harvest the most expensive crop ever planted.Usually, harvest is half done by Oct. 15, with Oct. 31 being the typical deadline to avoid the risk of frost damage. But ...

As third-quarter earnings season begins this week with some of the largest restaurant companies reporting results, including McDonald’s, Brinker International and Chipotle, analysts are expecting slow sales and profits that are driven by cost cutting, ...

Research released today by Tate &Lyle shows that consumers continue to see health and wellness as an important issue and will pay more for foods that display health benefits on their labels. The findings are part of Tate &Lyle’s ongoing resea...

In een partij aardappels bij de Avebe-fabriek in Ter Apelkanaal zijn zaterdag enkele granaten gevonden, waarschijnlijk afkomstig uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Na de ontdekking is de munitie aan de kant gelegd. Het Explosieven Opruimingscommando (EOC) uit...

ConAgra Foods announced today a new “100 calories less pledge”, an education and awareness building effort as part of its outreach at the American Dietetic Association (ADA) Food and Nutrition Conference in Denver.  The pledge is a voluntary commitment...

De verwerking van aardappelen tot consumptieproducten in Nederland blijft net als de voorgaande maanden onverminderd hoog. Het grote aanbod aardappelen afland (m.n. afkomstig van het zand) in combinatie met de zeer lage marktprijs van de meerkilo's zor...

Aviko’s Range of Gratins succeed in gaining the Craft Guild of Chefs endorsement! The five gratin varieties, from potato producer Aviko, have just been approved for endorsement by the Craft Guild of Chefs by passing its “Fit for Purpose and Quality As...

The wintry weather with which October announced itself in much of the United States this year has had little overall effect on potato movement.The biggest impact may have been felt in North Dakota. About 5 million pounds of spuds shipped from the state...

McDonald's Corp. is staking its future in India on burgers made from mashed potatoes, peas and spices. Sumil Mittal says it's a good bet. Mittal, 19, sits beneath the golden arches at a McDonald's in Ambala, a small town 125 miles north of New Delhi....

Cavendish Farms is pleased to announce the official opening of Cavendish Culinary Creation Centre and Canada's Smartest Kitchen, the research arm of Holland College's Culinary Institute of Canada."This new facility is a great example of a win-win ...

Mac van Dinther van de Volksrant is op bezoek bij de grootste frietfabriek van Nederland: Aviko in Steenderen. Hij beschrijft het proces van de aardappel to friet:   "Gekke plek voor een frietfabriek, zeg ik als we de receptie van Aviko in Steend...

Mac van Dinther doet in de Volkskrant verslag van zijn zoektocht naar de bronnen van ons eten. Hierbij een selectie van de afleveringen verschenen in 'Het verhaal van: De aardappel'

As Idaho potato farmers wrap up harvest, many are uncertain about french fry processing contracts for next year.A shake-up in Idaho fry contracts occurred last winter after Lamb Weston, a division of ConAgra, failed to follow through with a contract th...

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America’s leading food makers, today announced its pledge to reduce salt across its portfolio of food products by 20 percent by 2015. Since 2006, the company has already removed more than 2 million pounds o...

Biohof Niedermayer - an Austrian farm growing organic potatoes who add value to their potatoes by doing their own processing - has recently built a new hall, where their potatoes are stored, pre-processed and processed.

In South Africa,  Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has told Parliament that his department intends to introduce rules banning industrially produced trans fats in all processed and prepared foods.Giving a written reply on Thursday to a question from the...