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八月 06, 2009
Potato Dehy Manufacturer Basic American Foods helps foodservice with 'Menu economics'
Basic American Foods, the largest manufacturer of dehydrated potato products in the United States offers a program called "Menu Economics". This program is designed to help restaurant owners and foodservice professionals with regards to menu...
七月 28, 2009
Delaware French fry vending machine startup gets state funding
One of the country's leading manufacturers of frozen potatoes worked more than 20 years trying to perfect a french fry vending machine, with little success. In the 1990s, another company promised just such a machine but foundered amid allegations that...
六月 12, 2009
US Potato Stocks and Processing as of June 1
The 13 major potato States held 44.8 million cwt of potatoes in storage June 1, 2009, down 11 percent from a year ago but 1 percent above June 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 12 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production, slightly b...
五月 15, 2009
US Potato Stocks down 10% from May 2008
The 13 major US potato States held 115 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2009, down 9 percent from a year ago and 5 percent below April 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 31 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production, slight...
五月 05, 2009
The World Experiences US Dehy: USPB Hosts Workshop for International Guests
For the third year running, the United States Potato Board (USPB) hosted guests from select international private voluntary organizations (PVOs) for a workshop to introduce US dehydrated potatoes (dehy) as a sensible solution to food programming. The w... Sponsored Content
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四月 16, 2009
US potato Stocks: use of potatoes for dehydrated products low
The 13 major potato States held 115 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2009, down 9 percent from a year ago and 5 percent below April 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 31 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production, slightly b...
二月 25, 2009
Last years closure of potato dehy plant of North American Foods in Glenns Ferry sparks dispute
From 1996 through October 2007, officials say Glenns Ferry cogeneration sold power to Idaho Power under a contract;but now Idaho Power Company is seeking $11.15 Million in damages for an alleged breach of that contract. Gene Fadness, Spokesman for Id...
二月 24, 2009
Procesamiento de la papa para el consumidor. Evolucion y desafios
La primera parte de este documento describe la evolución del procesamiento de la papa. Se hará hincapié en el crecimiento de la industria de transformación en unos pocos actores mundiales, la ampliación de la escala, las tendencias de consumo, el des...
一月 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...
一月 12, 2009
Basic American Foods press release on closure of Plover facility
Basic American Foods announced plans to moth-ball its Plover, WI facility. The downturn of the economy, coupled with the high costs of energy and raw material in Wisconsin requires Basic American Foods to shift production to other facilities in the we...
十二月 19, 2008
National Starch sale unlikely in current climate
Hopes for National Starch to be sold by the end of the year have been dashed by the credit crisis and a sale is unlikely in the near future, said owner Akzo Nobel. Akzo made clear its intention to seek a new owner for the specialty starches business af...
十二月 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,...
十一月 26, 2008
Reasoning Behind Basic American Foods Lays Off Questioned by United Potato Growers of Idaho
Basic American Foods announced it will be closing part of its Shelley plant, one of three facilities the business has in Idaho.Their reasoning they say is the downturn of the economy, the high cost of Idaho potatoes and the loss of sales volume.However...
十一月 25, 2008
Basic American Foods Plans to Eliminate 65 Positions, to close a factory
Basic American Foods announced Monday they are consolidating their production facilities in Eastern Idaho by laying off 65 positions in Shelley along with cost reductions at the Rexburg and Blackfoot production facilities and the central distribution c...
十一月 05, 2008
ADM Starch and Sweetener Profits Drop Sharply on High Corn and Energy Costs
ADM has revealed its starch and sweetener operations saw profits tumble by more than US$100 million in the first quarter of 2009 – almost the only negative in an otherwise buoyant set of results.The company’s starch and sweeteners sector made US$65 mil...