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Ellips Group will present its artificial intelligence-based optical grading technology at the Global Produce & Floral Show 2026, taking place i…
BUSINESS INSIGHTS
Potatoes USA is incorporating an unconventional Halloween tradition into its consumer promotion activities, using the growing popularity of handing…
POTATO TRENDS
European potato chip and snack manufacturers can no longer place products containing eight formerly authorised smoke flavouring primary products on…
Texas authorities have opened an industry-wide investigation into food products marketed as being made with avocado oil after research found that m…
The food industry risks falling behind rapid advances in technology and increasingly complex regulatory requirements unless it strengthens workforc…
PB SPECIAL FEATURES
Food safety in potato processing has always depended on control. Control of raw materials arriving from the field. Control of temperatures during f…
Frying oil selection determines oxidation rate, finished product shelf life, flavor stability, fryer cleaning frequency, filtration load, acrylamid…
AGRO UPDATES
Royal HZPC Group has filed a patent application covering a new potato breeding development that increases the concentration of natural antioxidants…
The US potato industry is set to benefit from a new round of federal research funding, with 19 potato-related projects included in an USD86.6 milli…
STORAGE SPECIAL
Cellar Insights has launched a data collection initiative intended to support the development of earlier and more accurate warnings of potato spoil…
A decade-long research effort led by Phillip Wharton at the University of Idaho is providing potato growers with updated management strategies to a…
A new study published in the journal Plant Disease has identified several Fusarium species responsible for potato dry rot in Colorado’s San Luis …
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PepsiCo’s Lay’s brand has announced five limited-time potato chip products for the US market, expanding its seasonal portfolio with fla…
McCain Foods has expanded its Canadian retail portfolio with two frozen potato products specifically developed for air-fryer preparation, reflectin…
Idahoan Foods has launched Cheddar Broccoli Mashed Potatoes across the United States, expanding its portfolio of value-added potato products with a…
