炸薯条和马铃薯特色产品

Idaho potato growers have agreed to contract modifications with major processors in an effort to break an impasse with Lamb Weston, a division of ConAgra Foods.Producers voted Tuesday, March 17, to approve changes in the 2009 contracts during a meeting...

Als het aan burgemeester Aalderink van bronckhorst ligt, komt er een frietmuseum bij Aviko in Steenderen. De burgervader van Bronckhorst wil hierover binnenkort met de directie van de aardappelfabriek in gesprek. Aviko meldt dat het slechts om een idee...

French fries and pizza may soon have more competition in school cafeterias in Tennessee.Grants worth $1.4 million in public dollars are being used to spur fresh vegetable consumption at some Tennessee public schools next school year. Priority will be g...

Cosun achieved net turnover for 2008 of € 1,689 million (2007: € 1,713 million). Loss of turnover following the sale of Unifine Sauces &Spices was largely compensated for by higher turnover at a number of other Cosun business groups. Operating prof...

McCain Foods has expanded one of its key plants in South Africa with the addition of three new packing lines, each based around an Ishida R-Series multihead weigher.The world’s largest producer of French fries, McCain Foods is also the leading supplier...

McCain Foods has extended its lease by another six years for its 95,000-square-foot US headquarters. The food processor of potato products has occupied the building, at 2275 Cabot Dr. in the Corporate Lakes Business Park, since it was purchased by Duke...

Eating well in tough economic times can be well... tough. Consumers look to spend less on groceries often at the expense of nutrition but there are choices available that are better for you and economical."Good nutrition is non-negotiable - to sta...

McCain Foods has launched a new scholarship scheme for students at Askham Bryan College, York, who are studying degrees in any subject relating to potato production or processing.As part of the sponsorship McCain is offering up to £5000 towards tuition...

With potato-processing plants around the world, McCain Foods has a total production capacity to make more than one million pounds of french fries an hour. In fact, the company makes one-third of all frozen french fries in the world. Despite the high pe...

Farm Frites are now using 100 per cent sunflower oil to make their Nature’s Goodness range of chips, wedges and croquettes, meaning diners get a healthier experience when treating themselves. Containing less than five per cent fat even after frying, th...

Ever wonder why those French fries taste so good when you are depressed?Here’s one theory: Salt is a natural antidepressant, which might explain why we have a tendency to over-ingest it.Kim Johnson, a psychologist from the University of Iowa, discovere...

McCain Foods is targeting a share of the frozen vegetable market with the launch of the sub-brand Express. The microwaveable range, which rolls out this month, is aimed at busy professionals with little time to prepare food, but who are keen to maintai...

Los trabajadores del combinado industrial de cítricos de Ciego de Ávila iniciaron la elaboración de papa prefrita, alimento de significativo ahorro en la disminución de importaciones. El propósito es obtener unas dos mil 100 toneladas del producto dor...

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston is known for uncovering opportunities for the foodservice industry in even the most challenging of economies. And today, that opportunity comes via a program that delivers a most innovative kind of support during these tough t...

Walkers, the UK’s No. 1 crisps and snack manufacturer, has introduced new packaging across its successful £37 million Walkers Baked brand, to reflect the brand’s real food credentials and drive continued growth. Walkers Baked has been the most successf...

According to the editor of North American Potato Market News (NAPMN), stocks of frozen potato products increased by 66 million lbs during January. While the increase is virtually identical to the five-year average January buildup, it tends to confirm that demand for US frozen potato products has turned soft, says Bruce Huffaker in the latest issue of NAPMN.

China's fresh potato production in MY08/09 is forecast at 65 million metric tons (MMT), not much change from the previous year. In the past two years, about 10 percent of China’s potato acreage shifted to other plantings due to the growth in grains pro...

Lamb Weston, a division of Con-Agra Foods, has decided to grow a larger share of its own potatoes this year through joint ventures or custom-farming arrangements, according to industry officials in Idaho.The move away from traditional contracts with in...