News On Dehydrated Potato Products

In financial year 2018/2019, which ended on 31 July 2019, Avebe achieved a performance price of 96.63 euros. In the previous financial year it was 85.81 euros.

Earlier this year, Tom Brooijmans started working as New Business Manager at Novidon. In this new role Tom will work on new business development projects and new innovative products.

US Farmer cooperative NORPAC Foods filed a motion in bankruptcy court Friday afternoon to sell its Quincy, Washington, plant for USD 93.5 million to Oregon Potato Company.

Dutch-based company Aviko, one of Europe’s biggest producers of fresh, frozen, dried and specialty potato products, has announced a major investment in its production capacity in Poperinge, Belgium.

On 4 and 5 September the international potato fair PotatoEurope 2019 will take place in
Tournai. That the fair continues to grow is demonstrated by the fact that there are almost
20% more exhibitors from 17 different countries.

NORPAC Foods, Inc., a grower-owned fruit and vegetable cooperative founded in 1924, announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Oregon Potato Company (OPC) under which OPC will acquire substantially all of the Company's assets.

For a European potato processor, Idaho Steel and Kiremko have built four drum dryers with a total maximum capacity of 4.500 kg potato flakes per hour.

A China-bred variety of high starch potatoes is gaining popularity in Kazakhstan, where poor resistance to disease and pests have undermined yield of the local staple food, writes Xinhaua Net.

Lamb Weston is excited to announce that their revolutionary Hot2HomeTM Fries has scooped a Silver Award in the British Frozen Food Federation’s (BFFF) Product Awards 2019.

La ministra de Agricultura, Fabiola Muñoz, señaló que el Perú busca incrementar el valor agregado de sus exportaciones de productos elaborados con papa.

Starch Europe Welcomes Lantmännen-Reppe and Viresol as members.

This year Avebe is celebrating its hundredth anniversary! That means looking back, but also ahead.

On 13 June, the European potato community has gathered in Oslo, Norway, for the Europatat Congress 2019. Under the slogan “The timeless potato: A dynamic and innovative food”.

The construction of the new Emsland Group potato flake factory at the production site in Hagenow is making quick, on-schedule progress. The last two of four drum dryers have been installed.

This year, the potato harvest in Bangladesh was about 150% of what the domestic need is. As a result prices have crashed and despite the high yields, farmers suffer as the can not sell their product.

United States potato exports of frozen, dehy and fresh have all posted modest gains through the first three quarters of the July 2018 – June 2019 marketing year.

EnWave Corporation just announced it had signed Commercial License and Equipment Purchase Agreements with Calbee Inc., a leading Japan-based company engaged in the manufacturing and sales of snack confectionary, bakery food and cereal food.

As the Trump administration’s trade fight with China twists and turns, exporters of frozen and dehy potatoes are facing a hit.