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september 26, 2008

Agrana Potato Starch Campaign 2008 forecasts

The potato starch campaign at the AGRANA facility in Gmünd|Lower Austria started on 26 August. Including organic potato starch, this year’s harvest will be around 210,000 tonnes (prior year: 195,000 tonnes), thereby reaching the limit of the contractua...

juli 24, 2008

Aardappel voor zoute gronden in de maak

Noordelijke aardappeltelers zijn bezig met het ontwikkelen van aardappelen die beter zijn toegerust op zoute gronden dan de huidige rassen. De rassen zijn bedoeld voor de toekomstige teelt in het Noorden van Nederland in verband met de verzilting van ...

juli 15, 2008

Agrana ratings downgraded

Analyst Martina Valenta of Erste Bank downgrades Agrana AG (AGB1) from "hold"to "reduce,"while reducing her estimates for the company. The target price has been reduced from €72.40 to €54.00.In a research note published this mornin...

juli 11, 2008

La patata llega a las bolsas biodegradables

Las bolsas biodegradables, realizadas con almidón de patata industrial, empiezan su implantación en España como otra de las pequeñas soluciones para ayudar al medio ambiente. De momento, Carrefour se convertirá en la primera empresa de distribución en ...

juli 07, 2008

Martin Arvad new chairman at KMC

After 27 years contribution to the Danish starch potato industry KMC’s chairman of 5 years, Mr. Jørn Outzen, has retired to private life.Jørn Outzen is succeeded as chairman by Mr. Martin Arvad. Martin Arvad has been a member of KMC’s Board of Director...

juli 04, 2008

Agrana: FY09 Operating Profit To Fall Significantly

Austrian sugar, starch and processed fruits manufacturer Agrana Beteiligungs-Ag (AGR.VI) Friday said it expects its operating profit in the current fiscal year to decrease significantly on the year, due to persistent cost increases and an unsatisfactor...

mei 26, 2008

Agrana acquires 50% of Studen Group

Leading sugar and starch producer in Central and Eastern Europe, Agrana has announced it has acquired, subject to regulatory authority approval, 50 per cent of the shares in the sugar sales operations of the Studen Group, Vienna.

maart 02, 2008

Tyrrells' Will Chase: Crisps and vodka: the proof is in the potato

Will Chase loves potatoes, cows and vodka. The farmer behind Tyrrells gourmet crisps starts each day "talking to my cows". He is about to make his first batch of premium potato vodka, made from spuds grown on the farm that are too small to t...

februari 28, 2008

Aviko heeft in 2007 40 miljoen euro winst gemaakt.

Aviko heeft vorig jaar 40 miljoen euro winst gemaakt. In 2006 draaide het dochterbedrijf van coöperatie Cosun nog met verlies. Het was daarom niet te voorzien dat de niet-suikeractiviteiten van Cosun zou leiden tot een plus op de bietenprijs van 6 eur...

februari 22, 2008

Muslims shocked to learn that potato chips may contain traces of alcohol

Senior Muslim figures have said that they are shocked that a number of Walkers snacks contain traces of alcohol and eating them is therefore against their religion. A tiny amount of alcohol is used in some products as a chemical agent to extract flavou...

februari 17, 2008

BASF gene-altered starch potato Amflora is dividing EU

The Amflora potato looks like any garden-variety spud, but it has been genetically modified by the German chemical giant BASF to be unusually rich in starch. It also has aroused concerns that sick people and the elderly could become more vulnerable to...

februari 08, 2008

Aviko werkt aan aardappelpuree die langer 'vol' gevoel geeft.

Aviko, onderdeel van Cosun, werkt momenteel aan de ontwikkeling van een aardappelpuree die gebruikers een 'extra verzadigd gevoel' geeft, zodat je na het eten ervan niet zo snel honger krijgt. Dat vertelt Ad de Laat, directeur van het Cosun Food Techno...

januari 18, 2008

Martin van de Ven appointed as new CEO at Aviko

With effect from 1 April 2008 Martin van de Ven (53) will be appointed as CEO of Aviko, business group of Royal Cosun. In this capacity he will remain a member of Cosun’s Executive Board and he becomes responsible for Aviko’s national and international...

december 21, 2007

Smorgon Food Factory in Belarus to start potato flakes production

Next year Smorgon Food Factory plans to start carrying out an investment project aimed at launching the production of potato flakes, BelTA learnt from director of the company Vadim Kozel. According to him, the preliminary cost of the project is €4 mill...

december 20, 2007

Selkhozinvest announced construction of a Potato Processing Plant in the Tyumen Region (Siberia)

According to the department of investment policy of the Tyumen region, Ivan Dudanov, Chairman of the Directors Board of Selkhozinvest announced the company's plans to invest about EUR30 million into the construction of a potato processing plant and to...

november 19, 2007

Potato Parade, McCain Foods first viral advertising campaign

McCain Foods has launched its first viral advertising campaign, Potato Parade. Potato Parade allows users to choose from hundreds of combinations of words and names to create a personalised message to send onto others. McCain's Potato Parade was crea...

november 05, 2007

KMC awards agents with golden potato leaf during FiE

KMC’s special award, the Golden Potato Leaf, is given to persons in recognition of special achievements for KMC and for Danish Potato Starch.During FI Europe 2007 in London this special award was given to two of KMC's agents, Mr. Giorgio Sancassan of R...

oktober 29, 2007

Is ‘Umami’ the secret of the perfect potato flavour?

New varieties of potatoes bred at SCRI, including Mayan Gold and Inca Sun, have better flavour than their more common relatives, thanks to their umami. Although perhaps not widely known, umami, from the Japanese word for delicious, is one of the five...