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September 24, 2010
Walkers crisps fined £200k after worker dies in toxic cloud
Walkers Snack Foods Ltd and chemical distributor Omnichem Ltd have been fined a total of £350,000 after a worker was killed by a cloud of toxic gas.From the archive
September 24, 2010
Utilizan mezcla de sustancias naturales para conservar las condiciones organolépticas del puré de papa durante un año
Los mercados nacional e internacional ya están probando las ‘virtudes’ del puré de patata cien por cien natural de Heunkove, que comenzó su elaboración hace apenas tres meses en la fábrica que la compañía abrió en la calle Vasco Núñez de Balboa del pol...From the archive
September 24, 2010
Vanmark opens European sales and service center
Vanmark Equipment, a Grote Company, opened a European Sales and Service facility located at Wrexham in the United Kingdom.From the archive
September 24, 2010
McCain Foods (GB) saves on packaging film with IFP 'Integrity Seal'
International Food Partners Ltd (IFP) has brought to market an innovative new sealing technology for flexible packaging that will save food manufacturers thousands of tonnes of film per year, while also providing greater seal integrity.From the archive
September 24, 2010
BASF indentifies cause of Amadea and Amflora starch potato mingling
BASF Plant Science has identified the root cause of the starch potato comingling in northern Sweden. During the course of company's regular internal quality assurance measures in August, BASF Plant Science discovered 47 Amadea plants in Amflora propaga...From the archive
September 24, 2010
Nueva tecnología para el sellado de empaques ahorrará costos a McCain Foods (GB)
International Food Partners Ltd (IFP) ha lanzado al mercado una nueva tecnología de sellado que reduce el empleo de miles de toneladas de material al año y proporciona una mayor integridad al producto.From the archive
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September 23, 2010
Vegetable crisps manufacturer Glennans removes visual reference to vegetables from packaging
UK's vegetable crisp company Glennans has launched a new look packaging.From the archive
September 23, 2010
Frito-Lay Modesto Powers Snack Factory With Help From the Sun
PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America Modesto, Calif., manufacturing facility is building on its environmental sustainability efforts by installing an innovative cylindrical solar photovoltaic (PV) system on its rooftop.From the archive
September 23, 2010
Tasmanian potato growers agree price cut with McCain
McCain Tasmanian potato growers supplying McCain have agreed on a price cut of $26.50 per tonne for this season.From the archive
September 23, 2010
20 potatoes a day for two months to show potatoes are good for you
Potatoes are good for you, and Chris Voigt wants to prove it with an all-spud diet for the next two months.Starting Oct. 1, the Washington Potato Commission executive director will eat only potatoes -- 20 a day -- to let people know just how healthful ...From the archive
September 23, 2010
Sarna común: una posible solución en el suelo
Los productores de papa han estado esperando que los científicos encuentren un camino para combatir la sarna común de la papa. Los investigadores han encontrado un defensor en el suelo. Traducción al castellano del Ing. Agr. Carlos A. Del Caso del artí...From the archive
September 23, 2010
Bovenmaat pootgoed veel gevraagd
Bovenmaats pootgoed brengt momenteel 18 tot ruim 20 cent per kilo op.From the archive
September 23, 2010
Duitse aardappeloogst naar beneden bijgesteld
De totale Duitse aardappeloogst is t.o.v. de eerder deze maand gedane prognose door het AMI met 300.000 ton naar beneden bijgesteld.From the archive
September 22, 2010
Neerslag zorgt voor problemen in aardappelen
In met name de teeltgebieden boven de grote rivieren zal naar verwachting de flinke hoeveelheid neerslag van de laatste weken voor problemen in de aardappelen gaan zorgen.From the archive
September 21, 2010
Conagra Foods F2011 Q1 results
ConAgra Foods, Inc., recently reported results for the fiscal 2011 first quarter ended Aug. 29, 2010From the archive
September 21, 2010
Potato Harvest Progress North Dakota and Minnesota
The potato harvest in North Dakota continued slowly as the first frost of the season hit this week, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, North Dakota Field Office.From the archive
September 21, 2010
Azerbaijan to import 500 tons of Dutch seed potatoes ‘Mona Lisa’
Azerbaijan is to resume growing of potato of Dutch variety 'Mona Lisa'.From the archive
September 21, 2010
EU battle over GM potato continues
Luxembourg has joined Hungary and Austria in their legal challenge over the authorisation of BASF’s genetically modified (GM) potato Amflora.From the archive