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No, you are not seeing double! TWO custom built Heat and Control potato chip fryers are loaded onto trucks for transport to the customer.
February 13, 2017
Heat and Control fryers on their way to double snack manufacturer’s capacity
Processing and packaging equipment manufacturer Heat and Control has recently helped another snack food processing company increase their production capacities with the delivery of a ‘snack’ product processing system.
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Australia
La mayor fábrica de papas prefritas congeladas de Brasil comprará papa argentina
February 11, 2017
La mayor fábrica de papas prefritas congeladas de Brasil comprará papa argentina
Bem Brasil se prepara para la apertura de su segunda planta en el estado de Minas Gerais.
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Brazil
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) releases 10-15 potato selections each year
February 11, 2017
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Our potato varieties have something for everyone
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) annually releases 10-15 potato selections. To show these to the Canadian industry, AAFC will hold a Potato Release Open House on February 15, 2017, simultaneously in Fredericton, NB; Guelph, ON; and Lethbridge, AB.
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Canada
Agrico exhibited at Fruit Logistica in Berlin from Wednesday 8 to Friday 10 February 2017. During this leading international trade fair, Agrico, together with its subsidiaries, demonstrated its strength with a growing range of varieties.
February 10, 2017
A growing Agrico highlights its added value for customers at Fruit Logistica
Agrico exhibited at Fruit Logistica in Berlin from Wednesday 8 to Friday 10 February 2017. During this leading international trade fair, Agrico demonstrated its growing range of varieties.
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Germany
Currently, all Aviko's production facilities are running at full capacity and the company needs to process more potatoes.
February 10, 2017
Aviko announced a €200 million investment to add potato processing capacity
Aviko, one of the top potato processing companies in Europe, plans to invest € 200 million (USD 210 million) in new and existing production plants.
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Netherlands
Processing and Packaging equipment specialist Heat and Control to return to AusPack in 2017.
February 09, 2017
Heat and Control will return to Auspack in 2017
Leading suppliers of processing and packaging machinery to the global food and pharmaceuticals industry – Heat and Control – are returning to Auspack in 2017 to showcase their latest and most innovative products available on the Australian market.
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Australia
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Aviko performed extremely well in 2016. The company made the most of the openings on the sales markets and improved its operating efficiency. Shown: Aviko Supercrunch fries (Courtesy: Aviko)
February 09, 2017
Cosun Potato Processing activities (Aviko) make up for decline in sugar
Royal Cosun announces an increase in its profit for 2016 in comparison with 2015. The projected decline in the profit on sugar was offset by firmer results on other activities, especially potatoes.
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Netherlands
Potato field of Blue Sky Farms in Hastings, Florida, United States.
February 09, 2017
It's potato planting time in North Florida
It’s potato planting time in North Florida. St. Johns County is one of the counties in Northern Florida well known for its potato production with the town of Hastings being the center of it.
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United States
Starting next week, McDonald’s Japan will offer daigaku imo French fries. Daigaku Imo litterally means “college potato”. It is a popular sweet potato snack with a sweet sauce, and allegedly gets its unusual name from being a hit with cash-strapped
February 09, 2017
McDonald's Japan adds French Fry flavor based on nostalgic student snack
Starting next week, McDonald’s Japan will offer daigaku imo French fries. Daigaku Imo litterally means “college potato”.
It is a popular sweet potato snack with a sweet sauce, and allegedly gets its unusual name from being a hit with cash-strapped students looking for a cheap yet tasty bite.
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Japan
Voor het komende teeltseizoen (2017/2018) is er volgens de NEPG een tekort aan pootgoed in Nederland, Belgie, Duitsland en Frankrijk (Courtesy: twitter)
February 08, 2017
Aardappeltelers voorzien het komende seizoen een tekort aan pootgoed
Volgens bronnen binnen de NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) zou de eerder verwachte areaaluitbreiding, als gevolg van een tekort aan pootgoed, minder zijn dan eerder verwacht.
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Netherlands
Argentina: Llegan a McDonald’s las “Papas Fritas Cheddar Bacon”
February 07, 2017
Argentina: Llegan a McDonald’s las “Papas Fritas Cheddar Bacon”
Para los fanáticos de uno de los productos más icónicos de McDonald’s, desde el 7 de febrero la marca ofrece a sus clientes esta nueva variedad..
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Argentina
Pepsico Asia, Middle East and North Africa CEO Sanjeef Chadha visited the Kayin State in Myanmar, where Pepsico in partnership with Positive Planet is supporting a project to provide economic opportunities to local people (Courtesy: Pepsico)
February 07, 2017
Pepsico sees opportunities for potato cultivation in Myanmar
PepsiCo identified Myanmar as a potential hub for growing potatoes, thanks to its rich, fertile lands and favorable climate.
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Myanmar
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Soil fumigation in Wicklow, New Brunswick. The field is fumigated with chloropicrin in the fall of the 2015, as part of a trial McCain Foods is conducting with its processing potato growers on both sides of the border. (Courtesy: Triest Ag Group)
February 07, 2017
Potato growers in Maine apply soil fumigation in a trial of McCain Foods
French Fry manufacturer McCain Foods has started trials examining soil fumigation with several of its potato growers in Maine (United States) and New Brunswick (Canada).
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United States
The smaller and cheaper bags of potato chips Calbee introduced in the Philippines are intended for sale in the local version of the convenience store - so called sari-sari stores -, very small mom-and-pop shops that deal in a variety of daily products
February 07, 2017
Calbee to boost snacks sales in the Philippines with smaller potato chips bags
Japan's Calbee has introduced a potato chip product about 70% cheaper than what's already on sale in the Philippines. By reducing the size of the bags, the company cut the price to 10 pesos, compared to the 30 pesos to 40 pesos for the larger size bags.
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Philippines
Centroamérica recibe 70 clones de papa del CIP
February 06, 2017
Centroamérica recibe 70 clones de papa del CIP
A finales del primer trimestre estarán llegando los primeros clones desarrollados por el Centro Internacional de la Papa
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Panama
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) in January 2017 averaged 173.8 points, up 3.7 points (2.1 percent) from the revised December value. At this level, the FFPI is at its highest value since February 2015.
February 06, 2017
January 2017 FAO Food Price Index at its highest value since February 2015
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) in January 2017 averaged 173.8 points, up 3.7 points (2.1 percent) from the revised December value. At this level, the FFPI is at its highest value since February 2015
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Italy
According to Lamb Weston, the construction of the $200 million french fry line addition to its Richland plant is on track for completion this fall.
February 06, 2017
Lamb Weston plans job fair as Richland's additional French Fry line takes shape
As construction advances on Lamb Weston’s new french fry line in Richland, Washington, the US-based potato processing giant is preparing to hire workers.
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United States
El 'boom' de las papas nativas en la gastronomía colombiana
February 05, 2017
El 'boom' de las papas nativas en la gastronomía colombiana
Un restaurante les rinde especial tributo, pero son varios los chefs comprometidos con su rescate.
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Colombia

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