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Als start voor het Internationale Jaar van de Aardappel werd woensdag 16 Januari een aardappel middag georganiseerd op proefbedrijf Kollumerwaard. Onder de sprekers was de Minister van LNV mevrouw Gerda Verburg die later rondging bij de deelnemende bed...

"Spuds Rule OK"is a brand new booklet produced by the British Potato Council (BPC) to help caterers, school meal providers and local authorities meet the government’s nutritional guidelines for school meals. As well as being packed full of nu...

Er is veel aanbod van Avebe-aandelen en nauwelijks vraag. Dat constateren makelaars van de NVM. "Er wordt eigenlijk niet gehandeld, terwijl veel telers hun aandelen willen verkopen", aldus makelaar Jan Tjeerdsma van de NVM.

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...

Now the proceedings are published of the conference "Food in Action"that was held on 29 - 30 November 2007 in Brussels. Full powerpoint presentations plus audio are available online, providing a great way to review these presentations.The cen...

De overname van Eurofreez en Seru &Annoot door de Nederlandse aardappelverwerker Aviko heeft geen grote gevolgen voor de Vlaamse aardappeltelers. "Beide bedrijven blijven zelstandig bestaan. Seru &Annoot zal de aardappelen van 300 telers i...

Will Chase, the potato farmer who had a public spat with Tesco, could be about to reap a multi-million pounds fortune from the sale of a stake in his upmarket Tyrrells Crisps business in a deal that is likely to value the company at more than £20m. Mr...

Children's diets are now so poor that more than two-thirds of them do not think fast food is a treat, British Heart Foundation research suggests. A poll of 500 youngsters also found that 82% do not think of crisps as anything special. More than half do...

Eco-Tec is proud to announce that it has recently been awarded the contract for biogas purification by McCain Foods (GB) Ltd., England. As a socially responsible company and a highly trusted brand, McCain Foods practices sustainable agriculture and is ...

Austria-based Agrana announced a revenue increase of 3 per cent in its first three quarters, overcoming the challenges of sugar restrictions and weather-induced crop failures. The sugar, starch and fruit preparation company experienced revenue of €1,4...

UK biscuit and snack maker United Biscuits said yesterday it will cut its carbon emissions by more than a third by 2020 and reduce water and packaging use by a fifth as part of a new strategy to reduce the impact of its operations on the environment.  ...

De vakbonden en Avebe hebben een nieuw resultaat bereikt in de onderhandelingen over een cao voor het aardappelzetmeelconcern. In december wezen de leden van de vakbonden het toen bereikte onderhandelingsresultaat nog af. De cao voor de Avebe-medewer...

De Nederlandse aardappelverwerker Aviko neemt twee Belgische sectorgenoten over. Het gaat om Eurofreez en Seru &Annoot, beide uit de Westhoek. Eurofreez uit Proven is gespecialiseerd in aardappelbereidingen, meer bepaald diepvriesfrieten en -puree....

Aviko has reached agreement on the acquisition of the potato processing company Eurofreez and the potato trader Seru &Annoot. The transaction represents a significant increase in Aviko's sale of potato specialities and is a perfect match for the ...

Misschien eet u hem het liefst onder de vorm van krokante pureerozetjes, diepgevroren friet of huisbereide kroket. Maar de aardappel is ondanks zijn ietwat oubollig imago nog altijd springlevend. Zeker in een pak ontwikkelingslanden, waar de knol zowaa...

Walkers, the UK's No.1 crisps and snacks manufacturer, is putting a massive £27 million (USD 54 million) marketing investment behind the Walkers brand this year, the biggest spend in the brand's 60 year history.   Walkers is an iconic British brand whi...

Beverage and snack maker PepsiCo said it has agreed the acquisition of Bulgaria's leading producer and seller of branded nuts and seeds Penelopa.In a statement released late on Tuesday, Bulgarian time, PepsiCo said the acquisition was "consistent ...

Akkerbouwers zullen de zetmeelopbrengst moeten verhogen om de teelt rendabel te houden. De kosten stijgen voortdurend en de telers ontvangen minder toeslagrechten uit Brussel. De gemiddelde opbrengst in de zetmeelaardappelteelt is over de laatste ac...