Noticias de Nueva Zelanda

New Zealand potato chips manufacturer Bluebird says its parent company PepsiCo has invested over USD 66 million into the development of its Auckland factory, with a USD 26m-plus vending machine packing machine under construction.

By adopting integrated pest management (IPM) practices growers are not on their own, Australian entomologist, Dr Paul Horne, told Pukekohe potato growers at a Potatoes New Zealand research update breakfast meeting in late March.

Potatoes New Zealand has announced the resignation of its chief executive, Chris Claridge. He has been in the role for a total of seven years, since 2015.

Timaru’s McCain vegetable processing factory in New Zealand is now producing french fries using a boiler system powered by woodchips instead of coal, seeking to minimise waste by 20 per cent.

Exports of frozen fries from Belgium and the Netherlands to New Zealand have more than doubled in the quarter ending July 2022. These exports will be arriving presently, given shipping lead-times.

A NZD 5.6 million (about USD 3.5 million) project to eliminate CO2 emissions and reduce demand for heating fuel at McCain’s Timaru factory will soon use woodchips to make their frozen french fries.

¿Cuándo una patata no es una patata? Cuando es un tubérculo de una calabaza, según Guinness World Records. Una pareja de Nueva Zelanda que creía haber desenterrado la patata más grande del mundo en el jardín de su pequeña granja cerca de Hamilton

Según CNN Travel, Colin y Donna Craig-Brown encontraron la papa cuestionablemente grande creciendo en su jardín en noviembre de 2021. Incluso llamaron a la papa Dug y enviaron su hallazgo sorprendentemente grande a Guinness World Records (a través de Food & Wine).

Una pareja neozelandesa llamados Donna y Colin Craig-Brownla encontró por sorpresa enterrada en su patio trasero y terminaron bautizándola como Doug.

Investing in pack-house equipment usually means a notable cash outlay for any grower, packer, or processor. Making the effort to look after your equipment with regular care and maintenance will extend the life of your investment, saving you time and money.

In New Zealand, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released its Interim Report (Essential Facts and Conclusions) on the investigation into European dumping of frozen processed potato into the NZ market.

Two trials in Pukekawa, New Zealand, are showing some early promise for potato growers when it comes to greater control of the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (PTM).