MARKETS REPORT
PROCESSING HEADLINES
Cybersecurity is becoming a more prominent operational concern for potato processors, packers and distributors that rely on automated storage, orde…
BUSINESS INSIGHTS
German savoury snack manufacturer Intersnack Group has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Utz Brands’ Class A common stock in a transact…
POTATO TRENDS
Thousands of years of potato cultivation may have contributed to a genetic adaptation associated with starch digestion among Indigenous Andean popu…
A new peer-reviewed study has found that consumers often perceive potato-based foods as less healthy than nutrition experts do, highlighting a broa…
The U.S. industrial robotics market returned to double-digit growth in 2025, with food manufacturing emerging as one of the strongest-performing se…
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
Hutton Scientific Services has launched a commercial potato virus testing service for the 2026 seed campaign, moving to fill a gap created by the w…
Britain’s potato industry has called for water supplies for agriculture to be treated as strategic national infrastructure, warning that unreliab…
STORAGE SPECIAL
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 …
Restrain, a specialist in residue-free technologies for potato production and storage, has appointed Van Iperen BV as the distributor of its Accumu…
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Lamb Weston will introduce three of its latest potato products to the Philippine market at World Food Expo (WOFEX) 2026, targeting foodservice and …
Pringles has unveiled a limited-edition line of potato-based hot dog buns infused with the flavors of its signature crisps, extending the brand bey…
PepsiCo Canada’s Miss Vickie’s brand has reintroduced its limited-edition Ristoranti Series, bringing back three restaurant-inspired ke…
