Potato News

CelaVita heeft aan het begrip 'bakfiets' in hun laatste campagne een letterlijke betekenis gegeven. In de periode van 23 september t/m 14 oktober werden in diverse supermarkten instore kookdemonstraties gehouden. De campagne was opgezet rondom Oma's...

Het tuchtgerecht van het Productschap Akkerbouw heeft acht telers beboet. De boetes variëren van € 250,- tot € 600,-. Het tuchtgerecht heeft in november 2011 in acht zaken boetes opgelegd voor overtredingen van de phythophthoraverordening (strafbare ...

AVEBE heeft in boekjaar 2010/2011 een netto resultaat geboekt van 19,8 miljoen EUR, bij een netto-omzet van 525,1 miljoen EUR. Ter vergelijking: het vorig boekjaar was het netto-resultaat 2,8 miljoen EUR, bij een netto-omzet van 521,8 miljoen EUR.

Food Ingredients Europe 2011 in Paris is the global meeting point of the food and beverages industry. This year too K + S Kali GmbH will be attending as manufacturers. K+S KALI GmbH is presenting its highlights of the year, such as KaliSel – its brand...

Two years on from launching the search for its first ever team of Potato Ambassadors, Potato Council is looking to recruit new growers to get involved in marketing activity and help spread the word that potatoes are healthy, tasty, versatile, easy-to-...

The easy-to-erect durable structure has been designed to solve immediate post-harvest storage headaches and also achieve big cost savings, according to Ian Anderson, managing director of Preva. The “Airstore,” which can hold up to 900 tonnes of potatoe...

De aardappelsector maakt zich grote zorgen over de handel in illegaal pootgoed. De NVWA legt een link met ringrot. ”Onze buitenlandse concurrenten gebruiken dit om Nederlandse pootgoed zwart te maken.” De verontwaardiging in de aardappelsector is groo...

La experiencia de generación de valor alrededor de las papas nativas será destacada como un caso exitoso del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) y la empresa privada, que tiene como base la innovación para el desarrollo, en un reportaje preparado par...

Martín Acosta isn’t looking to take over the $7 billion U.S. market for potato chips. He’s just aiming for the slice of the U.S. market represented by the “elite group” of snackers who he is sure will be enticed by his chips from Ecuador. “The 5 or 10...

India threw open its $450 billion retail market to global supermarket giants on Thursday, approving its biggest reform in years that may boost sorely needed investment in Asia's third-largest economy.

Innova Market Insights has identified ten key trends to impact the food and beverage market through 2012 and beyond. The top trends relate purity, authenticity and sustainability, as consumers continue to look for products with added value, despite the...

Anthony (Tony) Bambridge, co-founder of B & C Farming Ltd, has been awarded the 2011 British Potato Industry Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the sector at BP2011 in Harrogate (23 November 23, 2011).

Starch group AVEBE has completed the upgrade of a production line at its production site in Ter Apelkanaal in the Netherlands. The investment, involving a sum of 10 million euros, forms part of an ongoing investment programme. The company is also curr...

At British Potato 2011, the Potato Council presented its new business plan, with a strong focus on creating value for potato farmers and supply chain. Potato Council is charting the course for levy payers to have long-term success in the potato indus...

Op een doorsnee dag in de eerste drie kwartalen van 2011 aten 800.000 Vlamingen, dat is 12,6 procent van de bevolking, friet. Dat blijkt uit een bevraging door Insites Consulting in opdracht van het Vlaams Centrum voor Agro- en Visserijmarketing (VLAM).

La Fundación para la Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos (PROINPA) acaba de publicar un catálogo con las nuevas variedades de papa en Bolivia. Gracias a uno de sus autores, el Dr. Julio Gabriel, la Red Electrónica de la Papa, Redepapa, puede...

Researchers on P.E.I. and in Alberta are looking for new ways to kill wireworms before the larvae destroy farmer's crops. Christine Norohna from Agriculture Canada has already done some research using buckwheat and brown mustard as rotation crops. She...

Herbert Engineering, the leaders in handling systems for the agricultural and fresh pack industries, is announcing the launch of Ultra-Wash, the potato washer that allows the crop to be effectively cleaned without submersion in dirty water, at British ...