PotatoPro: News on Dehydrated Potato Products

Pailan Group enters Maharashtra market with POTO potato flakes

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:20:17 GMT

Summary: Kolkata-based Pailan Group on Monday entered the Maharashtra market with its popular product POTO potato flakes along with three new exciting ready-to-cook products - aloo Tikki, aloo bonda...

Japanes Noodle manufacturer launches New Product with US Dehy

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:55:05 GMT

Summary: Hayashi Seimen, a Nagoya noodle manufacturer, recently launched a noodle made with 5% dehydrated potato. In 2011, this company contacted the United States Potato Board Japan representative...

Emsland Group to acquire dehy manufacturer Mecklenburger Kartoffelveredlung GmbH

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:30:05 GMT

Summary: Emsland Group, a manufacturer of potato starch and dehydrated potato products, will acquire Mecklenburger Kartoffelveredlung GmbH, a manufacturer of dehydrated potato products. Both...

Star studded launch of "poto" potato flakes in India

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:35:06 GMT

Summary: Tollywood diva Rituparna Sengupta, soccer star and ex-captain of India's national football team Baichung Bhutia, sports minister Madan Mitra, politician Sadhan Pandey and Pailan group head...

Basic American Foods to buy dehydrated potato unit from Nonpareil Farms

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:35:06 GMT

Summary: Idaho-based Nonpareil Farms has signed a letter of intent to sell its dehydrated potato business to Basic American Foods, corporate officials announced Monday. Nonpareil officials said...

Potato Tea Anyone?

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:20:06 GMT

Summary: Damtuh, a leading tea manufacturer in Korea, recently launched a new tea product, “Corn flake, potato and Chinese yam” tea which contains US dehydrated potatoes. This is an extended...

Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation seeks partnership for potato dehydration plant

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:35:13 GMT

Summary: Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation (GAIC) is looking for private partnership for a potato dehydration plant. GAIC is going to set up its first potato dehydration plant at Deesa in Palanpur...

"Mashed Potato with Truffle Oil" from US Dehydrated Potatoes

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:35:15 GMT

Summary: As a result of attending the regional Mashed Potato Seminar in Singapore in October 2012, the chef from the Royale Chulan Hotel, a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, introduced a...

USDA makes first purchase of dehydrated granules for a US global feeding program

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:25:16 GMT

Summary: On October 24, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the purchase of 240 metric tons of dehydrated potato granules and 320 metric tons of dehydrated potato flakes...

Potato Processor Idahoan Foods receives training Funds for Expansion

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:30:15 GMT

Summary: Potato processor Idahoan Foods will receive up to $240,000 from the Idaho Department of Labor Workforce Development Training Fund to train 60 new workers at its Idaho Falls plant. The...

US: Del Campo brand dried potato (from Peru) recalled for undeclared sulfites

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:15:14 GMT

Summary: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today alerted consumers that Optima Distributors LTD, located at 66-15 Traffic Ave. in Ridgewood, NY, is recalling Del Campo brand...

En Singapur se desarrolló una máquina capaz de servir puré de papas al instante (Video)

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 03:20:26 GMT

Summary: Por si pensábamos que quedaban cosas por inventar... y más en vending, donde se ha demostrado que la industria es más que innovadora, la preparación de platos in-situ se está extendiendo....

Gujarat to have first potato dehydration centre soon

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:40:15 GMT

Summary: In a bid to enhance shelf-life of potatoes, Gujarat will soon set up its first potato dehydration centre in Palanpur town with a handling capacity of 500 kg per hour. The Centre has...

Trabas a las importaciones: Brasil reemplazó a las papas argentinas

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:55:15 GMT

Summary: Para poder abastecer al mercado del país vecino, Farm Frites reemplazó las papas prefritas que produce en su filial argentina por otras europeas, más caras por los costos de flete. Las...

Invention promising healthier processed potato products scores in Business Plan competition

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:40:07 GMT

Summary: A University of Idaho food scientist’s invention that could promise healthier processed potato products helped a student business plan team finish fifth among more than 1,600 worldwide...

Perú: Huancavelica tendrá planta procesadora de flakes de papa

Jorge Alonso — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:34:27 GMT

Summary: Por primera vez en su historia, Huancavelica contará con una novedosa planta procesadora de flakes de papa en el distrito de Acostambo, que ayudará a mejorar los ingresos de los cientos de...

