News on Processing Equipment from France

Filip Wallays and Hannelore Raes, the CEOs and owners of Agristo.
February 25, 2024

Fries giant Agristo plans fourth production line in Wielsbeke, Belgium

The Agristo factory in Wielsbeke will have a fourth production line. This must guarantee that the frozen potato giant in Belgium continues to grow.
Agristo and Tereos sign MOU for the acquisition of the site of the former sugar factory in Escaudœuvres for the construction of a frozen potato production plant
August 28, 2023

Agristo buys closed Tereos sugar factory in France to construct a new frozen potato processing plant

Agristo is planning to set up a production unit for frozen potato products in France, creating 350 jobs and requiring an investment of €350 million. Today, Tereos has signed an MOU with Agristo, enabling this project on the site of its former sugar factory in Escaudœuvres, in the North of France.
Meet SCOTT at CFIA Rennes: Hall 10A, stand G29
March 09, 2023

Meet SCOTT at CFIA Rennes: Hall 10A, Stand G29 on 14-16 March in France

Smart automation solution provider Scott Automation will showcase its unique palletizing and warehouse automation products including PAL 4.0 series palletizer at the 3-day event CFIA Rennes 2023
Scott Automation to showcase their new generation palletiser at ALL4PACK
November 17, 2022

Scott Automation to showcase their new generation palletiser at ALL4PACK

The leading international packaging and materials handling trade show ALL4PACK will take place in Paris end of November 2022. Scott are happy to be exhibiting at the show, taking this opportunity to present their unique palletising expertise, including the latest PAL 4.0 range.
Antarctic Foods Relies on VERYX Digital Sorters to Maximize Production Efficiency and Vegetable Product Quality
January 16, 2022

Antarctic Foods Relies on VERYX Digital Sorters to Maximize Production Efficiency and Vegetable Product Quality

Antarctic Foods takes product quality seriously. Selling frozen vegetables to baby food processors and others throughout Europe, Antarctic has grown 25 percent annually over the last few years.
SCEA HERMANT has invested in a TOMRA 3A Sorting Machine
March 25, 2021

French potato farmer SCEA HERMANT invests in a TOMRA 3A Sorting Machine

For two years, SCEA HERMANT carefully considered acquiring a new optical sorter to sort and grade potato and onion crops prior to storage. The launch of the new TOMRA 3A convinced Loïc and Alain Hermant to make the investment.
DOWNS CropVision®: The new generation of Potato Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes
January 12, 2021

DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes

DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes, evaluates and categorizes potatoes using HD cameras combined with AI and splits them into three streams, at a capacity of up to 100 tons per hour.
PotatoEurope vuelve a Francia donde este año espera reunir a 15.000 visitantes
April 20, 2020

PotatoEurope vuelve a Francia donde este año espera reunir a 15.000 visitantes

La décimoquinta edición de la feria PotatoEurope se va a celebrar este año el 2 y 3 de septiembre en la localidad francesa de Villers-Saint-Christophe. El evento se organiza cada año de forma rotatoria en Francia, Bélgica, Holanda y Alemania.
Ishida aporta agilidad a la producción de patatas fritas.
January 27, 2020

Ishida aporta agilidad a la producción de patatas fritas.

La colaboración con Ishida Europe, compañía representada en España por Cima Comercial Barcelona, ha permitido al fabricante francés de patatas fritas Belsia alcanzar mayor velocidad y rendimiento en su producción...
WELTEC builds biogas plant for Potato Chips Manufacturer ALTHO in France
September 17, 2019

WELTEC builds biogas plant for Potato Chips Manufacturer ALTHO in France

Recently, biogas plant builder WELTEC BIOPOWER completed a biomethane plant for ALTHO, a French manufacturer of potato chips in St. Gérand, Brittany.
May 29, 2019

Potatoes: an algorithm that recognizes diseases

After several years of research, the team of Eurocelp has developed an algorithm capable of continuously detecting potato diseases.
Some of the innovations Dewulf - Miedema will present at PotatoEurope 2016 in France
August 18, 2016

Dewulf-Miedema present their potato handling and harvesting innovations at Potato Europe

Dewulf~Miedema will present their innovations in potato cultivation technology at Potato Europe in Villers-Saint-Christophe, France.
David Bergot, Tong Peal
November 28, 2014

Tong Peal appoints new representative for France

Tong Peal Engineering is enhancing its business in the French market by appointing a full time Sales Executive to service new and existing customers.
 PotatoEurope 2012
October 04, 2012

Over 10.000 visitors at Potato Europe 2012

PotatoEurope 2012 hosted more than 10,000 visitors over the 12th and 13th of September in Villers-Saint-Christophe, Aisne department, France, surpassing the goals set by ARVALIS and its partners. The potato sector demonstrated its modernity and expert...
 Potato Europe 2012
October 01, 2012

Agricultural Machinery News from Potato Europe

Easily the biggest potato event in Europe this year, Potato Europe took place in the middle of this region, close to the village of Villers-Saint-Christophe.
February 21, 2012

French Potato Packer orders Herbert Engineering washline

Ets Gourgues, french potato, packers now wash their potatoes on a recently completed Herbert Engineering washline. The French potato packers are based near Bordeaux, producing approximately supplying 20,000 – 25,000 tons of premium quality potatoes e...
 Potato washer Herbert Engineering
May 26, 2011

Major French Potato Packer orders new Herbert washline

Herbert Engineering has secured a major European order for a new potato washline incorporating a 4m Barrel Washer and specially adapted destoner to be installed by the end of the year.
 BEST (Belgian Electronic Sorting Technology)
October 19, 2010

BEST unveils a range of upgrades to its sorting solutions at IPA

BEST (Belgian Electronic Sorting Technology) uses the IPA fair in Paris to unveil a series of upgrades and innovations to their optical sorters.

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