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Europe's food starch market in 2007 was characterised by further consolidation. The widespread ingredient, just like other food ingredients, was faced with the dramatic rise in raw material costs as well as the biofuel boom and other industry challenge...

Walkers has delisted its children's crisp brand Potato Heads as it refocuses its healthy snacking portfolio.The product, which was launched in 2005 backed by a £2m advertising campaign, was one of the first UK better-for-you products from the PepsiCo-o...

High levels of salt added to a bag of chips could be pushing consumers over the recommended limits and endangering their health, research shows. Adults are advised to eat no more than 6g of salt a day, with lower limits for children.But a study of ch...

The British Potato Council (BPC) is to concentrate its efforts in regional press in a new PR drive in February to promote a week-long celebration of chips. The National Chip Week campaign, to run from 11 to 17 February, will feature recipes, celebrity...

Design Bridge (Londen en Amsterdam) heeft in Los Angeles een Golden Mobius Award gewonnen voor haar verpakkingsontwerp van Farm Frites.Dat gebeurde tijdens de 37e Internationale Mobius Advertising Awards op 26 januari. Met deze internationale prijs beh...

News that McDonald's will offer "A-level grade"training courses has been met with jibes about "McDiplomas"and "McQualifications". But for journalist John Hand, learning the ropes in a fast-food restaurant was a grounding f...

McCain has now installed the three windturbines near their Whittlesey french fry factory in the United Kingdom. These 80 meter high windturbines will reduce the electricity bill of the Whittlesey french fry factory with 45%, while at off-peak times an...

In the 27 countries of the EU, 23,000 hectares were used for growing potatoes according to organic standards in 2006. This is equivalent to 1 % of the total area for potato growing in Europe. The most important countries were Germany with 7,500 hectare...

Een internationaal consortium van aardappelkwekers bindt in België de strijd aan tegen landbouwers die hun aardappelrassen illegaal kopiëren. Achter het initiatief zitten twee grote Nederlandse aardappelkwekers (HZPC en Agrico) en twee Duitse (Europla...

De antipiraterij-afdeling die enkele buitenlandse bedrijven oprichten om illegale kopieën van hun aardappelrassen bij boeren in ons land op te sporen, wekt bij Boerenbond argwaan. "We verdedigen het fundamenteel recht van boeren om zelf pootgoed v...

De verkiezing van de beste Fish&Chip Shop in Engeland is een groot succes voor de Nederlandse bakwandenfabrikant Kiremko Duurland. Nederlandse fabrikanten van bakwanden zijn bezig met een opmars onder de top van de Engelse cafetaria’s. De winnaar ...

Denmark's Novozymes posted an 11 percent rise in full-year operating profit on Friday, despite rising energy and raw material prices, and said it predicted a sales growth of 8 - 11 percent in 2008.

Fane Valley Co-operative Society Ltd said it was no longer feasible to retain its Dervock plant as a potato packing centre and it will close in early April. The plant grades, washes and pre-packs 5,000 tonnes of potatoes every year, sourced from arou...

The UK government will say today that the nation must adopt a single, consistent food labelling system. Health Secretary Alan Johnson will announce the government's nutrition labelling plans later today, as part of a wider-reaching obesity strategy.The...

McCain Foods (GB) Ltd announced today that its Rustic Oven Chips was awarded the status of Product of the Year in the Home Cooking Category. McCain's Rustic Oven Chips took the market by storm at launch in January 2007. With only 3% fat, no choleste...

Variabel poten met behulp van GPS geeft bij alle beproefde rassen een verbetering van de opbrengst en sortering. Dit zorgt voor een gemiddelde financiële meeropbrengst van € 241 tot € 291 per hectare. Dat stelt The Soil Company in een analyse van vie...

Danish Crown's subsidiary Tulip Food Company has had to recall a number of products from its frozen meal range due to some risk that the potatoes contained within them may have been contaminated with petrol, local media report. The potatoes used by Tu...

Though "Patatas Bravas"are just one small plate among many offered at tapas bars, they hold a high place in Spanish gastronomic lore here, beloved by everyone from students to gourmet chefs. Patatas Bravas look like not much more than glorif...