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Patatas Meléndez da el salto a Francia mediante un acuerdo con Pom' Alliance
February 17, 2022
A través de esta alianza buscan alcanzar un mayor acceso a mercados comunitarios, así como desarrollar estrategias globales para aumentar la cuota de mercado. Supone un paso clave para la expansión internacional de Patatas Meléndez.
McCain Foods agrees to pay 20 percent more to French potato growers
January 25, 2022
Potato Processor McCain Foods has reached an agreement with the French group of potato producers for industry (Groupement d'agriculteurs producteurs de pommes de terre pour l'industrie, Gappi) on the new potato contracts.
Antarctic Foods Relies on VERYX Digital Sorters to Maximize Production Efficiency and Vegetable Product Quality
January 16, 2022
Antarctic Foods takes product quality seriously. Selling frozen vegetables to baby food processors and others throughout Europe, Antarctic has grown 25 percent annually over the last few years.
En 1775 nadie en Europa comía patatas. Hasta que un truco publicitario las puso de moda
December 08, 2021
Ha ocurrido en varias ocasiones a lo largo de la historia de los alimentos que productos de la tierra con mala fama, sin tradición culinaria, que se consumen primero por los pobres debido a las hambrunas extremas para luego subir a la categoría de producto gourmet.
Arvalis and Eurocelp develop a camera system to quantify the sprouting of potatoes
December 08, 2021
Eurocelp, in collaboration with Arvalis, develop a camera system to quantify the sprouting of potatoes
La exportación de patata francesa a España, en febrero de 2021, cae un 6,7 percent en relación a la campaña previa
May 03, 2021
La campaña 2020-2021, según la Interprofesional de la Patata de Francia, CNIPT, se puede calificar de negra para las patatas de consumo en términos de exportaciones.
Frédéric Champion, de Pomleg en Francia: 'Este año observamos un mayor interés por los productos frescos'
April 26, 2021
La nueva campaña de la patata comenzó hace quince días para Pomleg, con sede en el MIN de Rungis. Empezamos justo antes de Semana Santa; va bastante bien.
Hauts-de-France: more organic potato plots despite the limited market
March 30, 2021
With the closure of restaurants and consequent decrease in factory activity, organic potatoes, just like conventional potatoes, have suffered from the Covid-19 crisis.
French potato farmer SCEA HERMANT invests in a TOMRA 3A Sorting Machine
March 25, 2021
For two years, SCEA HERMANT carefully considered acquiring a new optical sorter to sort and grade potato and onion crops prior to storage. The launch of the new TOMRA 3A convinced Loïc and Alain Hermant to make the investment.
DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes
January 12, 2021
DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes, evaluates and categorizes potatoes using HD cameras combined with AI and splits them into three streams, at a capacity of up to 100 tons per hour.
Guillaume Liesch, Champ'pom : 'The situation is good in the consumption potato market'
November 17, 2020
The health crisis has taken a toll on the industrial potato market, although the consumer market has not been hit that hard.
SIMA Postponed To November 2022
November 03, 2020
In view of the current global economic climate and the many uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of SIMA have taken the decision to hold the next edition of SIMA in November 2022 (from Sunday 6 to Thursday 10 November 2022).
