Noticias sobre Las Noticias de Europa

McCoy’s will be introducing two football-themed limited edition flavours. Chicken Winger and Sausage Striker, which will be available from April in 50g handy packs at an MRRP of 55p and will offer retailers something new to offer their customers over...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a project in 80 fish and chip shops across the country aimed at making their food healthier. Officials want fryers to increase the size and thickness of their chips because chunkier versions absorb less fat ...

Clextral, leading supplier of production lines and equipment for the food industry integrating twin screw extrusion and drying technologies, achieved a 45,3 million euro turnover in 2009 with its subsidiaries of which 80% is in export sales.

In haar telersvergaderingen van begin maart maakt HZPC een gemiddelde prognoseprijs voor pootaardappelen oogst 2009 bekend van € 20,50 per 100 kg excl. BTW. De prognoseprijs heeft betrekking op de klasse E, maat 28/55 van de rassen in poolverband getee...

EMSLAND GROUP welcomes the approval of Amflora by the European Commission. Cultivation of genetic modified crops will be an important prerequisite to secure long term competitiveness for the European potato starch industry.The Amflora registration proc...

During the next two weeks HZPC will be meeting with seed potato growers. The company will announce a forecast price for seed potatoes crop 2009 of € 20.50 per 100 kg, excl. VAT. This price is for the class E, the size 28/55 mm for varieties grown in th...

The European Commission’s approval of BASF’s GM Amflora potato for cultivation in the EU could mark the end of European deadlock over genetic modification, and has been celebrated and decried with equal measure by commentators on both sides of the deba...

The European Union today approved the first new genetically modified (GM) crop for domestic growing in more than a decade, ending what has been a long stalemate over a backlog of GM crops awaiting cultivation approval.   The decision by the European C...

Today the European Commission approved Amflora, BASF's genetically optimized starch potato, for commercial application in Europe. The potato can now be used for the production of industrial starch."After waiting for more than 13 years, we are de...

La Comisión Europea (CE) aprobó hoy el cultivo en la Unión Europea (UE) de una variedad de patata genéticamente modificada, fabricada por la empresa alemana BASF, la primera autorización del tipo concedida en los últimos 12 años. La patata Amflora pod...

Marks &Spencer (M&S) announces a programme to be the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015, launching 80 major new commitments under M&S’ eco and ethical plan, Plan A. The new commitments will mean we ensure all M&S products becom...

De Nederlandse Akkerbouw Vakbond (NAV) neemt het initiatief voor het vormen van een telersvereniging van aardappeltelers die voor McCain telen. Daarmee pakt de akkerbouwvakbond de handschoen op die voorzitter Eric Delacour, voorzitter van de Franse tel...

Aviko overweegt om een deel van de winst te delen met de aardappeltelers. Het aardappelverwerkende bedrijf zoekt naar een geschikte vorm hiervoor.Dat zegt directeur Dick Zelhorst van Aviko Potato in een interview met het tijdschrift Aardappelwereld. ...

The significant changes to cost of potato production for UK producers in the period 2007-2009, has left many potato growers questioning the pricing structure in North West Europe. Also, the ability of producers in France, Belgium and the Netherlands to...

Onderzoekers van de vakgroep Voedselveiligheid en Voedselkwaliteit van de UGent hebben innovatieve technieken ontwikkeld om het acrylamidegehalte in frietjes te verminderen. Acrylamide is een vermoedelijk kankerverwekkende stof die in meerdere voedings...

La empresa Patatas Fritas San Nicasio elabora un nuevo concepto de snack sano que le ha permitido dirigirse al mercado internacional más exigente, como China, Japón o EEUU La Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa ha ofrecido asesoramiento y apo...

Carrefour, the world's No. 2 retailer, said it would cut jobs and close stores in Belgium to restore profitability in the country amid intense competition from local rivals.The plan calls for cutting 1,672 jobs and closing 21 stores in Belgium by end-J...

Tyrrells Potato Chips served up a tasty 20pc rise in revenues last year to £15.5m on higher exports and growing sales to large retailers.However, despite the impressive sales growth during the recession, profits for the year ending March 31 2009 remain...