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Frito-Lay for news
November 20, 2011
Campagne Lay’s® Maak de Smaak bekroond met Effie Award
Lay’s® en de samenwerkende bureaus FHV, Red Urban, OMD en RTL hebben een EFFIE ontvangen van de VEA. Vereniging van Communicatieadviesbureaus en Bond van Adverteerders (BVA) voor de campagne rondom Lay’s® Maak de Smaak. Michael Blankert, Lay's® Brand ...
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Belgapom notering blijft € 20,00/ton
November 20, 2011
Belgapom notering blijft € 20,00/ton
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...
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Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. to Purchase Assets of Orval Kent Food Company
November 20, 2011
Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. to Purchase Assets of Orval Kent Food Company
Reser's Fine Foods Inc announced that on November 15, 2011 the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware accepted the bid from Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. (“Reser’s”) to purchase substantially all of the assets and operations of Chef Solutions In...
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Aviko for news
November 20, 2011
Fatal accident at Aviko Steenderen
A 44 year old employee of Aviko Steenderen was fatally wounded during a work place accident in Aviko's potato processing factory. The accident happened thursday night and was reported around 2.40 am. The man was cleaning a fryer when due to unknown ca...
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November 19, 2011
Manitoba: Higher prices let farmers weather low potato yield
Extreme weather carved a chunk out of Manitoba's potato production this year, but high prices are helping to ease the pain for local producers. Manitoba farmers harvested 38,102 fewer tonnes of potatoes this year -- 825,552 versus 863,654 in 2010, for...
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November 18, 2011
België rooit laatste aardappelen
Afgelopen week zijn in België de laatste aardappelen van oogstjaar 2011 gerooid. Door de zeer lage marktprijzen en in een aantal gevallen matige kwaliteit was de noodzaak om snel te oogsten niet groot. Rustig aan rooien en direct af land leveren was vo...
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"Aardappelteler overgeleverd aan oververzadigde markt"
November 18, 2011
"Aardappelteler overgeleverd aan oververzadigde markt"
Een landbouwer ontvangt vandaag amper twee euro per 100 kg aardappelen. “Is dit het lot van de landbouw? Overgeleverd worden aan een oververzadigde markt en hopen op een ramp die het aanbod inperkt?”, vraagt Hendrik Vandamme, voorzitter van het Algemee...
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Bacterial ringrot
November 18, 2011
Breeders Trust legt illegale productie en handel aardappelteelt op Goeree Overflakkee bloot
Het in Brussel gevestigde Breeders Trust is illegale productie van en de handel in Agria’s over de afgelopen jaren op het spoor gekomen. Het op Goeree Overflakkee gevestigde aardappel-handelshuis W.J. Westhoeve te Ouddorp heeft bij monde van haar adv...
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November 18, 2011
School lunch amendment signed into law
President Obama signed a government funding extension that included 2012 appropriations funding for USDA and five other agencies on Friday, November 18. The bill also included the bipartisan Senate amendment sponsored by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) ...
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November 18, 2011
Dodelijk ongeval bij Aviko in Steenderen
Een 44-jarige man uit Zwolle is in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag bij een bedrijfsongeval in de fabriek van Aviko in Steenderen om het leven gekomen. De Arbeidsinspectie stelt een onderzoek in. Het ongeval werd rond tien over half drie bij de alarmc...
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November 18, 2011
$5.5M Double L Harvest Equipment Plant Breaks Ground
Construction has started on a $5.5 million potato harvesting equipment plant in Heyburn in south-central Idaho for Double L Manufacturering. Double L Manufacturing co-owner David Price said the 74,000-square-foot plant located in the new Magic Valley ...
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November 18, 2011
Spud glut an unfolding disaster for potato growers in Australia
Potato prices have slumped to new lows in recent weeks amid claims a glut of spuds from Far North Queensland is causing an oversupply. Potato grower and representative on AUSVEG, David Nix, says the current crop is the largest in the history of potato...
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November 17, 2011
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November 17, 2011
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November 17, 2011
Nieuw dieptepunt aardappeltermijnmarkt
De aardappeltermijnmarkt bereikte vandaag een nieuw dieptepunt met 6,20 voor april en 7,30 euro op het junicontract. De aanhoudend zwakke stemming in de effectieve markt zorgt voor prijsdruk in de termijnmarkt. De nieuwe cash settlement-prijs voor deze...
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Organic potatoes conquer Peruvian supermarkets
November 17, 2011
Organic potatoes conquer Peruvian supermarkets
The Peruvian farmers cooperative Coopain Cabana recently made a very lucrative deal that benefits the members and the cooperative itself. Their own brand of organic potatoes can now be found on the shelves of the supermarkets of Plaza Vea, one of the...
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Potato Council marketing and corporate affairs at BP2011
November 17, 2011
Potato Council marketing and corporate affairs at BP2011
Visit the Potato Council team at BP2011, Harrogate, Yorkshire, November 23 and 24, to find out more about the marketing strategy to sustain potato consumption, see campaign highlights and the positive results to date, and learn about how the industry c...
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