Potato News from the Netherlands

May 19, 2014

Quick start-up of Kiremko Turn-key Snack Pellet line

Processing Equipment manufacturer Kiremko Food Processing Equipment delivered a 200 kg/h turn-key snack pellet line - including flavouring system - to one of its customers in Eastern Europe.

HZPC activities (HZPC annual report 2012-2013)

May 17, 2014

Value of HZPC-certificate increases with the maximum 10%; certificate in high demand

HZPC Holland, world leader in potato breeding, announces that during the stock trading day of last Friday 16 May, the value of the HZPC-certificate was set at € 93.50.

HZPC Activiteiten (HZPC Jaarverslag 2012-2013)

May 17, 2014

HZPC-certificaatkoers stijgt met de maximale 10 procent; certificaat 6 maal overvraagd

HZPC Holland bv, wereldleider in aardappelveredeling, maakt bekend dat tijdens de beursdag van vrijdag 16 mei jongstleden de HZPC‑certificaatkoers na Beursdag Mei 2014 is vastgesteld op € 93,50 (gedaan, bieden).

Activity Matrix Protein Competence Center

May 16, 2014

AVEBE partner in Dutch Protein Competence Center

AVEBE is a partner in the newly founded Protein Competence Center, an initiative of Wageningen UR to join forces of Dutch food companies and knowledge institutes in respect of their research and knowledge of proteins.

May 05, 2014

High Performance Batch Fryers

Kiremko developed a new generation of high efficiency batch fryers for potato chips.

May 02, 2014

Agrico presenteert gemiddelde indicatieprijs van 28,50 EURO per 100 kg voor alle geleverde maten

Aardappelcoöperatie Agrico maakte dit weekend aan haar leden een gemiddelde indicatieprijs van € 28,50 per 100 kg bekend voor pootgoed van oogst 2013.

April 04, 2014

Sliver Remover 7.0: effective sorting specs and larger range

The Kiremko sliver remover has undergone a major innovation resulting in a more efficient machine which now removes more than 98% of slivers.

March 11, 2014

VION to sell Oerlemans Foods to H2 Equity Partners

VION and H2 Equity Partners have announced that they have entered into an agreement for the intended sale of Oerlemans Foods to investment company H2 Equity Partners.

March 11, 2014

VION verkoopt Oerlemans Foods aan H2 Equity Partners

VION en H2 Equity Partners hebben bekend gemaakt dat ze een overeenkomst zijn aangegaan voor de voorgenomen verkoop van Oerlemans Foods aan investeringsmaatschappij H2 Equity Partners.

March 05, 2014

HZPC publishes forecasted price seed potatoes crop 2013

HZPC Holland B.V. expects to pay its seed potato growers at least 33 euro per 100 kg for crop 2013. This forecasted price is 10% above the expected 30 euro that HZPC expressed to its growers at the beginning of December 2013.

March 05, 2014

HZPC publiceert prognoseprijs pootaardappelen Oogst 2013

HZPC Holland bv verwacht zijn pootgoedtelers minstens €33 per 100 kilo te zullen betalen over Oogst 2013.

Artist impression of the new LWM receiving area in Kruiningen

March 04, 2014

Lamb Weston Meijer invests in new state of the art potato grading area in Kruiningen

Lamb Weston / Meijer, manufacturer of deep-frozen potato products and dried potato flakes, is investing 20 million euros in its biggest plant in Kruiningen, Zeeland (NL). A fully-automated potato sorting process is being implemented in a new, state-of-the-art potato grading area.

March 04, 2014

Lamb Weston Meijer investeert 20 miljoen in nieuwbouw aardappelontvangst in Kruiningen

Lamb Weston / Meijer, producent van diepgevroren aardappelproducten en gedroogde aardappelvlokken, investeert 20 miljoen euro in haar grootste fabriek in het Zeeuwse Kruiningen. In een nieuwe, state-of-the-art aardappelontvangst- en sorteerruimte wordt een volledig geautomatiseerd aardappelsorteerproces geïmplementeerd.

March 04, 2014

Nieuwe Algemeen Directeur voor KWS POTATO B.V.

KWS is verheugd om mee te delen dat Roland Peerenboom per 1 maart 2014 is benoemd tot Algemeen Directeur van KWS POTATO B.V.

AVEBE Ter Apelkanaal aardappelzetmeelfabriek

March 03, 2014

Aardappelzetmeelfabrikant AVEBE beeindigt campagne

De aardappelverwerking bij AVEBE dit seizoen is beëindigd. De kwalietit van de aardappelen was uitstekend en het zetmeelgehalte hoog.

February 26, 2014

Lamb Weston Introduces Sweet 'n Savour Fries range

Lamb Weston has introduced a new Sweet Potato Fries range: Sweet ‘n Savour. With this new range Lamb Weston continues to bring restaurant owners innovative and profitable solutions that fulfill the growing consumer demand trend for Sweet Potato products across markets.

February 25, 2014

Tummers offers a special cut: themed potato slices

Potato slices in the shape of a Christmas tree, Easter bunny or royal crown. You see them more and more on special occasions throughout the year, such as Christmas, Easter and the King’s Birthday. After all, consumers like to serve food that is a little bit special on such occasions

February 17, 2014

Nuevo tipo de resistencia a enfermedad de la papa

Fitopatólogos de la universidad holandesa de Wageningen han descubierto un mecanismo que aumenta la resistencia a Phytophthora infestans, patógeno causante de una de las enfermedades más devastadoras de la papa, el tizón tardío.