Oregon Potato Company pays EPA penalty for failing to report ammonia release

Lukie Pieterse — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:45:12 GMT

Summary: Oregon Potato Company failed to report an anhydrous ammonia release at their facility in Warden, Washington and will pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a $66,235 penalty. On...

Farm Frites receives top honour as supplier of Pringles ingredients

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:34:26 GMT

Summary: Last week the Procter & Gamble Company recognized its top performing external business partners during an awards ceremony at its Business Partner Recognition Dinner. Potato Dehy...

Idahoan Foods LLC adds Hash Brown Casseroles to its product line

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:01:54 GMT

Summary: Idahoan(R) is adding hash brown casseroles to Walmart's expansive grocery inventory -- just in time for fall's cooler weather and the holidays. This inventory expansion at some 3,500...

Idaho Potato Research focuses on resistant starch

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:18:35 GMT

Summary: A University of Idaho researcher is teaming up with J.R. Simplot Co.'s food group to develop new potato products with resistant starch, which can improve digestive health and benefit people...

Potato Granules manufacturer Agrawest to expand PEI factory with new agglomerate line

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:01:23 GMT

Summary: One of Prince Edward Island’s leading food processors will be able to enter new markets and create jobs with a new production line, says Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning, Allan...

US Potato Board Seminars Inspire New US Mashed Potatoes Uses

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:33:54 GMT

Summary: What can you do with mashed potatoes? Just about anything! That is the message Asia’s food service operators took home from seminars recently conducted by the United States Potato Board...

Hungry Jack Premium Hashbrown Potatoes launched Family Photo Contest

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:14:14 GMT

Summary: Hungry Jack Premium Hashbrown Potatoes launched the "My Happy Hungry Jack Family Photo Contest" (United States Only). Contestants are invited to submit a captioned photo showing...

Dehydrated Potato Flakes included as approved “Food for Education Program” Allocations

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:35:32 GMT

Summary: On May 17, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award more than $346 million in international assistance grants, which includes...

Idaho Pacific Holding sold by Otter Tail Corporation

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:06:14 GMT

Summary: On May 6, 2011 Otter Tail Corporation completed the sale of Idaho Pacific Holding to affiliates of Novacap Industries III, L.P., for approximately $87.0 million in cash. The sale of IPH...

Idahoan Foods to move headquarters to Idaho Falls

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:43:18 GMT

Summary: Idahoan Foods is moving its corporate headquarters and about 70 employees from Jefferson County (Lewisville, about 20 miles North of Idaho Falls) to the heart of downtown Idaho Falls....

Washington Potato Company fined $99.000 after worker hurt

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:32:04 GMT

Summary: The Washington Department of Labor and Industries investigation says a lack of training and proper safety devices left workers in a Pasco dried foods company scrambling to shut off a...

Idahoan Foods and Union Pacific find "amicable solution" for 2009 derailment

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:32:50 GMT

Summary: A federal judge dismissed a dispute Friday between Union Pacific and Idahoan Foods over a 2009 derailment the railroad claimed was caused by dehydrated mashed potato product. A motion...

US Dehy a huge hit at filipino catering seminars

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:34:46 GMT

Summary: Twenty catering companies in the Philippines were recently able to learn how to improve profitability by saving time and money with high quality US dehy! Chef Jill Sandique, a celebrity chef...

Dos nuevas publicaciones de Papa Andina relacionadas con producción artesanal de la tunta

Jorge Alonso — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 07:17:59 GMT

Summary: Hemos colocado en nuestra biblioteca digital las siguientes publicaciones: Norma Tecnica de la papa deshidratada: tunta. Buenas prácticas de procesamiento artesanal Guía de las buenas...

Burley/Heyburn Dehydrated Potato Plant to open early this year

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:06:26 GMT

Summary: An Oregon-based potato company is on pace to open a new dehydrated potato processing plant in Heyburn, Idaho, early this year. The facility will produce dehydrated potato flakes and other...

USPB provides help to develop new dehy potato products

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:02:34 GMT

Summary: Potential end users who learn about U.S. dehydrated potatoes at trade shows and seminars and who decide to incorporate dehy into a product don’t have to go it alone. TK Kuwahara with the...

