News On French Fries and Potato Specialties from Belgium

INTERPOM has broken all records with an impressive 23,998 visitors! Over the past few days, the potato industry gathered from all corners of the world at Kortrijk Xpo.

Discover this versatile high-capacity French fry cutter and potato dicer at Interpom. FAM STUMABO has added the SureTec 240P to its wide range of potato cutting solutions.

INTERPOM, the leading trade fair for the entire potato chain, will take place November 24, 25 and 26, 2024 at Kortrijk Xpo in Belgium. Having already reached full capacity, INTERPOM is the go-to trade platform for all professionals wishing to follow the latest market trends

With innovation, resilience, and a commitment to sustainability as its guiding principles, Pomuni is poised to continue its ascent, leaving an indelible mark on the agricultural landscape of Belgium and beyond.

The Agristo factory in Wielsbeke will have a fourth production line. This must guarantee that the frozen potato giant in Belgium continues to grow.

In a move set to redefine the landscape of frozen food production, Ecofrost Belgium, operating under the banner of Côté C, has announced its investment strategy for Peruwelz, Belgium.

Nothing as Belgian as a tasty packet of fries. But sustainably producing fries requires a lot of knowledge, development and collaboration with companies and researchers.

The North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) estimate the area of ware potatoes has increased by 2 to 3%. This is slightly higher than the record in 2020, when it was 522.000 ha for the EU-4 (NL, BE, DE, FR).

Alain Dufait became the new Managing Director of Lutosa the 1st of April. He succeeds Alain Duranleau, that held this role over the past 5 years.

Pan, cerveza... y patatas fritas. Cuando sube el precio de cualquiera de estos tres alimentos, los belgas son de los primeros en notarlo en el bolsillo. Especialmente las famosas patatas fritas belgas.

Arbitrators have in substance ruled in favour of the EU in the first WTO appeal dealt with under the ‘Multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement', known as the ‘MPIA'.

Over the past few days, a large number of people involved in the potato sector attended this record-breaking edition of Interpom held in Kortrijk Xpo (B).

In recent weeks, power network company Fluvius has carried out important construction works near the West Flemish producer of potato products Agristo in Wielsbeke.

Visit us at Pulsemaster Stand R30 at Interpom 2022 and meet their team of PEF experts to discoverour cutting edge PEF-technology. We will be happy to discuss your upcoming PEF projects.

The Conference main theme was 'EUPPA driving sustainability across the potato processing sector'. It was the first gathering of the kind since the Covid-19 outbreak.

Interpom will take place on 27, 28 & 29 of November and will once again be the ultimate international meeting place in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium) for all the professionals involved in the potato sector!

The European Frozen Food business is reported to be in excess of EUR 75 billion (USD 81 billion) and all indications are of strong continued growth across all the markets. The vast majority of those products, together with those in the Chilled Foods sector

This year, INTERPOM, the leading trade fair for the entire potato chain, will be held on 27, 28 and 29 November 2022 in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium).