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februari 23, 2009
Food spending declines 3.7 % in Q4 2008 in the United States
Fourth quarter 2008 consumer food spending met its steepest decline in more than half a century, according to data from Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Spending on food at retail and restaurants fell 3.7% from the previous quarter, w...
februari 19, 2009
Washington Potato Growers agree to modify 2009 contracts with Simplot, Lamb Weston
Washington State Potato Farmers agreed to modifications in the 2009 potato contracts with potato processing companies Simplot and Lamb Weston.Processing Companies agreed in September to give Northwest potato growers a hefty raise on their 2009 pre-seas...
februari 19, 2009
Drastic reduction in feathering if you cut your french fries with Kiremko's 'Ultra Fine' knife block
Kiremko introduces the “Ultra Fine” knife block, the latest addition to the range of QuadraFlow hydro cutting equipment. The “Ultra Fine” achieves the highest standards in hydro cutting technology, developed in close cooperation with several processors...februari 17, 2009
Consumer Reports Tests confirm fast-food french fries are trans-fat free
Good news about fast-food french fries: Tests show they are free of artery-clogging trans fats. The chains stopped using trans fats to make fries over the past few years, but ShopSmart magazine from Consumer Reports, tested some samples from Burger Ki...
februari 04, 2009
United States: 'Reports about weak demand for frozen potato products exaggerated'
According to market analyst and editor of North American Potato Market News, Bruce Huffaker, alarmists appear to be exaggerating reports about weakness in demand for frozen potato products. While there is no doubt that the economy has hurt demand, one ...januari 26, 2009
Founder of upscale potato chip brand Potato Finger: Good time to start a business
It takes guts to start a business, even in good economic times. So you might think that only the most wildly optimistic entrepreneurs would attempt it now, with the country in the depths of a recession. Maybe so, but it’s hard to keep a good idea down... Sponsored Content
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januari 26, 2009
Potato Processors cut back Potato Contracts
The first part of 2008 began as a banner year for spuds."But then all of a sudden in the fourth quarter of 2008, things started to change,"Dale Lathim said, Executive Director of the Potato Growers of Washington.Despite how good the french f...
januari 09, 2009
CONAGRA LAMB WESTON: An in-depth discussion with Mark Hayden, senior VP of supply chain and distribution sales
Refridgerated and Frozen Foods held an extensive interview with Mark Hayden, senior VP of supply chain and distribution sales at Conagra Lamb Weston.An exerpt: “When you get into these types of economic conditions, operators need someone to bring them...
januari 09, 2009
Weak economy hits US Potato Industry
The outlook for the 2008 U.S. potato crop was just fine until recession reared its ugly head.The weak economy is reducing demand from restaurants because people simply aren't eating out as often, industry officials said this week during the 2009 nation...
januari 08, 2009
Lamb Weston looking at Maine, but not touching
Potato processing giant Lamb Weston has no immediate plans to develop a facility in Maine, although the company continues to watch economic and agricultural activity in the state.“We have been monitoring the opportunities for Lamb Weston’s potential in...
december 17, 2008
US Potato Stocks Down 9 Percent From December 2007;Usage for processing down, especially for dehy.
The 13 major [US] potato States held 242 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2008, down 9 percent from a year ago and 7 percent below December 1, 2006. Potatoes in storage accounted for 66 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production,... Sponsored Content 
december 05, 2008
Conagra Foods eager to break ground for new Lamb Weston Offices in Richmond
ConAgra Foods is eager to start a new office building for subsidiary Lamb Weston now that the Richland City Council has approved a new $1.4 million deal for land at Columbia Point. ConAgra spokesman Jeff Mochal said Thursday that some details remain to...november 06, 2008
Demand Sweet Potato Fries 'exploding'
“This fry thing has just exploded,” said Jimmy Burch, partner in Burch Farms Inc., Faison, N.C. “We doubled the business we did last year, and last year we doubled the business we did the year before.”Also expecting to double their fry sales this year...
november 04, 2008
ConAgra is committed to sustainability and is improving its packaging to make it more environmentally friendly
ConAgra Foods, one of the world's largest packaged foods companies, is changing its environmental programs from compliance-driven to proactive sustainability initiatives.With manufacturing facilities around the globe, ConAgra has implemented an integra...
oktober 27, 2008
American Frozen Food Institute Chairman Announces Robert L. Garfield as Interim President
American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) Chairman James E. Matthews Jr. of the H.J. Heinz Company today announced Robert L. Garfield has assumed the role of interim president of AFFI following the resignation of Leslie G. Sarasin. Garfield takes over for...
oktober 23, 2008
USPB organizes reverse trade mission 'Processed Potatoes 101'
The U.S. Potato Board recently wrapped a week-long course called "Processed Potatoes 101"for business representatives from more than 14 countries.The gathering, which took place in Pasco, Wash., was the largest the board ever put together. Th...
oktober 21, 2008
McDonald's French Fries: MacFries or McFries?
So here it is, a PotatoPro Newsletter on 'McDonald's World Famous Fries' or MacFries as I will keep calling them in short. Yes, as far as I could figure out they were called MacFries, not McFries, even though Google gives more than twice as much hits on McFries than MacFries.