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Antti Kuusisto, chairman of Luonnosta Finland and Phil Rayner, Manager of Luonnosta UK
October 02, 2023
Luonnosta Finland Oy establishes a subsidiary in the United Kingdom
Luonnosta Finland Oy and Phil Rayner announced the establishment of Luonnosta UK Ltd. Luonnosta’s strategy for several years has been to develop international business and strengthen networks worldwide.
Potato prices stagnate in Moldova due to low demand
October 02, 2023
North-western European Potato growers (NEPG) concerned about price drop of free buy potatoes and negative signal to growers.
During the last weeks, free buy prices from different North-western European quotations have dramatically fallen, no longer allowing to cover production costs. North-western European Potato growers (NEPG) respond.
Tata Consumer in Discussions to Acquire 51% Stake in Haldiram's
October 01, 2023
Tata Consumer in Discussions to Acquire 51% Stake in Haldiram's: Report
India's largest conglomerate, the Tata Group, is looking for a substantial bite of one of the countries top two snack manufacturers, Haldiram's. The snack maker is reportedly asking for USD 10 billion valuation which corresponds to 6.6 times its annual revenue of USD 1.5 billion.
Dr. Horia Groza, University of Wisconsin-Madison, retired
October 01, 2023
The Nutritional Power of Potato: Carbohydrates
The journalist, Ben Feller, wrote, in 2009, an interesting story titled "The President and the Potato." David Letterman hosted President Barack Obama at his talk show and offered 10 funny reasons why his guest accepted to come. But Obama stopped him, saying, "The reason I’m here? I want to see that heart-shaped potato."
Utz Brands to Add Manufacturing Facility in Kings Mountain.
October 01, 2023
Salty Snacks manufacturer Utz Brands to close and sell multiple production plants in optimization initiative
Utz Brands, Inc. and its affiliated entities, a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, announced several network optimization initiatives that are expected to support long-term volume growth and reduce costs.
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September 30, 2023
EnWave Signs Commercial License Agreement with Michael Foods
EnWave Corporation announced that it has signed a commercial royalty-bearing license (the "License") with Michael Foods, a subsidiary of Post Holdings and a leading American multi-billion-dollar supplier of foodservice, food ingredient and retail offerings.
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September 28, 2023
Potatoes are getting cheaper in Moldova, due to import from the Ukraine
Since last week, the level of wholesale prices for potatoes began to decline on the Moldovan market; the product fell in price by an average of 14% to 6 LEI0/kg (USD 0.33/kg).
Solynta's harvesting season is in full swing!
September 28, 2023
Potato harvesting of the test plots of Solynta in full swing!
Here is a sneak peek into one of the many test fields Solynta is currently harvesting. They will be assessing the quality of the tubers, tuber size, dry matter composition, taste, robustness and many other important traits per variety.
Plus Dutch Supermarket
September 28, 2023
Potatoes from Dutch supermarket chain PLUS standard organic
PLUS's Dutch range of unprocessed potatoes will become completely organic. As of today, the unprocessed potatoes in 1 kilo bags are standard organic. And again without increasing the price.
Agrico office
September 27, 2023
Agrico acquires seed potato activities Royal ZAP
Agrico acquires Royal ZAP’s seed potato activities. By means of this acquisition, Agrico has taken a step towards expanding its acreage, in order to meet demand.
Harry Tinson, General Manager at HarvestEye
September 27, 2023
Ag sensor company HarvestEye appoints Harry Tinson as its new general manager
Crop Insights tool HarvestEye has announced the appointment of Harry Tinson as its new general manager, bringing to the team expertise in global B2B sales from across the engineering and transport sectors.
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