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Anuga FoodTec 2012
February 19, 2012

Expanding Anuga FoodTec accompanied by top class conferences

From 27th to 30th March 2012 the international food technology sector will once again meet at Anuga FoodTec in Cologne. Anuga FoodTec offers the international food business an information and purchasing platform that covers the entire spectrum of techn...
 Native potatoes
February 19, 2012

Native potatoes get a clean start from repatriated in-vitro seedlings

Traditional potato farming practices in the Andes that once provided in situ conservation of the vast diversity of native varieties have been waning over the past decades. Roads now bring in truckloads of rice, pasta and other sources of convenient car...
Corn Products International (CPI)
February 19, 2012

National Starch Parent CPI wants new name: Ingredion

Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE:CPO), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced that it intends to change its name to Ingredion pending shareholder approval at its annual meeting in May. The n...
 Top 10 sources of sodium in the US diet
February 19, 2012

Nine in 10 U.S. adults get too much sodium every day

Nearly all Americans consume much more sodium than they should, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of the sodium comes from common restaurant or grocery store items.
February 19, 2012

Reducing salt in crisps without affecting the taste

Food scientists have found a way of measuring how we register the saltiness of crisps which could lead to new ways of producing healthier crisps — without losing any of the taste. The research by scientists at The University of Nottingham could lead to...
February 19, 2012

Agrico presenteert zich biologisch op Fruit Logistica

Aardappelen telen en vermarkten met zorg voor natuur en mens, dat wil Agrico bereiken door de teelt van biologische aardappelen. Met een oppervlakte van ruim 750 hectare en ca. 65 aangesloten biologische telers is Agrico de grootste leverancier van bi...
 Belgische Interprovenciaal Proefcentrum Aardappelteelt
February 19, 2012

Belgische telers leveren record aan aardappelen af

Volgens het onderzoeksinstituut PCA hebben de telers tot 1 februari 2,3 miljoen ton aardappelen afgeleverd. Dat betreft 500.000 ton vroege aardappelen en 1,8 miljoen ton bewaaraardappelen. Uit de gegevens van het PCA blijkt dat tussen 1 november en 1 ...
 Agristo frozen potato storage
February 19, 2012

Agristo bouwt hoogste opslag voor diepvries friet

Agristo Nederland en Egemin Automation gaan de hoogste opslagruimte voor friet van de Benelux bouwen. Het hoogbouwmagazijn wordt maar liefst 40 meter hoog en komt in Tilburg. Het magazijn is bedoeld voor de opslag van diepgevroren friet (-25 graden Cel...
 Agristo frozen potato storage
February 19, 2012

French Fry manufacturer Agristo builds record breaking cold storage

French Fry manufacturer Agristo Netherlands and Egemin Automation have closed a multimillion contract for a major automatic cold storage warehouse.
EU and US sign historic organic trade agreement
February 18, 2012

EU and US sign historic organic trade agreement

The European Union and the United States announced today that beginning June 1, 2012, organic products certified in Europe or in the United States may be sold as organic in either region.
 Belgapom notering 17 februari 2012
February 18, 2012

Belgapom notering stabiel op € 40,00/ton

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Voor...
 Neiker Tecnalia
February 17, 2012

CLIPAPA: Proyecto multinacional que busca identificar materiales con características de resistencia a sequía, calor y fitoftora

El Proyecto CLIPAPA, financiado por FONTAGRO y liderado por NEIKER (País Vasco), en el que participan Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Perú y Uruguay, realizó su segunda reunón anual en febrero en San José de Costa Rica. Los participantes expus...

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