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四月 29, 2012
Vietnam's chefs turn out for US potatoes at annual meeting
The United States Potato Board’s (USPB) Vietnam Representatives partnered with the Washington Apple Commission and the US Meat Export Federation at the 2012 Saigon Professional Chef Guild (SPG) Annual Meeting.
四月 26, 2012
Wendy's plans to make poutine Canada's national dish
Canada has a national sport, a national animal and two official langcodes. But does not have a national dish, until now.四月 16, 2012
Canada has saltiest fries, sandwiches and salads, study finds
French fries sold at major fast-food chains in Canada contain more than double the amount of salt of those sold at U.S. locations, according to a new international study
四月 04, 2012
Prince Edward Island Potato Board launches marketing campaign with Olympic gold medalist Heather Moyse
In effort to raise awareness of the health benefits of potatoes, showcase recipes and boost consumption of the vegetable, the Prince Edward Island Potato Board launched a marketing campaign anchored around PEI-native and Olympic gold medalist Heather M...
三月 20, 2012
Expansion PEI Potato Quality Institute (PQI) facilitates disease testing
The PEI Potato Quality Institute (PQI) has expanded their facility in the West Royalty Industrial Park to offer local potato farmers more efficient disease testing, thanks to investments made by the federal and provincial governments and industry partners.
三月 16, 2012
Undeclared milk and soy in Frito-Lay Cheetos products leads to recall
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and PK Trading Inc. are warning people with allergies to milk or soy not to consume the Frito Lay Cheetos products described below. The affected products contain milk and soy which are not declared on the labe... Sponsored Content
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二月 29, 2012
Acrylamide-preventing yeast shows potential in Extruded Starchy Food Products
Functional Technologies Corp. reports that efficacy studies conducted on end-user materials, investigating the Company's proprietary acrylamide-preventing (AP) yeast technology in a novel food application that traditionally does not incorporate yeast i...二月 26, 2012
PEI Potato industry worth $1B, says study
The potato industry generates more than $1 billion for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI), says an economic impact study released Friday. The study, put out by the P.E.I. Potato Board, also shows the sector creates more than $245 mill...
二月 22, 2012
International Potato Technology Expo 2012 in Charlottetown starts friday
The International Potato Technology Expo returns to the Charlottetown Civic Centre February 24-25, 2012. This popular event has been running in Charlottetown every two years since 1992. Over the years, this has become a must-attend industry event for...二月 07, 2012
Canada: Trans fat rules rejected as burden on food industry
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is standing firm Tuesday on taking a voluntary approach with the food industry on trans fat, even though newly released documents show her department was ready to impose regulations in 2009. Documents obtained by the Cen...一月 17, 2012
ConAgra Foods Agrees to Acquire Del Monte Canada
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Toronto-based Del Monte Canada Inc., a leading provider and marketer of packaged fruits, fruit snacks and vegetables in Canada, from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners. Th...
十二月 19, 2011
McCain Foods launches McCain Menu Advantage
To help Canadian foodservice operators and distributors succeed in a highly competitive market, McCain Foods (Canada) has launched McCain Menu Advantage Sponsored Content 
十二月 05, 2011
Maureen Storey wants potato facts, not opinions
Maureen Storey wants doctors, dieticians and nutritionists singing the praises of potatoes. Storey heads the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) that was formed about one year ago in the US to combat the decline in potato consumption.
十二月 02, 2011
PEI Potato growers positive about prices
Growers at the P.E.I. Potato Board's annual meeting Friday December 2 said they are feeling optimistic about the prices they will get for their potatoes this year. The prices so far are reasonable, but not high yet, said Gary Linkletter, the board's c...十一月 28, 2011
PEI Potato Board Annual General Meeting held December 2
The theme for the Prince Edward Island Potato Board's 2011 annual general meeting is "Connecting with the consumer". Scheduled for Dec. 2, 2011, all are invited to attend to understand the business of Prince Edward Island Potatoes. The one d...十一月 24, 2011
Canadian researchers looking for new ways to combat wireworm
Researchers on P.E.I. and in Alberta are looking for new ways to kill wireworms before the larvae destroy farmer's crops. Christine Norohna from Agriculture Canada has already done some research using buckwheat and brown mustard as rotation crops. She...
十一月 24, 2011
Canada's Health ministers meet to try to shake up food salt content
The debate over whether food companies should be outed for failing to reduce sodium in their products is on the table at a two-day meeting of provincial and territorial health ministers that starts Thursday November 24 in Halifax. As Health Minister L...
十一月 17, 2011
Potato Recipes, the ultimate collection
At a time when a record number of people are looking for potato recipes - mainly due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States where (sweet) potato plays a star role - we thought: Why not create the “Ultimate Potato Recipe Collection”?