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RJ Herbert Engineering launches an affordable optical potato sorter, the DDS 1300 ML Autosort. This market entry model optical sorter gives lower cost entry whilst maintaning high quality electronic grading of your potatoes.   The sorter is a vision ...

Twenty years ago today, McDonald's made its arrival in Scotland. "When we first started, we were unique not only to Dundee, but to all of Scotland,"recalls Dave Jeffrey, the first manager of the branch, who was 26 at the time. "With our ...

While the harmonisation of the EU's food laws is supported by industry, legislation should be simplified to make it easier for small businesses to compete, according to a European Commission report.The 328-page report, released by the Commission at an ...

PotatoPro recommends this video (Flash, 4:15) on the International Year of the Potato 2008, made by FAO's Public Relations and Promotions Branch.   Topics covered in this video include: Role of the potato in the global food supply History of the pota...

Canadians might like to think they are different from Americans. But when it comes to eating out, Canadians are members of a fast-food nation just like their neighbor to the south.And amid a host of quick-service chains operating in Canada, native play...

In het eerste kwartaal van 2008 komt de eerste gecertificeerde en duurzame palmolie op de markt. Binnen enkele jaren kan waarschijnlijk de hele palmolieproductie van RSPO-plantages zijn gecertificeerd. RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) is ee...

De zetmeelaardappelteelt blijft in Nederland, ook als de Europese steun wordt ontkoppeld. Dat concludeert landbouweconomisch instituut LEI in een onderzoek naar de gevolgen van de herziening van het Europese landbouwbeleid.Ontkoppeling van de steun ...

For harvest 2007, good growing conditions in most of Canada resulted in a yield of 279.0 cwt per acre (31.27 tonnes per hectare), which approached the record yield of 287.1 cwt per acre (32.18 tonnes per hectare) seen in 2006. An excellent fall for h...

Potatopro recomienda ver este vídeo realizado por la Subdivisión de Relaciones Públicas y Promoción, de la FAO [en inglés, Flash, 6.4Mb]. Los temas tratados son: • papel de la papa en el abastecimiento mundial de alimentos • historia de la papa • c...

The GM food controversy looks likely to re-ignite in the coming months, as the European Union is poised to give the green light to commercial cultivation of a genetically modified potato. BASF is expected to begin commercial growing of Amflora, their G...

Hardee's is expected to complete the transition to zero trans fat cooking oil by the end of 2008, its parent company CKE Restaurants Inc. said Wednesday. CKE originally thought the conversion would be completed in Hardee's and Carl's Jr. restaurants...

Minikrieltjes, Bourgondische krieltjes, stoomaardappeltjes, Franse frietjes, Country aardappelpartjes. Je kunt het zo gek niet verzinnen of CêlaVíta maakt ´t. "Veertig jaar geleden hadden ze dat nooit kunnen dromen, maar ja, de tijden zijn verande...

After a three-week shutdown, Lamb Weston has fired up the potato processing plant it purchased from Twin City Foods. "It's always rewarding when you start a plant back up,"said John Blair, plant operations manager. Lamb Weston purchased the...

FritoLay India has become the largest player in the branded salty snack market in the country and has been one of the fastest-growing FMCG companies in India for a number of years. Fritolay India managing director Manu Anand discusses the future plans ...

On Thanksgiving Day, many Mainers will gather with family and friends around a table piled with a steaming turkey, fresh vegetables and likely a heaping bowl of Maine mashed potatoes. This year, potato growers in the state will be able to give thanks, ...

The legendary Irving family is moving to break up its $6-billion business empire as it struggles to accommodate the demands of new generations, thus ending a 125-year-old Canadian dynasty. Sources familiar with the sprawling family conglomerate say t...

As CEO of Wendy's International, Kerrii Anderson's challenge has been to focus on running the business for the long term when the company might be sold in the near term. Under pressure from large, activist investors, the Dublin, Ohio-based fast food re...

Door het krimpende consumptieaardappelareaal moet de Nederlandse fritesindustrie hogere prijzen gaan betalen voor haar grondstoffen. Dat zegt Jan van Hoogen, commercieel directeur van aardappelhandelshuis Agrico. "Dit jaar kunnen de contractprij...