Potato News

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.

Utz Quality Foods, LLC announced today their affiliation with WeStock™, the crowd-stocking application (app) designed to help every day shoppers discover and request new food and beverage products.

New, exciting recipes and prizes to appeal to the most adventurous foodie

Answering to the increasing demand from the Asian Market, FPS Food Process Solutions (FPS) announced the official opening of its new Manufacturing & Support Centre in Zhongshan, China.

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.

The World Potato Congress is pleased to announce that Mr. Lu, Xiaoping has accepted to become WPC’s newest International Advisor.

In order to strengthen its presence and better serve its customers and consumers in the Central and Western regions in Mexico, today Bokados - Arca Continental’s snacks brand in Mexico - opened a new Distribution Center in Toluca, México.

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.

Government of Canada announces the first-ever Food Policy for Canada.

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.

In the Andes, at 3,600 meters above sea level, the more than 2,500 varieties of Peruvian native potatoes grow.

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