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Precision is key when it comes to volume cutting of potatoes, whether for French fries, crinkle cut chips or diced and sliced. Around the world there are companies that specialise in cutting equipment ...

Mrs. Gerry’s Kitchen, based in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the USA, included with the latest expansion of the company, a new steam peeling line technology from Tomra Sorting Food, the Orbit 350. The ...

Florigo has opened its Food Technology Centre on Friday March 14th, comprising the cutting, drying, (vacuum) frying and freezing technology. A lab-scale vacuum fryer, one of Florigo’s world patented technologies, is available ...

Lamb Weston has introduced a new Sweet Potato Fries range: Sweet ‘n Savour, bringing restaurant owners innovative and profitable solutions that fulfil the growing consumer demand trend for the products across markets. Market ...

The American provider of solutions for food production Heat and Control has announced its latest equipments that will be exhibited at the international fair Snaxpo in March 1-4. The company’s latest equipment ...

Continuing the innovation and introduction of new technology for today’s requirements,  Florigo announces the launch of an innovative new design of fryer for regular and Kettle or Artisan Style potato chips (crisps) ...

Visitors attending Interpack in May 8-14 will be able to experience directly the two different configurations of the tna robag® FX 3ci high speed VFFS packaging machine, at tna’s stand. Australian company ...

A cutting edge test kitchen was equipped in Maastrich to enable processors seeking productivity and quality improvements to conveniently see and test the latest systems for cooking protein, vegetable, and bakery products. ...

Key Technology announces its new potato strips Sort-to-Grade feature for all belt-driven G6 optical sorters: Manta, Optyx, and Tegra. The feature was presented at the NWFPA exhibition in January. The patented, software-driven ...

Take the Baker Perkins Innovation Centre in Peterborough, UK, for example. As well as product development, customers use Baker Perkins’ Innovation Centre facilities to evaluate process technologies for existing products. This can ...

The Australian provider of food processing solutions tna will be presenting its systems for fresh produce applications in February at CFIA Rennes, as well as an on-stand ‘production line’ at Snaxpo (Dallas, ...

A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech potatoes.  In May, tuber processing giant J R Simplot asked ...

Fries are undeniably one of the most important food products in the word. As health-conscious consumers are continuously increasing in numbers, the producers are focusing more and more on providing healthy fries. ...

The number of people who prefer snacks rather than meals is increasing and producers are turning to consumers in order to develop new flavours and products. Evie Serventi reports. The biggest change ...

The better the peeling process, the better the potato and, possibly, the wastage can be reduced, too. But wastage is not everything, it’s the degree of cleanliness that is just as important. ...

Invisible inefficiencies, says Heat and Control’s Clark Hicks, can severely hamper the productivity of a packaging operation. In this article for Potato Processing International, he examines ways to improve efficiency. In this ...

Packaged food sales in India are forecast to soar by more than two-thirds over the next four years, according to research from industry analysts BMI. Rising disposable incomes and the on-going urbanisation ...

The perfect blend of foam and defoamer is essential in potato processing as Andre Erasmus finds with the help of Emerald Foam Control’s Frank Magazine. Foam is all around us – it ...

Over 35,000 finished pounds/hour (16,000 kg/hr) of crispy batter-coated french fries will be produced for fast-food lovers using Heat and Control’s latest batter applicator and multi-zone fryer system. The batter applicator applies ...

The market for food innovations is growing strongly and therefore one of the most dynamic and interesting markets in the world. Increasing population numbers in the developing countries and changing habits in ...

Ishida Europe is introducing an enhancement to its market-leading Atlas range of snack food bagmakers which the company says will increase its already-high speeds on Potato Chips by a further 35% to ...

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 205.9 points in July 2013, 4 points (nearly 2 percent) below its revised value for June and 7 points (or 3.3 percent) lower than in July 2012. The ...

McCain Foods USA has announced plans to expand its Burley, Idaho manufacturing plant with the addition of a third production line. “There is an increasing demand for potato products from customers nationwide ...

McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales increased 0.7% in July.Performance by segment was as follows: U.S. up 1.6%Europe down 1.9%Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) down 1.9% "McDonald's Plan to ...

Heat and Control’s new FastBack FDXM Force Displacement drives are now 40 per cent smaller than comparable inertia drive horizontal motion conveyors and convey up to 2,500 pounds This, says the company,  makes ...