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March 14, 2011

Chase potato vodka signs Sainsbury's deal

Devotees of Chase Vodka – the only English potato vodka – will be able to buy their tipple from hundreds of supermarket outlets as a result of a tie-up with Sainsbury's.

March 13, 2011

Rational Has Designed a New Baked Potato Accessory

Rational's new potato baker, designed for the SelfCooking Center, ensures that baked potatoes are cooked perfectly, with crisp skins and light and fluffy insides – and all at the touch of a button. The 1/1GN potato baker accessory can hold up to 28 potatoes at a time.

February 28, 2011

Peka Kroef en waterschap Aa en Maas zoeken oplossing voor afvalwater

Aardappelverwerkingsbedrijf Peka Kroef in het Brabantse Odiliapeel en waterschap Aa en Maas gaan samenwerken aan schoon water.

February 19, 2011

Leo de Kock introduces potatoes with a microwave solution

February 19, 2011

Papas listas para hornear en microondas son presentadas en Fruit Logistica

Leo de Kock presentó en la última edición de Fruit Logistica en Berlín su producto 'Snelkokers': papas listas para hornear en el microondas. El producto está disponible en dos presentaciones: papas al horno y papas pequeñas y redondas. Gracias a una ...

February 19, 2011

RDO-Calbee Foods honors employees for injury-free year

RDO-Calbee Foods, a potato-dough manufacturing plant at the Port of Morrow (OR), achieved a year without a recordable injury in January.

February 17, 2011

New packaging and style for ready to cook Quickly Bestsellers

Quickly Bestsellers presented a new packaging for the ready to cook potatoes at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin.

February 14, 2011

Potato starch manufacturer China Essence reports double digit growth for 3Q FY2011

China Essence Group Ltd. ('China Essence'or the 'Group'), one of the largest, leading integrated producers of potato starch products in the People’s Republic of China ('PRC'), today announced its financial results for the third quarter ('3Q FY2011') and nine months ('9M FY2011') ended 31 December 2010.

February 03, 2011

Stamppot to go nog geen doorslaand succes

Met de ‘shop in shop’ van Stamppot to go in het tankstation van Berkman Energie Service in Barendrecht kunnen klanten in plaats van een vette hap nu ook kiezen voor stamppot.

Wim Christiaens (Sormac) and Johannes Diepers (Diepers)

January 30, 2011

Diepers installs new Sormac peeling line

Johannes Diepers Landwirtschaft in Sevelen, Germany grows and processes potatoes that are supplied peeled to customers including institutional kitchens, hotels and restaurants. Diepers has been working with Sormac machines for fifteen years.

January 30, 2011

Kiremko and Urtasun join forces for new Virto plant

January 21, 2011

Marcelissen installeert verwerkingslijn voor Verbist aardappelen

January 21, 2011

Aviko hires PR agency Brass for marketing push in UK foodservice

Aviko, one of the world's largest producers of potato products, has appointed Leeds agency Brass to promote its UK and Eire foodservice business following a three-way pitch.

January 19, 2011

Peel waste of organic potatoes turned into a food ingredient

Biomass is a good Danish resource, and, in contrast to North Sea oil, it never runs out, if we use it sustainably. That does Leif Jensen, owner of Jensen's Organic in Gørløse, Denmark.

Maine Distilleries (Courtesy: Portland Press Herald)

January 16, 2011

Maine-made potato vodka a five-star spirit

Hundreds and hundreds of vodka brands are sold in the United States.

January 07, 2011

William Chase explains why he does NOT love potatoes

William Chase lives a life dominated by potatoes. Hailing from a family of Herefordshire spud farmers, he is best known as the man behind Tyrrell's.

December 28, 2010

McCain Foods Joins Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation

McCain Foods has joined the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) in its pledge to reduce obesity, especially among children aged 6 to 11, by 2015.

December 23, 2010

McCain Foods (GB) Ltd recalls Sweet Potato with Rosemary & Garlic due to potential grit contamination

McCain Foods (GB) Ltd is recalling all batches of the Sweet Potato with Rosemary and Garlic (pack size 400g) as the product potentially contains pieces of grit that became embedded within the sweet potato during harvesting.