Potato News from China

As the Spring Festival approaches, SINOBAKE will soon begin the annual holiday, scheduled from January 24 to February 4, for a total of 12 days.

'Potato-turned rice', a rice-shaped starch product made from potatoes using a new processing technology, is undergoing initial production and sales tests in southwest China's Yunnan Province. 

Chinese scientists are working urgently to safeguard potato crops - a critical food source worldwide - against the growing threat of climate change. 

FPS Food Process Solutions, a global leader in turn-key food processing solutions, officially opened its Asia Pacific HQ as part of an integrated strategy to increase global manufacturing capabilities.

As autumn approaches, the Annual Canton Fair (Guangzhou Import and Export Fair) is set to bring together buyers and sellers from around the globe to showcase the latest products and technologies and to exchange industry insights.

Representatives from government departments and distinguished women entrepreneurs recently visited SINOBAKE, showcasing industry innovation and corporate elegance.

SINOBAKE (Guangdong Shunde Huaji Machinery Industry Co., Ltd.) , a manufacturer of processing equipment - including stackable potato chips lines - celebrated its 30th anniversary. The company has evolved from a start-up to a mature enterprise over the past three decades, navigating numerous challenges with a commitment to 'quality first, customer first.'

In May 2024, SINOBAKE company dressed up for the Bakery China 2024 exhibition held in Shanghai. This exhibition is one of the largest baking exhibitions in Asia, bringing together baking industry experts and enterprises from all over the world.

On May 21st-24th, 2024, Join SINOBAKE Group will showcase producer's latest equipment at the 2024 China International Bakery Exhibition, held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC).

China develops a new method for detecting viruses in potatoes capable of providing results in just 5 minutes.

WPC President Peter VanderZaag was honoured to receive an invitation to deliver an address at the Chinese Potato Expo, held in Shandong Province

Members of the executive team of Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. joined with distinguished guests to celebrate the grand opening of the company’s new processing facility in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, China.

By the end of 2022, in a well-known potato growing area in China, the factory buildings were ready to be furnished with a Grisnich receiving, cleaning and sorting plant.

The Shanghai World of Packaging (SWOP) will be happening every year from 2024. Under the Interpack alliance umbrella, the trade fair is paying even stronger attention to the requirements of the local market and is strengthening international relations within the processing and packaging industry.

Fresh potato production for MY 2022/23 (September to August) is forecast at 93 million metric tons (MMT), a small decrease from the estimated 95 MMT produced in MY 2021/22 owing to reduced acreage.

Veg of Lund has signed a Letter of Intent with Haofood Shanghai Food Technology Co., Ltd. The companies will cooperate with the common goal of selling, marketing and distributing Veg of Lund’s products - potato based dairy alternatives - under the DUG® brand in China early in 2024.

The World Potato Congress Inc. Board Of Directors announced Mr. Jianmin Xie in a key role as an International Advisor.

China’s top land use regulator has warned local authorities against blunt efforts to reassign land for crops amid a national push for food security.