Nieuws uit Europa

La empresa Patatas Hijolusa SA, con planta en León, ha adquirido la alavesa Natuber, empresa transformadora de patata en producto de IV gama, en una operación cuyo importe ambas compañías han preferido no detallar.

Por segundo año consecutivo, la patata Princesa Amandine renueva como mejor Sabor del Año 2023 escogida por los consumidores en una prueba realizada por laboratorios sensoriales independientes.

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces their enhanced Herbert OCULUS optical sorter for whole potatoes at Fruit Logistica hall 6.1 stand A-60.

British food processing equipment manufacturer Fabcon Food Systems (FFS) has prepared for its next phase of global growth with a series of new appointments and promotions.

From 8 to 10 February 2023, thirty-two Belgian suppliers of fruit and vegetables, potatoes and fruit trees, together with three trade associations and four fruit and vegetable auctions, will present themselves at the joint stand of Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board, VLAM, at Fruit Logistica in hall 27, at stand A 22.

Haith, a leading manufacturer of vegetable handling solutions in the United Kingdom will be promoting its innovative mobile optical sorter at Fruit Logistica next month (February 8-10 ).

BP (British Potato), the key calendar date for all those operating in or supplying to the British potato industry, will have a new owner/organiser for its next event in November 2023.

Without phosphorus food cannot be produced, since all plants and animals need it to grow. Put simply: if there is no phosphorus, there is no life. As such, phosphorus-based fertilisers – it is the "P" in "NPK" fertiliser – have become critical to the global food system.

Potato industry challenges posed by PCN and blackleg were among the topics discussed at the recent Cambridge University Potato Growers’ Association (CUPGRA) annual conference.

Lamb Weston has launched its latest potato innovation in the United Kingdom: REALLY Crunchy Fries! These ground-breaking coated fries promise an unbeatable long-lasting crunch sensation and are also very sustainable.

Como líder europeo en el diseño y producción de máquinas de corte industrial de alimentos, FAM Stumabo estará presente para mostrar las últimas innovaciones de corte en la industria de frutas y verduras en la feria ‘Fruit Logistica’ (Berlín, Alemania).

Lamb Weston / Meijer released its Sustainability Report 2021-2022, based on its 2030 Sustainability Agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The Horizon 2020 EU project Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT), in which Europatat is participating, aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future.

Dutch palletising solutions manufacturer Verbruggen has appointed Tong Engineering, leading UK vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, as distributor for the United Kingdom.

Whether you are the sustainability manager at your company, or you’re about to forward this article to them, reducing the environmental impact of your product should be everybody’s goal.

La empresa italiana Bulltec ha suministrado al consorcio de productores de patata PPAS, de la localidad de Camigliatello Silano, provincia de Cosenza, un sistema electrónico de clasificación por peso para batatas, con un sistema de transporte de dos canales con 8+1 salidas.

As the European leader in the field of industrial cutting machines, FAM Stumabo will be present to showcase our latest cutting innovations for the vegetable and fruit industry at Fruit Logistica (Berlin, Germany).

Patatas Meléndez ha comenzado la recogida de la patata de verdete en el sur de España con muy buenos resultados.