News On French Fries and Potato Specialties

November 23, 2015

ConAgra Foods Announces Zero Waste Champions

Continuing in its journey toward zero waste, and in recognition of last week’s America Recycles Day, ConAgra Foods announced its annual Zero Waste Champion award winners.

November 18, 2015

Conagra Foods plans Lamb Weston spin-off

Conagra Foods announces plans to separate into two independent public companies, Conagra Brands ('Diverse portfolio of Leading Brands') and Lamb Weston ('Leading Foodservice Supplier of Frozen Potatoes')

November 16, 2015

Nick Vermont receives British Potato Industry Award at BP 2015

Nick Vermont, CEO of McCain Foods GB is this year's British Potato Industry Award winner

November 12, 2015

McDonalds is testing Sweet Potato Fries in Texas

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

Major US project to improve potato production in Bangladesh and Indonesia led by University of Michigan

November 11, 2015

Major US project to improve potato production in Bangladesh and Indonesia led by MSU

The US Agency for International Development has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) a $5.8 million cooperative agreement to improve potato production in Bangladesh and Indonesia. Additional partners include the University of Minnesota and J.R. Simplot as well as in-country partners in both Bangladesh and Indonesia.

Juan Villegas, Coordinador Nacional del Programa Papa, y Oscar Altamirano, biotecnólogo, en la entrega de vitro-plantas de papa.

November 10, 2015

En dos años Bolivia produciría papa para la industria

Pucara, Cardinal y Única son tres nuevas variedades de papas bolivianas que a simple vista parecen tubérculos comunes y corrientes, sin embargo, proyectan ser las más eficientes en el ámbito para el que fueron desarrolladas: la industria alimenticia.

November 05, 2015

US Potato growers support TPP agreement

Based on a review of the recently released Trans-Pacific Partnership
(TPP) agreement text, the National Potato Council (NPC) strongly supports the trade deal reached with
Australia, Brunei, Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore
and Vietnam.

November 05, 2015

Kiremko reveals new hydro cutting system during Nacht van Woerden

During the eighth annual Kiremko Nacht van Woerden Kiremko revealed a completely redesigned and optimized hydro cutting system with VPCK product pump.

November 04, 2015

New York Fries acquisition by Cara Operations Limited completed

Cara Operations Limited completes acquisition of New York Fries, Canada's premium fresh cut french fry chain.

November 04, 2015

BP 2015 for the first time an entirely indoor affair

BP 2015 is the first time this event held every two year for the British Potato Industry is entirely indoors. Visit BP2015 in Harrogate in 8 days from today...

November 03, 2015

Special Bakers Yeast shows potential to reduce acrylamide in potato products

Renaissance Ingredients Inc. shows the results of its in-house, laboratory-scale analysis of the efficacy of its non-GMO acrylamide-reducing baker’s yeast for applications in the potato industry.

November 02, 2015

Conagra Foods to sell private label brands to Treehouse Foods

ConAgra Foods, Inc. today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its private label operations to TreeHouse Foods for approximately $2.7 billion

October 29, 2015

American Lorain Announces French Fries Sales Exceed 20 million RMB

American Lorain Corporation (NYSE MKT: ALN) an international processed snack foods, convenience foods, and frozen foods company based in Shandong Province, China, today announces that its French fries sales have contributed over 20 million RMB (about 3.1 million USD, 2.9 million EUR) to the revenues so far in 2015.

October 21, 2015

McCain releases new products in the United Kingdom

McCain is growing its range of frozen potato productsin the United Kingdom by launching microwaveable baby baked potatoes and the UK's first branded retail sweet potato fries.

October 21, 2015

Joint farm-to-fork initiative against food waste in foodservice sector

With a value chain wide approach, McCain, PepsiCo, SCA, Sodexo, Ardo, Unilever Food Solutions and WWF have joined forces to fight against food waste in the food services sector starting in Europe.

October 19, 2015

Employees Conagra Foods hear more about corporate changes

Last Friday, Conagra Foods detailed broad measures, including layoffs, early retirement incentives and cuts to travel and catering, in its bid to save money and boost shareholder return, with the city of Omaha in particular affected.