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Tolsma-Grisnich participated in the Dutch trade mission to China, which took place from 8 to 13 April, 2018. The mission...

The value of the depository receipt for shares in HZPC Holding B.V., the world market leader in potato breeding, has...

If you are a fan of Sterzing's Potato Chips, here is an update from the company. Sterzing's Potato Chips is...

Preparations for this year's PotatoEurope exhibition are progressing well, with planting now complete at the event venue, Rittergut Bockerode farm,...

Yesterday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) released REPLACE, a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the...

The newest frozen chip range (frozen french fries) now launched by McCain Foods Australia takes your favourite snack flavours into...

Potato cultivation in the highlands of Indonesia is plagued by a number of pests, including Potato Cyst Nematodes and Phytophthora...

Last month, Packaging Equipment Specialist BluePrint Automation (BPA) named Andre Boom Chief Operating Officer for BluePrint Automation (BPA) Americas.Andre spent...

The NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) estimate that the growers in the 5 leading potato growing countries will plant 0,4%...

In a bid to rein in prices of potatoes, the government of the Indian State Odisha has imposed stock holding...

Resson, a predictive analytics company for the agricultural industry, has announced a $14 million Series C up round of financing...

In the presence of 200 guests including the workforce of Grimme China, Franz, Christine und Christoph Grimme inaugurated the modern...

Potato in Dhaka markets (Bangladesh) has turned 41 percent pricier in a month as a large portion of the tuber...

Last Friday 4 May, the European potato community gathered in Brussels for the Europatat Congress 2018. Under the slogan “Potatoes: a...

In Western Australia, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has wrapped up autumn surveillance for the tomato potato...

Today, premier sorting software and hardware developer and manufacturer, TOMRA, announces the appointment of Felix Flemming to Head of Digital...

Paturpat, a Spanish company specialised in processing and marketing steamed potatoes, has opted for a TOMRA Food Orbit steam peeler....

After 20 years of providing potatoes for processing for some of the world's largest potato processors, Yiannis Stavrou said that...

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Finance has announced that the special commodity levy on imported big onions and potatoes had been...

Utz® Quality Foods, LLC, is voluntarily recalling select expiration dates of some Golden Flake, Good Health, Utz and Weis Brand...

Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, celebrated yesterday, 3 May, its 70th Assembly General Meeting where a new Board has...

Ishida Europe has introduced an internal moisture sensor and monitoring system for its latest multihead weighers, which will enable fresh...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees to fill 56 producer and two importer member seats on the...

Processing and Packaging Equipment specialist tna is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom McPhee to the newly-created position of...

Potandon Produce L.L.C., the exclusive marketing agent for Pinto Creek Co., LLC in Eloy, Arizona, has announced that its fresh...

Jamaican Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called on farmers in Manchester to produce more...

Atlantic hospitality and camaraderie were on full display in Truro, Nova Scotia in April as fifth generation potato farmers, Robert...

If you are regular reader of PotatoPro, you may have seen one of our articles on the potential of Pulsed...

KETTLE® is the UK’s number one hand-cooked crisp and must-stock premium snacking brand for Convenience Retailers. This spring a new...

Potatoes may, in many ways, be the perfect candidate for precision agriculture.They’re a high-volume, high-value and high-input crop and the...

Lamb Weston Hermiston welcomed the Oregon Governor Kate Brown, who got a look at the site where workers are busy...

The European Commission decided on Friday April, 27 2018 to impose a complete ban on neonicotinoids, after managing to achieve...

Merger talks between British supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Asda are at an "advanced" stage, Sainsbury's has confirmed.The two brands are...

In the United Kingdom, McCain Foodservice partnered with Google and leading food and drink experts to launch future thinking on...

Pepsico's joint venture in Egypt, Chipsy For Food Industries SAE, announced a major agricultural programme to produce all seed potatoes...

Following a case of poisoning caused by a potato dish, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) is reminding...

Global snack powerhouse Pepsico brings one of its popular Australian Snacks Brands - Red Rock Deli Potato Chips - to...

Today, a new potato processing plant was officially opened in Lipetsk by Ivan Lebedev, State Secretary and Deputy Minister of...

From Canada’s Mighty Angus Burger to the Cheese & Bacon Loaded Fries from Australia, McDonald’s announced it is serving up...

MountainKing Potatoes, a leading grower of table potatoes in the United States, has started the harvest of its Texas New...

Industry association Starch Europe announced earlier this month that Andreas Delvaux joined the organisation as Communication Manager.Andreas will lead the...

The weather has not been kind to potato growers in the United Kingdom. AHDB potatoes offers some helpful tips and...

Cape Cod® Potato Chips just announced the long-awaited return of Cape Cod® Russet Potato Chips.Premium russet potatoes are sliced and...

The 13 major potato States held 134 million cwt (6.81 million ton) of potatoes in storage April 1, 2018, up...

Vietnam's Lam Dong Province has approved a programme to build a Da Lat potato brand to prevent farmers from selling...

'All about potatoes' is the Quik's Quality Potatoes motto. The company, based in Hedel, the Netherlands, can rightfully make this...

A five year research project to develop precision agriculture ('smart') technologies for the use of inputs in potato farming at...

Processing and packaging equipment manufacturer tna has officially opened a brand new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Netherlands, further reinforcing...

Potato Processor Lamb Weston / Meijer and Wiskerke Onions are working hard on the construction of a residual heat connection...

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the completion of its facility expansion in Beusichem,...