Potato News

Tight blight management will be crucial if this year's crop is to survive in store, warned specialists who joined a record 500-plus visitors to the BPC-sponsored event hosted by SCRI,SAC and CSC PotatoCare. Tuber blight was the biggest immediate issue...

The Golden Arches are going upscale in Europe - and if you haven't seen a refurbished McDonald's yet, chances are you will see one by the end of this year. Aiming to create a more relaxed, restaurantlike experience in a sophisticated atmosphere, McDo...

Avebe bereidt zich voor op het aanvragen van een toelating in de Europese Unie voor de genetisch gemodificeerde amylopectineaardappel waar het bedrijf al enkele jaren aan werkt. Avebe volgt met interesse de toelatingsprocedure van BASF voor de geneti...

An attempt to smuggle 100 tons of potatoes to Tunisia has been outmanoeuvred, while 200 tons were smuggled since the beginning of 2007 to “Potato Chips” factories there. Security services statistics reveal, however, that more than 200 tons might have b...

So-called "healthy"fast-food alternatives to the classic burger, fries, and soft drink, appear to have similar effects on the cardiovascular system, new research suggests. A single fast-food meal impairs endothelial function, lead investigato...

Bedfordshire-based Parripak Foods, are one of the largest processors of fresh vegetables to chilled food manufacturers in the country, and have been peeling potatoes for 20 years. With capacity of 300 tonnes per week of peeled potatoes, they have recen...

Het weer blijft erg wisselvallig en veel telers weten hierdoor niet waar ze goed aan doen. Het rooien van aardappelen en de aanvoer hiervan valt vooralsnog tegen. "We kunnen in de behoefte voorzien, maar daarmee is dan ook alles gezegd", zegt...

In a sign that the UK's push to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions is working, McCain Foods has announced it will install wind turbines at its Whittlesey french fry plant in the country. The company said this week the three, 80-metre high wind turbi...

European kitchen company Tefal has come out with a new electronic gadget which seeks to preserve the crispy goodness of fried foods while getting rid of what makes them that way … the fat and oil. The gadget is called the “Actifry” and with as little ...

National Starch Food Innovation said it will build a new texture center, designed to improve texture understanding, and accelerate innovation and new product development According to National Starch, the Texture Center of Excellence - scheduled to be o...

Enorme verschillen. Dat is het beeld van de stand van consumptieaardappelen. Gemiddeld genomen is de opbrengst voor half augustus goed. Maar dit zegt niets over de eindopbrengst. Deze kan nog flink tegenvallen, want de gewassen zijn al flink op hun ret...

As drought continues to wreak havoc on China's farmland, agriculture experts are considering moving away from the traditional staple food - rice - and encouraging farmers to plant potatoes instead. "The potato is more drought-resistant than rice ...

Based on the successful, vitamin and mineral rich Steamfresh potatoes, with their 100% pure potato flavor, Aviko has developed a whole new salad concept: SaladTime. The company describes it as a tasty and healthy full convenience snack for a broad publ...

Golden Enterprises, maker of Golden Flake snacks, said Tuesday it has come up with the industry's first "energy chip"for sports enthusiasts and energy-drink imbibers. NRG Phoenix Fury Potato Chips are shipping now to convenience stores. They...

Ruffles have ridges but they’re not supposed to have stripes. That’s why potato-chip producers like Frito-Lay and the growers who sell taters are fretting over a somewhat mysterious crop disease known as Zebra Chip. It’s wreaking havoc on Texas potat...

Yesterday Voronezh vice-governor Leonid Selitrennik let us know that Polish company Hortex considers a possibility to allocate a plant dealing with potato freezing with capacity of 25 thou. tons a year in the region (Voronezhska Oblast). The volume of ...

De volgende aardappelverwerking gerelateerde materialen komen voor in een lange lijst van grondstoffen die benut kunnnen worden voor biobrandstof:   Frituurvet: Afvalverwerker Greenmills bouwt in de Amsterdamse haven een fabriek die gebruikt frituurvet...

At today's annual shareholders meeting of the H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ - News), Heinz Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer William R. Johnson called Fiscal 2007 an "excellent year with strong operating and financial results across ...