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十月 07, 2011
Aandeel PinguinLutosa naar Boerenbond
Het Agri Investment Fund van de Belgische Boerenbond wordt aandeelhouder van de beursgenoteerde groep PinguinLutosa. Die is gespecialiseerd in diepvriesgroenten en aardappelverwerking. Het Fund neemt daartoe de participatie van 1,057 miljoen aandelen ...From the archive
十月 06, 2011
Haven Zeebrugge verliest aardappeltransport aan Vlissingen
De Antwerpse scheepvaartagent en bevrachter TRS keert terug naar Vlissingen met een verkeer van ruim 100.000 ton aardappelen. De lading is bestemd voor de Russische markt. De Russen eten momenteel hun eigen oogst op. Vanaf eind oktober beginnen ze aar...From the archive
十月 05, 2011
Meer dan 75% van Noord-west Europese aardappelen gerooid
De uitzonderlijk mooie weersomstandigheden van de voorbije twee weken hebben een snelle oogst van de aardappelen toegelaten. Men neemt aan dat op dit ogenblik 80 tot 90 % van de Belgische aardappelen gerooid zijn. In Nederland hebben de overvloedige...From the archive
十月 05, 2011
Aviko Potato Crop update October 2011
Planted during April's favourable conditions, the crop got off to a good start, however, drought in May and early June caused significant delays. Rain throughout the second half of June helped the crop, leading to decreasing potato prices as well as to...From the archive
十月 05, 2011
El CSIC descubre el gen que induce a la formación del tubérculo de la papa
Una investigación del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), descrita en el último número de la revista Nature (1), ha descubierto el gen responsable de inducir la tuberización en patatas, el StSP6A. Su hallazgo ha sido posible gracias...From the archive
十月 04, 2011
Record attendance expected at UK potato industry showcase BP2011
Record numbers are expected at the potato industry’s event of the year, BP2011, which will be held at Harrogate in November. Entry will be free of charge and amateur growers can attend, although the event is not designed for them. Students thinking o...From the archive
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十月 04, 2011
Potato waste could provide 'new generation' of food ingredients
A new extraction method promises to deliver large-scale extraction of potato fibres rich in the are especially rich in the pectin rhamnogalacturonan I, could help to produce new ingredients and functional hydrocolloids, say researchers. Writing in Foo...From the archive
十月 03, 2011
Kees Meijer and Jan Pickenpack to receive QFFI Award during Anuga
Anuga Frozen Food: The meeting place for the international frozen food industry Many are called, but few are chosen. This year two more extraordinary leaders of the international frozen food industry - Kees Meijer, co-chairman of Lamb Weston/Meijer, a...From the archive
十月 02, 2011
Everett Bros now sole agent for Wyma equipment in the United Kingdom
Wyma, designer and manufacturer of post-harvest vegetable handling equipment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Everett Bros Engineering Ltd as the sole agent for its full range of products in the United Kingdom. Wyma and Everett Bros have a l...From the archive
十月 02, 2011
German per capita Potato Consumption up in 2010
The Germans are buying more potatoes again. After a several-years of continuing decline of the amount of potatoes consumed, German per capita consumption increased to around 63kg in 2010, up from 60kg in 2009, according to Martin Umhau, chairman of t...From the archive
十月 02, 2011
Wash your vegetables! Your potatoes too...
Soil stuck on leeks and potatoes may have been the source of an E. coli outbreak in the UK earlier this year, according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA).From the archive
十月 01, 2011
Denmark institutes fat tax
Denmark is to introduce one of the world’s first-ever “fat taxes,” in a pioneering move to slim the country’s waistlines and combat heart disease. From this Saturday, the price of a pack of butter will soar by 50 cents, a bag of potato chips by 12 cen...From the archive
十月 01, 2011
Herbert Engineering Trainee shortlisted for Young Designer of the Year
A Herbert Engineering Student, Daniel Campling, is shortlisted for Young Designer of the Year at British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEA). Daniel Campling - a Harper Adams Graduate - recently completed a nine-month placement at Herbert Engineering...From the archive
九月 29, 2011
The status of the German Food Industry
During an Anuga press conference on September 20th, Sabine Eichner, Managing director of the Federation of the German Food and Drink Industry made the following statements on the status of the German Food Industry: In the first nine months of 2011, tu...From the archive
九月 29, 2011
Greenvale sees turnover rise, profit drop
A Scottish potato producer that supplies Birds Eye, McCain and Tesco has unearthed a 10 per cent rise in turnover in its maiden results as a listed company. Revenues at Duns-based Produce Investments grew to £171.4 million in the year to 25 June, boos...From the archive
九月 28, 2011
Pepsico's Zero Waste to Landfill program saves money too
PepsiCo UK has now achieved Zero Waste to Landfill status at 11 of its major manufacturing sites, including Walkers in Leicester and Quaker Oats in Cupar. In 2008, PepsiCo UK revealed a number of commitments to grow sustainably and minimise its impact...From the archive
九月 28, 2011
BEST Sorting Solution Center in Leuven officially opened
Last week, BEST opened its 4th BEST Sorting Solution Center (BSSC) in a new building at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. Creating an optimized customer experience, the Solution Center is the place where prospects and customers can test the BEST so...From the archive
九月 28, 2011
Glenn Bryan, Anton Haverkort and John Beddington to speak at World Potato Congress
Top potato researchers from Britain and The Netherlands have joined the speaker panel at the World Potato Congress (WPC 2012) due to take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 27-30. Exploiting the potato genome and how new-found knowledge will ultimatel...From the archive