Potato News from the United States

Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA) has launched a new website, one entirely dedicated to promoting potatoes grown for the fresh market and branded as Red River Valley Potatoes. Fittingly, the new web address is RedRiverValleyPotatoes.com.

As fall potato harvest wraps up around the Columbia Basin, farmers are expecting above-average yield and quality thanks to an exceptional growing season.

Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), formerly known as ConAgra Foods, Inc., has completed the previously announced separation of its Lamb Weston business. The company’s name change has also become effective.

The Idaho Potato Commission is on a roll! Tomorrow they start airing the latest installment in their series of commercials starring the Big Idaho® Potato Truck, now in its sixth(!) year.

Scientists at Cornell University have developed an electric capacitance measurement that is able to predict the root mass of shrubs and trees. What's more, they hint it may helpful for tubers and root crops as well

tna has launched the first ever VFFS packaging system with fully integrated labeler and inserter, making it the only manufacturer in the world that offers a completely integrated turnkey packaging system.

TOMRA Sorting Food presenta en Pack Expo 2016, Chicago, 6 al 9 de noviembre, el equipo TOMRA 5A. Los industriales pueden visitar el stand E 7335, Upper Lakeside Center, para aprender más sobre la nueva máquina de clasificación y ser testigos de primera mano.

Good Health®, creator of crunchy, crave-worthy snacks that make it easy to make better choices, has launched its new Eat Your Vegetables® chip lineup.

Doritos, one of the marquee brands from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, today announced its boldest nacho snack yet: Doritos Loaded, a bite-sized, triangle-shaped snack loaded with melted cheese and covered in a crispy Doritos-flavored crust.

TOMRA Sorting Food is set to launch the TOMRA 5A - a state-of-the-art machine for the potato processing business - at Pack Expo 2016 in Chicago, November 6-9.

Inventure Foods, Inc., a leading specialty food marketer and manufacturer, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 24, 2016.

Heat and Control, a world-leading equipment manufacturer and supplier serving food and non-food industries, will showcase processing, conveying, coating, seasoning, weighing, packaging, and inspection systems at Pack Expo International 2016.

Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners, LP (ACAP), along with Silas Capital and Emil Capital Partners, announced it is leading a $3 million financing round in Florida-based Vintage Italia, the manufacturer of Pasta Chips.

A new potato variety that’s genetically modified to withstand bruising has been cleared for commercialization without undergoing USDA’s deregulatory process for biotech crops.

French Fry manufacturer J.R. Simplot has filed a lawsuit against its competitor McCain Foods USA for copying its Twisted Potato Product Sidewinder - a product they protected with a design patent.

Cornell University receives $1.2 million of new state funding to upgrade the Federal Golden Nematode Lab

Metropoulos & Co., a family-owned investment firm specializing in iconic American brands has made a significant investment in salty snack manufacturer Utz Quality Foods, LLC

RPE Inc., has created Old Oak Farms Party Potatoes. Quick and easy to prepare, Party Potatoes are fingerling potatoes that transform ordinary dinners into extraordinary parties!