Pailan Group (India) exports potato flakes to Israel

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:22:12 GMT

Summary: Israel is actually getting a taste of potatoes grown in Hooghly (West-Bengal, India). Recently, 40 tonnes of potato flakes, processed and packaged at the Pailan Group plant near Dhaniakhali,...

Dehydrated Potato Flakes blamed for derailment

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:03:52 GMT

Summary: Union Pacific says the dehydrated potato flakes it was hauling caused a costly derailment at its biggest railyard because Idahoan Foods did not properly clean the wheels of its freight cars....

Estudio boliviano muestra cómo el chuño (papa deshidratada) tiene cinco antioxidantes que previenen enfermedades cardiovasculares

Jorge Alonso — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:49:07 GMT

Summary: El chuño, el alimento andino heredado de nuestros ancestros, contiene al menos cinco compuestos antioxidantes que pueden prevenir las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Así lo demuestra un...

City of Burley awarded $499,000 to build infrastructure for new potato dehydration plant

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:21:30 GMT

Summary: Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter announced that the city of Burley will receive nearly $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding. The money - $499,000 - will go toward the...

Aardappelzetmeelconcern Emsland group betaalt bonus voor teler die quotum levert

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:14:24 GMT

Summary: Het Duitse Emsland Group heeft in haar laatste nieuwsbrief laten weten dat telers verplicht zijn hun contracten aan de fabriek na te komen. Ze verwachten dat telers het aanbod zullen krijgen...

Hungry Jack® and Celebrity Chef Adam Gertler Challenge Americans to Put Down the Shopping List and 'Use up the Box'

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:25:44 GMT

Summary: Who says a box of pancake mix can only make pancakes? Hungry Jack®, the makers of Mashed Potatoes, Pancake Mix and Syrup has teamed up with celebrity chef Adam Gertler – host of Food...

La papa liofilizada será un artículo masivo que generará inclusión social

Jorge Alonso — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:25:49 GMT

Summary: Jorge Yanovsky, es Vicepresidente del 1º Foro Argentino de Biotecnología; y uno de los disertantes de las jornadas “Chaco, Potencia Agroalimentaria”, que se llevarán a cabo mañana en la...

Mashed potato in foodservice on the rise

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:14:58 GMT

Summary: Mashed potatoes in foodservice operations are up 29% in the past four years. In Q1 2006, the top 350 chain restaurant menus listed 1,749 mashed potato menu items. In Q1 2010, there were...

Japanese companies save time and money with US Dehydrated potatoes

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:02:53 GMT

Summary: Where Japanese companies are trying to gain a competitive advantage, dehy fits in nicely as the economic climate changes! Fewer people are eating out in Japan, opting instead to shop in...

April Potato Processing in Idaho and Malheur County Up 5.5 Percent from Last Year

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:20:50 GMT

Summary: Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon used 6.90 million cwt of 2009 crop raw potatoes during April, up 5.5 percent from April 2009. Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon...

Basic American Foods buys Hungry Jack retail potato Business from J.M. Smuckers

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:31:41 GMT

Summary: The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) and Basic American Foods today announced the sale of and a licensing agreement for Hungry Jack(R) brand potato products that will allow Basic American...

Japanese bakery switches from fresh potatoes to US Dehy

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:12:50 GMT

Summary: Paid publicity highlighting the benefits of incorporating US dehy in bakery applications resulted in a Japanese bakery, Boulangerie Labo DAMES de FRANCE, developing and launching two new...

Native potatoes of Peru now available as flakes

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:13:38 GMT

Summary: Native potatoes are known for their exquisite, unique taste, their great nutritional properties. And now their also experiencing an increased demand in local and foreign markets. France...

Wal-mart cambia su sistema de compras para bajar costos

Jorge Alonso — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:39:08 GMT

Summary: Wal-mart está lanzando una campaña este año para recortar miles de millones de dólares de costos de su cadena de abastecimiento combinando las compras de sus tiendas a través de las...

Closure of Idahoan Foods plant causes uncertainty in Dubois

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:58:43 GMT

Summary: Closure of the Idahoan Foods plant that employed 22 percent of Clark County's labor force, causes uncertainty for the residents of the southeastern Idaho town of Dubois. The shuttering of...

Potato Dehy Manufacturer Basic American Foods helps foodservice with "Menu economics"

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:46:42 GMT

Summary: 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...

