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Max Koeune, President and Chief Executive Officer of McCain Foods Limited
juni 13, 2021
McCain Foods Commitment will Help Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C
McCain Foods' commitment to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions across all of its global operations by the end of the decade has been verified to align with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
The latest megadrum, produced by Idaho Steel, has a guaranteed capacity of 1,250 kg per hour and can - depending on the dry matter content of the potatoes used - even deliver up to 1,500 kg per hour.
april 27, 2021
Idaho Steel and Kiremko, the 'Go to Guys' for Efficient Potato Flake Production
Flake production is not only a potato process for specialists. More and more potato processors see it as an ideal solution for their sustainability improvement.
PepsiCo Announces 2030 Goal to Scale Regenerative Farming Practices Across 7 Million Acres, Equivalent to Entire Agricultural Footprint
april 20, 2021
PepsiCo to Move to Regenerative Farming Practices for all its ingredients
Pepsico's Efforts are Estimated to Reduce At Least 3 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by the End of the Decade. PepsiCo's 'Positive Agriculture' Ambition Additionally Targets to Improve Livelihoods of Those in its Agricultural Supply Chain, and Sustainably Source 100% of its Key Ingredients.
Two Alexia brand product packages now made with corn and potato biomaterial
april 16, 2021
Lamb Weston Introduces Biobased (potato, corn) Packaging for two Alexia products
Driving toward a goal of using more sustainable materials in packaging, two Lamb Weston Alexia brand products will use corn and potato starch in their packaging beginning this month.
Today’s high-tech devices usually contain components made of rare earth elements, a class of metallic elements including neodymium and dysprosium, which is found in everything from cellphones and computers to wind turbines and electric vehicles.
maart 19, 2021
Potato wastewater could feed bacteria used to recycle high-tech devices
new research from Idaho National Laboratory suggests that potato wastewater might serve well as a low-cost food source for a special bacterium that could be used to recycle high-tech devices, industrial catalysts and other sources of rare earth elements.
PepsiCo Doubles Down on Climate Goal and Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040
januari 14, 2021
PepsiCo Doubles Down on Climate Goal and Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040
Pepsico announced it will accelerate its efforts to build a more resilient and sustainable food system, reducing GHG emissions by more than 40% by 2030. In 2020 the company achieved its objective to use 100% renewable electricity in the United States and plans to do the same in Mexico and Australia by the end of 2021
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Lamb Weston is known for its frozen french fry products but it also produces shredded potatoes, diced potatoes formed potatoes (hash browns and Tater Puffs), chips, mashed potatoes, appetizers and vegetables.
juli 16, 2020
Lamb Weston pulls back curtain with first-ever sustainability report
The region’s largest potato processor sheds new light on french fry-making in its first-ever corporate sustainability report.
As much as 1.6 billion tonnes of food, 33% of all food produced globally, is wasted each year.
maart 03, 2020
Strong Roots Takes on the Global Food Waste Crisis One Pound at a Time
Strong Roots returns to Natural Product Expo West, after winning the 2019 NEXTY Award, with its innovative and sustainable line of frozen plant-based foods including cauliflower hash browns, vegetable burgers, mixed root vegetable fries and more.
Two new equipment options reduce water treatment costs and usage.
februari 18, 2020
Vanmark Adds New Solutions to Address Potato Peeler Water Usage and Treatment
Vanmark, an industrial potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer, has introduced two new machines that significantly reduce water treatment costs and usage from our line of abrasive peelers.
Darren Cash, manager of safety and environmental operations at Cavendish Farms, New Annan explains how converting potato material not suitable for french fries into biogas, reduced the plant's dependency on fuel oil by 30 per cent.
december 29, 2018
Biogas from potato waste cuts greenhouse gas emissions Cavendish Farms French Fry Plant
Potato Processor Cavendish Farms in New Annan, Prince Edward Island, turns potato material not suitable for french fries into biogas, reducing the plant's dependency on fuel oil by 30 per cent.
Barnana's Organic Ridged Plantain Chip to Market are available in three flavours: 'Acapulco Lime', 'Himalayan Pink Sea Salt' and 'Sea Salt & Vinegar (with Apple Cider)'
januari 30, 2018
Barnana Brings the First Organic Ridged Plantain Chip to Market - made from imperfect plantains
Barnana Brings the First Organic Ridged Plantain Chip to Market, and they are made from imperfect plantains.
McDonald's has redesigned its packaging numerous times. The packaging shown above was introduced in 2016.
januari 17, 2018
McDonald's to source all Packaging from Renewable, Recycled or Certified sources by 2025
McDonald’s announces goals to improve its packaging and help significantly reduce waste to positively impact the communities the company serves around the world.
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Uglies are ketttle cooked potato chips crafted by Dieffenbach from potatoes rejected for minor imperfections. This has saved more than 350,000 lbs of potatoes from going to waste since the launch a year ago.
januari 10, 2018
Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. Launches 'IT'S GOOD TO BE UGLY' Campaign
Uglies are ketttle cooked potato chips crafted by Dieffenbach from potatoes rejected for minor imperfections. This has saved more than 350,000 lbs of potatoes from going to waste since the launch a year ago.
Penn State agribusiness management students observe a potato production line during a tour of a processing facility at Sterman Masser Potato Farms (Courtesy: Penn State)
oktober 27, 2017
Penn State Students help Sterman Masser Potato Farms find New Potato Products
Penn State Ag Sciences students are in the trenches with Sterman Masser Potato Farms to find new and convenient potato products
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Penn State Researcher Ali Demirci adjusts a bioreactor in which potato waste is being used to produce bioethanol with a novel process that simultaneously employs mold and yeast to convert starch to sugar and sugar to ethanol.
augustus 17, 2017
Penn State Researchers find new way to convert potato waste to ethanol
With more than two dozen companies in Pennsylvania manufacturing potato chips, it is no wonder that researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have developed a novel approach to more efficiently convert potato waste into ethanol.
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maart 20, 2017
TOMRA Sorting Food will showcase its TOMRA 5A Potato Sorter at ProFoodTech 2017
TOMRA Sorting Food will showcase the TOMRA 5A, its newest state-of-the-art potato sorter, at the new biennial processing event ProFoodTech 2017. Potato Processors can find TOMRA at Booth #1721
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The Pennsylvanian snack manufacturer Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. has launched a new potato chip brand named 'Uglies'. The chips are produced from potatoes that farmers would likely be throwing away due to minor imperfections.
januari 21, 2017
Dieffenbach's Potato Chips launches Uglies - potato chips from waste potatoes
The Pennsylvanian snack manufacturer Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. has launched a new potato chip brand named 'Uglies'. The chips are produced from potatoes that farmers would likely be throwing away due to minor imperfections.
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15 Major US Companies Pledge 50 Percent Reduction in Food Loss and Waste
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the inaugural class of the US Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions. These Champions pledge concrete steps to reduce food loss and waste in their operations 50% by 2030.
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