Diepvriesfrites en aardappelspecialiteiten

The next time you open a bag of potato chips, before you start crunching and munching, consider that you are holding a piece of Ohio's culinary and economic history in the palm of your hand. We didn't invent the potato chip here, but we embraced it wi...

The NZX looks set to have another bite taken out of it as potato products maker Mr Chips faces the prospect of a takeover. Food manufacturer Simplot Australia intends to delist Mr Chips if its takeover offer is successful. Majority shareholder Sincla...

Het eerste frietmuseum ter wereld in het Belgische Brugge opent op 1 mei haar deuren. In het museum worden meer dan vierhonderd objecten getoond die de geschiedenis van de aardappel en friet illustreren.   Het Frietmuseum komt in de Saaihallen in Bru...

Mr Chips, a New Zealand maker of french fries and processed vegetables, advised shareholders not to sell their shares because Simplot Australia Pty plans to make an offer for the company. The offer will be at a substantial premium to the last sale pri...

Thrilled by the potential the free trade agreement with China brings, potato chip-maker Steven Wong of Fresher Foods is spending $2.8 million on new machinery to double his factory's production. "The free trade agreement opens up an almost unlim...

"Not for a minute,"insists a spokesman from McCain's ultra-slick PR agency, "are we suggesting a portion of oven chips might be as good for you as a portion of fresh veg, or part of your five-a-day or anything. That's not the idea at all...

McCain Foods and Fuller’s have launched the London Pride Brewer’s Ridge, a bespoke chip (french fry) which is being being rolled out across Fuller’s pubs. The French fries are made with 100 per cent British potatoes and coated with a unique London Pr...

Promoting workplace safety at her dad's workplace – McCain Foods in Florenceville – has earned a 13-year-old Perth-Andover student a trip to the American capital and $1,000. Meghan Baker, a Grade 8 student at Perth-Andover Middle School, won first pla...

The McCain Foods (Canada) potato processing plant in Florenceville should resume operation today, and the prepared foods facility next week, the company says. The plant shut down when a portion of a roof over a cold storage facility collapsed at about...

French-fries manufacturer Cavendish Farms and The Culinary Institute of Canada are teaming up to build a new research kitchen in Charlottetown. The $4-million kitchen will use the culinary resources of the institute and the market expertise of Cavendi...

McCain Foods officials are searching for the cause of a partial roof collapse at the Florenceville plant over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, the roof over a cold storage unit at the plant crumbled into the facility, said Calla Farn, McCains' dir...

De leegstaande oude fabriek van Aviko in Hoog-Keppel is door brand volledig verwoest. Alleen de muren van het pand staan nog overeind. Vorig jaar namen krakers bezit van de leegstaande panden.   Aviko begon haar activiteiten in Hoog-Keppel in 1962. D...

Flexibilty is often the key to success for a product, and there is no doubt that this is where the new McCain Signatures Starters &Sides scores highly. Featuring both traditional starters as well as sides with a contemporary twist, the eleven prod...

Bart Connors of Pasco, WA, was elected Chairman of the United States Potato Board (USPB) on March 14 at the organization’s Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. Connors is the general manager of Skone & Connors Produce.

Mc Cain Argentina, con sede en Balcarce, emitió un comunicado. Suspensión de personal.   Balcarce, 30 de Marzo de 2008    A la Comunidad de Balcarce     Cómo empresa integrante de ésta comunidad, esperamos que el Gobierno Nacional y El Campo Argentin...

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2008 third quarter ended Feb. 24, 2008. Current-quarter diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.63;items impacting com...

Key Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTEC) announced today that Gordon Wicher, Sr. Vice President of Global Operations, will retire from the Company effective May 30, 2008. "Gordon has served Key Technology with energy, wisdom, integrity, and vision f...

Fritesfabrikanten maken geen prijsafspraken en vormen geen kartel. Dat is de conclusie die vicevoorzitter Hans Hus van de sector Fastservice trekt uit een onderzoek naar de prijsvorming van frites.   De prijsvorming van frites is onderzocht naar aanl...