Brancheorganisaties uit België

december 03, 2010

Belgapom roept op tot correct handelen en dialoog

november 29, 2010

Bélgica bate su propio record: Tres millones de toneladas de papa procesadas en 2010

Durante las últimas décadas, la industria belga de procesamiento de papa ha experimentado un crecimiento espectacular. Ya en 1995 procesaba cerca de 500.000 toneladas de papas, entre bastones frescos y congelados, croquetas de todas las formas, papas ...

november 29, 2010

Belgium celebrates milestone: 3 million tonnes of potatoes processed in 2010

During the past few decades, the Belgian potato-processing industry experienced spectacular growth.

oktober 27, 2010

INTERPOM | PRIMEURS 2010 will beat all records with 220 exhibitors on 26 500m²

INTERPOM | PRIMEURS, the international trade fair for the potato, fruit and vegetable sector, will be held in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium, on 28, 29 and 30 November 2010.

oktober 26, 2010

Belgische Frieten worden duurder

Door de aanhoudende regen van de voorbije maanden is de aardappeloogst compleet aan het mislukken

oktober 21, 2010

Euro-Potato: Status of the main potato harvest across Northern Europe

The pattern for the 2010/2011 potato season in Northern Europe is now emerging. Harvest has been progressing steadily, following a slow start at the beginning of the month due to rain.

september 26, 2010

European early potato producers set up working group with Europatat

Representatives of early potato producers from different European areas, among which is Andalusia, will constitute a working group within Europatat, the European Association for potato trade, in order to defend and promote the early potato sector on a...

september 09, 2010

INTERPOM | PRIMEURS 2010 op weg naar een recordeditie!

De Europese vakbeurs voor de AGF-sector INTERPOM | PRIMEURS vindt plaats op 28, 29 en 30 november 2010 in Kortrijk Xpo, België.

september 09, 2010

Fedagrim invites you to PotatoEurope 2011 in Belgium

PotatoEurope is an exhibition which proceeds in an annual way and internationally as it is organized in turn in Germany, in Belgium, in France and in the Netherlands.

augustus 05, 2010

Euro-Potato: Uncertainty remains regarding output and quality of this season’s EU 5 crop

EU 5 total ware potato area still remains uncertain. Although provisional estimates predict little overall change from 2009, there is a feeling that the Belgian area may be considerably more than anticipated.

juli 29, 2010

European Snacks Association (ESA) recommends 30g portion size for snacks

The European Snacks Association (ESA) recommends a portion of 30g for savoury snacks and Nuts.This portion recommendation for savoury snacks was agreed in close cooperation with CIAA.In defining portions for snacks and for nuts, ESA aims to ensure that...

juli 22, 2010

Nieuwe VLAM-campagnes kunnen rekenen op EU-steun

Het Vlaams Centrum voor Agro- en Visserijmarketing (VLAM) mag rekenen op 2,74 miljoen euro Europese subsidies voor drie nieuwe promotiecampagnes. De vleessectoren bundelen vanaf half oktober hun krachten om de verschillende kwaliteitslabels te promoten...

juli 17, 2010

Prijs vroege aardappelen verdubbelt

De nieuwe patatjes worden duur. Op de veiling worden voor machinegerooide vroege aardappelen nu prijzen betaald van 19,50 euro tot 23 euro plus btw voor 100 kg. Vorig jaar ging hetzelfde pakket nog van de hand voor 9 euro. Door het koude voorjaar en de...

juli 12, 2010

EU funding to support potato marketing in UK, France and Belgium

The promotion of fresh potatoes in the UK is to be boosted by additional funding from the European Union. This follows an application for co-financing of a European programme for the promotion of fresh potatoes, made jointly by the UK, France and Bel...

juni 30, 2010

Belgapom kiest een nieuw bestuur;Antoon Wallays herverkozen als voorzitter

Tijdens de druk bijgewoonde jaarlijkse algemene vergadering van Belgapom, de Belgische aardappelhandel en verwerking, die dit jaar plaats vond in het huis van de toekomst in Vilvoorde, werd Antoon Wallays, bedrijfsleider van Agristo, herverkozen tot al...

juni 06, 2010

Snack producers get support for call for voluntary country of origin labelling

Country of origin labelling (COOL) should be not be mandatory for snacks and other foods, as the financial burdens would outweigh any benefits, claims a leading Spanish politician.Spanish MEP Pilar Ayuso was speaking at a European Snacks Association (E...

juni 06, 2010

European Snacks Association position paper on mandatory Country of Origin labelling (COOL)

The European Snacks Association (ESA) is concerned that the recent calls for mandatory country of origin labelling fail to acknowledge the complex supply chains involved in the production of processed foods such as savoury snacks.Any move to enforce ma...

juni 02, 2010

Europatat wants the voice of the European potato trade sector to be better heard in Brussels

During the Europatat congress workshop the unique British integrated potato supply chain has been presented. The role of the scientific world, the seed and ware producers and the packing stations was illustrated by Prof. I. Crute, D. Walker and A. Gibs...