Potato News from Europe

Red Emma, Blue Elise, Pink fir apple and Sieglinde: The Austrian association "Arche Noah"together with supermarket chain Spar are working towards providing selections of rare potato varieties.

Novozymes announced the launch of Acrylaway® HighT, the first thermostable solution that reduces acrylamide levels in food products that are typically processed at extremely high temperatures.

At the annual general meeting of Danish Starch manufacturer on November 15, 2013 Mr. Peter C. Petersen, Chairman of the Board, was pleased to present the results of an extremely busy and exciting year.

AVEBE has again achieved a higher performance price over the last year. This performance price was 77.36 Euro per ton of potatoes, therefore exceeding previous year's price of 76.94 Euro per ton.

HZPC Holland B.V. announces that the quotation of HZPC-certificates is determined at € 85.00. This is an increase of 9% of the quotation since the last stock trading day in last May.

Sensor-based sorting systems pioneer TOMRA Sorting Solutions will showcase its whole potato capabilities at a forthcoming major UK industry event.

Seabrook Crisps has become the official crisps sponsor of the O2 Arena in London.

Agritechnica 2013 has impressively demonstrated the growing global significance of agriculture and agricultural machinery and equipment. With 2,898 exhibitors and some 450,000 visitors, including 112,000 from outside Germany, the fair has grown yet again.

Sensor-based food sorting solutions pioneer TOMRA Sorting has appointed Ashley Hunter as senior vice-president and head of its food business.

A farm worker who became trapped in a potato sorting machine has been left with extremely serious arm injuries.

The Grocer reports that Pepsico's Red Sky potato chips brand has lost nearly all its supermarket listings.

Agritechnica is the world's largest trade fair for agricultural machinery and equipment. This is confirmed once again by the figures for this year's event.

As of the 8th of November 2013, Leo te Brake, director/owner sold his shares in FTNON to Active Capital Company B.V. (ACC).

On Thursday 7 November 2013 Agrico opened its annual varieties and seedlings show at its breeding and research farm, Agrico Research, in Bant.

Greenvale provides opportunities to graduates each year to work in up to four different areas of the business over a 2 year period, before taking up a position with the company at the end.

For the sixth year in a row, Kiremko was the main sponsor of an international wellknown cycle cross event in the Netherlands, the Kiremko Nacht van Woerden, held in October.

From 10 till 16 November, Dewulf presents its potato and carrot harvesters at Agritechnica. The company highlights the fact that there are only novelties to discover in the exhibition booth of Dewulf.

In Spain, a new potato organisation was established: "Foro Espanol de la patata", the Spanish Potato Forum.