Noticias sobre las Papas Fritas y Especialidades de Papa

Fruit juice maker Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX:LAS.A) is buying McCain Foods Canada’s aseptic beverage business in a $13.9 million deal that will eliminate 25 jobs.The agreement involves moving production equipment from Toronto to Grand Falls, N.B., w...

McCain Foods Limited announced its sponsorship of the United Nations (UN) International Year of the Potato 2008, at the official launch today in New York.The United Nations General Assembly has declared that the potato should be a major component in st...

The Idaho Ethanol Processing LLC plant, located across from J.R. Simplot Co.'s French fry processing plant on Idaho 19, was reopened in September by Westway Holdings Corp., a New Orleans-based subsidiary of ED&F Man Holdings Ltd. of London. ED&amp...

The U.S. local food movement -- which used to be elite, expensive and mostly coastal -- has gone mainstream, with a boost from environmentalists who reckon that eating what grows nearby cuts down on global warming. But do food miles -- the distance e...

De aardappeloogst ten noorden van de grote rivieren is nagenoeg voltooid. In het zuidelijke deel van Nederland is er vorige week weer wat neerslag gevallen zodat volgens schattingen nog altijd ca. 25% van de hoofdoogst gerooid moet worden.  Met het ein...

SIMPLOT chief information officer Martin Nowak-Rowe has more to worry about than server loads and service-oriented architecture. As the tech chief of a major food manufacturer he also has to keep tabs on the latest technologies to stop produce-borne e...

The food industry faces a government inquiry into its role in Britain’s surging obesity and heart disease rates with ministers considering a ban on trans fats as the first decisive step. The inquiry, ordered by Alan Johnson, the health secretary, fo...

In composite design, the simplest solution tends to be the best. A case in point is an industrial spring arm manufactured by Gordon Composites Inc. (Montrose, Colo.) for the Iso-Flo vibratory conveyor system built by Key Technology Inc. (Walla Walla, ...

Keith Esplin, executive director of Potato Growers of Idaho, on this years crop:    “I think as far as the crop, growers are pleased with what they found,” he said. “Yield and quality are better than thought.”Esplin said growers were expecting ...

Saborear unas humeantes, doradas, saladitas y crujientes papas fritas es una tentación que pocos logran resistir (...) ¿Pero qué tan recomendable o sano es comerlas? (...) (un) factor de riesgo para la salud es que muchas veces las papas son freídas en...

Op de Openbedrijvendag op 7 oktober, demonstreert BioEnergy in Lommel het proces van friet tot stroom, een project van de Group Machiels en Farm Frites. Van de 500.000 ton aardappelen die Farm Frites verwerkt tot frieten blijft jaarlijks zo'n 150.000...

Food giant ConAgra has joined a voluntary industry initiative to reduce its marketing to children as part of a widespread move to improve kids' nutrition and reduce the rates of obesity.Yesterday's pledge follows a call for information from the chairm...

Washington state potato growers have settled processing contracts with the J.R. Simplot Co. and H.J. Heinz Co. for the 2008 growing season.Simplot will pay growers a $240-per-acre "energy surcharge"under the new contract, Potato Growers of Wa...

HiFri  is de gedoodverfde winnaar van de Food Valley Award. Tijdens de publieksstemming stemden de bezoekers aan de Food Valley Conferentie massaal op het bedrijf door een balletje in de HiFri-zuil te stoppen. In de door HiFri ontwikkelde technologie...

GMF-Gouda has re-engineered its successful Brush-‘n-Belt dry peel remover. Although the proven concept of the machine remained, many innovative features contribute to improved processing capacity and ease of use, maintenance and cleaning. The new dry ...

Happy Meals, Big Mac’s most famous sub-brand specially tailored for children and a company trademark since 1979, has been witnessing a year-on-year decline in sales in India. “Kids’ visits to our stores have been declining year-on-year and have been ov...

A decision by the Netherlands to put a carbon-based tax on packaging could have far reaching consequences across the EU for processors.The tax, thought to be the first in Europe, will not only mean higher costs for processors, but could be the start o...

De West-Vlaamse beursgenoteerde diepvriesgroentespecialist Pinguin heeft de overname van aardappelverwerker Lutosa afgerond. Het bedrijf betaalde 175 miljoen euro voor de overname. Dankzij de overname verdubbelt Pinguin nagenoeg in omvang en wordt het ...