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Snack Manufacturer Gives Ishida Top Marks for Reducing Giveaway
May 12, 2011
Snack Manufacturer Gives Ishida Top Marks for Reducing Giveaway
An Ishida multihead weigher capable of handling a variety of hard and sticky ingredients has enabled German snack food manufacturer Heinrich Brüning to cut giveaway of expensive ingredients to just 0.5%
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Potatopak wins New Zealand's Best Packaging Award
May 12, 2011
Potatopak wins New Zealand's Best Packaging Award
A compostable take-away container made by Potatopak from waste potato starch has won the 2011 Unpackit Award for New Zealand’s best packaging.
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May 09, 2011
Fire at Norfolk Heinz potato processing factory
Production has been halted at a Heinz factory in North Walsham, Norfolk after a major fire over the weekend. <br><br>The fire, reasons for which are currently unknown, began at around midnight on Friday night and was finally put out by around tea time the next day.
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May 02, 2011
New semi-automatic stretch wrapper technology by LanTech keeps fork-truckdrivers in their seat
Lantech's Q-300XT stretch wrapping machine improves operator friendliness with a larger load-placement window for its automatic film cut-and-clamp system.
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April 26, 2011
UK: Dry weather results in increased weed competition for emerging potatoes
Many potato crops are now emerging alongside intensive weed competition, with continued dry weather conditions having significantly reduced the efficacy of all residual herbicide treatments.
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Black Gold acquires Preston Produce potato packing facility in Texas
April 20, 2011
Black Gold acquires Preston Produce potato packing facility in Texas
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BMA will commission a 3.000 kg/hr French Fries installation at Doga Seed in Turkey in 2011.
April 18, 2011
BMA will commission a 3.000 kg/hr French Fries installation at Doga Seed in Turkey in 2011.
Doga Seed has placed the order for the supply and installation of a complete 3000 kg/h High-tech Frozen French Fries installation, to be established in the Nev?ehir Province in Turkey. It has chosen BMA for its excellent reputation in French Fries ind...
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Colin Powell keynotes Pack Expo Las Vegas
April 17, 2011
Colin Powell keynotes Pack Expo Las Vegas
Colin L. Powell, former secretary of state and retired four-star general, will keynote the PACK EXPO Leadership Lecture during PACK EXPO Las Vegas, September 26-28, 2011.
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Online training a factor in Optical Sorter selection for Multinational Food Processor
April 12, 2011
Online training a factor in Optical Sorter selection for Multinational Food Processor
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April 12, 2011
Exploring New Opportunities for Potatoes in Frozen Meals;USPB to Hold Forum for Frozen Food Manufacturers
Packaged Facts projects sales of frozen convenience foods will grow at a rate of 2.8 percent annually over the next several years--to top $18.6 billion by 2015.
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April 10, 2011
FPSA Announces Dates for 2013 and 2015 PROCESS EXPO
The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Chicago’s Convention and Tourism Bureau that will keep the association’s trade show, PROCESS EXPO, in Chicago for the foreseeable future. In 201...
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Herbert installs 1300 Auto-sort and Contractor Unit for Swedish potato packer Svegro
March 29, 2011
Herbert installs 1300 Auto-sort and Contractor Unit for Swedish potato packer Svegro
RJ Herbert Engineering recently installed a new 1300 Auto-sort and Contractor Unit for one of Sweden’s major potato packers, Svegro.
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Aviko selects BEST sorters for optimal quality
March 16, 2011
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International Potato Processing & Storage Convention – 2011 Announced
March 09, 2011
2011 International Potato Processing & Storage Convention in Denver
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