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.From the archive
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.From the archive
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...From the archive
October 03, 2012
US Potato Exports Projected to Benefit from World Supply Situation
For the recently completed marketing year, the volume of US potato and potato product exports grew 10 percent to the fresh weight equivalent of 65,271,616 hundredweight. This is equal to 16 percent of total US potato sales for the year. For the past 10...From the archive
September 27, 2012
USDA Report Potatoes 2011 Summary published
Last week the USDA published the final overview and latest revision of potato harvest 2011, Potatoes 2011 Summary.From the archive
September 23, 2012
KMC sells its Vietnamese tapioca starch factory to Nailun Group
Danish Starch manufacturer KMC announces on their website that they have sold their tapioca starch factory in Vietnam to the Chinese Inner Mongolia Nailun Group Co. Ltd.. The divesture this summer is part of KMC's continuously increasing focus on pota...From the archive
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September 23, 2012
US Growers weigh options for excess potatoes
Leaders of two potato organizations have advised growers their best options for any unclaimed spuds this season may be to sell them as cattle feed or to leave them in the field for the fertilizer value. Dan Hargraves, who represents processed growers ...From the archive
September 17, 2012
Representatives from the Danish ministries visiting KMC
The Danish Agriculture and Food Council had on September 10 invited a large number of directors and senior officials from the Danish ministries to visit some of the leading companies within the agricultural and food industries. The purpose of these vi...From the archive
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.From the archive
September 09, 2012
US Potato Exports top 1.5 billion USD
The United States Potato Board (USPB) International Marketing program is proud to announce US exports of all potatoes and potato products for FY12 (July 2011-June 2012) were 1,506,557 metric tons (MT) valued at $1,583,563,167. This was a 10 percent i...From the archive
September 04, 2012
KMC: New potato starch glaze may outshine traditional options
KMC launches a new cost-effective and non-allergenic alternative to traditional egg wash and dairy-based bakery glaze. The new KMC GlazeMaker 25 provides superior shine and excellent adhesion.From the archive
August 22, 2012
AVEBE offers new starch solution for traditional Asian dumplings
AVEBE and Ingredion jointly developed a new starch: ELIANE™ GEL 100 – which is uniquely thermo-reversible and offers the perfect solution for juicy fillings in frozen dumplings. For a long time, frozen dumpling manufacturers have been looking for an i...From the archive
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August 21, 2012
US: Del Campo brand dried potato (from Peru) recalled for undeclared sulfites
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today alerted consumers that Optima Distributors LTD, located at 66-15 Traffic Ave. in Ridgewood, NY, is recalling Del Campo brand Dried Potato due to the presence of undeclared sulfites. The re...From the archive
August 14, 2012
Potato starch manufacturer Avebe has started 2012 campaign
Dutch starch manufacturer AVEBE has started the harvesting season. The factory in Gasselternijveen began supplying starch potatoes today, and a start will be made with processing them at the factory in Ter Apelkanaal next week. The factories in Germany...From the archive
July 29, 2012
En Singapur se desarrolló una máquina capaz de servir puré de papas al instante (Video)
Por si pensábamos que quedaban cosas por inventar... y más en vending, donde se ha demostrado que la industria es más que innovadora, la preparación de platos in-situ se está extendiendo. Como plato principal o como acompañante, el puré de papas es a...From the archive
June 28, 2012
Gujarat to have first potato dehydration centre soon
In a bid to enhance shelf-life of potatoes, Gujarat will soon set up its first potato dehydration centre in Palanpur town with a handling capacity of 500 kg per hour.
From the archive
June 13, 2012
Penford launches potato starch based casein replacer
Penford Food Ingredients, a leader in innovative carbohydrate systems and technologies, is adding to its impressive line-up of modified starch systems with the launch of PenTech™ 8500From the archive
June 11, 2012
Trabas a las importaciones: Brasil reemplazó a las papas argentinas
Para poder abastecer al mercado del país vecino, Farm Frites reemplazó las papas prefritas que produce en su filial argentina por otras europeas, más caras por los costos de flete. Las trabas impuestas al comercio bilateral implementadas por Argentina...From the archive
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