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Potato Harvest of table potatoes in Sweden up 7%
December 12, 2011
Potato Harvest of table potatoes in Sweden up 7%
The Swedish harvest of table potatoes (all potatoes, only excludes potatoes used for starch production) is estimated at 581.000 tonnes. This is 38.100 tonnes or 7 percent more than the total harvest in 2010. Four counties dominate the cultivation of t...
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Zweden oogst 7% meer consumptieaardappelen
December 08, 2011
Zweden oogst 7% meer consumptieaardappelen
De consumptieaardappeloogst in Zweden is becijferd op 581.000 ton. Dat is 31.800 ton (7 procent) meer dan in 2010. Dat deelt de rijksdienst landbouw in Jönköping mee. De hectareopbrengst is volgens de dienst uitgekomen op ruim 29 ton (plus 6 procent t...
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November 08, 2011
Rosenqvists busy installing fryers
Swedish machine manufacturer Rosenqvists has been busy lately with one of their specialties: industrial fryers. Rosenqvists recently installed a frying system designed for potato specialties like: rösti, hash browns, croquettes, pommes duchesse, etc. ...
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June 05, 2011
Rosenqvists launches new fryer models for extruded snacks, potato specialties
Swedish machine manufacturer Rosenqvists introduces two new industrial fryers, one for the production of extruded snacks, another for the production of parfried potato specialties.
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May 19, 2011
Greenpeace blokkeert opslagplaats genetich gemodificeerde aardappelen BASF
Donderdag blokkeerden actievoeders van Greenpeace in Zweden een opslagplaats waar het Duitse bedrijf BASF genetisch gemodificeerde Amflora-aardappelen bewaart.
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Herbert installs 1300 Auto-sort and Contractor Unit for Swedish potato packer Svegro
March 29, 2011
Herbert installs 1300 Auto-sort and Contractor Unit for Swedish potato packer Svegro
RJ Herbert Engineering recently installed a new 1300 Auto-sort and Contractor Unit for one of Sweden’s major potato packers, Svegro.
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Milieubewuste fast food keten MAX wil naar Nederland
January 16, 2011
Milieubewuste fast food keten MAX wil naar Nederland
Uitbreiding in andere landen, ook naar Nederland. Max, de hamburgerketen uit Zweden, wil expanderen. Er wordt gezocht naar een partner in ons land.
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December 29, 2010
Agrico neemt 100% belang in Agrico Nordic
Op 23 december 2010 heeft Lantmännen Lantbruk haar 49-procent aandeel in Agrico Nordic AB verkocht aan haar partner Ypma & Zonen BV, 100% dochteronderneming van Coöperatie Agrico.
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Carbon Footprint on the menu board at Swedish QSR chain
October 18, 2010
Carbon Footprint on the menu board at Swedish QSR chain
In the U.S., quick-serve operators are scrambling to figure out how they'll abide by the menu-labeling mandate requiring calorie counts be posted on menuboards.
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September 10, 2010
BASF Plant Science identifies case of low level comingling in Amflora fields in Sweden
BASF Plant Science identified extremely small quantities of Amadea potatoes in Amflora fields planted in Northern Sweden during the course of the regular in-house quality controls.
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La CE confirma el cultivo ilegal de una patata transgénica en Suecia
September 06, 2010
La CE confirma el cultivo ilegal de una patata transgénica en Suecia
La Comisión Europea (CE) ha confirmado hoy el cultivo de una variedad de patata genéticamente modificada no permitida por la UE en campos de Suecia y ha pedido explicaciones a la compañía responsable, la alemana BASF. El portavoz comunitario de Sanida...
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Rosenqvists acquires all assets of PPM AB (Potato Processing Machinery AB) in Kristianstad, Sweden
September 05, 2010
Rosenqvists acquires all assets of PPM AB (Potato Processing Machinery AB) in Kristianstad, Sweden
On the 12th of August, 2010, Rosenqvists with office and workshop in Gärds Köpinge, Sweden acquired all assets of Potato Processing Machinery AB ( PPM AB ) including patents, design drawings, historical project information, registered brand name and ot...
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