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PepsiCo Doubles Down on Climate Goal and Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040
January 14, 2021
PepsiCo Doubles Down on Climate Goal and Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040
Pepsico announced it will accelerate its efforts to build a more resilient and sustainable food system, reducing GHG emissions by more than 40% by 2030. In 2020 the company achieved its objective to use 100% renewable electricity in the United States and plans to do the same in Mexico and Australia by the end of 2021
Tong pushes forward with second phase of New Factory build
January 14, 2021
Tong pushes forward with second phase of New Factory build
Tong Engineering is delighted to announce the go-ahead for construction of the second phase development at its new manufacturing facility in Spilsby.
Potato Receiving at Avebe Gasselternijveen
January 12, 2021
Potato Starch Manufacturer Avebe says annual campaign is halfway
Dutch Potato Starch manufacturer Avebe announces 60% of the annual campaign has been completed
DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes
January 12, 2021
DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes
DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes, evaluates and categorizes potatoes using HD cameras combined with AI and splits them into three streams, at a capacity of up to 100 tons per hour.
Buscan desarrollar el cultivo de papas en zonas cordilleranas de San Juan y San Rafael
January 12, 2021
Buscan desarrollar el cultivo de papas en zonas cordilleranas de San Juan y San Rafael, Argentina
En el marco de los diferentes trabajos que lleva a cabo el Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, se está desarrollando una experiencia para la plantación de papa en zonas cordilleranas de San Juan y San Rafael.
Utz Brands To Acquire Vitner’s Snack Food Brand And Distribution Assets; Expands Utz’s Position In Chicago And The Midwest
January 12, 2021
Utz Brands To Acquire Vitner’s Snack Food Brand And Distribution Assets
Utz Brands, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Utz Quality Foods, LLC has entered into a definitive agreement with Snak-King Corp. to acquire certain assets related to the Vitner's brand for a total purchase price of $25 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
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A woman prepares tomatoes for transport at market in Manzini in Swaziland
January 12, 2021
FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Qu Dongyu, launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables on the 15th of December 2020.
Se espera un incremento de la superficie de cultivo de patatas en Brasil impulsado por el segmento industrial
January 11, 2021
Brasil: Perspectivas para la papa en el 2021
Se prevé que este año la superficie total de producción de patatas en Brasil aumentará un 3,4 porciento, impulsada principalmente por el segmento de la patata destinada a la industria procesadora, que se espera que vuelva a crecer después de mantenerse estable en 2020.
Red potato pulp: an innovative ingredient for gluten-free bread
January 11, 2021
Red potato pulp: an innovative ingredient for gluten-free bread
Starch-based gluten-free bread (formulations containing a mixture of corn and potato starch with hydrocolloids) are deficient in nutrients and do not contain health promoting compounds.
Ucrania: La superpotencia agraria vuelve a quedarse sin patatas
January 11, 2021
Ucrania: La superpotencia agraria vuelve a quedarse sin patatas
En Ucrania, justo antes del Año Nuevo, según los resultados de la auditoría, hicieron un descubrimiento inesperado: prácticamente no quedaban patatas en las instalaciones de almacenamiento.
Dênio de Oliveira, CEO of Bem Brasil Alimentos
January 10, 2021
Dênio de Oliveira appointed CEO of potato processor Bem Brasil Alimentos, succeeding founder João Emílio Rocheto
Brazilian potato processor Bem Brasil Alimentos starts 2021 with a new president: Dênio de Oliveira
ESI Eurosilo, a Dutch engineering and contracting company specialized in storage solutions for non-free flowing bulk solids and large quantities, will construct an 88.000 m3 potato starch silo for Karup Kartoffelmel Fabrik in Denmark.
January 10, 2021
ESI Eurosilo to construct 88.000 m3 potato starch silo for Karup Kartoffelmel Fabrik
ESI Eurosilo, a Dutch engineering and contracting company specialized in storage solutions for non-free flowing bulk solids and large quantities, will construct an 88.000 m3 potato starch silo for Karup Kartoffelmel Fabrik in Denmark.
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