Potato News

Frito-Lay is making sunflower oil famous, they are one of the few companies that decided in the move away from Trans fats to use sunflower rather than returning to palm oil. It is important to note that Trans fats were originally developed to replace ...

BASF SE,the world's largest chemicals maker, postponed cultivation of the genetically modified Amflora potato to at least next year after the European Commission failed to rule on its approval. The European Union's executive body "is violating th...

Cost inflation is having a significant impact on potato production and the British Potato Council (BPC) is urging growers to ensure they have a comprehensive knowledge of their production costs. Farm Business Consultants Andersons have shown that a c...

Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Fast food chains in the UAE have significantly hiked their prices with some meals going up as much as 30 per cent. Across the board, there has been an average increase of 14 per cent within the last two months, Gulf News has learnt.KF...

Medio vorig jaar is het bestuur van aardappelzetmeelconcern Avebe op de hoogte gebracht van mogelijke overschrijdingen van de normen voor meststoffen bij het gebruik van zuiveringsslib in Ter Apelkanaal en Gasselternijveen.   Avebe heeft toen meteen m...

Once upon a time, businesses' supply chains were a quiet backwater of commercial life. This is no longer the case. Over the past few decades, supply chains have been transformed by enterprise resource planning and specialist supply-chain software. Now...

Hoewel Aviko-topman Wim Gerritsen (59) zich in zijn dagelijks werk eerder bezighoudt met het opzetten van een fabriek in China en het uitbreiden van de activiteiten binnen Europa, gaat hij enthousiast in op de recente ontwikkelingen in de Nederlandse e...

La fábrica McCain  se encuentra momentáneamente sin actividad debido a las adversas condiciones climáticas, que impiden a los productores cosechar la papa y acercar la materia prima a la planta que funciona sobre la ruta nacional 226.   Consultado un ...

The cosmic stunt will see the snack giant beam a 30-second ad beyond the Earth's atmosphere and into the universe for any aliens that may be watching. And they are inviting Britons to create the commercial with the winning entry being transmitted fr...

Millions of consumers in India munch McDonald's French fry, also called Mac Fry, every day. But many of them might not know that the potato they relish comes from Gujarat, thanks to an initiative by the Indian subsidiary of US multinational McCain Food...

Burger King announced it will open its first location in Curacao in the first half of 2008, partnering with franchisee group JDA Foods B.V. Curacao's first Burger King will be located in the capital city of Willemstad. The chain plans to open additiona...

De evoluties in de graan- en suikermarkt doen vele vragen stellen omtrent de toekomst van de akkerbouwsector. Ook de aardappelsector komt daarbij prominent in beeld. Welke zijn de ontwikkelingen die we in die sector kunnen verwachten? Marcel Delamilli...