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The distribution agreement between AVEBE and Ingredion will be terminated as of March 31 2015 for North America and Japan.

Better relationships between UK potato growers and the rest of the supply chain are needed if the sector is to cope with its current downturn.

Building on the growing success of its collaboration over the past two years, Potato Council and Horticultural Development Company (HDC) brought the largest collaborative UK stand yet to this year’s Fruit Logistica event in Berlin.

Insort GmbH is one of the winners of the International FoodTec Awards in the category GOLD. Insort received the award for its Sherlock Food Analyser (Sherlock Analyst).

New Neiker Tecnalia potato varieties ‘Entzia’ (right) and ‘Miren’ (left) combine high nutrtional valiue with suitability for processing

La papa (o patata) cuenta con dos nuevas variedades elaboradas por el Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, NEIKER-Tecnalia, Se trata de ’Entzia’ y ‘Miren’.

El Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada realiza una experiencia de recuperación de la 'papa' copo de nieve, una variedad propia de la alta montaña que está en peligro de extinción.

Humans are thought to be able to taste five qualities but technological advances combined with sophisticated research means we can now test for more subtle tastes we haven’t known about.

Tong Peal Engineering, the UK's leading designer and manufacturer of grading and handling equipment for the vegetable industry is celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2015.

Fruit Logistica 2015 attracted a record number of 65.000 trade visitors, up from 62.000 in 2014.

In France, a major three year long campaign to promote the consumption of potatoes just started.

APH Group Engineering recently delivered and installed a big scale line for grading, washing and packing of potatoes to one of her clients in the North-east region of Belarus.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 182.7 points in January 2015, down 3.6 points (1.9 percent) from its revised (reduced) December 2014 value. Cereals and Oil Prices registered the strongest declines

Een nieuwe, revolutionaire methode om nieuwe aardappelrassen te kweken kan een flinke impuls geven aan fotosynthese-onderzoek. Daarom treedt Solynta, de ontwikkelaar van de kweekmethode, toe tot BioSolar Cells

Diamond Foods, Inc. announced that it has acquired a 51% stake of Yellow Chips, a manufacturer of high quality vegetable and organic potato chips based in the Netherlands.

Herbert Engineering has appointed Jon Rennie as operations manager.

FRUIT LOGISTICA 2015 will be the global fresh produce sector's most significant and comprehensive industry event ever. There will be a total of 2,750 exhibitors from 83 countries – 150 more exhibitors than last year.

Snack brand Pom-Bear is expanding its range of teddy shaped potato snacks in the United Kingdom with the launch of a new Cheese variant