Potato News

Nog een week te gaan en dan gaat PotatoEurope 2009 in Emmeloord van start. PotatoEurope is ’s werelds grootste internationale aardappelevenement. Het evenement bestaat uit drie componenten: een internationale vakbeurs, velddemonstraties en een internat...

Industry officials are assailing a recently published report recommending that local governments seeking to curb obesity should ban fast-food restaurants from operating near schools and in certain neighborhoods.A report by the Institute of Medicine and...

The Cavendish Farms Jamestown factory is closed indefinitely after a fire burned in its attic Monday, officials said.Greg Allen, the plant’s administrative manager, said only part of the plant was damaged and he wants to get it running again soon.Allen...

Toner Farms Ltd. of Grand Falls was named the 2009 McCain Champion Potato Grower for Grand Falls.

The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association says potato blight in the Red River Valley appears to be well-contained.The disease was confirmed last month in northeastern North Dakota's Grand Forks County. The association says it has not been found an...

After its failure to sell potato at Rs 13 a kilo, the West Bengal government has now decided to procure potatoes from other states to keep its price in the state under control."We failed to reach our target,"Agricultural Marketing minister Mo...

A new BBC TV series, Beat the Boss, involves teams of youngsters and adults competing to devise new products. For one of the programmes experts at Bradford’s Seabrook Crisps worked with teams to develop new ranges and flavours. Three 11 and 12-year...

DS Smith has created retail-ready packaging (RRP) for Seabrook Crisps that can be turned into a standalone display.The pack can be transformed from RRP to a display unit by opening the perforations on the side of the tray to create special locking tabs...

Desparate Housewives star Marcia Cross has been signed up by potato company Albert Bartlett. Marcia will front the new rooster potato ad campaign which is the biggest yet by the UK’s leading fresh potato supplier. John Hicks, marketing manager for Al...

Intersnack, one of the UK's largest snack manufacturers has revealed plans to extend its premium brand Penn State, by launching a new range of ‘deli-cious' baked chips.Alongside the already popular pretzel range, Penn State will introduce a new deli in...

De vraag naar nieuwe zetmeelaardappelen blijft groot onder de telers van zetmeelaardappelen. Dat bleek tijdens de open dag demovelden bij akkerbouwer Beuling uit Eerste Exloërmond. "De Scarlet is een redelijk nieuw ras, maar de resultaten vallen...

With FIE 2009 in Frankfurt just around the corner KMC is all geared up to show what is new and exciting within our comprehensive range of starch products and functional ingredients. The newest star on the horizon is GlazeMaker - a functional starch ble...