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The 2019 annual Europatat Congress in Oslo (Norway) from 12 to 14 June 2019 will take place in the unique Holmenkollen Park Hotel, set in the impressive Holmenkollen Park, which is located 350 metres above the city.
January 31, 2019
Registrations now open for Europatat Congress in Oslo
The Norwegian Association of Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers (NFGF) and Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, are pleased to announce the opening of registrations for the upcoming annual Europatat Congress that will take place in Oslo, Norway.
TOMRA President and CEO Stefan Ranstrand was named ‘best CEO in the sustainable resource management industry’
January 31, 2019
TOMRA CEO wins prestigious European Business Leaders Award
TOMRA President and CEO Stefan Ranstrand was named ‘best CEO in the sustainable resource management industry’
The Zeracryl solution is easy to use, both in industrial production and in the restaurant or at home.
August 16, 2018
Zeracryl has developed an efficient solution for the reduction of acrylamide in french fries
The Norwegian company Zeracryl has developed an efficient solution for reduction of acrylamide in French fries.
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Imagen de la bóveda que guarda las mejores semillas del mundo en el Círculo Polar Ártico. / Global Crop Diversity Trus
February 26, 2018
El “arca de Noé” supera el millón de semillas
El almacén que guarda las semillas más preciadas del mundo cumple diez años y bate un nuevo récord. Esta bóveda subterránea está situada en las Islas Svalbard, en pleno círculo polar ártico.
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Recent flooding of the global seed vault in Svalbard caused a stir, since it was supposed to last forever. Luckily all seeds are OK, but already adaptations to the vault may be needed to deal with climate change.
May 19, 2017
Doomsday? Svalbard Seed Vault flooded, threatened by Climate Change
Recent flooding of the global seed vault in Svalbard caused a stir, since it was designed to last forever. Luckily all seeds (including several thousand potato seeds) are OK, but already adaptations to the vault may be needed to deal with climate change.
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A million Irish died during the great famine in the country in the 1840s. The same number emigrated to the USA or other countries. The culprit was potato blight, which still plagues potato farmers today.
June 10, 2016
The potato disease that changed the world
Potato blight changed Europe and America, and led to widespread deaths and mass emigration. And we’re not rid of it yet. But where did it come from?
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TOMRA Sorting Food is a global leader in the sorting of french fries: 75 per cent of the world’s French fries are processed using TOMRA sorting systems (pictured)
April 08, 2016
TOMRA Sorting Food's Parent Company reports Record Results
TOMRA Systems ASA, parent company of sensor-based sorting, process analytics and peeling systems manufacturer TOMRA Sorting Food has announced record currency adjusted revenues for 2015 of 6,143 MNOK (€650m, USD 748m), representing a 16 per cent increase on the previous year.
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TOMRA sorting unit sorting peas in flight
September 03, 2015
Is Artificial Intelligence the Future of TOMRA’s Resource Revolution?
Food sorting machines with the ability to think like humans could solve the greatest challenges facing the industry today, says TOMRA Sorting Food.
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View of the main entrance to the Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen, the largest populated area on the territory of Svalbard, in the high Norwegian Arctic. (Courtesy: United Nations / Mark Garten)
August 30, 2015
Potato Seeds deposited in Svalbard Arctic Seed Vault in an International Ceremony
Last thursday, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency, together with scientists and delegations from Peru, Costa Rica and Norway witnessed a ceremony during which potato seeds were deposited in the Svalbart Arctic seed vault.
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Potato trouble in Norway
June 18, 2015
Potato trouble in Norway
In Norway, farmers in the Jæren region, south of Stavanger, fear that their potato harvest is in danger, following unusually heavy rainfall this spring.
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Norway: excess table potatoes processed into starch
March 09, 2015
Norway: excess table potatoes processed into starch
The Potato harvest in Norway in 2014 was large. The large surplus of potatoes for consumption now will be partly processed into starch.
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Estrella Maarud to become part of Intersnack Group
May 26, 2014
Estrella Maarud to become part of Intersnack Group
Intersnack Group GmbH & Co KG and Herkules Private Equity Fund II today announced that they have entered into an agreement where Herkules sells the salted snacks manufacturer Estrella Maarud ('Estrella Maarud' or 'the Company') to Intersnack for an undisclosed sum.
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