Potato News from Europe

De Duitse aardappelexport draait volop, dat zegt het Duitse marktbureau AMI op basis van cijfers over november van het Statistische Bundesambt.

Aviko, one of the world's largest producers of potato products, has appointed Leeds agency Brass to promote its UK and Eire foodservice business following a three-way pitch.

De verwerking van aardappelen tot aardappelproducten blijft ondanks de hoge inkoopprijs op volle kracht doorlopen.

De Phytophthora infestans-populatie wordt steeds agressiever, de cyclus wordt korter en er kan een snellere uitbreiding van de epidemie optreden als niet wordt ingegrepen.

Thousands of farmers have attended the opening day of the 2011 LAMMA show - Britain's largest machinery event.

Biomass is a good Danish resource, and, in contrast to North Sea oil, it never runs out, if we use it sustainably. That does Leif Jensen, owner of Jensen's Organic in Gørløse, Denmark.

PepsiCo, one of the world’s leading producers of convenience foods and beverages, has awarded a ten-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel for its Dutch warehousing and distribution activities.

Herbert Engineering will be starting 2011 in traditional fashion, by exhibiting at the annual LAMMA show in Newark.

United Biscuits is looking to auction its biscuits division for about GBP1.5 billion after the decision of China's Bright Food to walk away from acquiring the whole company, The Mail on Sunday reported, without citing sources.

Uitbreiding in andere landen, ook naar Nederland. Max, de hamburgerketen uit Zweden, wil expanderen. Er wordt gezocht naar een partner in ons land.

National Chip Week returns for its 20th annual celebration in 2011, taking place from 21 to 27 February

In dit project hebben PPO en HLB onderzoek uitgevoerd om de schade door trichodoriden zoveel mogelijk te beperken.

Phytophthora zorgde in de aardappelteelt in 2010 voor veel blad- en stengelaantastingen. Ondanks de hoge ziektedruk vallen de problemen met knolziek relatief mee.

Path to zero, PepsiCo UK and Ireland's second environmental sustainability report, sets out how Pepsico UK and Ireland will radically reduce our impact on the environment. The commitments made in the report cover climate change, agriculture, water use...

Jimmy Carr and Stephen Fry have lent their names to a range of Walkers crisps being launched for Comic Relief.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham say research shows eating vegetables makes you more attractive.

De helft van de Europeanen is van mening dat extra belasting zou moeten worden geheven op ongezond voedsel.