News on Processing Equipment from Europe

Rosenqvists Food Technologies helps chip producers cut energy use by reducing surface water on slices before frying—saving up to 130 kWh/hour. Solutions include dewatering conveyors, air blowers, and easy moisture measurement methods.

PotatoEurope 2025, set for 3–4 Sept in Lelystad, Netherlands, showcases live machinery demos, smart agri-tech, and innovations in potato farming. With 300+ exhibitors and 15,000 visitors, it’s the premier hub to innovate, network, and grow.

Efficiently manage crop storage with Mooij Agro’s Smart Cooling Manager—monitor and control each cooling cell, auto-prioritize capacity, and integrate seamlessly with all units via Croptimiz-r®. Ideal for post-CIPC potato storage.

PACE Mechanical Handling and JT Hopkins & Sons are celebrating 30 years of working together after installing a state-of-the-art potato packing line. The two companies first collaborated in 1995.

The potato is a vital global food, praised for its versatility and nutrition. FAO named May 30 'International Day of the Potato,' with 2024’s theme, 'Shaping history, feeding the future,' stressing the need for innovation to keep it relevant.

Flikweert Vision celebrates a milestone with the delivery of its 300th QualityGrader to Quaak Potato B.V.—their very first customer who believed in them from the start. A full-circle moment honoring partnership and innovation.

Patatas Meléndez, Spain’s leading fresh potato supplier, partnered with Wyma to develop one of the world’s most advanced Industry 4.0 post-harvest facilities—featuring AI-powered sorting systems.

SINOBAKE, a baking equipment expert, will showcase innovative cookie, biscuit, and potato chip production lines with smart tech and precise controls at the IBA Exhibition in Germany, helping food producers boost efficiency and quality worldwide.

Elea Technology celebrates the grand opening of its new headquarters in Quakenbrück with a 3-day event (June 18–21), featuring tech demos, expert talks, and public tours, showcasing its leadership in Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) food innovation.

The British Potato Industry Awards takes place on the first night of the British Potato Industry Show (November 19, 2025), held every two years at Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate, UK.

Bühler unveils OptiBake, the first inductively heated wafer oven, cutting energy use by 50% and eliminating emissions. It enhances quality, efficiency, and flexibility, setting a new standard for sustainable, high-performance wafer production.

Givaudan launches Myromi™, a handheld aroma device for real-time flavour co-creation. Controlled via smartphone, it boosts feedback, speeds development, and enhances collaboration with consumers through an intuitive digital interface.

Wellhill Farm, a fourth-generation family business on Scotland’s Moray Coast, has partnered with Dutch company Flikweert Vision to modernize its seed potato sorting process.

As GRAY Farms hosted a showcase of cutting-edge post-harvest technology, potato farmers and agricultural innovators gathered in Portsoy, Scotland. Organised by Agropack Solutions Ltd, a leader in agricultural solutions.

Reno LLC is a potato processing company rooted in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. After a turbulent period, their factory needed to be rebuilt to restart production. With resilience and determination they have made a fresh start.

The Herbort Knife Peeler 830 is a continuous mechanical peeling machine designed for high-precision peeling of a wide range of products, including potatoes, carrots, beets, and other tubers.

Insort and Qcify are joining forces as strategic partners in food sorting and inspection, reinforcing their shared vision of driving technological innovation and automation in food processing through advanced vision solutions.

Heat and Control®, a world-leading manufacturer of food industry equipment, has announced the acquisition of Tek-Dry Systems Ltd. and Hunt Heat Exchangers, two leading providers of thermal processing and heat transfer equipment.