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Mintel GNPD reports that amid rampant private label food product development, manufacturers stay current with the latest food trends. Providing more than just cheap alternatives to national brands, the newest private label foods woo shoppers with prem...

Rob Johanson drove down a dirt path along a 5-acre field of potato plants and pointed to a scorched hole in the middle. Plants surrounding the burned earth were spindly with brown, irregular spots on their leaves from late blight fungus. Maine farmer...

Het Wâldgieltsje is terug. Een oud aardappelras is nu een Friese culinaire bijzonderheid. Bijna was het eind nabij, maar aardappelteler Jaap Wilman heeft veel moeite gedaan om dat te voorkomen. Met succes.Het ras was jaren geleden op sterven na dood. D...

La buena producción y excelente calidad del tubérculo, incluso a bajos precios, no ha servido para incentivar el consumo de la patata nacional, ya que las cadenas de distribución se han abastecido directamente de patata vieja extranjera, principalmente...

Within days of opening shop, the state government’s potato retail counters have come a cropper, with buyers not willing to pay Rs 13 per kg for rotten potatoes when good quality ones are available in the open market for Rs 15 per kg. The result: instea...

The Potato Council’s estimate of total potato plantings for 2009 has been updated from the provisional end-June area of 129,100 ha to a revised figure of 130,268 ha.This is very close to the final published figure for 2008 of 130,200 ha. The revised fi...

McDonald's proved Thursday it's not immune from the world's economic problems, as the fast-food giant disclosed June sales (McDonald's Q2 results) that were below Wall Street's expectations, prompting a selloff in its stock.McDonald's shares fell $2.73...

Er is praktisch geen vraag naar vroege aardappelen.Als gevolg daarvan is de Belgische PCA-notering voor vroege aardappelen in twee weken bijna gehalveerd. Ook de veilingprijzen van Sint Annaland in Zeeland liggen een stuk lager dan vorig jaar om deze t...

What's in a name? Almost everything if you're an Idaho potato farmer.Idaho potatoes are one of the most recognizable commodities in the world and growers collectively shell out about $12.5 million a year to advertise, promote and safeguard the famous b...

According to the USDA NASS Cold Storage Report published July 22, the amount of French Fries in cold store in the United States on June 30, 2009 was 1,011,773,000 pounds, up 7% from last month and up 5% from last year.   The amount of "other potat...

A study by the British-based World Action on Salt and Health, or WASH, compared the salt content of 260 food products under global brands such as KFC, McDonald's, Kellogg, Nestlé, Burger King and Subway. Not a single product surveyed had the same sal...

A new specialty potato, with a striking regal color both outside and in, needs a home.