Diepvriesfrites en aardappelspecialiteiten

AGRIPRINS, een nieuw informatiesysteem voor de transactie prijzen van aardappelen in Nederland is van start. Vanaf februari 2012 test een groep van 250 consumptieaardappeltelers gedurende een heel jaar het online aardappelprijsinformatiesysteem.

To celebrate McDonald's delicious French Fries, the company called upon consumers to share the special moments in their lives they want paired with a side of the World Famous Fries by hosting the "You Want McDonald's Fries With That"Contest.

The Austrian company Insort GmbH will receive a silver medal at this year’s Anuga FoodTec (International FoodTec Award 2012) for its development of the Sherlock Separator and associated technology.

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) is pleased to announce that the 2012 AFFI Frozen Food Convention in San Diego has matched the convention's all-time attendance record set two years ago. More than 1,400 members of the frozen food industry ga...

Gezien de grote hoeveelheid beschikbare aardappelen in Nederland zal het velen verbazen dat de verwerking in de maand Januari 2012 lager uitviel dan in Januari 2011.

Agristo Nederland en Egemin Automation gaan de hoogste opslagruimte voor friet van de Benelux bouwen. Het hoogbouwmagazijn wordt maar liefst 40 meter hoog en komt in Tilburg. Het magazijn is bedoeld voor de opslag van diepgevroren friet (-25 graden Cel...

French Fry manufacturer Agristo Netherlands and Egemin Automation have closed a multimillion contract for a major automatic cold storage warehouse.

The U.S, potato industry enjoyed a lot of success in 2011, including rising consumption and a big win on a controversial proposal that would have limited spuds in school cafeterias, potato boosters say.

As with any megafortune, John Richard (J.R.) Simplot's wealth was built from a few simple but revolutionary ideas, much sweat, and a generous glossing of luck. The details of his experience, however, are singular in the extreme.

McCain Foods is installing the smell of baked potatoes to 10 bus stops around the United Kingdom as part of its £1.4m push for Ready Baked Jackets. Six-sheets at the bus stops will be fitted with 3D fibreglass jacket potatoes, which on the press of a ...

Researchers hope to find potato varieties that form less acrylamide, a naturally occurring chemical compound, when cooked.

McCain Foods has added a new ‘chip shop’ type chip to its Classics potato products range.

A shortage of locally grown processing potatoes is threatening to make the Canadian province of Manitoba an importer of spuds for the first time in more than two decades and will lead to production cuts in at least one local processing plant.

Mr. Dee’s Inc. is announcing a new line of microwaveable frozen potatoes that feature a revolutionary packaging technology that enables the potatoes to be steamed right in their bag.

De aardappelverwerkende industrie heeft in december 268.500 ton aardappelen verwerkt. Dat blijkt uit voorlopige gegevens van het Potato Info Centre van de Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie. Dat is 19.300 ton minder dan in december vorig jaar. Ten opzi...

Deelnemers van de eerste internationale fritesbakwedstrijden tijdens het culinair festival ProefMei in juni, hoeven als het aan vier mbo-studenten ligt niet hun eigen frietjes te snijden.

The North American potato industry continues to battle a misperception about the nutritional value of potatoes, according to the CEO of McCain Foods USA.

There’s been a lot of noise in the press recently about a large Canadian company claiming it’s going to ‘revolutionise’ the way we eat jacket potatoes by baking and freezing them - but, here’s a thought - a small British company, Bannisters’ Farm, has...