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Bagged Snacks is a powerhouse category for the convenience channel. Worth over GBP 5.3 billion (USD 6.6 billion) and outpacing the growth of other key impulse categories, it’s a primary driver of footfall, appearing in one in every five C&I baskets.

Urschel will exhibit at SIAL Canada from April 29 to May 1, 2026, at Booth 2419. The company will showcase the Sprint 2 Dicer and E TranSlicer Cutter, designed to deliver precise cutting, reduce waste, and maximize yield in continuous food processing.

Diversos factores, tanto económicos, productivos, como del orden del comercio internacional contribuyen a una recalibración del sector de la patata local.

The government says that the reorganization of border controls made it possible to increase physical inspections of agri-food products by 7.5% in one year, strengthening oversight of imports and exports amid growing trade flows.

Telers die hun overtollige aardappelen nergens meer kunnen verkopen, hebben nu de mogelijkheid om hun aardappelen via een grondstoffenverklaring op hun percelen uit te rijden.

Royal Avebe heeft de aardappelcampagne van teeltjaar 2025 afgerond. De aardappelmeelfabrieken in Nederland en Duitsland hebben tijdens de campagne goed en stabiel gedraaid. De verwerking verliep volgens planning.

Elea will host an online webinar on April 20, 2026, focused on the application of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology in potato chip processing for the North, Central and South American market.

De Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie steunt de Nationale Aardappelweek van No Waste Army. Extra aandacht voor aardappelen sluit aan bij de ambitie van de sector om consumptie te stimuleren en voedselverspilling tegen te gaan.

PepsiCo, a leading global food and beverage company with a portfolio that includes iconic brands such as Pepsi, Lay’s, Gatorade, Quaker, and Doritos has reported results for first-quarter 2026.

Urschel will debut its Little Gem Aspire Dicer, a new fruit and vegetable cutting system, at major trade shows starting in May 2026, including interpack in Düsseldorf, NRA Show in Chicago, FOOMA in Tokyo and ProPak Asia in Bangkok.

Russia has lifted its ban on importing potatoes from Pakistan, allowing shipments from Punjab to enter the Russian Federation, effective April 8.

For over three decades, starting in the early 1990’s, the World Potato Congress Inc. has made its way around the globe, providing an avenue for networking and educational opportunities focused on all thing’s potato.

Flikweert Vision has introduced an upgraded QualityGrader for potatoes and onions. The optical sorting machine is now available in working widths of 1.0 and 1.5 meters and processes up to 30 tons of product per hour.

Manter, together with its Indian partner Allround (India) Vegetable Processing Machines, delivered two new lines to Balaji Wafers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, in early 2026. The installation consists of two M2 XXL weighers and two SemiPack packaging machines.

Stakeholders in the potato sector are calling for defined and time-bound policy measures aimed at strengthening farm incomes, expanding processing capacity and supporting export development.

La campaña de patata temprana en España arrancó en el Campo de Cartagena con la variedad Soprano, destacada por su alta calidad y versatilidad, en una muestra de la resiliencia y capacidad competitiva de los productores locales.

Con un 90% del area ya cosechada, la campaña en el norte de Sinaloa esta llegando a su fin. El balance es regular-malo, ya que ni los rendimientos, ni los precios, ni la sanidad han estado del lado del productor.

La papa de bajo carbono se perfila como una apuesta estratégica para el futuro del sector, al combinar prácticas regenerativas, tecnología y sostenibilidad para reducir emisiones, mejorar la resiliencia productiva y responder a nuevas exigencias del mercado.