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Agronico potato field in bloom (Variety Atlantic) in Tasmania, Australia

Simplot to acquire Agronico, Tasmania’s largest seed potato producer

August 27, 2023
Agronico, Tasmania’s largest seed potato producer, has entered into an agreement for Simplot to acquire the business and property assets of Agronico.
As a contract confectionery packing company, Kingsway Confectionery required a packaging solution for a wide range of products. TNA solutions met this need exceptionally

TNA feeding ambitions: Increasing capacity by adding extra packaging machine

August 08, 2023
Kingsway Confectionery, a renowned family-owned company specialising in packaging retail-ready products for over 30 years, has strengthened its position as a leading confectionery packaging company in Australia through its longstanding partnership with TNA solutions.
Elders and harvesteye bringing greater efficiency and yields to australian root crop growers

HarvestEye - a sensor that measures tuber quality during harvest - now available to potato growers in Australia

June 15, 2023
HarvestEye - a sensor that measures tuber quality during harvest - is now available to potato growers in Australia. Elders was appointed as the exclusive reseller of the system in the country.
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Powdery scab can severely reduce the quality and marketability of seed, fresh market and processing potatoes

What was behind Australia’s potato shortage? Wet weather and hard-to-control diseases

June 13, 2023
If you’ve been into a fish and chip shop in Australia in the last 12 months, you may well have seen a notice tacked to the wall about the impact of the potato shortage. Supermarkets, too, slapped temporary limits on frozen chip purchases.
tna at interpack 2023: a chance to experience a new reality!

tna at interpack 2023: a chance to experience a new reality!

May 14, 2023
tna solutions is offering visitors to interpack 2023 the chance to step off the event floor and into a virtual factory. tna’s Extended Reality (XR) technology enables remote commissioning
An ordinary snap of a supermarket freezer filled with frozen chips at a Queensland Aldi has excited Australians in a hopeful sign that the potato shortage is over

Australian Shoppers Share Excitement over ALDI Freezers Filled with Potato Chips

May 03, 2023
Australian Shoppers Share Excitement over ALDI Freezers Filled with Potato Chips Potato production suffered heavily due to excessive rains and flooding in major potato-growing areas in Australia in 2022.
Mitolo Family Farms enters into strategic partnership with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

Canadian pension fund acquires majority stake in Mitolo Family Farms, Australia's largest potato supplier

April 11, 2023
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, a Canadian pension fund, acquires the majority stake in Mitolo Family Farms, the largest potato grower and packer in Australia.
TOMRA 5B Sorting Machine

TOMRA Provided sorting solution to Simplot Australia

March 04, 2023
Simplot was looking for a full turnkey solution for their french fries line in Tasmania. TOMRA Food was able to provide sorting solutions that could be implemented while keeping some of their existing equipment.
Woolworths confirmed the shortage was hitting bagged chips.

Australian potato shortage now impacting potato chips as well as frozen fries

January 17, 2023
Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has confirmed a major potato shortage has caused the price of potato-based snacks to soar – resulting in 'insane prices' for a single bag of chips.
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The absence of potato chips from shelves may force a rethink of Christmas plans.

Australian supermarket Coles introduces purchase limit on frozen potato chips (French Fries) due to shortage

December 20, 2022
Australian supermarket Coles introduces purchase limit on frozen potato chips (French Fries) due to shortage
The Pye Group opens largest potato packing facility

The Pye Group opens largest potato packing facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere

November 20, 2022
Australian potato supplier, the Pye Group will, officially opened the largest potato packing facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere on Tuesday.
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Packaging efficiency gains with tna's ‘Perfect Pair’: the tna robag 3e and tna auto-splice 3

November 20, 2022
Global food processing and packaging solutions specialist, tna, has added the brand new tna auto-splice 3 to its packaging portfolio – making the ‘Perfect Pair’ alongside the tna robag ® 3e, which was launched in 2021.

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