Onderzoek en ontwikkeling (R&D) uit Europa

Helen Priestley promoting the potato as CEO of the Potato Council

juli 27, 2009

McCain Foods (GB) appoints Helen Priestley as marketing director

McCain Foods (GB) Ltd have announced the appointment of Helen Priestley as Marketing Director. In her previous position Priestley championed McCain Food’s main ingredient, the Great British potato on behalf of the Potato Council where she worked for 10...

juli 24, 2009

Potato Council Updates estimate of 2009 GB potato plantings

The Potato Council’s estimate of total potato plantings for 2009 has been updated from the provisional end-June area of 129,100 ha to a revised figure of 130,268 ha.This is very close to the final published figure for 2008 of 130,200 ha. The revised fi...

juli 08, 2009

FDF Recipe for Change: Product innovation continues despite economic downturn

The economic downturn has not created a 'health crunch' when it comes to new product innovation, suggests research conducted for the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) by independent consultancy Mintel's Global New Products Database. Based on its tracki...

juli 01, 2009

De Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie splitst de notering voor fritesaardappelen

De beursprijzencommissie Rotterdam van de Nederlandse Aardappelorganisatie (NAO) splitst de aardappelnotering voor de verwerkende industrie op.Er komt een notering voor de regio Hamburg, Frankfurt, Parijs en Lehavre (Hafpal) en een prijs voor aardappel...

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)

juni 30, 2009

Sandra Ziles new director of Potato Council

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) announces the appointment of Sandra Ziles as the new Director of the Potato Council. Sandra is passionate about food and farming and has a strong track record in developing and promoting Brit...

juni 10, 2009

Europatat new president Kees van Arendonk wants to strengthen the European voice of the potato trade sector

At its yearly congress in Angers (France), the new elected Europatat president Kees van Arendonk (Netherlands) has presented the proposal of the Europatat 2010 working group to invest in a stronger secretariat in order to strengthen the voice of the Eu...

mei 11, 2009

Plásticos biodegradables a partir de papas

Un estudio realizado por la Universidad de Rostock está desarrollando plantas de patata modificadas genéticamente (MG) que puedan ser usadas para la obtención de bioplásticos. De esta forma, las plantas podrían actuar como materias primas renovables, p...

april 14, 2009

Retail Frozen Food Market in the UK keeps growing

The latest data from TNS Worldpanel for the United Kingdom in the 52 weeks ending 25th January 2009 shows the UK retail market for frozen food increased in value by 6.7% year on year. The market has now shown 10 consecutive quarters of accelerating gr...

april 11, 2009

BFFF: Energy savings possible in the Frozen Food cold chain

The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) identified opportunities for energy savings and the related CO2 emission reductions related to improved temperature management in frozen food manufacturing and in cold stores.The project had support and fundin...

april 10, 2009

UK Potato Growers report good planting progress

Main crop potato planting is well under way across the UK, with many areas nearing completion.Rob Burrow of the Potato Council says: "Despite a slow start, due to low soil temperatures in some areas, planting has gone very well and has been proble...

maart 17, 2009

Flexible case packer aimed at snack manufacturers

A case packer has been designed to pack sensitive products and can incorporate a range of case formats including hood, tray and wraparound, claims the manufacturer. Global packaging equipment supplier, Focke & Co, unveiled its new packaging technolo...

maart 11, 2009

McCain Foods adds new brand 'Express': microwaveable frozen vegetables

McCain Foods is targeting a share of the frozen vegetable market with the launch of the sub-brand Express. The microwaveable range, which rolls out this month, is aimed at busy professionals with little time to prepare food, but who are keen to maintai...

maart 04, 2009

Ayr College Student Wins Great Potato Challenge 2009

Ten catering students from across the country battled it out recently in a bid to take home one of the top three prizes in the grand final of the Potato Council’s ‘Great Potato Challenge’ competition 2009.

januari 26, 2009

Antoon Wallays herverkozen als algemeen voorzitter van Belgapom

Ter gelegenheid van de algemene vergadering van Belgapom in Lokeren werd uittredend algemeen voorzitter Antoon Wallays, bedrijfsleider van het aardappelverwerkingsbedrijf Agristo in Harelbeke, herverkozen.Tevens werd de raad van bestuur voor 2009 – 201...

januari 16, 2009

Ruim honderd aardappeltelers aangemeld bij aanbodverenigingen

Er worden tien verenigingen opgericht in Nederland die het areaal consumptieaardappelen vrijwillig willen beperken.Het initiatief komt van de Nederlandse Akkerbouw Vakbond. De vakbond heeft achttien bijeenkomsten belegd, zegt bestuurder Keimpe van der ...

januari 04, 2009

European Snack Association claim causes UK Health Minister to threaten with regulation

The Government is threatening to regulate the food industry to stop firms promoting unhealthy eating habits among the nation's seven million schoolchildren, the Health minister, Ben Bradshaw, warned yesterday.He described as "completely unacceptab...

december 17, 2008

NAO verwacht matige afzet tafelaardappel

De Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) blikt terug op een redelijk goed afzetseizoen voor de tafelaardappel, maar verwacht een matige afzet voor 2008/2009.Dat laat voorzitter Kees van Arendonk van de NAO weten aan Vakblad Agf. “De aardappel stond i...

november 21, 2008

La bolsa del super será de maiz o patata

Los plásticos biodegradables se abren camino en el mercado español de la mano de empresas como Basf y Sphere, y se adelantan a la normativa del Plan Nacional Integral de Residuos, que se aprobará en enero de 2009. El nuevo Plan Nacional Integral de R...