January 30, 2008
Overview of the European Food Starch market
Europe's food starch market in 2007 was characterised by further consolidation. The widespread ingredient, just like other food ingredients, was faced with the dramatic rise in raw material costs as well as the biofuel boom and other industry challenge...From the archive
January 29, 2008
Potato Starch plant to open in Kyrgyzstan
South Korean corporation “Bistek” plans to build a potato starch manufacturing plant in Chuy oblast in Kyrgyzstan. Next to potato starch, the plant will also produces a range of secondary products, including protein and bioethanol. All products are in...From the archive
January 18, 2008
Organic Potato Processing facility starting in Colorado?
Staff of a Denver-area organization supposedly brokering a deal to set up an organic potato processing facility in Center were reluctant to release information locally about the proposal but told residents of Grand Forks, North Dakota, they might have ...From the archive
January 18, 2008
Martin van de Ven appointed as new CEO at Aviko
With effect from 1 April 2008 Martin van de Ven (53) will be appointed as CEO of Aviko, business group of Royal Cosun. In this capacity he will remain a member of Cosun’s Executive Board and he becomes responsible for Aviko’s national and international...From the archive
January 16, 2008
Agrana restructure enables revenue increase
Austria-based Agrana announced a revenue increase of 3 per cent in its first three quarters, overcoming the challenges of sugar restrictions and weather-induced crop failures. The sugar, starch and fruit preparation company experienced revenue of €1,4...From the archive
January 16, 2008
North American Foods Potato flake plant in Grand Forks closing
Workers at North American Foods' dehydrated potato flake processing plant have been told that the operation will be closed March 15.The company, previously RDO Foods Co., employs about 125 people at the plant.Officials at the R.D. Offutt Co. corporate...From the archive
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January 15, 2008
Nieuw onderhandelingsresultaat CAO Avebe
De vakbonden en Avebe hebben een nieuw resultaat bereikt in de onderhandelingen over een cao voor het aardappelzetmeelconcern. In december wezen de leden van de vakbonden het toen bereikte onderhandelingsresultaat nog af. De cao voor de Avebe-medewer...From the archive
January 15, 2008
Bengal all set to gain from potato
West Bengal farmers are now on a track to tap profit from potato cultivation and even started several organised potato processing unit in the state. It seemed to them very profitable compared to any other crop within their limit. According to a recent ...From the archive
January 15, 2008
Produccion de papa en Peru podria duplicarse por demanda industrial
La papa, tubérculo que se consume mayoritariamente frito en el país, puede retomar parte del esplendor que tuvo en la alimentación de los Incas. ¿La razón? Muy simple, pasaría a reemplazar parcialmente al trigo dentro de la producción de alimentos indu...From the archive
January 11, 2008
Opbrengst zetmeel moet hoger
Akkerbouwers zullen de zetmeelopbrengst moeten verhogen om de teelt rendabel te houden. De kosten stijgen voortdurend en de telers ontvangen minder toeslagrechten uit Brussel. De gemiddelde opbrengst in de zetmeelaardappelteelt is over de laatste ac...From the archive
January 10, 2008
AFT France plans more potato flakes units in India
France-based agricultural company, Advanced Food Technologies (AFT), is planning to set up a couple of potato flakes plants in the Hoogly district near Kolkata. Both the plants with capacity of producing 1200 kg/hour of flakes, would also facilitate...From the archive
January 05, 2008
Canada belangrijke exporteur aardappelprodukten
Canada is een grote speler in de aardappelwereldmarkt. Zowel het volume export van verse aardappelen als van voorgebakken product is aanzienlijk. Alleen al in de maand oktober 2007 werd er netto bijna 88.000 ton aan voorgebakken product geëxporteerd. ...From the archive
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January 04, 2008
Pan con harina de papa
La producción de pan compuesto en un 50 por ciento por harina de papa y un 50 por ciento por harina de trigo, será promocionada a partir de la fecha en las panaderías de los diferentes organismos del Estado, informó el presidente ejecutivo de Sierra Ex...From the archive
December 21, 2007
Smorgon Food Factory in Belarus to start potato flakes production
Next year Smorgon Food Factory plans to start carrying out an investment project aimed at launching the production of potato flakes, BelTA learnt from director of the company Vadim Kozel. According to him, the preliminary cost of the project is €4 mill...From the archive
December 20, 2007
Selkhozinvest announced construction of a Potato Processing Plant in the Tyumen Region (Siberia)
According to the department of investment policy of the Tyumen region, Ivan Dudanov, Chairman of the Directors Board of Selkhozinvest announced the company's plans to invest about EUR30 million into the construction of a potato processing plant and to...From the archive
December 14, 2007
Avebe wil veldproef met GMO aardappel op 120 hectare
Aardappelzetmeelconcern Avebe wil een veldproef met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelen met een verlaagd amylosegehalte uitvoeren. Het bedrijf heeft hiervoor een vergunning bij het ministerie van VROM aangevraagd. In totaal moeten de proefvelden zo'n ...From the archive
December 05, 2007
Check out the Potato Industry in India
Last week I received more information on one of the two (!) large potato conferences next year in India, so I decided this was a good time to pay attention to the fast changes in the Indian Potato Processing industry.From the archive
December 05, 2007
Avebe Solanic potato protein factory officially opened
Today, the Dutch Secretary of State for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Gerda Verburg, opened the new factory of Solanic, part of the potato-starch group Avebe. In her opening speech, Secretary of State Verburg set out her vision of biorefine...From the archive