News On Dehydrated Potato Products from Asia

China's fresh potato production in MY08/09 is forecast at 65 million metric tons (MMT), not much change from the previous year. In the past two years, about 10 percent of China’s potato acreage shifted to other plantings due to the growth in grains pro...

China Essence Group announces that the plan to commence large-scale production of potato protein and potato fibre in FY2010 has been progressing well based on an internal pre-established timeline. The Company currently has in place production facilitie...

Zopf, a Japanese bakery which operates a retail bakery outlet, conducts internet bakery sales and supplies restaurants, recently launched a hamburger bun made with 25% US dehydrated standard potato flakes. The restaurant, “R-S”, along with others, is p...

China Essence Group Ltd. (“China Essence” or the “Group”), one of the largest, leading integrated producers of potato products in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), today announced positive results for the third financial quarter ended 31 December...

Police in southwestern Sichuan province arrested three people who bilked 92 million yuan (£9.13 million/13.4 million USD) from more than 1,600 people in a potato starch production scam.The three set up a company promising returns of more than 23 percen...

Chinese Potato Starch Manufacturer China Essence Group reports: Revenue increases 39.1% to RMB359.7 million for 1H FY2009 thanks to stronger potato starch sales and a higher average selling price of potato starch. Gross profit surges 26.1% to...

A severe fertiliser shortage is threatening the timely sowing of potato and allied crops such as mustard in the ‘potato belt’ of Uttar Pradesh. Thousands of farmers in the region are facing problems procuring the requisite quantity of Di-Ammonium Phosp...

KMC has been active in China more than a decade and to match our continuous activities in China, we have upgraded our facilities in Shanghai.Our new office is located in the Gateway International Plaza – on 22nd Floor.Address details:KMC Shanghai Offic...

China Essences Group Ltd., a chinese producer of potato starch and related products, announced it entered into an agreement for a USD 60 million short term loan facility by the DBS bank.According to the statement, the purpose of the loan facility is to...

China Essence Group Ltd. (“China Essence” or the “Company”), one of the largest, leading integrated potato-processing producers in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), is pleased to announce its full year financial results for the financial year end...

The country's major manufactures of potato flakes have closed their factories, despite this year's bumper potato crop, complaining that they are unable to raise working capital to run the plants. Officials of Patwary Potato Flakes Limited (PPFL), one...

The Rs 2000-crore SPS Group, with interests in steel, hotels and biscuits among other things, has taken over a potato flakes project set up by Apurba Saha's Pailan group, another diversified outfit that is into education, aviation, township developmen...

West Bengal farmers are now on a track to tap profit from potato cultivation and even started several organised potato processing unit in the state. It seemed to them very profitable compared to any other crop within their limit. According to a recent ...

France-based agricultural company, Advanced Food Technologies (AFT), is planning to set up a couple of potato flakes plants in the Hoogly district near Kolkata.    Both the plants with capacity of producing 1200 kg/hour of flakes, would also facilitate...

Last week I received more information on one of the two (!) large potato conferences next year in India, so I decided this was a good time to pay attention to the fast changes in the Indian Potato Processing industry.

In India, McDonalds reveals unique local flavours — both on its very resistable menu and otherwise. Much to the surprise of ultranationalists and leftists who thought the American food giant would be routed, it has stuck around, growing and expanding ...

The United States Potato Board (USPB) is tapping into the food and bakery business in Thailand by promoting the use of dehydrated potatoes. The USPB, a non-profit organisation that represents potato growers, is working with the Thai food industry to...