Importante instalación de planta industrial

Jorge Alonso — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:06:50 GMT

Summary: En el municipio de General Alvarado se inauguró la planta industrial de Conasud. Conosud es una empresa de origen santafesino que elabora escamas de papas y exporta el 50% de su producción a...

Duurzame Energie voor aardappelverwerker Rixona Aviko

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:05:21 GMT

Summary: Classens Bio-Energy gaat met een wervelbedvergasser energie uit biomassa leveren aan aardappelverwerker Rixona. Het idee was goed voor een prijs bij de NV Regio innovatietender €ureka!...

The World Experiences US Dehy: USPB Hosts Workshop for International Guests

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:38:44 GMT

Summary: 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...

US potato Stocks: use of potatoes for dehydrated products low

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:03:28 GMT

Summary: 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...

Jianping Green Dragon potato flakes line in production

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:41:29 GMT

Summary: Earlier Kiremko reported on the booming potato flakes business, with a significant number of new projects for this particular product being realized around the world. Kiremko was fortunate...

USPB Partners with local Chinese Importer to host Successful US Dehy Bakery Seminar

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:18:48 GMT

Summary: Partnering with importers and distributors in country is critical to the success of increasing the use of US dehydrated potatoes in foreign markets and is an important strategy under the...

Farm level puffed potato cube production project near Mumbai

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:46:38 GMT

Summary: Throughout the last two years, CTI volunteers Shiv Murty, Steve Laible, and Nancy Laible have been in contact with Prof. Narendra Shah at the Center for Technology Alternatives for Rural...

Last years closure of potato dehy plant of North American Foods in Glenns Ferry sparks dispute

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:18:24 GMT

Summary: 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...

Japanese Consumers enjoying hamburger buns made with 25% US Dehydrated Potatoes

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:26:46 GMT

Summary: Zopf, a Japanese bakery which operates a retail bakery outlet, conducts internet bakery sales and supplies restaurants, recently launched a hamburger bun made with 25% US dehydrated standard...

Basic American Foods press release on closure of Plover facility

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:39:27 GMT

Summary: 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...

Fire at a potato flakes-storage facility in Hartland in use by HSF Foods

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:17:39 GMT

Summary: The quick response of the Hartland Fire Department limited the damage to the contents of a storage warehouse in Hartland, NB on Thursday morning. Just before 10:30 a.m., the fire department...

US Dehy Draws Record Attention at Food Ingredients Asia Trade Show

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:09:45 GMT

Summary: The United States Potato Board’s (USPB’s) Dehydrated Potato Program attracted a record number of interested attendees at the 2008 Food Ingredients Asia Trade Show. The USPB recently...

US Potato Stocks Down 9 Percent From December 2007; Usage for processing down, especially for dehy.

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:48:06 GMT

Summary: 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...

Primera dama del Peru lanza panetón con harina de papa

Jorge Alonso — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:22:35 GMT

Summary: La primera dama de la Nación, Pilar Nores de García, lanzó el “papanetón”, un panetón navideño hecho a base de harina de papa. Este producto es posible gracias al esfuerzo de Sierra...

Ecuador: En Ambato se elabora la harina de papa

Jorge Alonso — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:23:11 GMT

Summary: En los laboratorios de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato (UTA), el investigador Galo Sandoval y un equipo de estudiantes logró que la papa se transforme en una harina blanquecina y fina....

Reasoning Behind Basic American Foods Lays Off Questioned by United Potato Growers of Idaho

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:29:49 GMT

Summary: 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...

Basic American Foods Plans to Eliminate 65 Positions, to close a factory

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:03:42 GMT

Summary: 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...

US Dehy Draws Interest of Mexican Bakery Industry

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:48:38 GMT

Summary: The MEXIPAN Trade Show is one of the most important events for the Mexican bakery industry. As such, the United States Potato Board (USPB) recently participated in this trade show, providing...

Mayor empresa de papas procesadas de EE.UU. se asocia con chilena Unisur

Jorge Alonso — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:04:49 GMT

Summary: Tras un año de negociaciones, la semana pasada ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, la mayor empresa de papas en América del Norte, y Unisur Alimentos Ltda, compañía nacional de procesamiento de los...

Keystone Potato Products: sustainable potato dehydrates

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:24:49 GMT

Summary: Keystone Potato Products is committed to sustainability: In 2000, co-op members began looking at building a dehydrated potato processing facility in Pennsylvania – which would be the first...

