Earlier this month Amazon introduced its new grocery store concept Amazon Go. Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required.
Diciembre 20, 2016
AVEBE appoints new members to its Supervisory Board
Potato Starch Cooperative AVEBE yesterday appointed Martin Möllering, Huub van Rozendaal and Marijke Folkers-In ’t Hout as a member of the Supervisory Board.
Diciembre 20, 2016
National Potato Council Adds Kam Quarles as Senior Director of Public Policy
The National Potato Council (NPC) has added Kam Quarles as Senior Director of Public Policy.
Diciembre 18, 2016
Light popped snacks pose a challenge for multi-head weighers
South African snacks manufacturer Nibbly Bits has reduced product giveaway by as much as 35% following the installation of an Ishida multihead weigher.
Diciembre 18, 2016
Potato company Bruwier: “Price for processing varieties will not fluctuate much till spring”
Jan van Luchene of Bruwier Potatoes, a Belgian company specialized in acquiring and delivering the potatoes you need offers his view of the current potato market in Belgium and Europe.
Diciembre 18, 2016
Maine: Potato Variety Caribou Russet has had a slow start
It’s been more than a year since a new potato variety known as the Caribou Russet was unveiled. But so far, it’s been rather hard to find — getting a new potato onto store shelves isn’t as simple as it may seem.
Diciembre 18, 2016
United Potato Growers of Canada: New Alberta processing plant good news for whole industry
The plans for a new multi-million dollar Cavendish Farms potato processing plant in Lethbridge, Alberta, should not concern the Prince Edward Island potato industry, says the general manager of the United Potato Growers of Canada.
Diciembre 14, 2016
tna appoints distribution specialist Piet Ising to boost fresh and frozen expertise
tna has announced the appointment of Piet Ising as new group product manager – conveying - general foods
Diciembre 14, 2016
Lindsey Dodgen joins Potatoes USA as Assistant Marketing Manager
Lindsey Dodgen is Potatoes USA’s newest team member, joining the team as the Assistant Marketing Manager supporting the Retail, Market Access, Seed, Reputation Management, and Industry Outreach Programs.
Diciembre 14, 2016
New rules and practices of the inter-European trade in potatoes; RUCIP secretariat to Brussels
On the January 1, 2017 the RUCIP European Committee secretariat will be effectively transferred from Paris to Brussels. From the same date a new set of Rules and Practices of the Inter-European Trade in Potatoes (RUCIP) will also start to apply.
Diciembre 14, 2016
Monsanto Shareowners Approve Merger with Bayer
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced that at a special meeting of shareowners held on December 13, shareowners of the company approved the merger of Monsanto with a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer Aktiengesellschaft.
Diciembre 13, 2016
Argentina: Desarrollan herramienta para ayudar a controlar plagas y enfermedades en papa
Un equipo de investigadores del INTA diseñó un sistema de gestión para el manejo de la sanidad del cultivo basado en el uso de información y conocimiento.