May 30, 2010
Gourmet chips fryer: New system from Kiremko
After receiving several requests from new and existing clients and recognising the huge growth in this market, Kiremko have developed a totally new system for producing the so called Gourmet or hand-fried style chips. After in depth market research,...From the archive
May 27, 2010
2nd Congress of Andalusian Early Potato held in October
The sector of Andalusian Early Potato, belonging to Asociafruit, will hold the second edition of their congress. These will take place in Seville on the seventh (7th) of October.From the archive
May 27, 2010
Infectious potato disease Dickeya Solani found in Scotland
The infectious potato disease Dickeya solani has been found in a ware crop growing in Perthshire.The species is an aggressive, form of the seed-borne bacterial disease, blackleg.Scotland had recently established rules to keep the disease out. But repor...From the archive
May 26, 2010
Frito-lay wants to run the chips factory on water extracted from the potato
Food giant PepsiCo has come up with a novel way to cut its water consumption - by extracting it from potatoes and recycling it.From the archive
May 26, 2010
Papas pobres en azúcar, un nuevo experimento de la ciencia checa
Una buena noticia para los aficionados a las papas fritas que quieran mantenerse delgados: científicos checos del Instituto de Botánica Experimental están desarrollando una nueva especie de patata con un bajo contenido de azúcar. Las papas fritas de b...From the archive
May 25, 2010
Potato council cuts? Impossible, says chair
Rumours circulating at the weekend that various levy boards such as the British Potato Council would come under the UK government's axe were rubbished yesterday. East Lothian farmer Allan Stevenson said: "If the government intends getting rid of t...From the archive
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May 24, 2010
Amflora zal in Nederland nauwelijks worden geteeld
Minister Verburg van LNV verwacht niet dat de teelt van de genetisch gemodificeerde Amflora-fabrieksaardappel van BASF een grote vlucht zal nemen in Nederland. Amflora is namelijk onvoldoende resistent tegen de wratziekte en mag daarom niet in het Nede...From the archive
May 22, 2010
Nederlandse pootgoed export boven 700.000 ton
De Nederlandse pootgoedexport is gestegen tot boven de 700.000 ton. Dit betekent een opsteker voor de pootgoedtelers, omdat de afzet daarmee hoger uitvalt dan verwacht. Eerder gingen de grote handelshuizen uit van een vergelijkbare hoeveelheid ten op...From the archive
May 20, 2010
McCain Foods (GB) Ltd reviews PR accounts
McCain Foods is putting its entire consumer and corporate PR account out to pitch as it aims to step up the emphasis on the nutritional value of its food. The wide-ranging account is believed to be worth about £250,000 and is currently held by Fleishm...From the archive
May 18, 2010
EFSA: Acrylamide levels in 2008 published
EFSA has published a summary of acrylamide levels in different types of food sampled in 2008. The report is based on over 3,400 results provided by 22 European Union Member States and Norway. The highest average levels of acrylamide were reported in t...From the archive
May 18, 2010
Greenvale’s 'Cascade' wins Innovation and Environment Awards
Only months after its launch, Greenvale has won no less than two influential awards for Project Cascade, its innovative root vegetable washing system.From the archive
May 16, 2010
Chase (potato) Vodka voted world's best
It is enough to make a patriotic Russian need a stiff drink to get over the shock - an English vodka has been voted the best in the world.From the archive
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May 16, 2010
La variedad de papa “zorba”, creada por NEIKER – Tecnalia (España), llegó a los menús de McDonald’s
El naturalista Gregor Mendel cruzaba las semillas de los guisantes para investigar las leyes de la genética a mediados del siglo XIX.From the archive
May 12, 2010
McCain Foods (GB) brings back Summer Wedges
McCain Summer Wedges with a hint of Shallot &Lime are back by popular demand following strong sales in 2009, when they were McCain Foods (GB) Ltd. most successful Seasonal Edition recipe.Part of McCain's Seasonal Editions Wedge range, Summer Wedges...From the archive
May 11, 2010
Lamb Weston / Meijer and Frisch & Frost (RWA) announce joint venture
Lamb Weston / Meijer and RWA announced today that Lamb Weston/Meijer has signed an agreement to acquire 74% of the shares in Frisch &Frost Nahrungsmittel GmbH based in Hollabrunn, Austria.Current owner RWA will keep the remaining shares. Both parti...From the archive
May 11, 2010
PinguinLutosa and CECAB Group begin negotiations to combine their european deepfrozen vegetable activities
PinguinLutosa and the CECAB Group have started exclusive negotiations in order to integrate the activities of D’Aucy Frozen Foods (deep-frozen vegetable branch of the CECAB Group) into PinguinLutosa, number two in Europe in the deep-frozen vegetable se...From the archive
May 11, 2010
Friet aanbod in Nederlandse cafetaria’s
Driekwart van de cafetaria’s in ons land kiest voor één frietsoort in het assortiment. Heeft een cafetaria wel een tweede frietsoort, dan wordt naast gewone friet vaak raspatat aangeboden. Dat blijkt uit het FoodServicePeil Cafetaria, een online ond...From the archive
May 10, 2010
State-of-the-art French Fry factory for Agristo Tilburg
French Fry manufacturer Agristo is a relatively young family owned company, founded in 1985 by Antoon Wallays and Luc Raes. Rapidly growing from 20.000 tons, the company reached a volume of 185.000 tons finished product in 2008.From the archive