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mei 08, 2013
Potato Processing Industry in Belgium continues its growth
The Belgian potato processing industry has seen a spectacular growth during the last decades. The companies active in this sector have grown from 500.000 tons of processed potatoes in 1990 to 3,65 million tons of raw material in 2012.
april 18, 2013
European Potato Processors'Association organises its first congress to celebrate its 50th anniversary
EUPPA, the European Potato Processors’ Association, is organising in Brussels its 1st Congress for the processed potatoes’ sector on 16th May 2013 in Brussels, which will be also an opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of EUPPA.
februari 21, 2013
Potato Specialities line increases overall plant efficiency
At Ecofrost in Belgium, a new potato specialities line was commissioned last spring. The line is used to produce formed potato croquettes and pommes noisettes. Raw materials for these products are the rejects and the nubbin waste from the Kiremko Frenc...
december 11, 2012
Interpom | Primeurs 2012 welcomes a record number of visitors
The 16th edition of INTERPOM | PRIMEURS in Kortrijk Xpo shot past the record-breaking number of visitors at the last event: with an amazing 17 678 visitors this year, INTERPOM | PRIMEURS clocked up a spectacular 25.7% more visitors. Sponsored Content
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november 26, 2012
Belgapom supports Conpapa potato project in Ecuador
On the occasion of the opening of Interpom Primeurs, its biennial international trade fair in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgapom, the professional association of the Belgian potato trade and processing sector, launched its corporate social responsibility project.
november 09, 2012
Interpom | Primeurs 2012 sold out
The 16th edition of INTERPOM PRIMEURS will be held from Sunday 25 to Tuesday 27 November 2012 in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium). With the new record number of 255 exhibitors and the entire filling of the exhibition complex at Kortrijk Xpo, INTERPOM PRIMEURS ...
oktober 24, 2012
How McCain Foods became the preferred buyer of Lutosa
Last week McCain Foods and PinguinLutosa announced an agreement on the sale of the PinguinLutosa potato division. The Belgian Newspaper 'De Standaard' reveals how McCain Foods ended up the preferred buyer instead of Conagra Foods Lamb Weston.
oktober 10, 2012
European Potato Processors Association (EUPPA) elects new board
The European Potato Processors Association (EUPPA) general assembly has approved yesterday new statutes and elected a new board at its meeting in Brussels earlier this week. The EUPPA member companies actively process potatoes in Austria, Belgium, Fra...
oktober 09, 2012
Marleen Vaesen appointed CEO PinguinLutosa
As from the 1st of November onwards Marleen Vaesen (1959) will be appointed as CEO of PinguinLutosa. She will take over the position of Hein Deprez, who was CEO of PinguinLutosa to date. Hein Deprez will subsequently, as president of the Strategic Com...
september 25, 2012
European Potato Processors show how best to fry french fries
In April 2002, authorities, food industry, caterers and consumers were confronted by the unexpected finding that a number of heated foods contained significant levels of acrylamide, a substance known until then only as a highly reactive industrial chem...
september 05, 2012
PinguinLutosa signs principle agreement on sales of Lutosa division
The Board of Directors of PinguinLutosa have reached a principle agreement on the proposed sale of the Lutosa division. A term sheet was signed in which the entreprise value has been fixed on 225 million euro and the transaction is subject to the fulf...
juni 01, 2012
BEST to be acquired by TOMRA Sorting Solutions
TOMRA acquires Belgian sorting machine producer BEST Kwadraat NV for EUR 138m TOMRA Systems ASA (TOMRA), through its fully owned subsidiary TOMRA Sorting AS, has on May 31, 2012 signed an agreement with the owners of technology manufacturer BEST Kwadr...