Potato News from Italy

November 17, 2011

Los cultivos tradicionales son claves frente al cambio climático

Los cultivos alimentarios tradicionales y otras variedades vegetales de todo el mundo necesitan protección urgente frente al cambio climático y demás presiones medioambientales, según subrayó hoy la FAO, en el décimo aniversario del Tratado Internacion...

July 19, 2011

BMA Nederland increases Pizzoli's French Fry production capacity

Already a long time the company Pizzoli from Budrio Italy, needed to increase the production capacity of their potato products factory. Together with BMA Nederland they studied the various options which could bring the desired result. The project shou...

July 13, 2011

Global food prices stay high in June

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 234 points in June 2011, 1 percent higher than in May and 39 percent higher than in June 2010. The FFPI hit its all time high of 238 points in February. A strong rise in international sugar prices was behind muc...

February 17, 2011

Boema introduceert aardappelschilmachines met ozonbehandeling

Op de Fruit Logistica/Freshconex presenteerde het Italiaanse bedrijf Boema de nieuwste lijn van aardappelschilmachines.

January 05, 2011

Global Food Prices at Record High

Food prices hit a record high last month, surpassing the levels seen during the 2007-08 crisis, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation said on Wednesday.

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...

December 17, 2007

FAO warns on soaring food prices

The soaring cost of food is threatening millions of people in poor countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned. Food prices have risen an unprecedented 40% in the last year and many nations may be unable to cope, ...