Noticias sobre las Papas Fritas y Especialidades de Papa

Ecofrost NV is a young Belgian Company, situated in Peruwelz who specialise in frozen potato products, mainly deep-frozen fries. Ecofrost NV was founded by Pol and Dries Vervaeke along with Luc and Marc Hoflack. Both families have gained enough experien...

ConAgra Foods, Inc. today reported results for the fiscal 2009 third quarter ended Feb. 22, 2009. Overall sales grew 6%. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.43 for the quarter, an increase of 26% from prior-year levels of $0.34. Excluding $0...

Scott Simplot, hijo de J.R. Simplot, pionero y principal precursor del negocio de papas fritas en Estados Unidos, visitó recientemente el sur de Chile para explorar oportunidades de nuevos negocios ligados a la papa, el cuarto cultivo en importancia en...

Three words can sum up the increasing popularity of sweet potatoes in the foodservice industry: sweet potato fries.They’re stars on restaurant menus across the country, and some fine dining establishments are pursuing different fresh-cut angles and co...

(...) Un poco más de cien años después que George Crum inventara por casualidad las papas fritas (corte fino) en EE.UU., en Uruguay, en el año 1955, se monta la primera fábrica automática de Sudamérica. He aquí la historia cronológica de los hechos,...

The National Potato Council (NPC) is calling on the Obama Administration and Congress to either reinstate the funding required to continue the pilot program allowing Mexican trucks into a limited area within U.S. border states or to quickly develop an ...

Idaho potato growers have agreed to contract modifications with major processors in an effort to break an impasse with Lamb Weston, a division of ConAgra Foods.Producers voted Tuesday, March 17, to approve changes in the 2009 contracts during a meeting...

Als het aan burgemeester Aalderink van bronckhorst ligt, komt er een frietmuseum bij Aviko in Steenderen. De burgervader van Bronckhorst wil hierover binnenkort met de directie van de aardappelfabriek in gesprek. Aviko meldt dat het slechts om een idee...

French fries and pizza may soon have more competition in school cafeterias in Tennessee.Grants worth $1.4 million in public dollars are being used to spur fresh vegetable consumption at some Tennessee public schools next school year. Priority will be g...

Cosun achieved net turnover for 2008 of € 1,689 million (2007: € 1,713 million). Loss of turnover following the sale of Unifine Sauces &Spices was largely compensated for by higher turnover at a number of other Cosun business groups. Operating prof...

McCain Foods has expanded one of its key plants in South Africa with the addition of three new packing lines, each based around an Ishida R-Series multihead weigher.The world’s largest producer of French fries, McCain Foods is also the leading supplier...

McCain Foods has extended its lease by another six years for its 95,000-square-foot US headquarters. The food processor of potato products has occupied the building, at 2275 Cabot Dr. in the Corporate Lakes Business Park, since it was purchased by Duke...

Eating well in tough economic times can be well... tough. Consumers look to spend less on groceries often at the expense of nutrition but there are choices available that are better for you and economical."Good nutrition is non-negotiable - to sta...

McCain Foods has launched a new scholarship scheme for students at Askham Bryan College, York, who are studying degrees in any subject relating to potato production or processing.As part of the sponsorship McCain is offering up to £5000 towards tuition...

With potato-processing plants around the world, McCain Foods has a total production capacity to make more than one million pounds of french fries an hour. In fact, the company makes one-third of all frozen french fries in the world. Despite the high pe...

Farm Frites are now using 100 per cent sunflower oil to make their Nature’s Goodness range of chips, wedges and croquettes, meaning diners get a healthier experience when treating themselves. Containing less than five per cent fat even after frying, th...

Ever wonder why those French fries taste so good when you are depressed?Here’s one theory: Salt is a natural antidepressant, which might explain why we have a tendency to over-ingest it.Kim Johnson, a psychologist from the University of Iowa, discovere...

McCain Foods is targeting a share of the frozen vegetable market with the launch of the sub-brand Express. The microwaveable range, which rolls out this month, is aimed at busy professionals with little time to prepare food, but who are keen to maintai...