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Potato machinery manufacturer AVR bvba inaugurates its new assembly line

juni 28, 2016

Potato machinery manufacturer AVR inaugurates its new assembly line

In early June, AVR bvba - manufacturer of agricultural machinery for a.o. the potato sector - officially opened its new production facility in the presence of Governor Carl Decaluwé, Mayor Kris Declercq and Roeselare Aldermen Marc Van Walleghem, Nathalie Muylle and Griet Coppé.

juni 12, 2016

French Fry vendors in Ghent protest new rules with 'fry drop'

Belgium loves to be in the news for their great french fries - but this is probably not what they had in mind.

juni 03, 2016

Freshfel Europe and Europatat's First Common Event: 'Not business as usual'

The first common event of Freshfel Europe & Europatat took place this week: “Doing something good to yourself and to others will be the driver for the purchasing decision of fresh-produce customers”, concluded the associations.

juni 01, 2016

Europatat elects a new board ahead of its 2016 Congress in Brussels

Europatat appoints a new board, including Jos Muyshondt as President, Domenico Citterio as vice-president and Gilles Fontaine as treasurer.

mei 11, 2016

Equipment Manufacturer Kiremko installs Potato Processing Line in Belgium

Dutch Potato Processing Equipment manufacturer Kiremko installs an innovative production line in Belgium with a capacity of 16-20 ton/hr of French fries

mei 05, 2016

Time to sort out Food Waste, says TOMRA

Almost a third of all food produced worldwide is never eaten, leading to 1.3 billion tons of food waste each year. This includes around 45 per cent of all fruit and vegetables and 20 per cent of meat.

Europatat and Freshfel Europe’s First-Ever Combined Annual Event on 2 June 2016 in Brussels will look beyond “business as usual”

april 11, 2016

Europatat & Freshfel’s First-Ever Combined Event in June 2016 in Brussels looks beyond 'business as usual'

Europatat and Freshfel Europe will jointly celebrate their first common annual meeting on 2 June 2016 in Brussels.

Potato Processing Industry Belgium sets new Record

maart 09, 2016

Potato Processing Industry Belgium sets a new Record

The remarkable growth of the Belgian potato-processing sector in the past few decades has continued in 2015.

februari 04, 2016

No time to waste, says TOMRA Sorting Foods

In September 2015, the United Nations (UN) met to agree to reduce per capita food waste by half by 2030. TOMRA Sorting Food explains how their activities impact food waste

januari 28, 2016

'Not business as usual!': Europatat Congress 2016 registration now open

The Europatat Congress 2016 will take place in Brussels (Belgium) on 1 & 2 June 2016, under the slogan “Not business as usual!”

januari 27, 2016

TOMRA Sorting Food alcanza hito histórico

TOMRA Sorting Food, el fabricante líder de sistemas de clasificación óptica para alimentos, ha llegado a un punto importante en su historia.

januari 27, 2016

TOMRA Sorting Food reaches historic milestone

From 2016 onwards, the BEST Sorting and ODENBERG legacy brands will be retired and the company will progress as a single, unified brand under TOMRA Sorting Food.

januari 11, 2016

New Agristo cold-store nears completion

In December Potato Processor Agristo completed a new phase in the construction of the new deepfreeze warehouse in Nazareth, the installation of the automated stacker cranes. Completion of the cold-store is planned for late March 2016

Advancements in automation and robotics are driving improvements in food manufacturing and processing

november 23, 2015

Advancements in automation and robotics are driving improvements in food processing

Continued advances in automation and robotics are making the global food manufacturing and processing industries safer, more efficient and able to deliver higher profits, according to TOMRA Sorting Food.

november 05, 2015

TOMRA Sorting Food appoints Andreas Reddemann as Global Service Director to enhance Customer Care

TOMRA Sorting Food has further improved its customer care offer with the appointment of Andreas Reddemann as new global service director.

oktober 23, 2015

Discussing a fair and level global playing field for starch and derivates

EU and US negotiators were meeting this week in Miami, USA for the 11th round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. Negotiations on tariffs and quotas could have serious implications – either positive or negative - for the agricultural and primary food transformation sector as markets would open up.

oktober 22, 2015

Agri food chain partners share best practices on implementation EU promotion policy for agri-food products

Celcaa, FoodDrinkEurope, SACAR and Copa and Cogeca held a high-level Seminar in Brussels today to
discuss the new EU promotion policy for agri-food products which is entering into force on 1 December

oktober 21, 2015

Joint farm-to-fork initiative against food waste in foodservice sector

With a value chain wide approach, McCain, PepsiCo, SCA, Sodexo, Ardo, Unilever Food Solutions and WWF have joined forces to fight against food waste in the food services sector starting in Europe.