Potato News

A partir de una considerable disminución de la superficie implantada esta temporada y ya sobre el final de la primera cosecha en Mendoza, el precio de la papa experimentó un interesante incremento en los mercados de concentración.

Na 26 jaar verlaat financieel specialist Jan Hoogenboom HZPC. Hij wordt financieel manager bij Agrico. Jan Hoogenboom stond jarenlang telers en de pers te woord bij de bekendmaking van financiële resultaten van HZPC. Daardoor wordt hij in de sector g...

Irish farm business Keogh’s have launched limited edition Shamrock and Sour Cream Irish potato crisps to mark St Patrick’s Day for sale in Superquinn, select retailers and online. The Shamrock is being used for the first time as a food in the hand-coo...

Should Route 11 Potato Chips, a regional kettle-cooked potato chip manufacturer with a cult-like following, cut back on its flavor offerings in order to increase operational efficiency? Hanging in the balance is the image of the brand, built on high-q...

Eighteen potato growers and industry representatives from across the United States joined together to form the 2012 class of the Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI), an annual program designed to identify, develop and cultivate new leaders within the potato industry.

Key Technology introduces FoodSafetyPRO™ for food processors looking to improve their recordkeeping in accordance with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification, and/or Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) cert...

In het Belgische Wetteren wordt dit jaar opnieuw een ggo-aardappelproefveld aangelegd. De Fortuna-lijn van BASF wordt echter uitgesloten. Op die manier zijn alleen wetenschappelijke instellingen betrokken bij het onderzoek. Dat is één van de voorwaarde...

Potato production numbers may fall this year in Meerut. Experts blame degrading congenial weather conditions and more farmers opting for cane plantation instead of potato as reasons behind the drop. At present, Uttar Pradesh accounts for approximately...

Five Guys Burgers and Fries opened about 200 new locations in 2011, and the Lorton, Va.-based chain plans to open about 200 more in 2012. That’s great news for Rick Miles Produce Service. The Rigby, Idaho, broker and distributor is the sole supplier o...

An aggressive strain of disease is a major threat to the country’s potato industry, a leading researcher has warned.

Store managers must use their nose to achieve the best results, said award-winning Norfolk potato grower Tony Bambridge.

Robust sales of its boutique potato chips, frozen berries and other products led to a 17 percent jump in fourth-quarter income reported Thursday by Phoenix snack food maker Inventure Foods Inc.