Potato News

Agrico heeft een dochterbedrijf opgericht in Roemenië. Het bedrijf verpakt tafelaardappelen voor levering aan supermarkten.

Hoewel de Fransen in vergelijking met andere Europese landen pas laat de aardappel omarmden, is de Franse aardappelmarkt momenteel toonaangevend.

La empresa holandesa HZPC realizó recientemente el seminario "(R)evolución de la cadena de la papa en fresco", el cual reunió a representantes de las cadenas de supermercados europeas y empacadores de venta minorista de papas frescas. El eve...

United Biscuits (UBUK), a leading manufacturer of biscuits, snacks and cakes, is pleased to announce the launch of a two for one dining on pack promotion across its Phileas Fogg range.

By the end of 2015, all palm oil used in The Netherlands will be sustainable, as certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Greenvale AP has won an award for Environmental Excellence

De Europese Unie eist bijna 29 miljoen euro aan agrarische steun terug van Nederland. De Europese Commissie vindt dat de Nederlandse autoriteiten onvoldoende controle hebben uitgevoerd.

El gobierno paraguayo prohibió la importación y utilización del insecticida endosulfán en cultivos hortícolas y frutales por considerarlo tóxico para los humanos, según un comunicado divulgado el jueves por el estatal Servicio Nacional de Calidad y San...

Biopesticides for use in oilseed rape and potatoes to help control diseases and promote crop growth could be on the market [in the UK] within five years

Potato ring rot has shown up on at least two Prince Edward Island farms, the provincial Department of Agriculture has confirmed

Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNCE) today reported net revenue for the third quarter ended September 25, 2010 of $237.7 million

De UGent heeft namens een consortium met ILVO, VIB en HoGent bij de federale overheid de vergunningaanvraag ingediend voor een tweejarige veldproef met duurzame, genetisch gewijzigde Phytophthora-resistente aardappelen.

De rechtbank in Gent heeft de administratie gecontroleerd van het aardappelbedrijf Loyson in Koolskamp.

Beer, sausage and polka are the public faces of New Braunfels (TX) Wurstfest, this towns signature event. But the traditional kartoffelpuffer has become Wurstfest's cult favorite.

AUSVEG CEO Richard Mulcahy has welcomed the proposal for a briefing of the Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee on Zebra Chip disease, following a recent request by New Zealand to import fresh potatoes for processing into Australia.

A national potato shortage in Australia is providing a boom for growers in far north Queensland.

In the last PotatoPro Newsletter 'Chips bags from potato peel? Biodegradable snack packaging' we focused on the changes Frito-Lay was making to the 'noisy'biodegradable Sunchips bags. Sunchips original will continue to be sold in the 'noisy'compostable bags, but all other Sunchips versions will be packed in regular (non-compostable) packaging until an improved biodegradable packaging is developed.

This morning, with its partners and several guests from the food and packaging fields in attendance, Polytechnique Montréal inaugurated the NSERC/Saputo/Excel Pac Industrial Research Chair in Materials and films for safe, smart and sustainable (3S) packaging.