Potato News from Sweden

November 08, 2011

Rosenqvists busy installing fryers

Swedish machine manufacturer Rosenqvists has been busy lately with one of their specialties: industrial fryers. Rosenqvists recently installed a frying system designed for potato specialties like: rösti, hash browns, croquettes, pommes duchesse, etc. ...

June 05, 2011

Rosenqvists launches new fryer models for extruded snacks, potato specialties

Swedish machine manufacturer Rosenqvists introduces two new industrial fryers, one for the production of extruded snacks, another for the production of parfried potato specialties.

May 19, 2011

Greenpeace blokkeert opslagplaats genetich gemodificeerde aardappelen BASF

Donderdag blokkeerden actievoeders van Greenpeace in Zweden een opslagplaats waar het Duitse bedrijf BASF genetisch gemodificeerde Amflora-aardappelen bewaart.

March 29, 2011

Herbert installs 1300 Auto-sort and Contractor Unit for Swedish potato packer Svegro

RJ Herbert Engineering recently installed a new 1300 Auto-sort and Contractor Unit for one of Sweden’s major potato packers, Svegro.

January 16, 2011

Milieubewuste fast food keten MAX wil naar Nederland

Uitbreiding in andere landen, ook naar Nederland. Max, de hamburgerketen uit Zweden, wil expanderen. Er wordt gezocht naar een partner in ons land.

December 29, 2010

Agrico neemt 100% belang in Agrico Nordic

Op 23 december 2010 heeft Lantmännen Lantbruk haar 49-procent aandeel in Agrico Nordic AB verkocht aan haar partner Ypma & Zonen BV, 100% dochteronderneming van Coöperatie Agrico.

October 18, 2010

Carbon Footprint on the menu board at Swedish QSR chain

In the U.S., quick-serve operators are scrambling to figure out how they'll abide by the menu-labeling mandate requiring calorie counts be posted on menuboards.

September 10, 2010

BASF Plant Science identifies case of low level comingling in Amflora fields in Sweden

BASF Plant Science identified extremely small quantities of Amadea potatoes in Amflora fields planted in Northern Sweden during the course of the regular in-house quality controls.

September 06, 2010

La CE confirma el cultivo ilegal de una patata transgénica en Suecia

La Comisión Europea (CE) ha confirmado hoy el cultivo de una variedad de patata genéticamente modificada no permitida por la UE en campos de Suecia y ha pedido explicaciones a la compañía responsable, la alemana BASF. El portavoz comunitario de Sanida...

September 05, 2010

Rosenqvists acquires all assets of PPM AB (Potato Processing Machinery AB) in Kristianstad, Sweden

On the 12th of August, 2010, Rosenqvists with office and workshop in Gärds Köpinge, Sweden acquired all assets of Potato Processing Machinery AB ( PPM AB ) including patents, design drawings, historical project information, registered brand name and ot...

May 05, 2010

LVS Refrigeration technology can reduce costs and environmental impact

Energy efficiency is a major consideration for many food processors concerned about optimizing operations without further impacting the environment. If processors can reduce their energy usage while maintaining production yield, food quality and equipme...

September 01, 2009

Growers buy Lantmännen Solanums Potato Processing

Lantmännen Solanum has sold its potato processing operation to a group of growers. The reception, storage and sorting for external clients will however remain within Lantmännen Solanum. The potato processing within Lantmännen Solanum has in recent ye...

June 01, 2009

Rosenqvists Food Technologies new player offering processing equipment for the potato industry

Rosenqvists, a Swedish supplier of machines to the food industry, is teaming up with a group of experts, to create complete and value-added solutions for the food industry. The focus is on processing lines for chips, snacks and French fries.The company...

March 16, 2009

Acrylamide not linked to endometrial cancer

Seven years ago, alarms were sounded that acrylamide, a compound found in foods heated at high temperatures, could cause cancer. However, studies have not uncovered links to colon cancer or breast cancer, and now comes word from a Swedish study indicat...

February 09, 2009

Agrico en Lantmännen Lantbruk starten Agrico Nordic

Aardappelcoöperatie Agrico en het Zweedse Lantmännen Lantbruk hebben de onderneming Agrico Nordic opgericht. De nieuwe onderneming richt zich op de productie en verkoop van pootgoed in Zweden.Agrico Nordic wordt exclusief vertegenwoordiger van de rasse...

June 25, 2008

Swedish town Alingsås chosen for international potato academy, 'Academia Solanum Tuberosum'

The potato is set to have its own academy seated in Alingsås in western Sweden. The idea behind the academy, Academia Solanum Tuberosum, is to have representatives from the entire industry who will work to spread knowledge about the potato in a variet...