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Irish potato farmers are facing ruin because of the freezing conditions which have followed the heavy rain in November, the Irish Farmers’ Association has claimed.The IFA estimates that 20 per cent of last year’s potato crop will not be recovered, lead...

In the year that the humble but revolutionary oven chip turns 30, TM interviews Nick Vermont of oven chip trailblazer McCain, and finds out that process technology and a willingness to confront the health agenda has helped McCain to be a world-leader i...

Hilary Benn, UK's Environment Secretary, said in future people will have to eat less “carbon intensive” foods like red meat or excessively packaged products to make sure Britain meets targets to cut greenhouse gases.To help consumers do this, new “gree...

REAL, the hand cooked crisps and chip brand has overhauled its packaging and flavours to reveal a brand new look for the first time in almost a decade.The investment across the range of classic and innovative flavours will stir up consumers' taste buds...

Pringles is adding another exotic variant to its repertoire of consumer favourites. Pringles Thai Sweet Chilli will be available in a 165g can from 11th January 2010.Thai Sweet Chilli is a hugely popular flavour that is currently growing value share o...

Combining a metal detector and checkweigher in one system isn't a new idea - equipment designers have been making so-called ‘combi' units for years. Could it be, though, that the economic climate is prompting  food manufacturers and packers to opt for ...

Iconic Irish potato chips [crisps] brand Tayto exemplifies the problems encountered by local brands in a globalised world. Savaged by rapacious retailers on the one side it is under relentless assault from multinational brands with far greater resourc...

Huancavelica es un departamento ubicado en la zona central del país. En el distrito Pazos, localizado entre los 3.500 y 4.300 msnm, los productores poseen una increíble biodiversidad y pueden mantener y cultivar más de 200 variedades de papa al año. Ca...

Key Technology announces the appointment of Patrick Marmet as Area Sales Manager for France. Marmet is responsible for bringing Key’s automated inspection and sorting systems, specialized conveying, and processing equipment to customers throughout Fra...

Avebe heeft ruim de helft van alle zetmeelaardappelen verwerkt.Dat meldt een woordvoerder van het aardappelzetmeelconcern. "De verwerking verloopt voorspoedig."De kwaliteit van de aangevoerde aardappelen was de afgelopen maanden goed, zegt de...

Het totale exportcijfer van consumptie- en industrieaardappelen van seizoen 2009/2010 loopt ver achter op dat van de voorgaande seizoenen. Het totaalcijfer t/m november bedraagt 246.500 ton (bron N.A.O.) tegen 301.000 ton totaal t/m november 2008 (322....

For generations, fish and chips have fed millions of memories - eaten with greasy fingers on a seaside holiday, a pay-day treat at the end of the working week or a late-night supper on the way home from the pub. Few can resist the mouth-watering combin...

Met een omzet van € 235 miljoen bij 850.000 ton product heeft aardappelcoöperatie Agrico ook in het boekjaar 2008-2009 het gehele in de markt behaalde resultaat uitbetaald aan haar telers. Dit was mogelijk door de sterke solvabiliteitspositie van de gr...

2009 crop production estimates for Ware potatoes in the EU 5 countries are now complete.Reports from representatives of the Northwest European Potato Growers (NEPG) highlight the favourable growing conditions this season, despite the dry planting condi...

Walkers, the UK’s No. 1 Crisps and Snacks manufacturer, has brought four of its leading  single serve snack brands together under a new 99 Calories or less banner. The range which includes much-loved, multi-million pound brands;Quavers, Wotsits, Square...

Binnen twee jaar heeft de aardappelverwerkende industrie in België een grotere verwerkingscapaciteit dan de Nederlandse.De grote verwerkingscapaciteit zorgt echter niet voor een hogere prijs voor de telers. Dat zei commercieel directeur Jan van Hoogen ...

El principal fabricante alemán de almidón de patata, Emsland Group, ha anunciado que está procesando patatas TILLING, las cuales contienen exclusivamente amilopectina. Las patatas normales contienen un almidón formado por amilopectina y amilosa. La pat...

Irish Crisp maker  Largo Foods expects to make a net profit this year in spite of sales in Ireland of its leading snackfood brands – Tayto, King and Hunky Dorys – remaining flat at about €76 million.“Our sales are up 27 per cent in the North, but in th...