Potato News from Norway

TOMRA President and CEO Stefan Ranstrand was named ‘best CEO in the sustainable resource management industry’

The Norwegian company Zeracryl has developed an efficient solution for reduction of acrylamide in French fries.

El almacén que guarda las semillas más preciadas del mundo cumple diez años y bate un nuevo récord. Esta bóveda subterránea está situada en las Islas Svalbard, en pleno círculo polar ártico.

Recent flooding of the global seed vault in Svalbard caused a stir, since it was designed to last forever. Luckily all seeds (including several thousand potato seeds) are OK, but already adaptations to the vault may be needed to deal with climate change.

Potato blight changed Europe and America, and led to widespread deaths and mass emigration. And we’re not rid of it yet. But where did it come from?

TOMRA Systems ASA, parent company of sensor-based sorting, process analytics and peeling systems manufacturer TOMRA Sorting Food has announced record currency adjusted revenues for 2015 of 6,143 MNOK (€650m, USD 748m), representing a 16 per cent increase on the previous year.

Food sorting machines with the ability to think like humans could solve the greatest challenges facing the industry today, says TOMRA Sorting Food.

Last thursday, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency, together with scientists and delegations from Peru, Costa Rica and Norway witnessed a ceremony during which potato seeds were deposited in the Svalbart Arctic seed vault.

In Norway, farmers in the Jæren region, south of Stavanger, fear that their potato harvest is in danger, following unusually heavy rainfall this spring.

The Potato harvest in Norway in 2014 was large. The large surplus of potatoes for consumption now will be partly processed into starch.

Intersnack Group GmbH & Co KG and Herkules Private Equity Fund II today announced that they have entered into an agreement where Herkules sells the salted snacks manufacturer Estrella Maarud ('Estrella Maarud' or 'the Company') to Intersnack for an undisclosed sum.

Sensor-based sorting system designer and manufacturer TOMRA Sorting Solutions has announced the appointment of Volker Rehrmann as its new head.

The Norwegian company Zeracryl AS has developed a patented process to reduce acrylamide levels in French fries between 50 – 90 per cent depending on selected solution.

Stefan Ranstrand, President and CEO of TOMRA (Odenberg, BEST) spoke at this year’s TEDxOslo conference about the Resource Revolution, and how we need to take action to solve the challenges ahead.

In Norway potato yields for 2012 are expected to be lower. The predictions are based on the potato yields from 90 different fields in the 7 most important potato districts in Norway and include a range of varieties. The potato yield predictions for 20...

Norway's potato growers have suffered from the heavy rains earlier this summer. "Rain and wind have washed and blown away the earth that covers the potatoes,"Jens Kristian Ulsrud at the Kims Norge potato chip producer at Skreia in the Toten d...

Estrella Maarud, the leading snack manufacturer in Northern Europe, has joined the EU advertising pledge that aims to promote healthier snacking choices and balanced lifestyles among children.

Zeracryl, a small research-based Norwegian company has developed a method to reduce the formation of the carcinogenic compound acrylamide during industrial production of potatoes and coffee. International food giants are paying attention.