Potato News from Europe

The OptiClean initiative, supported by a DKK 5.5 million (USD 790,000) grant from Denmark's Green Development and Demonstration Programme (GUDP), aims to tackle the problem of half-rotten carrots in consumers’ vegetable drawers.

Freshly harvested Cornish New Potatoes arrive in Tesco stores and online from June 24 to the delight of shoppers across the United Kingdom.

British ingredients supplier, Daymer Ingredients, has entered into an agreement with AKV, a Danish potato ingredients producer, to sell its native and clean label, functional potato starches in the United Kingdom.

Tong Engineering, leading UK manufacturer of advanced vegetable handling equipment, has introduced a new Stinger Hopper

En algunas semanas comenzara la cosecha en España y pese al descenso en las hectáreas producidas, el precio de venta parece prometedor.

How can potato packers ensure desired potato quality and consistency using potato AI grading technology?

Natural Storage Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (NSSPL) is a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient and robust equipment for snacks, snack nuts, snack pellets and other ethnic snacks.

Fabcon India will be demonstrating its State of Art Seasoning System at Snackex 2024. Any snack is as good as the flavour on it, and the accuracy of application is key.

The UK's exclusive distributor of a new method of maintaining the fry colour of potatoes stored in ethylene-applied stores is preparing for its first full season.

Visit Urschel at Snackex Stand #411 to see the latest in food cutting technology. Explore the production-proven MicroAdjustable® series of potato slicing heads.

Three years ago, Dutch specialist machinery manufacturer Flikweert Vision launched the QualityGrader. This new machine, which was the result of meticulous technological development, marked the beginning of a real revolution in optical sorting.

The world of potato growers and packers is challenging. Batch qualities are variable; however, customers’ demands always remain on that same high-level. Can AI help?

Elea is a leading innovator in the field of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology, providing advanced solutions for enhancing food processing efficiency and quality.

The snacks industry is rapidly changing thanks to Industry 4.0. Every year, millions of tons of snacks of all kinds, from cookies and potato chips to nuts and chocolates, are produced. In fact, global snack consumption has increased by over 2.5 million tons in the last two years.

Accelerating its national ambitions within the grower, packer and processor market, machine-learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye has secured a distributorship in Scotland – teaming with agricultural and machinery supplier Agricar.

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) stood at 120.4 points in May 2024, up 1.1 points (0.9 percent) from its revised April level, as increases in the price indices for cereals and dairy products slightly more than offset decreases in those for sugar and vegetable oils, while the meat price index was almost unchanged. 

Royal Avebe has achieved another gold EcoVadis score. This recognition places Avebe among the top 5% of assessed companies in the industry sector.

El fantasma de la gran hambruna irlandesa de finales del siglo XIX vuelve a hacerse presente en la Unión Europea.