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En marzo del año pasado, una delegación de la Asociación Brasilera de Batata (ABBA), integrada por productores, representantes de empresas, académicos e investigadores, viajó a la Región de los Lagos para visitar el Centro Nacional de la Papa en Inia R...

Un ejemplo más de que las crisis son oportunidades. Los agricultores griegos de la península del Peloponeso han empezado a vender sus productos así: del campo, al camión y del camión a un barrio hambriento a las afueras de Atenas. Venta directa sin i...

The National Potato Council’s successful fight to return potatoes to school menu guidelines in the US was a victory for the industry, but executive vice-president and chief executive officer John Keeling isn’t stopping there.

Leading global packaging solutions supplier, tna introduces the latest in high performance VFFS (vertical form fill seal) bagging at the SNAXPO in Phoenix, AZ. Innovative enhancements to the renowned tna robag® 3ci bagger have produced the tna robag® ...

Burts Potato Chips directors Nick Hurst and Jonty White have sold their stakes in the UK crisp firm.

There's some dispute about where and when it all started, but Christos Kamenides, genial professor of agricultural marketing at the University of Thessaloniki, is pretty confident he and his students have made sure 'the potato movement' is not about to stop any time soon.

In Assam, a state in north east of India, an Inter State Potato Marketing System was successfully inaugurated by Assam Agriculture, Horticulture &Food Processing Minister Mr. Nilamoni Sen Deka at Gingia, Biswanath Chariali for the benefit of its potato growers.

Snack food industry executives from across the United States and 38 countries around the world are in Phoenix, AZ this weekend. They are visiting the Snack Food Association's 2012 SNAXPO exposition and conference, attending educational sessions focusin...

In de maand februari zijn er (bron PA) meer aardappelen verwerkt die afkomstig waren van invoer. Van het totale volume aardappelen verwerkt tot consumptieproducten (286.000 ton) bleek bijna 87.500 ton ingevoerd (30,6%) tegen 73.300 ton (26%) in februari 2011.

In februari is nagenoeg dezelfde hoeveelheid consumptie- en industrieaardappelen uitgevoerd als de maand ervoor: ruim 71.000 ton. Vergeleken met dezelfde periode vorig jaar is dat zo’n 20.000 ton minder. Opmerkelijk is de hoge invoer van zetmeelaarda...

Avebe heeft dit weekeinde de laatste aardappelen aangevoerd voor de fabrieken in Ter Apelkanaal en Gasselternijveen. De verwerking is voorspoedig verlopen, stelt het aardappelzetmeelbedrijf.Het gemiddelde onderwatergewicht is uitgekomen op 478 gram wat...

Wageningen UR ontwikkelt een milieuvriendelijke aardappel met resistentiegenen tegen de agressieve aardappelziekte. Het is onduidelijk of de introductie van deze aardappel kans van slagen heeft in het technofobe Europa. Goede kans dat-ie straks in Chin...

McDonald’s, the fast-food giant associated more with the smell of french fries than fresh pastries, is expanding its breakfast line at the chain’s New England restaurants to include baked goods, taking aim at a market segment dominated by Canton-based ...

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Voor...

At Snaxpo 2012, SymphonyIRI's snacking expert, Sally Lyons Wyatt, will discuss the snack food industry's performance in 2011 and present the latest industry trends, up-to-date snack food sales data, and consumer insights for major snack food categories...

Burger King Corp. is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with free fries for everyone in America! (US Only!) On Saturday, March 17th and Sunday, March 18th, customers can stop in at participating BURGER KING® restaurants to celebrate the luck of the Irish w...

Private equity firms Blackstone Group LP and PAI Partners SAS have appointed Credit Suisse Group to work on a potential sale of the salty snacks arm of their cakes-to-peanuts business United Biscuits Ltd. in a process that could fetch as much as £500 m...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and PK Trading Inc. are warning people with allergies to milk or soy not to consume the Frito Lay Cheetos products described below. The affected products contain milk and soy which are not declared on the labe...