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The Potato Industry Trade Show Interpom that was scheduled later this year is postponed till November 2021
August 27, 2020
Belgian Potato Industry Trade show Interpom postponed till 2021
The Potato Industry Trade Show Interpom that was scheduled later this year in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium) is postponed until November 2021
El secreto de las patatas fritas belgas que debes conocer
August 24, 2020
El secreto de las patatas fritas belgas que debes conocer
Responden al nombre de 'frites' – cuidado con llamarlas French fries- y cualquiera que las prueba cae rendido a la sencillez de sus encantos.
The solutions provided by sorting technologies are more necessary now than ever before.
July 20, 2020
Tomra Food Reaches Out to Help Vegetable Processors During Covid-19 Crisis
TOMRA Food is reaching out to vegetable processors everywhere to help them tackle the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Foldable AVR ridger meets demand for mechanical weed control in potatoes
July 16, 2020
Foldable AVR ridger meets demand for mechanical weed control in potatoes
Respectfully using our soils and cultivating efficiently are key for a sustainable agricultural sector. Both private individuals – who determine demand in supermarkets – and governments are calling for a change of techniques, which is clear from the fact that all manner of chemical crop protection products and weed killers are rapidly and increasingly being prohibited.
Free, downloadable publication by TOMRA Food for Potato Fresh Packers addresses challenges intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 15, 2020
Tomra Food Publishes New E-Book For Potato Fresh Packers
Free, downloadable publication by TOMRA Food for Potato Fresh Packers addresses challenges intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flandre Pomme de Terre - Sentinel II - processing line
June 24, 2020
Flandre Pomme de Terre Invests in a Tomra Food Sorter to Keep Pace With its Growth
This is the story of a family farm in the North of France, handed down from father to sons some twenty years ago. Over two decades, the sons have earned a fine reputation in the washed potato business.
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The European potato industry rejects Australian farmers' dumping fears.
June 12, 2020
European potato industry rejects Australian farmers' dumping fears
European potato farmers and processors have pushed back against Australian claims they are about to dump subsidized frozen chips from a coronavirus-caused glut into the Antipodean market.
La pesadilla de las patatas fritas en Bélgica.
June 01, 2020
La pesadilla de las patatas fritas en Bélgica
Continúa el drama nacional que supone la falta de consumo de patatas fritas en Bélgica.
Theme: ‘Let’s connect the potato chain in the post-coronavirus world’ (Courtesy: LBL)
May 28, 2020
INTERPOM 2020 on New Trade Show Days
Theme: ‘Let’s connect the potato chain in the post-coronavirus world’. 2020 will go down in history as 'the year of the coronavirus pandemic'.
TOMRA Food has appointed category expert Marco Colombo as Global Category Director Potatoes.
May 28, 2020
TOMRA Food Appoints Potato Expert to Strengthen Its Global Sales Organization
TOMRA Food has appointed category expert Marco Colombo as Global Category Director Potatoes. In this role, he will strengthen the company’s relationship with the potato industry even further and consolidate its position as a thought leader in the sector.
Starch Europe Welcomes the Publication of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy
May 26, 2020
Starch Europe Welcomes the Publication of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy
Starch Europe today welcomed the much-anticipated publication of the European Commission’s EU Farm to Fork Strategy. Starch Europe and its members strongly support the Commission’s climate neutrality ambition and the important role a more sustainable food system plays to achieve that objective.
The Farm to Fork Strategy is at the heart of the European Green Deal aiming to make food systems fair, healthy, and environmentally-friendly.
May 25, 2020
Europatat welcomes the Farm to Fork strategy and calls on the Commission to ensure a coherent and realistic approach
Europatat welcomes the Farm to Fork Strategy published today by the European Commission. There is a need to secure a fair, healthy, and environmentally-friendly food system, a message that the potato sector fully endorses.
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NEPG hopes that the potato area has reduced with 5 %
May 11, 2020
NEPG hopes that the potato area has reduced with 5 %
The foodservice demand for potato products has dropped with 50 – 60 % and the export markets have lost their potential, so the world-wide potato-processing industry has reduced their capacity and need for raw material. More than 2 million tons will probably not been processed in the NEPG mainland potato countries only.
Belgians urged to eat fries twice a week as coronavirus creates massive potato surplus.
April 28, 2020
Belgians urged to eat fries twice a week as coronavirus creates massive potato surplus
Belgians are being called upon to eat fries at least twice a week as more than 750,000 tons of potatoes are at risk of being thrown away.
At this time of limited contact, TOMRA Food introduces Virtual Demonstration Centers to provide interactive demonstrations. This guarantees business continuity while protecting its employees’ and customers’ health.
April 13, 2020
TOMRA Food Test and Demonstration Centers go Virtual
The Covid-19 global pandemic is having a dramatic impact on day-to-day life, both on a personal level and in the way businesses operate. To enable live demonstrations of its sorting solutions, TOMRA Food is leveraging digital technology.
Belgian potato sector grows again in 2019.
April 13, 2020
Belgian potato processing sector continues growth in 2019
Last year, despite the difficult growing conditions as a result of the extreme heat and drought during both the 2018-2019 and the 2019-2020 seasons, the Belgian potato-processing industry once again improved the record for processed potatoes.
Potatoes, prepare to be surprised!
April 08, 2020
Potatoes, prepare to be surprised!
The three-year campaign, co-financed by the European Commission under the EU Promotion policy, will run until the end of 2022 and is now live online under the hashtag #potatosurprises.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has dealt a blow to a, particularly Belgian market, as the country begins to see declining sales of the humble fries.
April 08, 2020
Coronavirus: Belgian fries begin to suffer
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has dealt a blow to a, particularly Belgian market, as the country begins to see declining sales of the humble fries.

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