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December 12, 2007

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On PotatoPro:
  • French Fries and Potato Specialties
  • Chips and Snacks
  • Dehydrated Potato Products
  • Potato Starch
  • Ingredients for Potato Processing
  • Processing Equipment
  • The Potato Supply Chain
  • QSR Restaurants
  • Industry Associations
  • Other
  • Companies Shop Resources/Events Food Innovation Online

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    Dear Subscriber,

    We are getting close to the end of the year 2007. So get ready for 2008, the International Year of the Potato!

    PotatoPro has gone through an incredible growth this year: we have now more than 6 times the number of subscribers as at the beginning of the year and the number of page views has increased 7-fold, fast approaching the half million page views on an annual basis. 

    But wait, we are not done yet for this year! We want to introduce another new feature to help you stay in touch with the Latest News. Of course we will continue with the weekly PotatoPro Newsletter, but why wait for the Newsletter to have a look at the latest News? You can visit PotatoPro every day to check for the latest news! Too complicated? Yes, we agree and therefore we decided that we should make it easier than that: we have created RSS feeds of our News. You can put these RSS-feeds in a News feed reader, on your iGoogle homepage or on your company site and you can always easily see what the latest News is that has been added to PotatoPro. And in case you are not yet familiar with RSS feeds, we have done our best to explain: the PotatoPro RSS-Feeds

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    Featured Event

    We received more information on the Interpom/primeur. This exhibition is held each year in Kortrijk. Next year's exhibition will be held on 30 november and december 1-2. From own experience I can tell you this is an exhibition worth visiting.

    We added two more events in the Netherlands for those of you that speak Dutch: het aardappelwereldcongres and de aardappeldemodag.

    2008 is going to be a busy year!

    More Events

    News

    French Fries and Potato Specialties

    Ireland Sainsbury launches Phureja, the "healthiest" roasting potato
    Canada Ontario To Make Schools Trans-Fat Free
    Belgium Belgie geniet de week van de friet (video)
    More News on French Fries and Potato Specialties

    Chips and Snacks

    China China frena un embarque de papas fritas de EEUU
    United States Frito-Lay plant in Wisconsin honored for safety record
    United Kingdom Pringles Christmas update
    United States Texas: Frito-Lay recalls mispackaged chips
    China Procter & Gamble says blocked Pringles shipment not intended for China market
    United States Snyder's of Hanover officially acquires Jays Foods
    China P&G says Pringles not made with banned additive
    - Umami in the food industry and at home
    United States Jays: Yes, we CAN stop eating 'em
    United States Three million pounds of sodium cut from ConAgra food
    China Pringles taken of the shelf in Hong Kong potassium bromate cancer scare
    United States Banckruptcy court approves sale of Jay's to Snyder's of Hanover
    Canada Ontario To Make Schools Trans-Fat Free
    United Kingdom Tayto takes over Sirhowy Valley Foods, the firm behind Real Crisps
    Russian Federation Russia's Sibirsky Bereg Launches Snacks Production in Tashkent
    More News on Chips and Snacks

    Potato Supply Chain

    Peru Peruvian potato project Tikapapa wins BBC World Challenge 2007
    Ireland Sainsbury launches Phureja, the "healthiest" roasting potato
    - Se inicia el foro "Conozcamos a T'ikapapa"
    Netherlands Nederlands Akkerbouw Vakbond (NAV) wil hogere aardappelprijs
    United States Potato Growers fight back
    United Kingdom Stored potatoes in UK holding up well
    Peru ¡Ganó la papa peruana!
    China New Chinese potato center to help global research in agriculture
    More News on Potato Supply Chain

    Potato Starch

    Netherlands Avebe Solanic potato protein factory officially opened
    Netherlands Avebe appoints de Rooij as new agro director
    More news on Potato Starch

    Ingredients for Potato Processing

    Malaysia Palm oil prices stay high despite mounting supplies
    - Umami in the food industry and at home
    More News on Ingredients for Potato Processing

    QSR Restaurants

    - McDonald's Sales Increase 8.2%, Surpassing Estimates
    United States McDonald's PR blunder: Advertising on School Report Cards (video)
    - Yum to cut owned restaurants sharply by end 2010
    United States McDonald's will help franchisees with the costs of coffee machines
    Netherlands Nederlandse McDonald's restaurants krijgen een nieuw interieur
    More News on QSR Restaurants

    Other

    China Wal-Mart to grow by more than 30 pct annually in China
    United States Three million pounds of sodium cut from ConAgra food
    Netherlands Avebe Solanic potato protein factory officially opened
    Canada Ontario To Make Schools Trans-Fat Free
    United States CDC: US Obesity levels have not risen last year
    More Other News

     

    New Companies

    SM Dyechem Limited
    SM Dyechem Limited has activities in three segments: Meal and Oil, Snack Foods and Others. In the snack segment, they produce a range of ready-to-eat pelleted and extruded snack products under brandnames such as Peppy, Piknik and Senor Pepito. According to datamonitor, they were the #2 player in the Indian savory Snack market in 2005.
    India
    Gul's Crispy Food
    Gul's Crispy Food is a company in Pakistan manufacturing and distributing flavoured fresh french fries in the Karachi region.
    Pakistan
    Changhong Potato Starch Co., Ltd.
    Changhong potato Starch Co Ltd. is a Chinese manufacturer in Hebei of native potato starch with an annual capacity of 5000 - 10000 metric tonnes.
    China
    Kiremko Duurland BV
    Kiremko Duurland is a  Dutch manufacturer of restaurant fryers.
    Netherlands
    Bridgetown Foods
    Bridgetown Foods, Moscow, is a snack food manufacturer operating throughout Russia via regional affiliates in St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Nizhniy Novgorod, Samara, Ekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. The company distribution network covers Ukraine and Kazakhstan as well. The company's brands include 3 Korochki, 3 Korochki Zolotistiye, 3 Korochki CLUB, Delmor dried seafood snacks, Chip’N’Go natural potato chips. Bridgetown Foods snacks are produced at four manufacturing facilities in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The company turnover in 2004 increased by more than 50% compared to the previous year and totalled 97 million US dollars. Total sales in 2005 amounted to 105 million USD.
    Russian Federation
    Ruski Produkt Kompania
    Ruski Produkt Kompania is one of the leading potato chips manufacturers in Russia. According to Productscan, Ruski Produkt Kompania ranked 3rd in the number of new potato chips product launches through august 2007, after Frito-Lay and Procter and Gamble
    Russian Federation