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Burger King® Rolls Out Green Packaging Pilot Program
June 21, 2021
Burger King® Rolls Out Green Packaging Pilot Program
BK® Tests Alternatives for Cutlery, Straws, Drink Lids, Frypods®, Whopper® Wrappers and Napkins and Expands Loop Reusables Test in Partnership with The Coca-Cola Company and Kraft Heinz.
Major fast-food joints rely on imports from as far as Egypt and South Africa for the potatoes they use for French fries.
June 21, 2021
Kenya: Potato imports by fast-food firms to attract 30pc duty
Major fast-food joints rely on imports from as far as Egypt and South Africa for the potatoes they use for French fries.
Reading Bakery Systems Promotes Steve Moya to Manager of the RBS Science and Innovation Center
June 19, 2021
Reading Bakery Systems Promotes Steve Moya to Manager of the RBS Science and Innovation Center
Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of baked snack production systems, has announced the promotion of Steve Moya to Manager, RBS Science and Innovation Center.
Potato of Bologna PDO.
June 17, 2021
Italy: High temperatures and continuous irrigation for the Potato of Bologna PDO
This year the cultivation area of the Bologna PDO grew by 17 percent, from 419 to 489 hectares, also thanks to the good prices obtained in the last two years.
Sales of Fingerlings, Gourmet Varietal Potatoes in the United States Continue to Climb.
June 17, 2021
US Sales of Fingerlings, Gourmet Varietal Potatoes Continue to Climb
As shoppers stock up for the summer grilling season, new national sales data indicates US sales of fingerlings and smaller-sized gourmet varietal potatoes, both popular for backyard cookouts, remain on a solid, upward ascent.
The company has issued its second annual ESG report to include new 2030 targets.
June 16, 2021
Potato processor Lamb Weston updates its sustainability targets in its second ESG report
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. - manufacturer of frozen french fries and potato specialties - issued its second annual Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report today, which included new 2030 ESG goals.
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En el Día Nacional de la Papa, conoce la variedad Yungay que celebra sus 50 años y fue creada por la Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina en honor a víctimas del terremoto de 1970.
June 15, 2021
La papa Yungay celebra sus 50 años, una variedad creada en honor a víctimas del terremoto
La papa Yungay, una de las variedades más apreciadas del entrañable tubérculo andino por su calidad y sabor, lleva ese nombre en honor a las víctimas del devastador terremoto de 1970.
EE.UU., Europa y Bolivia son los principales destinos de la patata peruana.
June 15, 2021
EE.UU., Europa y Bolivia son los principales destinos de la patata peruana
Estados Unidos, Europa y Bolivia son los principales destinos de las exportaciones de patata peruana, que este año se espera que alcancen las 18.000 toneladas, a pesar del impacto de la pandemia de la covid-19.
Max Koeune, President and Chief Executive Officer of McCain Foods Limited
June 13, 2021
McCain Foods Commitment will Help Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C
McCain Foods' commitment to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions across all of its global operations by the end of the decade has been verified to align with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
Europatat Congress 2021: A special and successful virtual event for the potato sector!
June 13, 2021
Europatat Congress 2021: A successful virtual event for the potato sector!
On 10 June the European potato community virtually gathered for the Europatat Congress 2021. Under the slogan 'Stay
connected – new strategies for the potato sector'
Big demand for import potatoes in the Netherlands.
June 13, 2021
Big demand for import potatoes in the Netherlands
It's a good season for import potatoes in the Netherlands. More people are cooking at home. That's undoubtedly contributing to this, as are the 'old' potatoes deteriorating quality.
Potatoes deliberately 'abused' in Belgium: Belgian retail Chain Colruyt evaluates hyperspectral imaging to detect bruising in unpeeled potatoes
June 12, 2021
Belgian retail Chain Colruyt evaluates hyperspectral imaging to detect bruising in unpeeled potatoes
It's easy to see a bruise on a person. Not so, on a potato. The bruises are under the product's skin and so not easily detected during processing. Science, however, has found a solution that gives the Belgian Colruyt Group a peek under potatoes' skins.
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