Potato News from Europe

The snacks and drink giant has built up its iCrop precision agriculture tool to better support potato, corn, oats and peanut farmers make in-field decisions, PepsiCo Europe’s head of agricultural procurement David Wilkinson tells FoodNavigator.

AVR developed new receiving hopper for medium-sized agricultural holdings

Givaudan, the world’s leading flavors and fragrances supplier, has officially inaugurated its new flagship Innovation Center in Kemptthal, Switzerland.

Las patatas fritas más caras del mundo son suecas, una obra de arte en clave gourmet del fabricante de cervezas St. Eriks, que quería la mejor experiencia para acompañar su St. Eriks Indian Pale Ale.

Scientists are creating a “super potato”, fortified with iron and zinc, in a bid to tackle malnutrition in developing countries.

Tayto, the third largest snack producer in the UK, has installed Elea Pulsed Electric Field SmoothCut™ systems in their factory in Scunthorpe.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced on 23 June 2019 that Qu Dongyu has been elected its new Director-General.

The European Snacks Association (ESA) has elected Intersnack’s Director Research & Development and
External Affairs, Dr Rolf Nilges, as its new President for a two-year term.

The UK's leading manufacturer of the vegetable handling equipment has extended its range of box fillers, with the launch of the Supa-Fill 400 PRO Box Filler.

Starch Europe Welcomes Lantmännen-Reppe and Viresol as members.

Potatoes are quite popular in Poland. The potato has found its way into the hearts, minds, and onto the plates of Poles everywhere.

Tong Engineering, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of vegetable grading and handling equipment, is looking forward to a new era as it starts work on a brand-new production facility in Lincolnshire.

The seeds have been sown for the creation of a world-leading potato hub in Scotland, designed to give those working in the £200 million-plus industry instant access to expert advice.

Plants collected by Darwin have helped reveal the ancestry of European potatoes.

Científicos del CSIC participan en un estudio internacional sobre el origen y evolución de estas variedades, con ayuda de las colecciones históricas de los herbarios

Discover how our Elea Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) systems can improve your snack and dried products whilst also enhancing your production.

Recently, drones have been given what might just be their most important ever role: being deployed to protect Scottish potatoes.

Haith has launched the 2019 version of its Sample Washer.