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December 19, 2008
Britons 'would have broadband before fruit and veg'
Britons would sooner give up eating healthily than lose their broadband connection, new research has shown.A survey conducted by British Telecom found that broadband topped the list of things people would refuse to give up even as they found their budg...From the archive
December 19, 2008
National Restaurant Association releases 2009 trends forecast
Research released today by the National Restaurant Association shows that Americans are looking for healthier options and "greener"restaurants when they dine out, in addition to an increased interest in value and convenience. Surveys of resta...From the archive
December 18, 2008
Jay Gould: The New York Fries president on selling fries when times are tough
Jay Gould: The New York Fries president on selling fries when times are tough (video)From the archive
December 18, 2008
Interpom | Primeurs welcomed 11.5% more visitors in 2008
The organisers of the Interpom|Primeurs look back at this years event:After a very successful edition in 2006 and a record number of 185 exhibitors registered for this year’s event, occupying an exhibition area of 25 000m² expectations for the 2008 eve...From the archive
December 18, 2008
Agrico resultaten boekjaar 2007/2008
Agrico heeft over het boekjaar 2007-2008 na de uitbetaling aan de telers een positief saldo van 296.000 euro bijgeschreven. De financiële omzet van de aardappelcooperatie bedroeg 193 miljoen euro bij 707.907 ton product, exclusief de omzet van dochters...From the archive
December 18, 2008
Herman Vermeer volgt Flip van den Hoek op als voorzitter van Agrico's Raad van Beheer
Aardappelcooperatie Agrico heeft een nieuwe voorzitter van de raad van beheer. Tijdens de algemene ledenvergadering op 18 december droeg Flip van den Hoek de voorzittershamer over aan zijn opvolger Herman Vermeer. Herman Vermeer is een bestuurlijke ...From the archive
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December 17, 2008
CIP releases Annual report 2007: Roots and Tubers - the overlooked opportunity
Roots and tubers already make a substantial contribution to providing food and alleviating poverty in the developing countries. We are convinced that they will play an increasingly important role as food for the future, particularly in the vulnerable ...From the archive
December 17, 2008
The Andalusian early potato sector increases its production over 4% in 2008
Andalusia confirms itself as the leading Autonomous Community in the production of early potato in Spain, with over 364,000 tons and a 75% share of the national market, according to the information offered by the President of the Association of Produce...From the archive
December 17, 2008
Pinguin will be renamed Pinguin-Lutosa;CEO sees frozen foods boost from recession
As consumers feel the pinch of recession, they are likely to shun pricier fresh produce and head for cheaper fare in supermarket freezers, predicted the chief executive officer of frozen foods firm Pinguin. "If this crisis goes on long enough, p...From the archive
December 17, 2008
Key Technology Introduces New Online Training Program
Key Technology launches its new Online Training Program, an interactive multimedia curriculum covering Key’s optical inspection systems and vibratory conveyors. The flexible, web-based program offers a wide variety of self-paced training modules.From the archive
December 17, 2008
NAO verwacht matige afzet tafelaardappel
De Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) blikt terug op een redelijk goed afzetseizoen voor de tafelaardappel, maar verwacht een matige afzet voor 2008/2009.Dat laat voorzitter Kees van Arendonk van de NAO weten aan Vakblad Agf. “De aardappel stond i...From the archive
December 17, 2008
US Dehy Draws Record Attention at Food Ingredients Asia Trade Show
The United States Potato Board’s (USPB’s) Dehydrated Potato Program attracted a record number of interested attendees at the 2008 Food Ingredients Asia Trade Show.From the archive
December 17, 2008
Tajikistan: Potatoes are doing well
Tajikistan’s cotton harvest may have fallen well short of its target in 2008, but in at least one district in the Central Asian nation, potatoes are doing very well. Yet officials at the Ministry of Agricultural in Dushanbe insist they will keep growi...From the archive
December 17, 2008
US Potato Stocks Down 9 Percent From December 2007;Usage for processing down, especially for dehy.
The 13 major [US] potato States held 242 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2008, down 9 percent from a year ago and 7 percent below December 1, 2006. Potatoes in storage accounted for 66 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production,...From the archive
December 16, 2008
Bickel's Snack Foods Inc will become new owner of Troyer Farms
Troyer Potato Products Inc., which bills itself as the nation’s only grower-owned chip maker, has agreed to sell itself to York-based Bickel’s Snack Foods Inc.From the archive
December 16, 2008
Effecten kredietcrisis op agrosector onderzocht
LEI Wageningen UR heeft op verzoek van het ministerie van LNV een overzicht gegeven van de gevolgen en mogelijke consequenties van de kredietcrisis voor de Nederlandse agrosector en visserij. Omdat deze sector levensmiddelen produceert is ze minder kwe...From the archive
December 15, 2008
Avebe launches new website
Starch group AVEBE is today launching its completely renewed website. A new design, a fresh outlook and simplified navigation that gives visitors a structured approach to looking up information. As well as general information about AVEBE, the websit...From the archive
December 15, 2008
Work may dwindle for McCain casuals in Ballarat
Casual workers at McCain Foods Wendouree plant (Ballarat) will need to check with the company daily regarding shifts through to March, according to a union organiser. The AMWU's Angela McCarthy, who has responsibility for workers at the Ballarat food c...From the archive
