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Bezoekers van het Zeister zwembad Dijnselburg kunnen daar vanaf zaterdag weer genieten van een frietje met mayonaise.   Het patatverbod, dat deel uitmaakte van een proef met gezondere snacks, is daarmee opgeheven, aldus wethouder Jacqueline Verbeek-Ni...

Potato growers who supply Simplot Australia’s Ulverstone potato processing plant have put their case for a four per cent price increase for the 2010/11 growing season, the equivalent of another $13 a tonne. Simplot has yet to respond to the growers’ p...

ConAgra Foods Inc. reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income fell 48 percent, dragged down by charges, a poor potato crop and an extra week in last year's fourth quarter.   The company also forecast earnings for its current fiscal year at th...

El objetivo de esta publicación es presentar las principales características del Virus del Marchitamiento del Tomate (TSWV, por sus siglas en ingles) y sus vectores, así como la información disponible en la actualidad respecto a su manejo. Se espera qu...

BEST, (Belgian Electronic Sorting Technology), welcomes the Ambassador of Belgium to the United States at its facilities in Englewood, Colorado and announces its future investment plans. On May 27 the 2010, BEST officials offered a  Belgian Style busin...

In the wake of the economic crisis, a second hand food processing machine bought at auction is now selling for an average of a quarter of what it would cost new, according to a food equipment auctioneer.Mark Flynn, director of Pro Auction, said that be...

Chinese consumers will soon be enjoying the taste of Tayto crisps.The Irish snack has undergone a major makeover for its Asian adventure.Businessman Wei Quoinhas has struck an agreement to deliver the iconic Irish crisp to 1,200 outlets in Shanghai, wh...

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has placed new print advertisements for Idaho® potatoes in the Boise and Idaho Falls airports to greet the thousands of travelers who visit these cities each day. The engaging ads are a creative way to reach consumers ...

El organismo que regula los alimentos y fármacos en el Reino Unido está pidiendo que en Inglaterra se eliminen de los alimentos los ácidos grasos trans. Estos compuestos son un tipo de grasas insaturadas presentes principalmente en productos que han s...

The European Union is to radically overhaul its approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops from next month, opening the way to large-scale GM cultivation in Europe, draft proposals seen by Reuters on Friday showed. With most Europeans showing...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has published new guidance on opportunities to improve the nation's diet. Tens of thousands of lives could be saved, and millions of people spared the suffering of ...

With two weeks since the start of the 2011 PROCESS EXPO member round of exhibit space selection, booth sales already reached over 100,000 square feet. “We’re extremely pleased, but not surprised,” said Scott Scriven, Chairman of the Food Processing Su...