Potato News from Europe

O'Donnells have announced a brand new flavour of crisps by combining two well-known Irish brands,Ballymaloe Relish and Cheddar Cheese flavour

Potato manufacturers in the Netherlands are approaching the 4 million tons of processed potatoes mark annually.

tna has launched performance 5.0, a revolutionary new approach to high-speed production line performance ahead of this year’s Interpack in Düsseldorf, Germany.

This year will see the launch of the newly released FastBack 260E G3 cartridge system and the integrated
Spray Dynamics ‘Slurry On Demand’ Continuous mixing system and WeighBack.

Avebe and distribution partner Hortimex won the Polish 2016 award for most promising ingredient for the dairy industry.

Packaging and Processing Equipment Specialist tna will be using a combination of virtual and augmented reality at this year’s Interpack in Düsseldorf, Germany, to showcase its complete range of packaging and processing solutions.

Potato Storage specialist Mooij Agro presents its latest innovation for box storage: the Mooij Climbing Airbag

Potato Processing company M&F Ltd. - based in the United Kingdom - has closed after losing one of its main customers. M&F produced fresh cut and peeled potato products and supplied these to companies who further process these potatoes into ready meals for the UK’s major supermarkets.

From the HZPC Series 'Linking potato people': In conversation with Ms Amanda Ayres, KP Intersnack

The seed potato breeding company Interseed Potatoes GmbH located at Wittmund Germany, recently became the newest shareholder of Breeders Trust.

tna utilizará una combinación de realidades virtual y aumentada en el Interpack de este año en Düsseldorf, (Alemania), para mostrar su gama completa de soluciones de envasado y procesamiento.

According to the data of Belgapom, the Potato Processing Industry in Belgium last year not only set a record for the amount of potatoes processed, but also a record for investments in the sector, with over 300 million euro (325 million USD) invested.

WatchITgrow is a new geo-information platform developed for the potato sector in Belgium with the purpose to better estimate and increase the potato yield in a sustainable way.

Potato stock levels in Great Britain at the end of January 2017 were at a similar level as at the same time in 2016, despite a four-year low yield, according an AHDB survey of grower stocks.

McCain Foods announces an investment of £100m (USD 120m) in its Scarborough Potato Processing Plant (United Kingdom).

Just four months on from its launch to market, Farm Frites’ Ultimate Chip (French Fries for those outside the UK) has been awarded a coveted Chefs Choice Award.

Leading food sorting solutions manufacturer TOMRA Sorting Food has appointed Maciek Wasowski as new technical director to oversee the global development of the company’s innovative technologies.

Anyone travelling to PotatoEurope in Emmeloord by car on 13 and 14 September 2017 will have much more convenient access to the event than in previous years.