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McCain has launched an exciting new re-brand campaign for its best-tasting Home Fries product, to celebrate its rightful positioning as 'Chips as chips should be'. The Home Fries re-brand will build upon McCain’s long-running, ‘It’s All Good’ campaign,...

The food industry has a window to research ways to reduce saturated fat in products before the UK's FSA starts its consumer awareness campaign at the end of this year, says an expert from ADM who is anticipating a swell of interest from manufacturers. ...

When it comes to educating potato growers, associations and universities do a good job of covering the production side of the industry, said Lee Frankel, president and chief executive officer of the Salt Lake City-based United Potato Growers of America...

Potato processing firm Greenvale has been fined £12,000 over a breach of health and safety regulations.A worker at the firms Chirnside plant was injured when he lost his footing and fell three metres as he climbed a conveyor belt to remove a guard from...

Potato futures rose on Thursday on speculation a persistent cold wave in the northern region could hurt output, analysts said. On the Multi Commodity Exchange of India, potato futures rose more than 1 per cent, with the most active March contract at Rs...

Klanten van frietkramen in Zaventem kunnen zich vanaf maandag naast frieten en vlees ook een groentesnack aanschaffen die kok Frank Fol speciaal ontwierp voor frituren. Het gaat om een initiatief van het regionale gezondheidsoverleg Centrumlogo en de f...

According to a Nielsen Global Food Packaging Survey, nearly one in two global consumers would give up all forms of packaging provided for Convenience purposes if it would benefit the environment, including: packaging designed for easy stacking/storing ...

The J. R. Simplot Company is transferring its vegetable processing plant in Pasco, Wash., to a new manufacturing joint venture to be managed and co-owned by Washington Potato Company. Washington Potato Company (WPC) will run the plant and continue to p...

El Programa Nacional de Raíces y Tubérculos-Rubro Papa y el Departamento Nacional de Protección Vegetal de la Estación Experimental Santa Catalina del Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIAP, en colaboración con la Escuela S...

Potato growers are being urged to take action to reduce bruising damage in crops, which costs growers about £26 million per year, or on average £200 per hectare, says the British Potato Council."We know that there are a number of steps growers can...

Aardappelverwerker Remo-frit uit Verrebroek mag zich voortaan ambassadeur noemen van de 'kmo voor Kyoto '- actie, die in het leven geroepen is door Unizo. Remo-frit bewijst dat investeringen om energiezuiniger te werken geen weggegooid geld zijn.   Rem...

More research is urgently needed on the biodiversity impact of palm oil production, says a new report, as food and other consumer goods manufacturers make sustainable sourcing a priority.   Palm oil, a major source of vegetable oils and fat, is derived...

Avebe heeft er alle vertrouwen in dat het concern ook zonder Europese steun blijft bestaan. "Avebe is al langer bezig zich voor te bereiden op de situatie dat er geen Europese steun meer is", zegt woordvoerder Johan Russchen. "We vertr...

Na een aantal moeilijke jaren hebben de telers van de United Potato Growers of America (UPGA) hun areaal bewust ingekrompen met tien procent. "Met harde cijfers kunnen de Amerikaanse boeren vandaag aantonen dat voor iedere procent dat het aanbod d...

Many New York City restaurants are going green and the y do so in different ways. Lately, when restaurateurs create a menu or settle on a design, they’re considering the environment along with the cuisine. Some do it to save money and others to tap int...

 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has become the first nationwide U.S. grocery chain to require suppliers of its private label and other food products such as produce, meat, fish, poultry and ready-to-eat foods to have their factories certified against one of th...

Weaver's Potato Chips, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, has announced it will close its doors at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to the owner of the company, Dan Coch, all 80 employees were notified Wednesday morning of the closing. The Weaver's invest...

Key Technology introduces the redesigned AV Sealer for packaging fresh-cut produce reliably and consistently. Ideal for small to medium size produce packers, this semi-automatic packaging machine heat seals a variety of bag sizes with or without a vac...