Potato News

March 16, 2008

Sainsbury’s in £3m scandal over potato bribes

Sainsbury’s, the supermarket group, was this weekend embroiled in a £3m bribes investigation after one of its most senior buyers was arrested on suspicion of accepting backhanders from a potato supplier. John Maylam, who has worked for the supermark...
March 15, 2008

Viral potato disease challenges Uganda potato farmers

A viral potato disease could jeopardise livelihood in a south western district of Uganda as crops quality and quantity have began dropping. The virus is spread by insect vectors and through human contact from plant to plant. The virus can also be tran...
March 14, 2008

Restaurants Feel the Bite Of Stay-at-Home Moms

Restaurants, which have been slumping for two years because of a slew of short-term factors, are waking up to a worrisome long-term trend: The number of harried working moms isn't growing the way it was. For decades, the steady increase of working wom...
March 14, 2008

Daling Franse aardappelexport

De Franse aardappelsector heeft in de maanden augustus tot en met december vorig jaar 635.900 ton aardappelen uitgevoerd. Dat is 60.000 ton ofwel bijna 9% minder dan een jaar eerder. De grootste afnemer, Spanje, nam met 203.100 ton bijna 20% minder Fr...
March 14, 2008

Consumers would spend more on greener goods - survey

European consumers will generally consider paying more for environmentally friendly manufactured products, though encouragement may be needed to make good on their promises, according to a new survey. The findings, by research group Eurobarometer, sug...
March 14, 2008

Kyrgyzstan: Indian entrepreneurs intend to construct potato processing plant in Talas

Beyshenbek Bolotbekov, the Governor of Talasskaya region, met with the entrepreneurs from India in Talas, CA-NEWS informs. The intention of the Indian entrepreneurs to construct the potato processing plant in Talas was discussed during this meeting.Th...
March 14, 2008

Trans Fat Banned in Boston Restaurants

Boston has joined others cities in banning artery-clogging trans fats from food served in restaurants and grocery stores. Businesses, as well as schools and hospitals, will have to stop using oils and spreads that contain trans fats. Prepackaged foods...
March 14, 2008

Yum! Brands Appoints Sam Su to Board of Directors

Yum! Brands, Inc today announced that Sam Su, 55, has been appointed to the Board of Directors as Vice Chairman, maintaining his position as President of the China Division. He will continue to reside in Shanghai in this capacity for the long-term
 Red Mill Snack Foods
March 14, 2008

Tayto has bought Red Mill Snack Foods

Northern Ireland crisps and snack food company Tayto, which owns Golden Wonder Crisps, has bought Red Mill Snack Foods, which is based in Birmingham. The latest purchase takes the family-owned group to an annual turnover of over £150m. Tayto is now th...
 Humpty Dumpty
March 14, 2008

Humpty Dumpty Potato-chip plant failure worries P.E.I. development minister

The closure of the Humpty Dumpty potato-chip plant in Summerside has P.E.I. Development Minister Richard Brown concerned about the province's investment there. The plant's 36 employees were told this week they'd be out of work by May. When it opened ...
March 13, 2008

AVEBE: High quality process water for production of potato starch

AVEBE U.A. and North Water BV have signed a contract for the construction of a new process water treatment plant at the AVEBE location in Ter Apelkanaal last week. Various starch products used for applications including food production are manufacture...
 Aardappel2008
March 13, 2008

De Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) en LTO Nederland hebben in het kader van het Internationaal Jaar van de Aardappel een website gelanceerd.

Op www.aardappel2008.nl wordt aandacht besteed aan de aardappel in eigen land. Zo is er informatie te vinden over de verschillende soorten aardappelen, de geschiedenis en de voedingswaarde. Ook staan leuke anekdotes vermeld met betrekking tot aardapp...

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