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April 10, 2009
UK Potato Growers report good planting progress
Main crop potato planting is well under way across the UK, with many areas nearing completion.Rob Burrow of the Potato Council says: "Despite a slow start, due to low soil temperatures in some areas, planting has gone very well and has been proble...From the archive
April 09, 2009
Johma ontslaat tientallen medewerkers
Johma schrapt 63 arbeidsplaatsen. De salade- en sandwichfabrikant wil efficiënter werken. Bovendien is een deel van de productie verplaatst naar Duitsland.De ontslagen vallen in de productie en in de logistiek. ‘De ingreep is noodzakelijk om ook in de ...From the archive
April 08, 2009
Red Sky Potato Chips TV advertisement starts April 11
Red Sky, the new premium potato chip brand, is being supported by a major TV advertising campaign. The Red Sky Potato Chips TV advertising starts April 11, 2009 for five weeks.Featuring the strap-line ‘From Nature’s Kitchen’, the exciting animated adve...From the archive
April 07, 2009
Thermo Fisher offers asparagine analysis
Snack makers on the alert for acrylamide formation in their baked products have a new tool at their disposal to rapidly analyse asparagine levels. Thermo Fisher Scientific claims its automated photometric method is a "simple and effective&quo...From the archive
April 06, 2009
Bosch Packaging Technology renames subsidiaries
Bosch Packaging Technology, a leading supplier of holistic systems in the world of packaging and process technology, is changing the company names of some of its subsidiaries, effective April 2nd 2009. The US-based Doboy Inc., New Richmond, will chang...From the archive
April 06, 2009
Restaurants and catering companies bring in calories on menus
Eighteen major catering companies, including many high street brands, will introduce calorie information on their menus for the first time. The list of trailblazers, announced today by Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo and the Food Standards Agenc...From the archive
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April 03, 2009
K + S agrees to buy Morton Salt from Dow Chemical
K+S of Germany agreed Thursday to buy Morton Salt from Dow Chemical Co. for $1.68 billion to become the world's biggest salt producer and reduce its dependence on potash fertilizer.From the archive
April 02, 2009
Buhler Technology Group Fiscal 2008: high operating performance
In fiscal 2008, the Buhler Technology Group increased its sales (turnover) by about 7% to CHF 1893 million, and with an EBIT margin of 8.4% achieved an excellent operating result. Due to the negative financial result, the Group’s overall result decline...From the archive
March 30, 2009
Intersnack is expected to implement CDC Factory software
CDC Software announced today that Intersnack is expected to implement CDC Factory, a manufacturing operations management and enterprise manufacturing intelligence solution, at its two plants in the Netherlands to help increase capacity, improve effici...From the archive
March 30, 2009
United Biscuits appoints Paul Graham as UK Sales Director
United Biscuits, a leading UK manufacturer of biscuits, snacks and cakes, is pleased to announce the promotion of Paul Graham to UK Sales Director, effective from Thursday 2 April.Paul has been with UBUK for eleven years and is promoted from his curren...From the archive
March 30, 2009
Talent (carvon) houdt kiemontwikkeling pootaardappelen onder controle
Door pootaardappelen de hele winter elke dag met een snufje Talent (carvon) te behandelen, komen alle kiemogen op de knollen los, maar de kiemontwikkeling blijft keurig onder controle.From the archive
March 28, 2009
Ecofrost NV - A story full of enthusiasm!
Ecofrost NV is a young Belgian Company, situated in Peruwelz who specialise in frozen potato products, mainly deep-frozen fries. Ecofrost NV was founded by Pol and Dries Vervaeke along with Luc and Marc Hoflack. Both families have gained enough experien...From the archive
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March 26, 2009
Food Standards Agency reports on what people think about emerging food technologies
People remain cautious about the emergence of new food technologies according to a review of existing research, published by the Food Standards Agency. The report, which looks at research since 1999, brings together knowledge from the UK and beyond, ...From the archive
March 26, 2009
Pizza-making machine has chefs in a spin
A vending machine that bakes fresh pizza in minutes for a few euros has got Italian chefs in a whirl before it hits the streets in the coming weeks. The bright-red "Let's Pizza"machine uses infra-red rays and technology developed at the Uni...From the archive
March 25, 2009
Potato growers urged to consider nematode threat when renting land
The technical challenges of coping with a reduced pesticide armoury were high on the agenda at a recent Potato Council Yorkshire Potato Day. If you rent land, don't saddle yourself with soil-borne threats. Techniculture's Neil Pratt told growers at the...From the archive
March 23, 2009
Aantal aanmeldingen voor Stichting Poolfonds Aardappelen (SPA) stelt teleur
Het aantal aardappeltelers dat zich tot nu toe heeft aangemeld voor het plan van de Stichting Poolfonds Aardappelen (SPA) stelt teleur. 'We hebben absoluut meer deelnemers nodig', stelt Louis Beemsterboer namens de initiatiefnemers van het poolfonds. H...From the archive
March 23, 2009
Schade door ritnaalden, een toenemend probleem in de aardappelteelt
Schade door ritnaalden, de larven van de kniptor, komt over de jaren heen steeds vaker en heftiger voor. Dit kunnen we bij Bayer CropScience alleen al zien aan de gestage toename van het gebruik van Mocap 20 GS. Maar ook geluiden vanuit aardappelhandel...From the archive
March 23, 2009
Phileas Fogg uses RPM for nationwide supermarket programme
Phileas Fogg crisps and snacks is using RPM for its relaunch and in-store promotions at major UK supermarkets.Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrison's will see the first wave of promotion, tailored to each supermarket's customer base.Among other activity cust...From the archive