Energy and Environment

February 09, 2011

El ICIA de España estudia el agua de la niebla para su aprovechamiento como riego de apoyo para el cultivo de la papa

El Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA) estudia el agua procedente de la niebla para su posible aprovechamiento como riego de apoyo para el cultivo de la papa antigua en la isla de Tenerife, ha informado hoy la Consejería de Agricultura...

February 04, 2011

2010 National Potato Environmental Stewardship Winners Showcased in Video

Mercer Canyon of Prosser, Washington, and Walker Brothers Farms of Malin, Oregon were presented with the prestigious 2010 Environmental Stewardship Award at the 2011 NPC Annual Meeting.

February 01, 2011

UK researchers show potatoes can be grown with much less water

February 01, 2011

United Biscuits celebrates landfill cut

United Biscuits is celebrating another success in its bid to cut waste by eliminating landfill from four of its factories.

Wim Christiaens (Sormac) and Johannes Diepers (Diepers)

January 30, 2011

Diepers installs new Sormac peeling line

Johannes Diepers Landwirtschaft in Sevelen, Germany grows and processes potatoes that are supplied peeled to customers including institutional kitchens, hotels and restaurants. Diepers has been working with Sormac machines for fifteen years.

Uitreiking van de stamper en de Bioselect aardappelen op de Agrico BioVak stand

January 23, 2011

Agrico benadrukt rol in biologische aardappelteelt op BioVak 2011

Op de BioVak, dé biologische vakbeurs voor ondernemers uit de biologische land- en tuinbouw, brachten onder meer de burgemeesters van 26 plattelandsgemeenten en de Ambassadeur van Algerije een bezoek aan de stand van aardappelcoöperatie Agrico.

January 21, 2011

Lamb Weston sweet potato factory earns LEED platinum certification

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston's Delhi, La., processing facility received its official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(R)) Platinum certification today, awarded by the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

January 19, 2011

PepsiCo outsources its warehouse and distribution logistics in the Netherlands to Kuehne + Nagel

PepsiCo, one of the world’s leading producers of convenience foods and beverages, has awarded a ten-year contract to Kuehne + Nagel for its Dutch warehousing and distribution activities.

January 19, 2011

Peel waste of organic potatoes turned into a food ingredient

Biomass is a good Danish resource, and, in contrast to North Sea oil, it never runs out, if we use it sustainably. That does Leif Jensen, owner of Jensen's Organic in Gørløse, Denmark.

January 16, 2011

Milieubewuste fast food keten MAX wil naar Nederland

Uitbreiding in andere landen, ook naar Nederland. Max, de hamburgerketen uit Zweden, wil expanderen. Er wordt gezocht naar een partner in ons land.

January 14, 2011

PepsiCo UK's environment report plots 'path to zero'

Path to zero, PepsiCo UK and Ireland's second environmental sustainability report, sets out how Pepsico UK and Ireland will radically reduce our impact on the environment. The commitments made in the report cover climate change, agriculture, water use...

January 04, 2011

iGPS (plastic palets with RFID) announces agreement with Kettle Brand® Chips

Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company, LLC) announced today that Kettle Brand® Chips will begin shipping its products throughout the U.S. on iGPS' all-plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags

December 29, 2010

North American Market for Organic Foods now larger than Europe's

The global market for organic food & drink is recovering from the financial crisis. After several years of double-digit growth, the market expanded by just 5 percent in 2009.

December 15, 2010

2011 global pack trends

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

November 21, 2010

IFPRI Study Challenges Conventional Wisdom on Causes of Global Food Crisis, Recommends Reforms

A new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) challenges previous analyses of the food price crisis of 2007-08.

November 18, 2010

Industry responds as one in three UK shoppers want waste reduction prioritised

Nearly a third of UK shoppers want food and grocery retailers and manufacturers to focus on reducing waste.

November 17, 2010

Snyder's of Hanover begins construction of largest ground-based solar farm in Pennsylvania

Snyder's of Hanover will begin construction on a solar farm that will be the largest ground-based solar energy system in Pennsylvania

November 14, 2010

Novidon ontvangt subsidie voor project "aardappelRasp"

Gedeputeerde Staten van de provincie Groningen hebben besloten een bijdrage van 79.486 euro te verlenen aan Novidon, dat gespecialiseerd is in het verwerken en opwaarderen van side stream zetmeel.