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maart 06, 2025
Belpotato.be roept op om getekende contracten correct uit te voeren
Met verbazing verneemt Belpotato.be de voorstellen van enkele afnemers van aardappelen waarbij ze éénzijdig vanuit de afnemer de gecontracteerde hoeveelheden verminderen zonder enige vorm van overleg bij reeds getekende contracten.
november 22, 2024
Alleged 'potato cartel' accused of conspiring to raise price of frozen French fries, tater tots across the United States
Four major potato processing companies, McCain Foods, Cavendish Farms, Lamb Weston, and J.R. Simplot, are accused of price-fixing in a class-action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court.
juli 08, 2023
Delhi High Court dismisses appeal by Pepsico against order revoking potato variety registration
The potato variety FL-2027 (commercial name FC-5) used for the production of potato chips was registered by PepsiCo India Holdings in India and the registration was granted in February 2016 under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001, but the registration was revoked in 2021.
mei 27, 2023
Potato-based ice cream: Veg of Lund receives a patent for the company's ice cream
The Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) has notified Veg of Lund AB that the authority intends to approve the patent application SE 2250375-9 which defines the company’s unique vegetable ice cream alternative. Sponsored Content
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oktober 31, 2022
Cavendish Farms Lethbridge tax fight: what 'Machinery and Equipment' is part of a French Fry Line
The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned an assessment of what constitutes "machinery and equipment" in frozen food production facility for tax purposes for an 'unreasonable chain of analysis'.
juli 05, 2022
Colombia: Los papicultores esperan mucho del nuevo gobierno
Los papicultores esperan muchas cosas del nuevo Gobierno pues en campaña, el entonces candidato Petro dijo que se dejaba de lado la política extractivista por una política agraria, por eso la expectativa en este sector es bastante grande y esperan en los próximos meses se empiecen a ver esos cambios para el campo.
januari 26, 2022
Venezuela: Productores de papa solicitan reunión urgente con Maduro para rescatar cultivo
Autorización para importar semillas certificadas; garantías para el abastecimiento de diésel, gasolina; luchar contra el contrabando de Colombia y además, solicitar una reunión con Nicolás Maduro.
december 09, 2021
Big victory for farmers: India revokes patent for PepsiCo's Lay's potatoes
India has revoked a patent for a potato variety grown exclusively for PepsiCo Inc's popular Lay's potato chips, according to an order issued on Friday by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPVFR) Authority.
november 02, 2021
As temperatures rise, US Department of Labor prepares legislation to protect workers, outdoors and indoors, from heat hazards
The United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings