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Representatives of early potato producers from different European areas, among which is Andalusia, will constitute a working group within Europatat, the European Association for potato trade, in order to defend and promote the early potato sector on a...

Confronting the challenges facing the British seed potato industry and planning a path to prosperity will be the focus of Potato Council’s Seed Industry Event which takes place on October 26, 2010, at Crieff Hydro, Crieff, near Perth in Scotland.

China's leading consumer group, Bright Food, has emerged as one of the frontrunners to acquire UB, which is being sold by its private equity owners Blackstone and PAI. A takeover would attract attention from British politicians worried about the incre...

New figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the value of Idaho's potato crop reached a record $855 million last year. That's an increase of nearly $22 million from 2008, according to the report the USDA released Thursday.

The following update on the New Brunswick potato crop was provided by Agriculture and Aquaculture New Brunswick on September 20:

The Russet Burbank is still the reigning king of spuds, thanks largely to Americans' love of fries.The industry stalwart comprised 44.6 percent of total acreage this year in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin, Maine, North Dakota and Minnesota, acco...

ConAgra Foods has released its 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report

Experts from more than 75 FAO Member States agreed today that while there were no grounds for complacency, there was no indication of an impending world food crisis.

Walkers Snack Foods Ltd and chemical distributor Omnichem Ltd have been fined a total of £350,000 after a worker was killed by a cloud of toxic gas.

Los mercados nacional e internacional ya están probando las ‘virtudes’ del puré de patata cien por cien natural de Heunkove, que comenzó su elaboración hace apenas tres meses en la fábrica que la compañía abrió en la calle Vasco Núñez de Balboa del pol...

Vanmark Equipment, a Grote Company, opened a European Sales and Service facility located at Wrexham in the United Kingdom.

International Food Partners Ltd (IFP) has brought to market an innovative new sealing technology for flexible packaging that will save food manufacturers thousands of tonnes of film per year, while also providing greater seal integrity.