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WTO rejects Colombian anti-dumping duties on frozen fries from Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands
December 23, 2022
Arbitrators have in substance ruled in favour of the EU in the first WTO appeal dealt with under the ‘Multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement', known as the ‘MPIA'.

Duravant Acquires Multiscan Technologies
December 22, 2022
Duravant LLC, a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, has acquired Multiscan Technologies.

National Potato Council Releases New Logo Reflecting its Mission of ‘Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill’
December 22, 2022
In only the third time in its 74-year history, the National Potato Council released a new logo that better reflects its public policy focus and roots in Washington, D.C.

Improving potato production in Punjab, Pakistan
December 22, 2022
The 'Capacity building of small-scale potato growers in Punjab, Pakistan' project – led by CABI and funded by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) – is already ‘sowing the seeds’ of success.

University of Maine researchers are testing lobster shells to thwart potato soil pathogens
December 22, 2022
Scientists at the University of Maine are evaluating if lobster shells can cultivate beneficial microbial communities that ward off soil borne potato pathogens.

FPS Food Process Solutions Opens New Corporate Headquarters
December 22, 2022
In response to its continued expansion, FPS Food Process Solutions, a global leader in turn-key freezing and cooling equipment, moves into its new corporate headquarters in Richmond, BC.

Vanmark and PFI Announce Two New Sales Partners
December 21, 2022
Vanmark, an industrial potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer, and sister company PFI, a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, announced that they are working with two new sales partners.

Patatas Meléndez abre a los agricultores las puertas de su nueva fábrica
December 20, 2022
La compañía patatera ha querido mostrar la nueva fábrica que entrará en funcionamiento a principios del próximo año.

Nigeria harvests first batch of biotech-potatoes
December 20, 2022
Elder Isaiah Buwah is growing potatoes for forty years in the Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. Having seen the impact from late blight first hand, he truly enjoyed the harvest of the first batch of - resistant - biotech potatoes.

Haith to showcase its latest innovations at Potato Expo 2023
December 20, 2022
The UK's leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer will be showcasing two washing and grading innovations at Potato Expo next month in Colorado, US.