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March 11, 2013

United Kingdom: Asda withdraws potato salad

Asda has withdrawn its Smart Price Potato Salad (250g) with a 'use by' date of 26 March 2013, because it might contain peanuts.

February 18, 2013

Cosun 2012 results: 'Aviko had an excellent year'

Cosun (parent of Aviko) can report an excellent financial result for 2012, with all business activities making a positive contribution. The result is the fruit of the strategic choices taken and consistently implemented in recent years. High sugar pric...

November 19, 2012

VION announces new course;Oerlemans Foods for sale

VION Food Group has today announced that it will be returning to its core markets, focussing entirely on its food operations in the Netherlands and Germany and on its global ingredients business.

November 12, 2012

Prins highlights hygienic vertical bagmaker for vacuum packs at the Interpom | Primeurs 2012

Packaging machinery supplier Prins Verpakkingstechniek highlights its hygienic vertical bagmaker for vacuum packed (potato) products at the upcoming Interpom | Primeurs.

November 06, 2012

The chilled potato industry: not always easy

In between ordinary ware potatoes and the ready-to-eat potato there is another segment: that of the chilled potato slices. The relatively smaller companies inhabiting this sector don’t always have it easy. They have to adhere to the same stern regulati...

October 18, 2012

FTNON announces purchase of Key Technologies’ Freshline products

FTNON continues its dedication in providing high quality products and services to the fresh-cut industry with its recent purchase of Key Technologies' Freshline products.

October 09, 2012

Formulan mayonesas 'light' con proteínas de papa y aditivos naturales

Un equipo de la Universidad de Sevilla han formulado mayonesas con bajo contenido en grasas que combinan aditivos naturales y aislados de proteína de patata, en lugar del huevo o los productos lácteos que se adicionan. Los expertos han obtenido la mezc...

September 27, 2012

McCain Foods GB launches McCain Simply Potato for Mash for UK caterers

McCain Foods is set to revolutionise the use of mashed potato in UK foodservice with the launch of McCain Simply Potato for Mash from September 2012, enabling caterers to deliver a consistently delicious, creamy and fluffy mash, in just 15 minutes, wit...

July 24, 2012

McCain Foods Holland B.V. plans to acquire CêlaVíta B. V. , a leading European chilled potato producer

McCain Foods announced July 24th that it intends to acquire 100% of the shares of CêlaVíta B.V., a subsidiary of Bieze Food Group BV, owned by the German Wernsing Group, located in Wezep (The Netherlands). CêlaVíta B.V. is a leading European chilled ...

July 03, 2012

Crisp manufacturer Fairfield Farms invests in packaging and processing equipment

Essex-based potato farm Fairfields in the UK has invested in a brand new packing, processing and manufacturing unit, boosting jobs in the local area.

June 07, 2012

McCain Foods GB switches Scarborough plant from pizza to jacket potatoes

Falling pizza sales have prompted frozen food giant McCain Foods to stop producing pizzas in the UK, with the potential loss of around 40 jobs. The company produces McCain Pizza Fingers Cheese &Tomato for retail trade as well as pizza products mad...

April 03, 2012

Ulster Farmers’ Union visits Mash Direct to discuss potato industry

Following a series of meetings focused on the Northern Ireland’s potato industry Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president Harry Sinclair has said the potato sector is, and will continue to be an important part of Northern Ireland’s agriculture industry.

April 02, 2012

CêlaVíta introduceert 'La Menute': lang houdbare aardappelproducten voor de Horeca

Speciaal voor de Horeca heeft CêlaVíta Foodservice een range lang houdbare aardappelproducten ontwikkeld en daarbij gebruik gemaakt van de expertise van professionele koks. De nieuwe range 'La Menute by CêlaVíta' bevatten echte kant-en-klare aardappele...

April 01, 2012

GEA Convenience Food Technologies to be renamed GEA Food Solutions

Convenience Food Systems (CFS), a manufacturer of food processing and packaging equipment was sold to the GEA Group in December 2010.

February 09, 2012

McCain cooks up potato-scented bus stop campaign

McCain Foods is installing the smell of baked potatoes to 10 bus stops around the United Kingdom as part of its £1.4m push for Ready Baked Jackets. Six-sheets at the bus stops will be fitted with 3D fibreglass jacket potatoes, which on the press of a ...

January 22, 2012

Who makes the best frozen baked potato?

There’s been a lot of noise in the press recently about a large Canadian company claiming it’s going to ‘revolutionise’ the way we eat jacket potatoes by baking and freezing them - but, here’s a thought - a small British company, Bannisters’ Farm, has...

January 10, 2012

McCain UK launches new quick-cook jacket potatoes

McCain Foods has launched a new jacket potato product that it claims will be ready in just five minutes, offering consumers the taste of a slow-baked product in rapid time.

November 27, 2011

Campagne Celavita neemt begrip "bakfiets" letterlijk

CelaVita heeft aan het begrip 'bakfiets' in hun laatste campagne een letterlijke betekenis gegeven. In de periode van 23 september t/m 14 oktober werden in diverse supermarkten instore kookdemonstraties gehouden. De campagne was opgezet rondom Oma's...

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