Energie en Milieu

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America Modesto, Calif., manufacturing facility is building on its environmental sustainability efforts by installing an innovative cylindrical solar photovoltaic (PV) system on its rooftop.

De burgemeester van Dongeradeel, mevrouw M. Waanders, heeft onder belangstelling van alle HZPC-medewerkers het nieuwe kassencomplex van HZPC in Metslawier formeel in gebruik gesteld.

Cavendish Farms has purchased the breeding rights for "Prospect", a potato variety it says is suitable for French fries and good for the environment.It's the first time the Prince Edward Island company has bought the rights to an entire vari...

The government of New Brunswick announced the start of a 180-day public participation process to renew the air quality operating approval for McCain Foods (Canada) frozen food plant in Florenceville has begun.

Organic foods are making a larger impact in consumers’ shopping choices in 2010, according to the results of Whole Foods Market’s annual Food Shopping Trends Tracker survey, conducted online in June by Harris Interactive.

William Chase, an English entrepreneur responsible for products such as Chase Vodka and Tyrells Crisps, is now exploring the possibility of manufacturing potato-based biobutanol. Indeed, Mr. Chase believes that the waste left over from his Herefordshir...

UK Potato growers are invited to attend the official opening of a new 600,000 research facility at the Potato Council's Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBCSR).

EPA and Bayer CropScience, the manufacturer, have reached an agreement to end use of the pesticide aldicarb in the United States.

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Perry, Ga., facility today became the state's first building to be awarded LEED® for Existing Buildings (EB) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), as verified by the Green Building Certification Institute ...

In New South Wales, Australia, Matt Simmons can barely keep up with demand for the organic potatoes he and wife Sue grow on their 48-hectare farm on the Hawkesbury River.

Biologische producten zijn niet gezonder dan reguliere producten. Ze leveren geen gezondheidswinst, concludeert de Gezondheidsraad.

With the mercury level steadily rising across India, potato growers need to switch to new varieties of heat-tolerant seeds for saving their crops, agriculture scientists have suggested.

The world’s first 100 percent biodegradable chip packet – designed by Frito-Lay for its SunChips brand – has come in for criticism from Facebook members, with more than 30,000 agreeing the new packaging is too loud.

The global market for sustainable packaging is forecast to reach $142.42 billion by the year 2015, according to a new report.

Production of potatoes in Malta is growing and exports, which up to a few years ago only went to the Netherlands, have now diversified to the UK, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, Resources Minister George Pullicino said today.

Als wereldspeler in aardappelverwerking heeft Aviko duurzaamheid hoog op de agenda staan. Dat vertaalt zich logistiek gezien in een toenemend gebruik van meermalige verpakkingen. Aviko is voor het transport van verse friet deels overgestapt op klapkrat...

Más de 1,6 millones de personas en el mundo tienen poco o ningún acceso a la electricidad y la mayoría no tienen forma de acceder a tecnologías como como la iluminación eléctrica, los teléfonos móviles o los televisores. Sin embargo, científicos de una...

To reduce energy consumption and costs, the J.R. Simplot Company completed a project several years ago that increased the efficiency of the steam system at its potato processing plant in Caldwell, Idaho. The project was based on an evaluation, performe...