processing and packaging
Key to debut next-generation potato strip defect removal system
Key Technology will debut a new automatic defect removal system for potato strips at packaging trade show Interpack, set for May 7-13 in Dusseldorf, G... READ MORE »
Lamb Weston names new executives
Global frozen potato processor Lamb Weston Holdings has appointed a board executive chair and a new chief financial officer. Jan Craps brings decad... READ MORE »
Lamb Weston closing plant in Argentina, consolidating regional operations
Lamb Weston is closing its Munro, Argentina plant and consolidating Latin American regional production to its new facility in Mar del Plata, Argentina... READ MORE »
AI driving advances in automated potato sorting, grading
Idaho-based Wada Farms grows more than 30,000 acres of potatoes and other produce, operates a 140,000-square-foot packing shed and banked $37.5 millio... READ MORE »
New tech helps smooth processing obstacles
Potato processors know the cost of a single stone: halted production, damaged blades, wasted time and unplanned maintenance. New technology from Ursch... READ MORE »
Pennsylvania potato chip plant to close in 2026
A potato chip manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania in operation since 1947 will close by the end of 2026. Layoffs at PA Potato Chip Manufacturing LL... READ MORE »
McCain Foods acquiring Maine frozen potato specialty product supplier
McCain Foods will acquire frozen potato specialty product supplier Penobscot McCrum in a transaction that includes McCrum’s potato processing facili... READ MORE »
New Fox Packaging options feature PCR content
Fox Packaging has introduced flexible packaging options featuring up to 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content for produce including potatoes. Th... READ MORE »
PepsiCo closing pair of Frito-Lay facilities in Florida
PepsiCo is closing two Frito-Lay facilities in Orlando, Florida, in moves that will affect 500 employees. According to Florida’s Worker Adjustmen... READ MORE »
Lamb Weston officially opens production facility in Argentina
Global frozen potato processor Lamb Weston Holdings has opened a 430,000-square-foot production facility in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... READ MORE »
