Potato News

Unilever consumer scientists claim that simple front-of-pack logos will be most effective in helping consumers make the healthy choice in the supermarket. In the journal Appetite, the scientists report on the efficacy of eight front-of-pack nutrition l...

Fluctuations in mass flow can have serious consequences for the product quality in the freezing or frying process. In addition, not running a line optimally can result in increased downtime, as operators must stop the line to clean the conveying belt....

Variabel poten met behulp van GPS geeft bij alle beproefde rassen een verbetering van de opbrengst en sortering. Dit zorgt voor een gemiddelde financiële meeropbrengst van € 241 tot € 291 per hectare. Dat stelt The Soil Company in een analyse van vie...

Danish Crown's subsidiary Tulip Food Company has had to recall a number of products from its frozen meal range due to some risk that the potatoes contained within them may have been contaminated with petrol, local media report. The potatoes used by Tu...

Staff of a Denver-area organization supposedly brokering a deal to set up an organic potato processing facility in Center were reluctant to release information locally about the proposal but told residents of Grand Forks, North Dakota, they might have ...

With effect from 1 April 2008 Martin van de Ven (53) will be appointed as CEO of Aviko, business group of Royal Cosun. In this capacity he will remain a member of Cosun’s Executive Board and he becomes responsible for Aviko’s national and international...

Now the proceedings are published of the conference "Food in Action"that was held on 29 - 30 November 2007 in Brussels. Full powerpoint presentations plus audio are available online, providing a great way to review these presentations.The cen...

Consumers aren't getting the information they're looking for from product manufacturers, according to a new survey from Deloitte &Touche USA, LLP. Now more savvy than ever thanks to the rise of social networks and Internet sites, consumers are lear...

Though "Patatas Bravas"are just one small plate among many offered at tapas bars, they hold a high place in Spanish gastronomic lore here, beloved by everyone from students to gourmet chefs. Patatas Bravas look like not much more than glorif...

Als start voor het Internationale Jaar van de Aardappel werd woensdag 16 Januari een aardappel middag georganiseerd op proefbedrijf Kollumerwaard. Onder de sprekers was de Minister van LNV mevrouw Gerda Verburg die later rondging bij de deelnemende bed...

A union for U.S. hotel, restaurant and kitchen workers has called on cooking oil manufacturers to stop using a toxic butter-flavoring additive called diacetyl."It could pose a serious health risk to commercial cooks and UNITE HERE is calling for f...

The Tater Tot held its debutante ball, fittingly, at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. The swooping post-modern structure had itself just debuted in 1954, signaling the country's interest in new forms, new conveniences, new luxuries — all finan...