News on Processing Equipment from Belgium

Belgian Manufacturer of optical sorters BEST was awarded The Export Lion 2011. The award was presented by Balgian Minister-President Kris Peeters to BEST CSO, Bert Van der Auwera.

Met nagenoeg een verdubbeling van het aantal exposanten, een groeiende perceelsoppervlakte en nog meer machines in demo, lijkt alles erop te wijzen dat PotatoEurope 2011 weer een schot in de roos wordt. Hét aardappelevenement van het jaar gaat door op ...

Een jury van prominenten uit de economische wereld heeft bekend gemaakt welke 6 Vlaamse bedrijven kans maken op de prestigieuze exportprijs Leeuw van de Export.

De Nederlandse firma Marcelissen uit Belfeld staat al meer dan een halve eeuw synoniem voor knowhow in de aardappelverwerking.

In nog geen vier maanden is de prijs van de aardappelen voor de groothandel verdubbeld.

The latest edition of Interpom | Primeurs in Kortrijk, Belgium didn't only seem to be a record edition concerning the number of exhibitioners and used surface ... also the number of visitors increased

BEST (Belgium Electronic Sorting Technology) introduced the OPUS optical sorter, an all new state-of-the art free fall camera sorter with a small footprint and the ideal inspection width (1 meter) to integrate in a frozen vegetable line

Vanmark Equipment, a Grote Company, opened a European Sales and Service facility located at Wrexham in the United Kingdom.

INTERPOM | PRIMEURS, the international trade fair for the potato, fruit and vegetable sector, will be held in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium, on 28, 29 and 30 November 2010. The event is famous as the most complete information and contact platform for the whol...

Adding the hydrocolloid HPMC to a batter can reduce the uptake of oil during frying and enhance the ‘crunch’ on eating the crispy crust, says new data from Europe. Scientists from TI Food and Nutrition, Spain’s CSIC, and TNO Quality of Life examined th...

French Fry manufacturer Agristo is a relatively young family owned company, founded in 1985 by Antoon Wallays and Luc Raes. Rapidly growing from 20.000 tons, the company reached a volume of 185.000 tons finished product in 2008.

Ishida Europe has launched a new Flexible Strip Pack Applicator (F-SPA) which produces ready-to display strips of bagged products, providing an attractive hanging display for retailers.Ideal for snacks and confectionery but also perfectly applicable ...

Supermarket customers will soon have a wider range of choices in the size and amount of pre-packaged foods they buy, after the European Commission passed legislation deregulating food packaging earlier this month. The legislation - ostensibly to provid...

Ecofrost NV is a young Belgian Company, situated in Peruwelz who specialise in frozen potato products, mainly deep-frozen fries. Ecofrost NV was founded by Pol and Dries Vervaeke along with Luc and Marc Hoflack. Both families have gained enough experien...

Frituren zonder vet, maar met oververhitte stoom, die circuleert in een gesloten circuit. Onderzoeksorganisatie TNO heeft een "gezond en veilig'' alternatief voor de traditionele frituurpan ontwikkeld. De HiFri komt eind dit jaar op de markt. De ...