Dehydrated potatoes versatile option for food aid

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:19:46 GMT

Summary: Representatives for charitable organizations were back in Idaho this week to explore different ways of using dehydrated potatoes in international food aid programs. The visit, sponsored by...

USPB International Dehy program demonstrates physical properties of Dehy in Bakery Applications

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:08:05 GMT

Summary: Chef Yutaka Yamazaki of the Technology Development Division of Saint-Germain made potato pan bread for this study. Based on his experience in Europe, he recommends making bread with...

Technical seminars teach Mexican Bakers about US dehydrated potato

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:42:02 GMT

Summary: During May the USPB representative in Mexico held a training session for bakers in Vera Cruz. The seminar was held in conjunction with CANAINPA, the Mexican bakery association annual...

AgraWest now a Major Supplier to KFC

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:43:50 GMT

Summary: In the USA, KFC serves steaming hot mashed potato with their finger-lickin' good chicken. If you eat at KFC restaurants on the eastern seaboard of the USA, the mashed potato you are served...

Siex instala su primera maquina productora de harina de papa en Peru

Jorge Alonso — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:28:17 GMT

Summary: Junín se convirtió ayer, fecha en que el país conmemora el Día del Campesino, en la primera región del país en la que se instaló la máquina que permite la transformación industrial de papa...

Idaho Potato Commission works on promo of Dehydrated Potato in Mexico

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:13:51 GMT

Summary: The Idaho Potato Commission is developing the details of a promotion for dehydrated potato products in Mexico. The details of the project are still being worked out, said Seth Pemsler, vice...

USDA buys an additional 70MT dehydrated potato flakes for food aid in Africa

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:49:01 GMT

Summary: An additional 70 MT (10,032.75 cwt fresh weight equivalent) of dehydrated potato flakes (dehy) was purchased by USDA, June 3rd for Africare, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working in...

Guia de la buenas practicas de procesamiento para la produccion artesanal de la tunta

Jorge Alonso — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:24:48 GMT

Summary: Esta guía tiene por finalidad difundir las “buenas prácticas de procesamiento” (BPP) para la elaboración artesanal de la tunta, con el propósito de promover la producción de alimentos que...

Alicorp estudia en Peru el desarrollo de harina a partir de papa, cebada y camote

Jorge Alonso — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:24:00 GMT

Summary: La empresa Alicorp estudia el desarrollo de harinas a partir de productos nativos de Perú como la papa, la cebada y el camote, para hacer frente a los altos precios internacionales del...

Patwary Potato Flakes Limited shut despite bumper crop

Marja Kuijsten — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:20:20 GMT

Summary: The country's major manufactures of potato flakes have closed their factories, despite this year's bumper potato crop, complaining that they are unable to raise working capital to run the...

United States: NPC urges passage of food aid funding

Marja Kuijsten — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:25:24 GMT

Summary: National Potato Council (NPC) has signed onto a letter with many other groups requesting Chairman Byrd (D-WV) of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member Cochran (R-MS) ...

Kiremko and Idaho Steel help potato processors take full advantage of flakes boom!

Marja Kuijsten — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:47:02 GMT

Summary: It will come as no surprise to insiders of the potato processing industry that the worldwide flakes industry finds itself in an extremely favourable position over the last 1 ½ years. An...

SPS takes over Pailan's Potato Flake unit

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:59:11 GMT

Summary: The Rs 2000-crore SPS Group, with interests in steel, hotels and biscuits among other things, has taken over a potato flakes project set up by Apurba Saha's Pailan group, another...

Maquina productora de harina de papa reducira costo del pan

Jorge Alonso — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:50:34 GMT

Summary: Sierra Exportadora logró obtener una de las harinas de papa más baratas del mundo, utilizando como insumo la papa nacional de segunda y de descarte, así lo informó el presidente ejecutivo de...

Grand Forks North American Foods potato plant damaged by fire

Marja Kuijsten — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:41:47 GMT

Summary: Fire damage to a Grand Forks potato plant is estimated at about $25,000. The fire early Thursday morning was contained in the dust collection system at the North American Foods plant, but...

NASS: US February Potato Stocks up 7% from last year

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:50:02 GMT

Summary: The 13 major potato States held 206 million cwt of potatoes in storage February 1, 2008, up 7 percent from last year and 9 percent above February 1, 2006. Potatoes in storage accounted for...

