Potato News

Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), one of the world’s leading bakery and snack production systems manufacturers, has redesigned its Low Pressure Extruder to be safer, more efficient and easier to clean.

Uzbekistan will allow tax-free import of potatoes until January 1, 2019. The measure is intended to eliminate the shortage of potatoes in the domestic market and to curb rising prices

The administration of the Smolensk region in Russia wants to develop the region's economy. One of the investments is the construction of a plant for the processing of potatoes and the production of native and modified starch.

The 2018 edition of the International Potato Technology Expo welcomed professionals from across North America back to the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown this past Friday and Saturday.

Tanzania has excelled in experimental trials of high yielding and disease resistant potato varieties under a climate smart agriculture programme aimed to improve food security.

CSS Farms, a producer of specialty potatoes and potatoes for the production of potato chips, has selected RPE as exclusive marketing partmner for its Washington subsidiary Agri-Pack.

Snack it Forward has announced the official launch of Peatos™ in the United States under its flagship World Peas™ Brand.

El almacén que guarda las semillas más preciadas del mundo cumple diez años y bate un nuevo récord. Esta bóveda subterránea está situada en las Islas Svalbard, en pleno círculo polar ártico.

Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA) president Chuck Gunnerson, announced his upcoming retirement at the February 20th, NPPGA Annual Meeting in East Grand Forks, MN.

Food Sorting Specialist TOMRA today signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in BBC Technologies - including BBC Technologies USA.

Seed Potatoes sent out to Kenya from Great Britain has performed strongly on three Kenyan trial sites.

Due to strong demand for Etenia, Dutch potato starch manufacturer Avebe is setting up a dedicated production line for this enzymatically modified potato starch in Ter Apelkanaal.

Más de 30 representantes de instituciones del gobierno peruano y de organismos no gubernamentales se reunieron recientemente en la sede del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) en Lima para conocer un nuevo sistema mundial creado por el TIRFAA.

Dutch grocery chain Albert Heyn is introducing a total overhaul of its potato display. At first glance, it may not look that different, but look closer - and you will notice that it is bold and in some aspects truly revolutionary...

A fin de fortalecer el sector de la papa en Colombia, el ministro de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural se reunió con dirigentes de la Sociedad de Agricultores de Colombia (SAC) y Fedepapa, para analizar temas de consumo, comercio y desarrollo de la cadena.

Potatoes as a performance food are gaining notoriety during the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, with the newly released Olympian Menu and announcement that performance nutrition is now a critical part of athletes’ strategy to win

Seed potato farmers in Kenya’s potato growing regions are adopting a new technology with potential to boost quality seed availability: the farmers are using rooted apical cuttings as starter material for seed production as opposed to certified seed.

American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) President and CEO Alison Bodor recently announced that AFFI will co-locate its headquarters with the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) in Arlington, Virginia.