Potato News

Jays Potato Chips is closing its South Side plant, effective today, and taking 220 jobs with it.The 80-year-old company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 11, received bankruptcy court approval Tuesday to sell its assets for $24.8 million ...

El proyecto peruano T’ikapapa ganó el primer puesto en la competencia mundial The World Challenge 2007, promovida por la BBC de Londres y la revista Newsweek con el auspicio de Shell. T’ikapapa, alianza empresarial para la venta de papas nativas peruan...

Today, the Dutch Secretary of State for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Gerda Verburg, opened the new factory of Solanic, part of the potato-starch group Avebe.   In her opening speech, Secretary of State Verburg set out her vision of biorefine...

Ontario is taking action to make schools healthier places to learn by moving to drop trans fat from lunchroom menus."Our kids' health is just too important to risk,"said Premier Dalton McGuinty. "Trans fats have no place in our schools a...

Tesco has become a food manufacturer for the first time as part of its efforts to win over US shoppers. The UK food chain, which has more than a 30 per cent share of supermarket shopping in its home market, has built an 80,000 sq ft food preparation...

Cancer Research UK moved to reassure women over a study suggesting that a common chemical caused by frying, roasting or grilling may be linked to ovarian and womb cancer. The charity said that women should not be overly concerned as the study is the ...

Fast food giant chain McDonald's has opened its 102nd restaurant in Turkey in the Anatolian city of Eski?ehir. The restaurant opened last week in the Espark Shopping Center. McDonald's Turkey General Manager Sadi Fansa said at the opening ceremony that...

Multinational snack maker FritoLay has Indianised its potato chips brand Lay’s in the wake of competition by new entrants like ITC’s Bingo. As part of its rebranding exercise, FritoLay has introduced Lay’s Chaat street, India’s Mint Mischief and Wafer...

Jays Foods, which produces Jays and Krunchers! potato chips and O-Ke-Doke popcorn, entertained takeover bids through Friday, and Tuesday will ask the bankruptcy court to approve its sale to Snyder's of Hanover, a pretzelmaker identified in court docume...

Frito-Lay Inc. was one of the six winners recently recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency for their efforts in reducing, reusing and recycling water. The Plano, Texas, snack food maker earned the 2007 Water Efficiency Leader (WEL) award for...

China will soon set up a potato research center for the Asia-Pacific region.The move shows the world's biggest producer and consumer of the tuber is committed to spending more on global agricultural research.The new center will be part of Peru-based In...

While the famous Jays brand should survive, the South Side factory that has churned out potato chips for decades will close permanently Wednesday, a casualty of Jays Foods' latest bankruptcy.Snyder's of Hanover, the Pennsylvania snack food-maker aimin...