Noticias sobre las Tendencias Alimentarias de Europa

Diamond Foods, Inc. today announced a $10 million expansion of its production facility in Norwich, UK to meet increasing demand.

United Biscuits is celebrating another success in its bid to cut waste by eliminating landfill from four of its factories.

In Nederland gebruiken steeds meer cafetaria’s gezond vloeibaar vet voor het bakken van friet.

Johannes Diepers Landwirtschaft in Sevelen, Germany grows and processes potatoes that are supplied peeled to customers including institutional kitchens, hotels and restaurants. Diepers has been working with Sormac machines for fifteen years.

Yesterday Europatat’s Seed Potato Commission held its first official meeting since the adoption of the new structure of the association.

The Potato Council has published another issue of its monthly Euro-potato report. Northwest European potato markets firmed during the end of 2010 and prices have continued to rise in early 2011

The future sustainability of the potato supply chain is at risk from increasing threats from new organisms that can potentially devastate a crop.

Planting of early potatoes is under way in Cornwall, although rain is likely to have halted further progress this week, says the Potato Council.

Op de BioVak, dé biologische vakbeurs voor ondernemers uit de biologische land- en tuinbouw, brachten onder meer de burgemeesters van 26 plattelandsgemeenten en de Ambassadeur van Algerije een bezoek aan de stand van aardappelcoöperatie Agrico.

PepsiCo, one of the world’s leading producers of convenience foods and beverages, has awarded a ten-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel for its Dutch warehousing and distribution activities.

Biomass is a good Danish resource, and, in contrast to North Sea oil, it never runs out, if we use it sustainably. That does Leif Jensen, owner of Jensen's Organic in Gørløse, Denmark.

Uitbreiding in andere landen, ook naar Nederland. Max, de hamburgerketen uit Zweden, wil expanderen. Er wordt gezocht naar een partner in ons land.

United Biscuits is looking to auction its biscuits division for about GBP1.5 billion after the decision of China's Bright Food to walk away from acquiring the whole company, The Mail on Sunday reported, without citing sources.

National Chip Week returns for its 20th annual celebration in 2011, taking place from 21 to 27 February

Path to zero, PepsiCo UK and Ireland's second environmental sustainability report, sets out how Pepsico UK and Ireland will radically reduce our impact on the environment. The commitments made in the report cover climate change, agriculture, water use...

Researchers at the University of Nottingham say research shows eating vegetables makes you more attractive.

Seabrook Crisps Ltd has invested £1.5m in developing four new flavours of crisp, each with 90 per cent less salt. The new product, called Goodbye salt, Hello flavour, will be available in Jacket potato with Mediterranean tomato &herbs;Jacket potat...

Building on the success of their first visit to Fruit Logistica, Potato Council staff will again be on-hand at the show (Fruit Logistica February 9-11, Berlin) to promote the considerable benefits for growers of cultivating seed potatoes from the GB S...