News On French Fries and Potato Specialties

Bangladeshi farmers produced a record eight million tonnes of potato in a year that has witnessed a steep fall in rice production caused by floods and a cyclone that hit last November. Facing a dual challenge of importing rice and saving the potato’s ...

Braddon MHA Bryan Green says a new state-of-the-art storage facility on the North-West Coast builds on the region’s reputation as Australia’s premier potato-growing area.Mr Green today officially opened the $2 million development undertaken by long tim...

Newschannel Five has learned eight Florida lawsuits filed against McDonald's have been resolved.  The lawsuits all alleged McDonald's French Fries made the individuals sick and complicated pre-existing medical problems or diseases.  The cases all revol...

Unique to Aviko, the Steamfresh range is a revolutionary new product that uses cutting edge processing technology to steam rather than boil the potatoes. They are then atmospherically packaged, locking in taste, nutrition and vitamins B1, B6, B12 and C...

J.R. Simplot, el magnate que fundó el negocio agrícola que lleva su nombre y que ayudó a convertir a las papas fritas en un clásico de la dieta estadounidense, murió el domingo a los 99 años, informó un funcionario judicial.   Después de ser el pionero...

After the death of its founder, the J.R. Simplot Co. will continue as a family owned agricultural company with no anticipated changes, said Scott Simplot. "It would be a surprise to me if we change anything,"said Simplot, the company chairman...

J.R. Simplot left home in 1923 at age 14 with four gold coins given to him by his mother. He ended his life as the spud king of America and one of the nation's richest men. The Idaho farmer, who dominated the state's business and political landscape ...

Several construction workers could be found tearing down McCain Foods’s old french fry plant earlier this week. The company will open its new $65-million plant in Florenceville during the week of June 30, which is nearly two months ahead of schedule. ...

This profile of J.R. Simplot, inventor of the frozen french fry, was previously published in 1996. J.R Simplot died Sunday, May 25, 2008, at his home in Boise at the age of 99.

McCain Foods has launched its foodservice website, offering product support and advice to pubs.With a distinct section for pubs, the site at www.mccainfoodservice.co.uk helps to discover more about McCain products as well as offering menu inspirations.

Bij wijze van proef vaart twee keer per week een binnenvaartschip met vriescontainers van Bergen op Zoom naar Rotterdam. Het zijn containers met aardappelproducten van Lamb Weston Meijer in Kruiningen. Doel van de proef is het vrachtverkeer over de weg...

It's a sign of the times in the volatile food industry: Two big companies are pulling back on their offerings at the giant restaurant trade show coming to Chicago this weekend, while another is abandoning it altogether.Among them are two of the nation...

The takeover of potato products maker Mr Chips is inching towards certainty after more institutional shareholders agreed to accept Simplot Australia's impending takeover offer. Agreements with Balle Bros and Jon Davison gives food manufacturer Simplo...

Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain will address restaurant and foodservice professionals attending the 89th annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 17-20, 2008, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

A new fryer from global industry leader Frymaster, LLC offers the next generation in ultra-high performance commercial frying, combining oil savings and energy conservation with labor-saving technological features. Frymaster’s new Protector electric ...

On Thursday morning, officials at McCain Foods Ltd., announced it would move its marketing department  to Toronto, Ont.. The move will impact more than 20 jobs at the Florenceville plant, which employs 1,000 people in the region. A marketing departm...

Being an ex-refugee didn’t stop Dr Mai Tran from getting her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in chemical and material engineering. For her PhD thesis, Mrs Tran chose the humble spud;the subject of her main experiment was to reduce the oil content in potato...

The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 football fans could face a shortage of French fries next month. A spokesman for the country's department of agriculture told national ra...