Potato News

Naast een notering voor vroege aardappelen presenteerde Belgapom de afgelopen week de eerste notering voor Bintje: De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardap...

A major pest called the tomato potato psyllid, has cost the potato industry over a $120 million since its initial discovery in 2006, according to a new report from Potatoes New Zealand. Ron Gall, Business Manager for Potatoes New Zealand, presented th...

Reducing acrylamide content of foods while safeguarding other quality and taste aspects, still remains a challenge for industry, according to a new review of the science supporting reduction techniques entitled "Acrylamide formation in fried potat...

A vibrant brand identity and integrated PR and marketing campaign will position Rudolph as the potato variety that caters for all tastes. With its distinctive red skin, this premium red main crop potato is extremely versatile and reliable.

If you think a Hot Dog flavored potato chip is not going to work, think again... It looks like 7-Eleven Big Bite Hot Dog Potato Chips have the flavor and the buzz. This is what the Huffington Post writes about them: "When we at HuffPost Food rea...

According to Fruit-Inform Project, Ukrainian households from all regions of the country started mass harvesting of late potato varieties which account for the major part in the Ukrainians' consumption structure. Fruit-Inform Project's analysts think of...

Entre el 21 y el 26 de noviembre de 2011 se va a realizar en la ciudad de Balcarce, Argentina, el Curso Internacional de Producción de Papa. Es un curso intensivo que provee capacitación a profesionales involucrados en la producción de papa. Se brinda...

Un curso sobre Tecnología, certificación y suministro de sistemas de de semilla de papa será impartido en la Universidad de Wageningen, Holanda, entre el 4-30 de junio de 2012. El curso revisa los conocimientos actuales sobre tecnología de semilla d...

The American Heart Association published in their journal the results of a meta-analysis of the relation between Potassium Intake and stroke. This is of particular interest to the potato industry since potatoes and potato products are a major dietary...

Jim Skinner, CEO of McDonald's, is inspecting the kitchen of one of his restaurants in Oak Brook, Ill., with the rigor many of his peers might reserve for financial reports. He examines the food-preparation area as he explains, in great detail, the &q...

On August 2, 2011, the United States Potato Board kicked-off the first weekly recipe email featuring Grilled Pesto Potato Salad to highlight a favorite healthy summertime recipe. The goal of the weekly recipe email is to encourage tUSPB's target consum...

Aviko is een ludieke actie gestart, bedoeld voor Nederlanders die terugkeren van vakantie en alle Belgen die de grens met Nederland passeren. Aan de grens bij Hazeldonk (A16 Breda), Knuvelkes (A2 Maastricht) en Tienbaan (A76 Bocholz) stond het afgelop...

Chio (Intersnack) ziet grote kansen voor de zoutjescategorie in de segmenten specialty chips en zoute biscuits. In deze segmenten vindt weinig innovatie plaats, waardoor de aankoopfrequentie onder druk staat. Met echt vernieuwende, onderscheidende con...

Global packaging solutions supplier, tna has won the title ‘Australia’s Most Successful Business Trading Overseas’ in the 2011 prestigious ANZ Business Review Weekly Private Business Awards. The award was presented at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hot...

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced today that it has now surpassed themilestone of 200,000 square feet for the 2011 PROCESS EXPO trade show, doubling the size of the 2010 show floor. The show will be held November 1 – 4 at McCor...

Shippers say consumers like the convenience of picking up bagged sweet potatoes, and the 3-pound bag seems to be just the right size. Sales of bagged sweet potatoes are picking up, said George Wooten, president and partner, Wayne E. Bailey Produce Co....

Dennis A. Johnson, professor of plant pathology at Washington State University, has been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific division of the American Phytopathological Society (APS). First presented in 1990, this honor is g...

Fifteen years after he quit PepsiCo's Frito-Lay as brand manager in charge of potato chips and traditional namkeen, Sameer Suneja has the global beverages and snacks maker looking over its shoulder with caution.