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Potato Processing Industry Belgium sets new Record

March 09, 2016

Potato Processing Industry Belgium sets a new Record

The remarkable growth of the Belgian potato-processing sector in the past few decades has continued in 2015.

October 21, 2015

Joint farm-to-fork initiative against food waste in foodservice sector

With a value chain wide approach, McCain, PepsiCo, SCA, Sodexo, Ardo, Unilever Food Solutions and WWF have joined forces to fight against food waste in the food services sector starting in Europe.

Expendedor automático de papas fritas en Bélgica

August 17, 2013

El expendedor automático de papas fritas llega a Bélgica

Similar a un expendedor de bebidas, el primero de estos distribuidores está ya en funcionamiento en Bruselas, según recoge el diario La Dernière Heure en su edición digital.

May 08, 2013

Potato Processing Industry in Belgium continues its growth

The Belgian potato processing industry has seen a spectacular growth during the last decades. The companies active in this sector have grown from 500.000 tons of processed potatoes in 1990 to 3,65 million tons of raw material in 2012.

November 11, 2012

Heat and Control highlights Fastback seasoning system at the Interpom | Primeur 2012

At the upcoming Interpom | Primeurs 2012, equipment manufacturer Heat and Control highlights its FastBack Revolution on-machine seasoning system.

August 08, 2011

Diamond verhoogt blijfpremie voor Pringles

Diamond Foods heeft de premie voor medewerkers die na de overname bij de Pringles-fabriek in het Belgische Mechelen blijven werken, verhoogd. Vrijdag heeft het Amerikaanse Diamond Foods, dat per januari de productiefaciliteit overneemt van Procter &am...

July 31, 2011

Consumptie van vet vermindert negatieve emoties, zelfs als de inname onbewust gebeurt

Onderzoekers van de K.U.Leuven, de University of Manchester en de Queen Mary University of London hebben aangetoond dat er een wetenschappelijke basis bestaat voor de fenomenen 'emo-eten' en 'comfort food'. Proefpersonen die zonder het te weten een vet...

July 30, 2011

Onrust bij Belgische chipsfabriek Pringles over 'blijfpremie'

In de chipsfabriek van Pringles in Mechelen heerst er onrust over een 'blijfpremie' voor werknemers die wordt geschat op 7.000 euro. Peanuts, vinden de vakbonden, terwijl het management zowat een heel jaarloon als premie krijgt uitgekeerd. Op 5 april ...

June 30, 2011

Bélgica actualmente el mayor exportador mundial de papas procesadas

La Asociación de Producción de Papa FIWAP informó recientemente que durante el período comprendido entre febrero 2010 hasta enero 2011 (12 meses), Bélgica fue el mayor exportador mundial de productos procesados ??de papa, alcanzando 1.441.925 tn, segui...

April 25, 2011

EFSA publishes report on acrylamide in food

Autoridad Europea de Seguridad Alimentaria (EFSA)

April 20, 2011

EFSA publica un informe sobre el seguimiento de los niveles de acrilamida y la evaluación de su exposición

La Autoridad Europea de Seguridad Alimentaria (EFSA) ha publicado un informe sobre niveles de acrilamida en alimentos. Este informe incluye una evaluación de la exposición donde se estima por un lado el consumo de acrilamida por los distintos grupos de...

Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme at Belgapom celebration

December 06, 2010

Toespraak van de Belgische Premier Yves Leterme ter gelegenheid van Belgapom viering

November 29, 2010

Bélgica bate su propio record: Tres millones de toneladas de papa procesadas en 2010

Durante las últimas décadas, la industria belga de procesamiento de papa ha experimentado un crecimiento espectacular. Ya en 1995 procesaba cerca de 500.000 toneladas de papas, entre bastones frescos y congelados, croquetas de todas las formas, papas ...

November 29, 2010

Belgium celebrates milestone: 3 million tonnes of potatoes processed in 2010

During the past few decades, the Belgian potato-processing industry experienced spectacular growth.

July 29, 2010

European Snacks Association (ESA) recommends 30g portion size for snacks

The European Snacks Association (ESA) recommends a portion of 30g for savoury snacks and Nuts.This portion recommendation for savoury snacks was agreed in close cooperation with CIAA.In defining portions for snacks and for nuts, ESA aims to ensure that...

June 06, 2010

Snack producers get support for call for voluntary country of origin labelling

Country of origin labelling (COOL) should be not be mandatory for snacks and other foods, as the financial burdens would outweigh any benefits, claims a leading Spanish politician.Spanish MEP Pilar Ayuso was speaking at a European Snacks Association (E...

June 06, 2010

European Snacks Association position paper on mandatory Country of Origin labelling (COOL)

The European Snacks Association (ESA) is concerned that the recent calls for mandatory country of origin labelling fail to acknowledge the complex supply chains involved in the production of processed foods such as savoury snacks.Any move to enforce ma...

May 18, 2010

EFSA: Acrylamide levels in 2008 published

EFSA has published a summary of acrylamide levels in different types of food sampled in 2008. The report is based on over 3,400 results provided by 22 European Union Member States and Norway. The highest average levels of acrylamide were reported in t...

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