Noticias sobre las Papas Fritas y Especialidades de Papa

A new $65-million state-of-the art potato processing plant began production July 22, replacing the first factory ever built by McCain Foods more than 50 years ago.

A new $65-million state-of-the art potato processing plant began production July 22, replacing the first factory ever built by McCain Foods more than 50 years ago. The plant, which has been under construction since the spring of 2007, uses the latest ...

Het bedrijf FZ Organic in Wolvega heeft in het afgelopen jaar de chipsproductie fors verhoogd. De producent van biologische chips (waaronder het merk Trafo) zag de productie stijgen met 6 tot 8 procent stijgen. Volgens directeur Frans Andringa is dat o...

An industry with the size and diversity of the British potato sector should be prepared to back an awards scheme that recognises those who have made a significant contribution to its development, says Nick Vermont, McCain chief executive officer for Gr...

Prince Edward Island potato growers may be one step closer to settling a contract dispute with Cavendish Farms. But they’ll have to wait until Wednesday to find out how close they’ve come.After nearly two weeks away from the table, the potato growers ...

McCain Foods' new potato processing plant in Florenceville will be up and running sometime next week. The company had hoped to start operations this week, but spokesperson Calla Farn said the company pushed that date back to run some final tests. &quo...

United Potato Growers of Idaho projects 300,266 acres of potatoes in Idaho for the 2008-09 season, down 12.3 percent from the acreage counted in 2007-08 by the Farm Service Agency.United announced the results of its first-ever potato acreage count at t...

As crop production costs spiral, serious savings can be made across a range of potato inputs if you manage and monitor them carefully.

The potato processor, Simplot Australia, and farmers have been negotiating prices for four months and have agreed to a 35 per cent price rise for the coming crop. Simplot's managing director, Terry O'Brien, says both sides have ended up in a good pla...

The board of directors of ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) approved a dividend payment of $0.19 per common share, to be paid on Sept. 4, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 1, 2008.

Some restoration work is under way at the destroyed Wild River Foods potato processing plant in Grandview, but the plant's owners said in a letter Monday that they still haven't decided if they will rebuild.A sparking electrical panel caused a fire tha...

Potato chip maker Mr Chips has received a full takeover offer from Simplot Australia. The offer, conditional on a satisfactory report by Grant Samuel &Associates, was for $2.643 per Mr Chips share, and an entitlement to retain a cash dividend of ...

Nearly 50 workers at McCain Foods in Scarborough are set to lose their jobs because of a decline in sales of prepared foods.But the management stressed they were still "firmly committed"to staying in Scarborough.The shock news was given to st...

McCain Foods' new state-of-the-art potato processing plant in Florenceville is slated to open next week. The $65-million french fry factory will provide greater flexibility and improved efficiency but, at least initially, won't be used to its maximum ...

Potato production is down in Manitoba this year, a result of input costs, market value and a decrease in demand. Labour shortage issues, rising production costs and higher returns in other crops, as well as economic factors, have contributed to less ...

McCain Foods plans to lay off about 40 employees at its potato processing plant in Borden-Carleton. P.E.I. this summer. The company will reduce the number of shifts after the Labour Day weekend. "We are facing significant competitive issues right ...

The company KADI AG is opening up additional market opportunities with a succession settlement of tremendous potential. Within the framework of a management buyout, four members of the management team are acquiring a significant minority stake in the s...

A representative for potato growers in the state said Tuesday that other process-ors should be able to pick up the volume of potatoes that would have been handled by the Grandview plant destroyed by fire. But Dale Lathim, executive director of Othel...