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Minikrieltjes, Bourgondische krieltjes, stoomaardappeltjes, Franse frietjes, Country aardappelpartjes. Je kunt het zo gek niet verzinnen of CêlaVíta maakt ´t. "Veertig jaar geleden hadden ze dat nooit kunnen dromen, maar ja, de tijden zijn verande...

The legendary Irving family is moving to break up its $6-billion business empire as it struggles to accommodate the demands of new generations, thus ending a 125-year-old Canadian dynasty. Sources familiar with the sprawling family conglomerate say t...

Irving-owned Cavendish Farms has abandoned its efforts to trademark the name Freedom Fries, according to documents obtained by CBC News. Irving's trademark efforts date back to 2003, when the war in Iraq began. Six others applied to trademark Freedom ...

Solanum tuberosum – the potato - will have its year in 2008. The UN is trying to wean developing countries off rice and persuade them to adopt the potato as a staple food. Potatoes beat rice on most measures. They need less water and less space to prod...

Door het krimpende consumptieaardappelareaal moet de Nederlandse fritesindustrie hogere prijzen gaan betalen voor haar grondstoffen. Dat zegt Jan van Hoogen, commercieel directeur van aardappelhandelshuis Agrico. "Dit jaar kunnen de contractprij...

Albert Wada is one of America’s potato kings. Farming 12,000 acres of land in Idaho, the state that produces a third of America’s spuds, Mr Wada is one of the biggest potato farmers in the United States. He bought the business in 1972 from his father,...

McCain Foods has launched its first viral advertising campaign, Potato Parade. Potato Parade allows users to choose from hundreds of combinations of words and names to create a personalised message to send onto others. McCain's Potato Parade was crea...

The intake of acrylamide through food possibly increases the risk of endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer. The paper in which this association is described will be published shortly in the scientific journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Preven...

Othello and food processor J.R. Simplot agreed upon a new water contract to gradually increase Simplot's rates by 32 percent over the next five years.Simplot is the town's largest water user. Simplot paid the city $345,360 for water this year for about...

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston officially marked the completion of an 85,000-square-foot expansion of its potato processing plant in Pasco, Wash., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by company officials as well as local and state dignitaries. Lamb We...

Allan Parker, President of World Potato Congress Inc., announced today that Christchurch has been selected as the site of the 7th International World Potato Congress to be held in March 2009. It’s the first time the Congress will be held in the South...

De Belgische diepvriesgroenteproducent Pinguin heeft maandag zijn kapitaalronde, die op 29 oktober van start ging, "succesvol"afgerond. Volgens financieel directeur Steven D'Haene werd er 45,49 miljoen euro opgehaald. Dat is iets minder dan h...

Potatoes aren't on the list developing nations can order as part of the U.S. food aid program, and Frank Muir, president and chief executive officer of the Idaho Potato Commission, wants to change that.It's something of a Catch-22 situation. Potatoes c...

The Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Jacinta Allan, today announced a $635,474 Brumby Government grant for a Central Highlands Water project which will help McCain Foods Australia/New Zealand reduce its potable water use by a further 15 per cent.

The check. For each of the chains, we bought and analyzed fries from five to nine restaurants in five states.CR's take. In our sampling, Wendy's still missed its mark. So did Burger King. McDonald's fries claim a high 8 g for most locations and 0 g fo...

De West-Vlaamse diepvriesgroentespecialist Pinguin mikt dit boekjaar, dat uitzonderlijk slechts zes maanden duurt, op een omzet van minstens 155 miljoen euro. Dat is ruim dubbel zoveel als in dezelfde periode vorig jaar. De in september overgenomen aar...

Production of fall potatoes for 2007 is forecast at 408 million cwt, up 2 percent from last year. Area harvested, at 997,800 acres, is virtually unchanged from the July estimate but 2 percent above last year.The average yield is forecast at 409 cwt pe...

De hulpdiensten zijn vrijdagochtend ingezet voor een ammoniakalarm bij frietfabriek McCain aan de Oranjeplaatweg in Lewedorp.   De situatie was echter snel onder controle, aldus de politie. De hulpdiensten konden binnen een uur weer inrukken. Het alarm...