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De Nederlandse aardappelsector heeft dit seizoen tot en met november 309.898 ton aardappelen geëxporteerd

Tijdens de komende editie van Fruit Logistica zal een Innovation Award uitreiken worden voor de beste innovatie van het afgelopen jaar.

Ineke Mastenbroek vertrekt als algemeen directeur bij aardappelhandelshuis Agrico in Emmeloord. Dit meldt het bestuur van de coöperatie in een brief aan de leden.

Chris Voigt is the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, which supports and promotes the Washington state potato industry (1). On October 1st, Mr. Voigt began a two month, potato-only diet to raise awareness about the health properties of potatoes.

De aardappelzetmeel producent AVEBE en het plantenbiotechnologie bedrijf BASF Plant Science hebben vandaag een Research & Development samenwerking aangekondigd op het gebied van plantenbiotechnologie.

Canada's foodservice industry is growing in terms of both unit counts and menu offerings. After a 1.2 percent decline in 2009, estimates indicate that Canadian foodservice has achieved a higher growth rate in 2010 than its U.S. counterpart.

Technomic, the leading North American foodservice research and consulting firm, examines the future for Canadian restaurants

A mother of two says that McDonald’s uses toys as bait to induce her kids to clamor to go to McDonald’s and to develop a preference for nutritionally poor Happy Meals. With the help of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, today the mom, Monet Parham, is filing a class action lawsuit aimed at stopping McDonald’s use of toys to market directly to young children.

McDonald's Corp. is planning its biggest ever expansion in China as it faces mounting challenges from competitors and higher food costs amid rising inflation.

Pack Expo 2010 didn't seem to suffer any as a solo show for the first time in 14 years.