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Salad leaves, bread and potatoes top the UK's most-wasted food items list, highlighting the scale of household food waste.
October 25, 2026
UK Food Waste: 5 Common Mistakes That Help Households Reduce Waste and Save Food
Brits waste 156 meals yearly as AEG research reveals confusion over food dates, reheating and storage. Experts share tips to reduce waste and keep food fresh. Potatoes rank 3rd on the list of most thrown out foods.
Backbone × Polysense: Turning quality data into action.
October 19, 2026
Backbone and Polysense Partner to Advance Food Processing Automation and Quality Control
Backbone and Polysense partner to connect real-time production data with AI-driven quality management, helping food manufacturers improve safety, reduce waste, increase yields, and make faster, data-driven decisions.
Polysense co-founders and team members as the company expands into North America with its new Chicago office.
September 24, 2026
Polysense opens Chicago office to transform food manufacturing across the US and Canada
Polysense has opened its first US office in Chicago to serve food manufacturers across the US and Canada, expanding its AI-driven quality control and process optimization solutions for potato, bakery, and fruit and vegetable processing.
I’m euphoric right now’: Tyler Heppell and the Ugly Potato Day team celebrate after the Surrey event set a Guinness World Record by donating 246,528.61 kg of produce in 24 hours.
August 10, 2026
Surrey’s Ugly Potato Day Breaks Guinness World Record With 246,528 Kg of Produce Donated
Surrey’s Ugly Potato Day set a Guinness World Record by donating 246,528 kg of fruits and vegetables in 24 hours. The event attracted 30,000 people and brought together 25 farms to reduce food waste and support local communities.
SV Agri Starch Recovery Unit (SRU)
August 03, 2026
Siddhivinayak Agri Processing Launches Starch Recovery Unit to Improve Potato Processing Efficiency
Siddhivinayak Agri Processing (SV AGRI) has launched its Starch Recovery Unit (SRU) for potato processors. The system recovers valuable potato starch removes up to 95% TSS reduces ETP load and lowers fresh water consumption by 30% to 40%.
A sweetpotato field in North Carolina where surplus crops are helping drive innovation in sustainable plant-based sweetpotato milk
July 30, 2026
North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission Backs Revolutionary Sweetpotato Milk to Reduce Waste
North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission and Rootsii are developing a first-of-its-kind sweetpotato milk from surplus crops. Backed by USD 1.82 million funding, the sustainable dairy alternative aims to reduce waste and create new markets for growers.
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Polysense team celebrates its growth milestone as the AI technology company raises $10.7 million to accelerate smart quality control and process optimisation solutions for the global food manufacturing industry.
July 14, 2026
Polysense Raises USD 10.7 Million to Transform Food Manufacturing with AI-Powered Quality Control
Belgian AI technology company Polysense has raised USD 10.7 million to expand its AI-powered quality control and process optimisation solutions, helping food manufacturers reduce waste, improve yield, and automate real-time production decisions.
Post-harvest technology solutions, including advanced sorting, storage, monitoring, and renewable energy systems, help reduce food losses, lower carbon emissions, and build more sustainable food supply chains.
July 14, 2026
Post-Harvest Technology Emerges as a Key Driver of Sustainable Food Systems and Climate Goals
Advanced post-harvest technologies are helping cut food waste, reduce carbon emissions, improve storage efficiency, and strengthen sustainable food supply chains through AI, IoT, precision sorting, renewable energy, and smart cold storage solutions.
Stackable potato chips displayed with processing visuals from Tummers Food Processing Solutions, highlighting how potato remnants can be transformed into uniform, stackable chips through a sustainable flake-to-dough production process.
March 16, 2026
Turning Potato Scraps into Perfect Stackable Chips with Sustainable Processing
Stackable chips like Pringles are made from potato leftovers such as small pieces and scraps. These are turned into puree, dried into flakes, milled into powder, and shaped into uniform chips, reducing waste and making production more sustainable.
Advanced hydro-cutting and water knife system from Southern Fabrication Works, strengthening FPS Food Process Solutions’ end-to-end food processing capabilities with precision cutting and efficient water recycling solutions.
March 05, 2026
FPS Food Process Solutions Boosts Global Food Processing Innovation with Strategic Addition of Southern Fabrication Works
FPS Food Process Solutions has added Southern Fabrication Works to its portfolio, boosting its capabilities in hydro-cutting, water knife technology and plant engineering, strengthening end-to-end food processing solutions worldwide.
Lamb Weston Brings Restaurant Quality Fries to Malaysia
January 18, 2026
Lamb Weston Launches Restaurant-Quality Stealth™ Fries in Malaysian Retail Market
Lamb Weston has launched its retail range in Malaysia, bringing restaurant-quality frozen fries to homes. The range features six signature fry cuts with Stealth™ batter, is halal, vegan and gluten-free, and air-fryer friendly.
Leelaram Enterprises’ leadership team at a state-of-the-art potato flakes processing facility, reflecting the company’s hands-on expertise in designing, executing, and modernizing large-scale food processing plants across India.
January 11, 2026
Leelaram Enterprises Sets Industry Benchmark in Dehydrated Potato Processing with India’s First Potato Flakes Plant
Leelaram Enterprises is an India-based food processing consulting firm with 160+ years of combined expertise. Led by food technologist Dinesh Garg, pioneer of India’s first potato flakes plant, it has transformed potato-based processing nationwide.
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Jeevan Dass, Senior Commercial Director for Asia-Pacific at Lamb Weston, speaking about the company’s first retail entry into Southeast Asia, launched in Singapore.
December 17, 2025
Lamb Weston’s First Retail Move into Southeast Asia Begins in Singapore
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Lamb Weston Processes Potatoes using AI, Boosting Quality, Sustainability, and Efficiency
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November 26, 2025
McCain Foods CEO Max Koeune Named Co-Chair of Consumer Goods Forum to Drive Global Collaboration
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Lamb Weston’s new retail range brings four crispy, restaurant-quality fry cuts to Singapore, offering consumers an irresistible taste of the brand’s signature potato innovation exclusively at FairPrice.
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Lamb Weston Launches its Crispy Stealth-coated Fries in Singapore Retail
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