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april 14, 2014

Nu al Phytophthora gevonden in Belgie

In België is op een afvalhoop met aardappelen phytophthora geconstateerd.

februari 10, 2014

Ishida invests in Benelux market

Ishida Europe BV has made a number of key sales and service appointments and is investing in a new customer demonstration area as part of the company’s ambitious growth plans to support the Benelux market.

januari 23, 2014

Fruit Logistica 2014: meet 25 Belgian exporters on the VLAM stand

With its annual exports of approximately 418,000 tons, Flandria is Europe’s biggest vegetable brand. You can get to know the products and sixteen fruit and vegetable suppliers at Fruit Logistica.

januari 17, 2014

The Aardappelhoeve presents new 1 kilo packaging at Fruit Logistica

This year the Aardappelhoeve will be at Fruit Logistica for the first time. Bart Nemegheer, owner of the company, indicates that they could not stay behind.

december 17, 2013

EU court annuls approval of BASF's Amflora GMO potato

Europe's second-highest court on Friday overturned a decision by the European Commission to allow the cultivation and sale of a genetically modified potato developed by German chemicals group BASF.

Senior Vice President and Head of TOMRA Sorting Solutions, FOOD

november 12, 2013

TOMRA Sorting appoints Ashley Hunter Global head of Food Business

Sensor-based food sorting solutions pioneer TOMRA Sorting has appointed Ashley Hunter as senior vice-president and head of its food business.

oktober 29, 2013

Romain Cools, Belgapom: 'Russia is not going to beg us for potatoes'

According to Romain Cools from Belgapom it is a fact that the consumption of fresh potatoes by Belgian families is falling, but he expects the prices to remain high.

oktober 22, 2013

Breeders Trust sues Belgian farmers and a French Fry Manufacturer for illegal multiplication of seed potatoes.

Breeders Trust, an organisation set up by seed potato companies to enforce proper contributions by farmers for use of proprietary potato varieties, has sued two Belgian Farmers for infraction of breeders rights of potato varieties.

oktober 22, 2013

Europe’s food and drink manufacturers welcome milestone in EU-Canada trade talks

FoodDrinkEurope, the trade body representing Europe’s food and drink industry, welcomes the political agreement reached between the EU and Canada on the key elements of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

oktober 18, 2013

Potato Processor Mydibel highlights 25th anniversary

Mydibel has existed for 25 years as of 2013 and they are not letting this go by unnoticed. The site in Moeskroen has changed into a striking eye-catcher.

augustus 26, 2013

AVR delivers its first new crop handling machines!

AVR is a leading supplier of agricultural machines, specializing in potato cultivation mechanization. Since spring of this year, crop handling technology has been added to our line-up following the acquisition of Climax International B.V.

Expendedor automático de papas fritas en Bélgica

augustus 17, 2013

El expendedor automático de papas fritas llega a Bélgica

Similar a un expendedor de bebidas, el primero de estos distribuidores está ya en funcionamiento en Bruselas, según recoge el diario La Dernière Heure en su edición digital.

augustus 14, 2013

Potato Processor Aviko considers expansion in Belgium

Dutch Potato Processing Company Aviko is looking into expansion of processing capacity for french fries in Belgium, report several news sources in the country.

juli 03, 2013

Los productores de papa no podrán exportar a Rusia

La prohibición de importar papa procedente de la Unión Europea por parte de Rusia entró en vigor, después de tres meses de negociación.

juni 26, 2013

Europatat participates in joint initiative to tackle food waste: ‘Every Crumb Counts’

Representatives from across Europe?s food supply chain have today announced the launch of a joint effort to tackle the major societal problem of food wastage via the publication of their Joint Declaration entitled, “Every Crumb Counts”.

mei 31, 2013

PinguinLutosa: Sales of Lutosa to McCain completed

McCain Foods and Pinguin NV have completed the sales agreement of the Lutosa division.

mei 08, 2013

Potato Processing Industry in Belgium continues its growth

The Belgian potato processing industry has seen a spectacular growth during the last decades. The companies active in this sector have grown from 500.000 tons of processed potatoes in 1990 to 3,65 million tons of raw material in 2012.

EUPPA (European Potato Processors Association)

april 18, 2013

European Potato Processors'Association organises its first congress to celebrate its 50th anniversary

EUPPA, the European Potato Processors’ Association, is organising in Brussels its 1st Congress for the processed potatoes’ sector on 16th May 2013 in Brussels, which will be also an opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of EUPPA.