Potato News from Europe

The 'clean eating' trend has inspired a back to basics approach in product development and is an overarching theme in Innova Market Insights' Top Ten Trends list for 2016.

KETTLE® Chips (United Kingdom) is pleased to announce that it has introduced three seasonal flavours to its sharing range of delicious, hand cooked chips in time for the key Christmas sales period.

In financial year 2014/2015 Cooperative Avebe achieved a performance price of 78.41 euros. This is the highest performance price achieved so far (2013/2014: 75.07 euros).

Continued advances in automation and robotics are making the global food manufacturing and processing industries safer, more efficient and able to deliver higher profits, according to TOMRA Sorting Food.

El proveedor de aperitivos de Mercadona, Grupo Ibersnacks, presentó ayer en la localidad vallisoletana de Medina del Campo su nueva planta de elaboración de productos de maíz, Agromaíz, y su Centro de Desarrollo y Mejora.

Nick Vermont, CEO of McCain Foods GB is this year's British Potato Industry Award winner

The entire potato industry of Great Britain gathered at Harrogate International Centre, North Yorkshire 12 and 13 November for BP2015, the key industry event of the year.

Key Technology introduces the all-new VERYX™ digital sorting platform to the European food processing industry at Fruit Logistica

Agritechnica features the new generation of the AVR Puma: the Puma 3. This four-row harvester is the 200th Puma to hit the field.

After mostly declines since March 2014, the FAO Food Price Index went up sharply in October 2015

During the eighth annual Kiremko Nacht van Woerden Kiremko revealed a completely redesigned and optimized hydro cutting system with VPCK product pump.

TOMRA Sorting Food has further improved its customer care offer with the appointment of Andreas Reddemann as new global service director.

UK Seed potato exports are booming with big strides being made to open even more new markets.

Tong Engineering will be promoting its latest range of potato equipment and handling technology at this year’s British Potato event in Harrogate on 12th and 13th November.

BP 2015 is the first time this event held every two year for the British Potato Industry is entirely indoors. Visit BP2015 in Harrogate in 8 days from today...

La Xunta de Galicia declara su presencia en los ayuntamientos coruñeses de Ferrol, Narón y Neda y establece una serie de medidas fitosanitarias para combatirla.

Crop Systems Ltd is launching SmartStor™, a cost effective crop store control system that that enables users to monitor and manage their (potato) stores via their smartphone or tablet anywhere, anytime.

At the Agritechnica in Hanover Tolsma-Grisnich (hall 24, stand A10) will show new modules for its Vision Control storage computer, the Samro stone and clod separator, its in-house developed Track & Trace system for box storage, the Fresh Box, and itsinnovative washing installations.