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TOMRA Food - Example of new brand visualization, Green beans portrait
April 05, 2022
TOMRA Food announces new brand strategy, affirming its future direction and broader role in society
TOMRA Food has unveiled a new brand strategy that highlights the value it creates for customers and food production worldwide, spotlights the ambition it shares with customers
Baked potato sausages
January 17, 2022
Hybricol Food Technologies presents new product concept: baked potato sausages
Hybricol, a Dutch company active in the food ingredients business, shared a concept shaped potato product with PotatoPro: baked potato sausages.
Sustainable Packaging
January 09, 2022
Selecting packaging, what makes sense: Bio-based? Recyclable? Biodegradable? Compostable?
Flexible packaging sustainability is a hot agenda topic and with rapidly advancing technology the options are starting to grow. That said, there is still a sustainability collision point of want vs. reality for brand owners and consumers.
Ton Hendrickx of Kiremko and Matthias Jeindl of Insort announce a long-term global strategic partnership between their companies
November 10, 2021
Kiremko and Insort announce long-term global strategic partnership
Kiremko, a leading manufacturer of turn-key potato processing lines, and Insort GmbH, worldwide known for highly innovative solutions for sorting, quality monitoring, and process control, have entered a long-term global strategic partnership.
Kiwichips as an example of circular economy
October 30, 2021
Kiwichips as an example of circular economy
Yellow and red kiwis are grown in the province of Cosenza in Calabria (Italy) by Aceto Agricoltura. Recently, the company has started the production of kiwi chips In order to reduce waste.
Hormel Foods partners with The Better Meat Co to use its meat-like mycoprotein Rhiza, produced via potato-based fermentation
October 20, 2021
Hormel Foods partners with The Better Meat Co to use its meat-like mycoprotein Rhiza, produced via potato-based fermentation
Hormel Foods Corporation, a global branded food company, announced its venturing company, 199 Ventures, has entered into an exclusive partnership with The Better Meat Co. to bring new mycoprotein - produced by potato-based fermentation - and plant-based protein products to the marketplace.
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Vegetable and Potato Processing Research center VEG-i-TEC opens its doors
October 07, 2021
Vegetable and Potato Processing Research center VEG-i-TEC opens its doors
A lot of water, energy and nutrition is lost during the processing of vegetables and potatoes. Scientists from Ghent University, together with partners Flanders' FOOD, Howest, VITO and Vlakwa, are therefore reviewing the processing process from A to Z in the VEG-i-TEC research center.
Frito-Lay Launches Industrially Compostable Bags with Off The Eaten Path® Brand
September 23, 2021
Frito-Lay Launches Industrially Compostable Bags with Off The Eaten Path Brand
Breakthrough Food Packaging Technology Offers Consumers a Positive Choice as part of pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) Strategic End-to-End Transformation with Sustainability at the Center
The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF)
September 20, 2021
Pakistan university: Dried Potato Can Be Cheaper Energy Source In Animal Feed
The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) scientists found that dried potato can successfully be used as a cheaper energy source in animal feed formulation and can be added up to 30 percent in ruminant concentrate without any negative effect
Potato processers find efficient emissions control solution in Dürr Megtec’s advanced wet electrostatic precipitator
August 02, 2021
Potato processers find efficient emissions control solution in Dürr Megtec’s advanced wet electrostatic precipitator
Potato processors are finding the advanced design of Dürr Megtec’s recently released Part.X PW Wet ElectroStatic Precipitator (WESP) to be an efficient and low maintenance solution to control particulate matter from frying exhaust.
McCain Foods Releases Its 2nd Global Sustainability Report 2020 - Together, Towards Planet-Friendly Food.
June 21, 2021
Impact of sustainability agenda McCain Foods in India
In line with the Global Sustainability Strategy and Commitments, McCain released its Global Sustainability Report with a focus on India, for the first time, to track progress across its sustainability pillars for the year 2020.
The company has issued its second annual ESG report to include new 2030 targets.
June 16, 2021
Potato processor Lamb Weston updates its sustainability targets in its second ESG report
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. - manufacturer of frozen french fries and potato specialties - issued its second annual Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report today, which included new 2030 ESG goals.
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Max Koeune, President and Chief Executive Officer of McCain Foods Limited
June 13, 2021
McCain Foods Commitment will Help Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C
McCain Foods' commitment to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions across all of its global operations by the end of the decade has been verified to align with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
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June 07, 2021
McCain Foods commits to regenerative agricultural practices for all its potatoes by 2030
As part of today’s release of McCain’s 2020 Global Sustainability report Together, Towards Planet-Friendly Food, the company is pledging that it will be implementing regenerative agricultural practices across 100 per cent of its potato acreage by 2030.
UK Government awards GBP 2m to leading carbon capture and utilization technology accelerating UK's ambition to be the global leader in reducing agriculture and industrial emissions.
June 02, 2021
UK Government awards GBP 2m to leading carbon capture and utilisation technology
British carbon capture and utilization company CCm Technologies has been awarded funding from Innovate UK to develop new modular Carbon Capture and Sequestration units.
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May 18, 2021
Biodegradable tableware made with potato peel
Oda Biovajilla is disposable biodegradable tableware designed from potato peel and other organic discards. This innovative initiative created by five young industrial designers from Buenos Aires consists of creating dishes from waste from the gastronomic industry.
Breaking ground at Branston for new Potato Protein Extraction Plant build
May 03, 2021
Branston starts work on GBP 6m Potato Protein Extraction Facility
Work has started on a new GBP 6m facility, which will be used to extract high-grade plant protein from potatoes, at Branston's site in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Branston is working alongside B-hive Innovations as part of a collaborative project to improve potato crop utilization.
The latest megadrum, produced by Idaho Steel, has a guaranteed capacity of 1,250 kg per hour and can - depending on the dry matter content of the potatoes used - even deliver up to 1,500 kg per hour.
April 27, 2021
Idaho Steel and Kiremko, the 'Go to Guys' for Efficient Potato Flake Production
Flake production is not only a potato process for specialists. More and more potato processors see it as an ideal solution for their sustainability improvement.

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