Noticias

The World Potato Congress (WPC) is extremely pleased to be offering this second webinar in its 2020 series featuring Mr. Hein Kruyt, CEO of Solynta.

Agrico will be exhibiting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin from Wednesday 5 to Friday 7 February 2020. At this leading international trade event, Agrico will demonstrate its contribution to sustainable potato cultivation for the ‘Next Generation’.

Volm Companies, Inc., a leading supplier of packaging solutions to the fresh produce industry, has announced that its partner Manter International B.V. in Emmen, Netherlands, has acquired shares of Solidtec BV, a manufacturer of palletising systems.

Vibratory conveyor manufacturer FoodeQ dedicates a magazine to its 10th anniversary

CNIPT, Bord Bia, Europatat and VLAM have launched an inspiring campaign under the title “Potatoes, prepare to be surprised – Europe’s favourite since 1536”.

Según los datos de AECOC Shopperview, predomina el consumo indulgente de productos más calóricos y procesados, pero crece la categoría de snacks saludables, como las opciones veggie. Los españoles consumen 3,5 snacks al día.

La colaboración con Ishida Europe, compañía representada en España por Cima Comercial Barcelona, ha permitido al fabricante francés de patatas fritas Belsia alcanzar mayor velocidad y rendimiento en su producción...

Kompuestos (Plásticos Compuestos S.A.), compañía cotizada en el MAB y líder en la producción de compuestos sostenibles para plásticos en Europa, ha desarrollado un bioplástico fabricado íntegramente a base de almidón de patata que se degrada en la tierra.

On January 20, the foundation deed of Belpotato.be was officially signed in Huldenberg. The composition of the Executive Board ensures that there are balances between growers, traders and processors, and between Dutch and French speakers.

Michel Picandet has been appointed Executive Vice President and Head of TOMRA Food. He joined the company on January 1st, 2020 and will be based at the TOMRA Food headquarters in Leuven, Belgium.

Fritoper, bajo su marca Gurma, y la cadena de restauración Eat is Life han presentado una nueva gama de patatas fritas sin gluten denominadas BIO Superfood, que cuenta con dos referencias: Patatas Fritas con Sal de Ibiza y Cúrcuma & Pimienta.

La revista GastroMadrid sitúa al producto cacereño entre los seis mejores snacks crujientes del país. «El secreto es ponerle cariño», dice la familia Condón, propietaria de un negocio que roza el centenario.

Gowan Crop Protection Limited, an affiliate of Gowan Co. LLC., has entered into agreements with Bayer AG to acquire rights to the active ingredients fenamidone and pencycuron.

The Volantis is designed for precise cutting of elongated and oblong products such as cucumbers, carrots, zucchini, green beans, gherkins, okra, celery, potatoes and firm head varieties of lettuce such as iceberg lettuce and radicchio…

Last December, Agrico held its annual central members' meeting. The annual figures 2018/2019 were discussed in this well-attended meeting.

One of Britain's leading designers and manufacturers of vegetable harvesting machinery has reported a record number of sales in 2019. Scotts Precision Manufacturing sold 70 Evolution separators last year, 20 more than its previous high.

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) estimates that 5% of the potato crop across the country remains in the ground. That said some farmers have a lot more acres remaining than others, depending on the weather they were greeted with in the past few months.

FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 181.7 points in December 2019, up 4.4 points (2.5 percent) from November, marking the third month of consecutive increase.