News On Dehydrated Potato Products from Belgium

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.

EUPPA (European Potato Processors Association)

April 18, 2013

European Potato Processors'Association organises its first congress to celebrate its 50th anniversary

EUPPA, the European Potato Processors’ Association, is organising in Brussels its 1st Congress for the processed potatoes’ sector on 16th May 2013 in Brussels, which will be also an opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of EUPPA.

McCain Foods agrees to buy potato division of PinguinLutosa

October 24, 2012

How McCain Foods became the preferred buyer of Lutosa

Last week McCain Foods and PinguinLutosa announced an agreement on the sale of the PinguinLutosa potato division. The Belgian Newspaper 'De Standaard' reveals how McCain Foods ended up the preferred buyer instead of Conagra Foods Lamb Weston.

October 19, 2012

McCain Foods picks up PinguinLutosa potato division

Contrary to what many in the Belgian media had suggested, it is McCain Foods picking up the potato division of the Belgian Frozen Food manufacturer PinguinLutosa and not Conagra Foods Lamb Weston.

European potato field. Courtesy: European Potato Processors’ Association (EUPPA)

October 10, 2012

European Potato Processors Association (EUPPA) elects new board

The European Potato Processors Association (EUPPA) general assembly has approved yesterday new statutes and elected a new board at its meeting in Brussels earlier this week. The EUPPA member companies actively process potatoes in Austria, Belgium, Fra...

September 10, 2012

Lamb Weston buyer of PinguinLutosa potato division

Although PinguinLutosa has not declared who the buyer is of their Lutosa potato processing division, the Belgian Media have made their mind up: Lamb Weston will buy Lutosa.

May 22, 2012

Production of Belgian potato-processing sector continues to grow in 2011

The Belgian potato-processing industry continued to grow in 2011 for its entire product segment, as shown by the annual production data published by Belgapom, the Belgian federation of the potato trade and processing sector. This growth is above all tr...

European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP 2020)

October 20, 2011

European Starch Industry comments on new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP 2020)

Last week, the Commission presented its proposals for the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP 2020) to the European Parliament. That triggered a number of reactions from stakeholders. The European starch industry association (AAF), as a major user o...

September 09, 2011

Aardappelverwerker PinguinLutosa ziet niets in meer contractteelt

De handel blijft een belangrijke rol spelen in de aanvoer van aardappelen naar Lutosa in Leuze-en-Hainaut. In Nederland is het belang van de aardappelhandel flink gereduceerd, maar voor zo’n ontwikkeling kiest PinguinLutosa niet, zegt Emanuel Van den B...

July 21, 2011

PinguinLutosa announces new management structure as Scana Noliko and CECAB acquisitions move forward

Scana Noliko PinguinLutosa is proud to announce that the acquisition of the Scana Noliko group was successfully closed today. The figures of Scana Noliko will be included in the consolidation scope of PinguinLutosa as of 1 July 2011. Supported by t...

April 17, 2011

En Bruselas hay un atasco de 66 productos transgénicos esperando autorización;la papa está incluida

En Bruselas hay un atasco de 66 productos transgénicos esperando autorización, 21 de ellos para cultivo y 45 para importar de los países que monopolizan el mercado mundial. En este atolladero burocrático de los transgénicos hay de todo: patata, girasol...

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.

September 10, 2010

Europe stevent af op tekort aardappelzetmeel

De vraag naar aardappelzetmeel uit de Europese Unie is sterk gestegen.

August 30, 2010

China comienza investigación anti-subsidio contra almidón de patata importado desde la UE

China anunció este lunes que investigará si los países miembros de la Unión Europea (UE) subvencionaron las exportaciones de almidón de patata a China, en cuyo caso analizaría la repercusión de dichos subsidios en la industria doméstica. Se trata de l...

June 22, 2010

EU to change approval system for GMO crops

The European Union is to radically overhaul its approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops from next month, opening the way to large-scale GM cultivation in Europe, draft proposals seen by Reuters on Friday showed. With most Europeans showing...

January 29, 2010

Aardappelverwerkende Industrie verwacht moeilijk jaar

De moeilijke marktomstandigheden en de economische crisis hebben de aardappelverwerkende industrie in Noordwest-Europa vele tientallen miljoenen euro gekost. Verwacht wordt dat ook 2010 een moeilijk jaar blijft voor de aardappelverwerkers. “Onze marges...

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