Potato News from Austria

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SPAR Austria and organic farmer Erich Stekovics revive the legendary ‘Sieglinde’ potato — a timeless Austrian classic cherished for its authentic flavor and tradition.
October 27, 2025
Sieglinde Potatoes Make a Comeback in Austria: Rediscover the Classic Organic Variety at SPAR
The classic Austrian potato variety 'Sieglinde' makes a comeback thanks to Priska and Erich Stekovics, who revived this nearly 100-year-old favorite. Now available again under SPAR as organic waxy potatoes for €1.99 (USD 2.15) at SPAR, EUROSPAR, and INTERSPAR.
Engineered to boost quality, operational flexibility, and efficiency, OptiBake reduces energy consumption by 50% compared to conventional gas-fired wafer baking ovens.
May 11, 2025
Bühler Sets New Benchmark in Wafer Baking with OptiBake: Unmatched Flexibility and 50% Energy Savings
Bühler unveils OptiBake, the first inductively heated wafer oven, cutting energy use by 50% and eliminating emissions. It enhances quality, efficiency, and flexibility, setting a new standard for sustainable, high-performance wafer production.
Carl-Johan Langenskiöld Folke, Matthias Jeindl, Henrik Lindholm, Dag Broman, Pieter Ieven and Raf Peeters
April 14, 2025
Insort and Qcify join forces to advance food sorting and inspection technology backed by Alder
Insort and Qcify are joining forces as strategic partners in food sorting and inspection, reinforcing their shared vision of driving technological innovation and automation in food processing through advanced vision solutions.
Group picture of the entire consortium at the last project’s meeting held in Bonn on 29-30 May 2024
October 28, 2024
ADAPT project comes to an end after four important and productive years of potato research
The ADAPT project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program, has concluded with significant advancements in developing climate-resilient potatoes, bringing together a multidisciplinary team to enhance stress resilience and breeding strategies for future potato crops.
Insort Welcomes Nicolas Stein as New Global Sales Director
July 25, 2024
Insort Welcomes Nicolas Stein as New Global Sales Director
Insort is delighted to announce that Nicolas Stein has joined the team in the role of Global Sales Director. With his extensive experience in sales, Nicolas brings valuable expertise and fresh impetus for the future.
Dr. Markus Schlagbauer, CEO and Eamonn Cullen as Global Category Manager for Potatoes.
May 24, 2024
Eamonn Cullen appointed as global category manager for potatoes at Insort GmbH
The stated aim is to use the Sherlock machines to further reduce food waste, ensure food safety and maximize food quality.
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Dr Markus Schlagbauer, CEO and Matthias Jeindl, Founder + Partner are shaping the future of Insort.
February 05, 2024
Insort Names Markus Schlagbauer as New CEO
Insort, the leading provider of innovative sorting solutions for the food industry, announces a significant change in the company‘s management.
Partnership for Sustainable Growth: Nordic Investor Alder Joins Forces with Insort to Revolutionize the Food Industry
November 01, 2023
Partnership for Sustainable Growth: Nordic Investor Alder Joins Forces with Insort to Revolutionize the Food Industry
Nordic financial investor Alder, focused on investing in technology companies that drive sustainable solutions, joins them, Insort, the expert in high-tech imaging solutions for the food industry, as an investor.
AGRANA expands production capacity for technical starches and invests EUR 23 million (USD 24,8 million) at Gmünd site
May 22, 2023
AGRANA expands production capacity for technical starches and invests EUR 23 million at Gmünd site
This year, the fruit, starch and sugar group AGRANA is starting with the construction of an additional drum drying plant at the site of its potato starch mill in Gmünd (Waldviertel District of Lower Austria).
Insort Sherlock Food Analyser
April 02, 2023
Insort's Sherlock Food Analyser Lets You Know the Level of Moisture in Potato Fries Non-Destructively in Real Time
Insort's Sherlock Food Analyser uses infrared light to identify the chemical composition of the food being processed, enabling you to get the right crispiness and moisture in the final output.
Mass spectrometry and VIME platform at MOSYS lab in the University of Vienna
January 17, 2023
ADAPT news: Proteome profiling to understand multi-stress response in potato
The Horizon 2020 EU project Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT), in which Europatat is participating, aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future.
Fresh potatoes on the field
November 05, 2022
Update on ADAPT potato variety trials in Austria (Nov 2022)
The ADAPT project aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future. Within this project, potato varieties trials are conducted in Austria.
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Longest ever starch potato processing campaign: AGRANA processed a record quantity of 322,000 metric tons of starch potatoes in 189 days (Courtesy: APA PictureDesk/AGRANA/Schedl)
March 06, 2021
AGRANA processed a record quantity of starch potatoes in its longest campaign ever
At the end of February, AGRANA successfully ended its processing of the 2020/2021 potato harvest at its potato starch mill in Gmünd (Lower Austria). With a processing period of 189 days, this was AGRANA's longest ever campaign in Austria.
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December 08, 2020
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November 13, 2020
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September 01, 2020
Major European project to develop heat- and drought-stress tolerant potatoes
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