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January 31, 2018
tna lanza empacadora de alta velocidad
La compañía australiana tna ha anunciado el lanzamiento mundial del tna robag® 5, la última generación de sus equipos insignia con tecnología VFFS líder del mercado, en SNAXPO 2018.
January 31, 2018
West Bengal potato production to drop in 2018
The potato production in West Bengal is expected to drop from last year’s 11 million tonne to 8-10 million tonnes in 2018, but is unlikely to impact the price, officials said.
January 30, 2018
Aumentan los consumidores de papa criolla en Colombia
Así lo afirmó Teresa Mosquera, lider del proyecto “Papas más nutritivas”, que adelantan la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y la Universidad McGill de Canadá. Y lo hizo en el Taller Internacional: Escalamiento de innovaciones para el desarrollo rural y la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, realizado en Bogotá, el 26 de enero de 2018.
January 30, 2018
Barnana Brings the First Organic Ridged Plantain Chip to Market - made from imperfect plantains
Barnana Brings the First Organic Ridged Plantain Chip to Market, and they are made from imperfect plantains.
January 30, 2018
North Yorkshire potato farmer wins award for still to be launched Priory Potato vodka
Priory Vodka made from a small acreage of potato crop that is otherwise destined for McCain’s and McDonald’s fries won two prestigious Gold awards at the Global Spirits Masters in autumn 2017. Priory Vodka will go on sale shortly.
January 30, 2018
Cargill and AKV Langholt invest in USD 22.5M potato starch factory in Denmark
Cargill and its Danish potato starch partner, AKV Langholt AmbA, are investing $22.5 million USD (EUR 19 million) in a new potato starch production unit at their Langholt facility in Denmark.
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January 29, 2018
Argentina: Senasa explica a productores normativa sobre identificación y trazabilidad de papa
Representantes del Senasa y la Federación Nacional de Productores (FENAP) se reunieron para hablar sobre la identificación y trazabilidad de la papa, el proyecto de Documento de Tránsito Electrónico (DTV) para hortalizas pesadas.
January 28, 2018
AHDB PCN Calculator to be improved with new scenarios and more data on resistance and tolerance of potato varieties
A research project aims to improve the accuracy of the ‘AHDB Potatoes potato cyst nematode (PCN) pallida calculator’ which is currently used as an educational forecasting tool for potato growers in the United Kingdom.
January 27, 2018
España: El sindicato agrario pide a Carrefour retirar papa francesa que se publicita como española
La Asociación Agraria de Jóvenes Agricultores (Asaja) de León ha denunciado que Carrefour publicita una oferta de papa española como francesa. Asaja ha exigido a la cadena la inmediata retirada del ofrecimiento y con ello cualquier tipo de publicidad engañosa y contraria a las leyes que protegen a los consumidores.
January 27, 2018
In Rwanda, Kinigi is still the leading potato variety on the market
New potato varieties are needed in Rwanda to meet the current market demands. Nevertheless, the potato variety Kinigi is still favorite among farmers as well as in the community of potato consumers.
January 27, 2018
Iceland's 76% duties on imported french fries are not unconstitutional, Supreme court rules
The highest court in Iceland has upheld a ruling that a 76% duty charged on imported French Fries is not unconstitutional.
January 26, 2018
Cuba quiere comprar la papa que le sobra al Perú
El Gobierno de Cuba ha manifestado su intención de comprar a Perú los excedentes de papa, siempre y cuando estos cumpla con los requisitos fitosanitarios para su exportación.
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January 26, 2018
UK Potato Chips acquisition: 'Fairfields Farm Crisps is now a whole Ten Acre larger'
Fairfields Farm Crisps has agreed to acquire Ten Acre Crisps, in an ongoing concentration of smaller premium brands focused on high quality and free-from attributes in the UK snack market
January 25, 2018
Proyecto chileno busca eliminar los pesticidas en la agricultura
Por primera vez se busca utilizar microorganismos presentes en diversos cultivos para generar bíoproductos naturales que tengan relaciones beneficiosas con el cultivo.
January 25, 2018
Engineered Equipment Manufacturer Duravant to acquire Key Technology
Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Key Technology, Inc. (“Key Technology”) (NASDAQ:KTEC).
January 25, 2018
Winnaz Potato Chips plant in Rwanda scales up production five-fold
The Hollanda Fair Foods potato processing plant in Rwanda, which produces the Winnaz Crisps brand, is set to scale up its chips production capacity five-fold.
January 24, 2018
Canada's largest full‐service restaurant company Cara to add 'The Keg' to its brands
Canada's largest full‐service restaurant company Cara is to merge with Keg Restaurants Ltd. The addition of 106 The Keg restaurants will provide Cara with a network of 1,365 restaurants.
January 24, 2018
Dublin potato farm turned itself into one of Ireland's best food companies
Potato Chip manufacturer 'Keogh's crisps' has become one of the most popular food brands in Ireland over the past few years, and it grew out of a potato farm in Dublin.