Simplot transfers Pasco processing plant to joint venture with Washington Potato Company

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:58:20 GMT

Summary: The J. R. Simplot Company is transferring its vegetable processing plant in Pasco, Wash., to a new manufacturing joint venture to be managed and co-owned by Washington Potato Company....

North American Foods closes another potato processing plant: Glenns Ferry

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:11:57 GMT

Summary: North American Foods confirmed Wednesday that it will close its potato processing plant in Glenns Ferry, ending nearly six months of uncertainty about the future of the plant. The Idaho...

Aviko werkt aan aardappelpuree die langer 'vol' gevoel geeft.

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:40:03 GMT

Summary: Aviko, onderdeel van Cosun, werkt momenteel aan de ontwikkeling van een aardappelpuree die gebruikers een 'extra verzadigd gevoel' geeft, zodat je na het eten ervan niet zo snel honger...

Organic Potato Processing facility starting in Colorado?

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:38:08 GMT

Summary: Staff of a Denver-area organization supposedly brokering a deal to set up an organic potato processing facility in Center were reluctant to release information locally about the proposal but...

Martin van de Ven appointed as new CEO at Aviko

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:30:24 GMT

Summary: With effect from 1 April 2008 Martin van de Ven (53) will be appointed as CEO of Aviko, business group of Royal Cosun. In this capacity he will remain a member of Cosun’s Executive Board and...

North American Foods Potato flake plant in Grand Forks closing

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:15:07 GMT

Summary: Workers at North American Foods' dehydrated potato flake processing plant have been told that the operation will be closed March 15. The company, previously RDO Foods Co., employs about...

Produccion de papa en Peru podria duplicarse por demanda industrial

Jorge Alonso — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:46:37 GMT

Summary: La papa, tubérculo que se consume mayoritariamente frito en el país, puede retomar parte del esplendor que tuvo en la alimentación de los Incas. ¿La razón? Muy simple, pasaría a reemplazar...

AFT France plans more potato flakes units in India

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:40:14 GMT

Summary: France-based agricultural company, Advanced Food Technologies (AFT), is planning to set up a couple of potato flakes plants in the Hoogly district near Kolkata. Both the plants with...

Pan con harina de papa

Jorge Alonso — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:03:11 GMT

Summary: La producción de pan compuesto en un 50 por ciento por harina de papa y un 50 por ciento por harina de trigo, será promocionada a partir de la fecha en las panaderías de los diferentes...

Idaho Potato Commission wants potatoes on food aid list

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:30:37 GMT

Summary: Potatoes aren't on the list developing nations can order as part of the U.S. food aid program, and Frank Muir, president and chief executive officer of the Idaho Potato Commission, wants to...

GAIN report: Potato Update Russian Federation

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:51:55 GMT

Summary: Russia is the second largest potato producer in the world, but crop yield is well below the global average. The Russian Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service has imposed a de...

USPB promotes dehydrated potatoes in Thailand

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:23:31 GMT

Summary: The United States Potato Board (USPB) is tapping into the food and bakery business in Thailand by promoting the use of dehydrated potatoes. The USPB, a non-profit organisation that...

US potato export tops one billion

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:47:41 GMT

Summary: For the marketing year July 2006 - June 2007 (MY07), the United States Potato Board (USPB) reports total US potato exports were valued at a record $1,000,252,000. On a volume basis, total...

Gobierno peruano promoverá desarrollo de harinas alternativas a la del trigo

Jorge Alonso — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:37:11 GMT

Summary: Los ministerios de Agricultura (Minag) y de la Producción están trabajando en conjunto para desarrollar nuevas harinas de camote o papa como alternativa ante el incremento del precio del...

Grote brand legt productie bij Aviko/Rixona stil

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:21:29 GMT

Summary: Om kwart over één vannacht, woensdag 22 augustus, meldde een medewerker van het bedrijf Aviko/Rixona in Warffum (productie aardappelgranules) dat er brand was uitgebroken. De brand bleek te...

Minag promoverá desarrollo de harina de papa y de camote como alternativa al mayor precio del trigo

Jorge Alonso — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:12:41 GMT

Summary: El Ministerio de Agricultura (Minag) informó hoy que promoverá el desarrollo de la harina de papa y de camote (papa dulce) como alternativa ante el incremento del precio internacional del...