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PROCESSING HEADLINES
Minebea Intec is setting new standards with its latest innovation, the “Blue HMI” user interface for checkweighers. The interface enables intui…
BUSINESS INSIGHTS
The new board chair of the UK Potato Processors’ Association (PPA) is John Sedgwick, the UK Potato Supply Manager of Lamb Weston in Wisbech. Throug…
POTATO TRENDS
Ohalo recently revealed that they have discovered Boosted Breeding, a whole new method of plant breeding that promises to transform agriculture and…
PoLoPo recently announced it has submitted its application for Regulatory Status Review (RSR) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and …
Scientists working for the federal government in Atlantic Canada are attempting to create a new variety of potatoes that is more suited to the grow…
PB SPECIAL FEATURES
At the heart of precision cutting in potato processing lines lies the meticulous calibration of cutting equipment. Industrial-scale potato processo…
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a linked network of computer devices, both mechanical and digital, that employs sensors to generate unprecedented v…
AGRO UPDATES
International Potato Day will be celebrated for the first time on May 30th, by a resolution of the UN General Assembly on December 8th, 2023. As a …
Farmers have given Potatoes New Zealand a strong mandate to represent their interests for the upcoming six-year potato levy cycle. Warwick Lampp of…
STORAGE SPECIAL
With its recent partnership with Dematic to integrate automation as a core feature of its enlarged manufacturing and logistics facilities in Rojana…
Along with working with growers and academic institutions, Munevver Dogramaci, a research plant physiologist and lead scientist of the Potato Resea…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Oregon State University researchers USD2m to find better methods of keeping stored potatoes f…
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Pringles has partnered with Minecraft to bring its consumers a limited-time and incredibly delicious snack in honor of the game’s 15th anniversary….
Groovy Fries is a brand-new fry that SONIC is introducing to fans soon. It’s hot, crisp, precisely salted, and designed with fry aficionados in min…
Snacking that is both sweet and spicy is popular right now; during the previous year, there has been a 38% increase in ‘spicy’ talk among snack…
