Potato News from Oceania

May 03, 2023

Australian Shoppers Share Excitement over ALDI Freezers Filled with Potato Chips

Australian Shoppers Share Excitement over ALDI Freezers Filled with Potato Chips Potato production suffered heavily due to excessive rains and flooding in major potato-growing areas in Australia in 2022.

Mitolo Family Farms enters into strategic partnership with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

April 11, 2023

Canadian pension fund acquires majority stake in Mitolo Family Farms, Australia's largest potato supplier

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, a Canadian pension fund, acquires the majority stake in Mitolo Family Farms, the largest potato grower and packer in Australia.

March 04, 2023

TOMRA Provided sorting solution to Simplot Australia

Simplot was looking for a full turnkey solution for their french fries line in Tasmania. TOMRA Food was able to provide sorting solutions that could be implemented while keeping some of their existing equipment.

February 13, 2023

Chris Claridge resigns as CEO of Potatoes New Zealand

Potatoes New Zealand has announced the resignation of its chief executive, Chris Claridge. He has been in the role for a total of seven years, since 2015.

January 17, 2023

Australian potato shortage now impacting potato chips as well as frozen fries

Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has confirmed a major potato shortage has caused the price of potato-based snacks to soar – resulting in 'insane prices' for a single bag of chips.

December 20, 2022

Australian supermarket Coles introduces purchase limit on frozen potato chips (French Fries) due to shortage

McCain sets decarbonisation milestone in Timaru plant

December 02, 2022

Potato processor McCain Foods sets decarbonisation milestone in Timaru plant (New Zealand)

Timaru’s McCain vegetable processing factory in New Zealand is now producing french fries using a boiler system powered by woodchips instead of coal, seeking to minimise waste by 20 per cent.

November 20, 2022

The Pye Group opens largest potato packing facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere

Australian potato supplier, the Pye Group will, officially opened the largest potato packing facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere on Tuesday.

tna enables efficiency gains with the launch of the ‘Perfect Pair’ - the tna robag ® 3e and tna auto-splice 3

November 20, 2022

Packaging efficiency gains with tna's ‘Perfect Pair’: the tna robag 3e and tna auto-splice 3

Global food processing and packaging solutions specialist, tna, has added the brand new tna auto-splice 3 to its packaging portfolio – making the ‘Perfect Pair’ alongside the tna robag ® 3e, which was launched in 2021.

Potato trade update: Slight increase in potato imports after fall in 2021

October 03, 2022

Potato trade Australia: Slight increase in potato imports after fall in 2021

AUSVEG has reviewed Global Trade Atlas import data to better understand: the changes in the levels of potato imports pre- and post-COVID, as well as
the changes in import levels over the last 12-months as growers have faced significant increases in costs of production.

PNZ Frozen Potatoes Trade Report No.3 Sept. 2022

September 30, 2022

Potatoes New Zealand: Frozen Potatoes Trade Report September 2022

Exports of frozen fries from Belgium and the Netherlands to New Zealand have more than doubled in the quarter ending July 2022. These exports will be arriving presently, given shipping lead-times.

August 11, 2022

Ballarat potato growers ask McCain Foods for 78 percent price increase

Potato farmers in the Ballarat region are demanding a pay rise for their produce, claiming McCain Foods does not pay a fair price for the popular mealtime vegetable. Last season McCain Foods paid growers an average of AUD 0.33 (about USD 0.23)

Tasmanian potato growers start ditching spuds after stalemate on price negotiations with Simplot.

August 06, 2022

Tasmanian potato growers start ditching spuds after stalemate on price negotiations with potato processors

Potato processor Simplot Australia has refused to budge on its second price offer to Tasmanian farmers for their potato crop this season. Farmers met on Wednesday night to discuss the impasse with the company.

July 24, 2022

In shift away from plastic, Pringles replaces plastic cap of 53 g pack with foil laminate seal

Snack brand Pringles has had a change to the packaging of its 53g varieties, with the plastic cap removed and replaced with a foil laminate seal, made by Sonoco.

Simplot and Tasmanian spud farmers in standoff over rising prices.

July 18, 2022

Simplot and Potato farmers of Tasmania in standoff over rising prices

Farmers have rejected a second price offer made by food manufacturer Simplot for their potato crop this season.

Simplot Australia announces AUD 100 million (about USD 69 million) investment in New South Wales Central West

July 11, 2022

Simplot Australia announces USD 70 million investment in vegetable processing in New South Wales, Australia

Simplot Australia has announced an AUD 65 million (about USD 44 million) upgrade to its Bathurst manufacturing facility and acquisiton of farming land in the Central West region of New South Wales valued at AUD 40 million.

McCain Foods (NZ) - Timaru is switching from coal to wood chips for its frozen french fries

June 14, 2022

McCain Foods (NZ) - Timaru is switching from coal to wood chips for its french fries

A NZD 5.6 million (about USD 3.5 million) project to eliminate CO2 emissions and reduce demand for heating fuel at McCain’s Timaru factory will soon use woodchips to make their frozen french fries.

May 21, 2022

Australian potato company Zerella Fresh focused on consistent potato quality and high throughput

Zerella Fresh was founded in 1936 (Virginia, South of Australia) and is since 2009 a part of the Pye Group family. Zerella is committed to being Australia’s leading supplier and marketer of fresh produce.

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