Potato News from the Netherlands

March 08, 2015

Lamb Weston / Meijer publishes sustainability report 2012-2014

Lamb Weston / Meijer, one of the top three producers of processed potato products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has published its third sustainability report.

March 06, 2015

tna acquires Dutch food processing specialist Florigo

Supplier of food packaging and processing solutions tna has announced the acquisition of leading food processing specialist Florigo International B.V., adding Florigo’s range of continuous snack and french fry lines to tna's equipment line-up.

February 26, 2015

Distribution Agreement AVEBE and Ingredion Terminated

The distribution agreement between AVEBE and Ingredion will be terminated as of March 31 2015 for North America and Japan.

February 05, 2015

Aardappelveredelaar Solynta treedt toe tot BioSolar onderzoeksconsortium

Een nieuwe, revolutionaire methode om nieuwe aardappelrassen te kweken kan een flinke impuls geven aan fotosynthese-onderzoek. Daarom treedt Solynta, de ontwikkelaar van de kweekmethode, toe tot BioSolar Cells

February 05, 2015

Diamond Foods Acquires Majority Interest in Yellow Chips

Diamond Foods, Inc. announced that it has acquired a 51% stake of Yellow Chips, a manufacturer of high quality vegetable and organic potato chips based in the Netherlands.

February 01, 2015

International Year of Soils sprouts numerous activities in Wageningen

The soil expertise found at Wageningen enjoys international recognition. So it is only fitting that numerous activities in 2015, the International Year of Soils, are to take place in Wageningen.

January 25, 2015

Agrico-ras Carolus smaakmaker tijdens Biobeurs

Vorige week nam Agrico deel aan de vernieuwde Biobeurs die plaats vond in het IJsselhallencomplex te Zwolle. Tijdens deze beurs zette Agrico haar bijzonder resistente en zeer smaakvolle biologische aardappelras Carolus in de spotlight

Festive opening of the new FoodeQ facility in Steenbergen

December 23, 2014

Vibratory Conveyor Manufacturer FoodeQ celebrates opening of its new facility

Vibratory Conveyor manufacturer FoodeQ has officially opened its new facility in Steenbergen.

December 16, 2014

Potato Cooperative Agrico presents its members excellent results

Potato cooperative Agrico reported that its 2013/2014 financial year was a good potato year, in which Agrico made good payments to its members for both seed and table potatoes.

Oerlemans Foods reports on their experience with their TOMRA peeling line

December 16, 2014

Oerlemans Foods reports on their investment in a TOMRA peeling line

Oerlemans invested in a brand new steam peeling processing line in 2010. Read how they feel about their TOMRA peeling line today…

December 15, 2014

Agrico presenteert uitstekende resultaten aan haar leden

Vorige week werd tijdens de ledenraad van Agrico de jaarrekening voor 2013-2014 vastgesteld. Dit aansluitend aan de centrale ledenvergadering, die als voortvloeisel van het nieuwe bestuursmodel voor het eerst in deze vorm is gehouden.

View on part of the LWM Bergen op Zoom facilities (Google Streetview, acquired 2009)

December 04, 2014

Lamb Weston / Meijer joint venture invests €120 Mio in Bergen op Zoom facilities

Lamb Weston / Meijer, maker of frozen potato products and dried potato flakes, is investing € 120 million euros in its Bergen op Zoom plant located in the southwest of the Netherlands.

November 30, 2014

Wageningen UR en TNO bundelen onderzoekscapaciteit

TNO en Wageningen UR bundelen vanaf 1 januari 2015 hun kennis en expertise op het gebied van voedsel-, voedings- en biobased-onderzoek. Zij doen dat om meer waarde voor marktpartijen en overheid te kunnen bieden en gebruik te maken van hun complementaire expertises.

November 21, 2014

Solid financial results for AVEBE

In financial year 2013/2014 Cooperative AVEBE achieved - for the second consecutive year following the abolition of the agricultural subsidies - a good performance price: 75.07 euros.

November 21, 2014

Pulsemaster komt met nieuwe generatie PEF-technologie voor aardappelverwerking

Pulsemaster BV uit Bladel introduceert een nieuwe generatie PEF (pulsed electric field)-technologie voor het verbeteren van verwerkingsprocessen in de aardappelindustrie.

November 18, 2014

Tummers to display equipment and new branding at Interpom | Primeurs 2014

Tummers is expanding and renewing. For the Interpom | Primeurs Tummers likes to update you on 4 themes: cutting systems, washing/destoning, complete potato flakes lines and the Tummers rebranding

November 18, 2014

Solynta 'Hybrid Potatoes from True Seeds' Technology named Dutch National Icon

In the presence of HRH King Willem Alexander, the Dutch Government through Minister Kamp honored Solynta as Dutch National Icon for its breakthrough discovery ”Hybrid Potatoes from True seeds'.

November 17, 2014

HZPC-certificaat passeert de 100-eurogrens

De koers van de HZPC-certificaten is voor de 10e maal met de maximale 10 procent gestegen. En voor het eerst passeerde de certificaatprijs de 100 eurogrens