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Restaurant Hospitality, a leading foodservice trade magazine reported on the top trends for 2012, according to hospitality and restaurant consultancy Andrew Freeman &Co.  These are the fifth annual choices for buzz-worthy trends in restaurants, spa...

The PVMI Board has agreed to a $300,000 contribution to the Tri-State University Research and Breeding Program. The money comes from royalties collected this year. Combined with two returns of $100,000 each for the previous two years PVMI has generated...

Like politicians who adopt regional accents to appeal to local audiences, the manufacturers of potato chips vary the wording on their bags to convey their products' authenticity in different ways to different buyers. Stanford researchers have analyzed...

Al igual que los políticos que adoptan acentos regionales para atraer al público local, los fabricantes de papas fritas varían la redacción de sus etiquetas para transmitir la autenticidad de sus productos. Un grupo de investigación de la Universidad...

Key Technology announces the promotion of Steve Johnson to the position of Director of Marketing. Johnson is responsible for leading worldwide marketing activities that build awareness for the company’s automated inspection and sorting systems, specia...

Potato chip-maker Mister Bee Potato Chip Company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on November 21. Doug Klein, president of Mister Bee, says the company is looking to reorganize and take on a new investor. The filing comes a month after the company pub...

As the world’s first officially certified low GI potato, it’s no wonder Carisma recently earned The Mitolo Group the Innovation Award under the 2011 South Australian of the Year Awards. As Australia’s leading potato and onion packing company, The Mito...

Food Industries (FICO) is a leading snack manufacturer located in Kuwait. FICO has more than 30 years experience in the field of snack processing. Over the years FICO grew from a company of less than 30 employees to an international operating company.

HZPC has presented it annual report for fiscal 2010/2011, showing records in sales and profits. The conditions in the potato market were such that a unique combination of both a good price level as well as a large volume occurred. HZPC growers and em...

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America’s leading food makers, announced today that it has become the majority owner of Indian food company Agro Tech Foods Limited (ATFL), increasing its ownership of shares to more than 50 percent.

The theme for the Prince Edward Island Potato Board's 2011 annual general meeting is "Connecting with the consumer". Scheduled for Dec. 2, 2011, all are invited to attend to understand the business of Prince Edward Island Potatoes. The one d...

Chanting “Free Henk now” and “Mr. Harper, make the call,” about 100 protesters joined family and friends in a small New Brunswick community Sunday to support ongoing efforts to bring imprisoned potato farmer Henk Tepper home in time for the holidays. ...