Potato News

Against the backdrop of 20 successful years as Certis USA, the company today announced a brand change to Certis Biologicals.

British carbon capture and utilization company CCm Technologies has been awarded funding from Innovate UK to develop new modular Carbon Capture and Sequestration units.

Police in Nyandarua county have intercepted eight lorries carrying potatoes in extended bags contrary to the Crops (Irish Potatoes) Regulations 2019.

Hace una década, investigadores del Centro Internacional de la Papa de Perú y de la NASA pusieron en marcha un proyecto para buscar un tipo de patata que pudiera ser cultivada en una hipotética base marciana.

El auge que ha tenido la marca en 2020 ha sido clave para la compañía, la crisis del COVID-19 ha favorecido el consumo en el hogar de la patata. Con la previsión de duplicar la superficie de cultivo, Princesa Amandine (Ibérica de Patatas, El Zamorano, Udapa, Campotec) se convierte en un nuevo operador del mercado español.

Tesco has become the first retailer in Ireland to make its packaging for 1kg new season potatoes fully recyclable while also reducing the amount of paper used in its 2.5kg potato packaging.

La Sader reporta pérdidas de hasta el 90 por ciento en cultivos de maíz, frijol, papa, y sorgo forrajero, en los municipios de Guachochi , Balleza, Guadalupe y Calvo. Hay afectaciones en casi 22 mil productores de los cuales se tiene registro que el 80 porciento son indígenas.

Pringles has unveiled a new range of veggie-inspired chips in Australia, including purple sweet potato with sea salt and tomato with mozzarella and herbs.

With the news of prominent restaurants going meatless, Mintel Senior Trends Analyst Diana Kelter and Global Food Analyst Melanie Zanoza Bartelme discuss the shifting impact of fine dining and fast casual influence.

In March 2021, packaging equipment manufacturer Rovema GmbH acquired Inno-tech Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH and Prins Verpakkings Techniek, strengthening their VFFS Machine Portfolio for Frozen Foods

The United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) provide an update on the potato planting in Canada (May 27, 2021). Seeding in Western Canada is winding up, while growers in the Atlantic region are in full planting mode.

Once neglected by urban consumers, Andean native potatoes are now essential ingredients for some of the most sophisticated gastronomy of the world. An overview by André Devaux and others, first published in Choices Magazine