processing and packaging
Belgian potato company choses North Dakota for $450M processing facility
Belgian-based potato processor Agristo has chosen Grand Forks, North Dakota, as the site of a new, $450 million frozen potato processing facility. ... READ MORE »
Amazables! microwavable potatoes garner innovation award
Fresh Solutions Network’s Side Delights Amazables! microwavable potato product with recyclable film has won an annual innovation award. The eight... READ MORE »
Post Holdings acquires Idaho potato manufacturer
Consumer packaged goods company Post Holdings is acquiring Potato Products of Idaho, a manufacturer and packager of refrigerated and frozen potato pro... READ MORE »
National Chip Program trials serve as proving ground for processing potatoes
Chipping potatoes went on trial this month in Chicago. The annual National Chip Program trials invited nearly 100 industry professionals to review ... READ MORE »
New PEF technology has potato processing applications
FPS Food Process Solutions and OptiCept Technologies have launched new Pulsed Electric Field technology with potato processing applications. The Op... READ MORE »
Design for SPUDS less-than-perfect potatoes wins national competition
A Pennsylvania school has won first place in a national student design challenge with its sustainable packaging design for SPUDS less-than-perfect pot... READ MORE »
New plant in Idaho to produce frozen, fully baked potatoes
A new, $65 million manufacturing facility in Idaho will produce and package frozen, fully baked potatoes. Mart Frozen Foods, a subsidiary of The Ma... READ MORE »
Produce company acquires Mountain King Potatoes
North American produce company EarthFresh Farms has acquired Mountain King Potatoes, giving EarthFresh nine packing facilities. Established in 1963... READ MORE »
New line of high-capacity vibratory conveyors target potato processing
Potato chips and strips are among the food-handling applications targeted by a new line of high-capacity vibratory conveyors from Key Technology. ... READ MORE »
New packaging machinery company division merges pair of businesses
Packaging machinery company BW Packaging has created a new division merging Barry Wehmiller filling and closing businesses Pneumatic Scale Angelus and... READ MORE »
