Diepvriesfrites en aardappelspecialiteiten

The Indonesian government is considering establishing a trade system for potatoes, including what kinds of potatoes [products] may be imported and an import quota, an official says. Trade Ministry director general for foreign trade Deddy Saleh said hi...

Voor de bedrijven lid van Belgapom, de Belgische aardappelhandel en verwerking, is het Gemeenschappelijk Landbouwbeleid nooit een prioriteit geweest, immers de aardappelsector werd volledig buiten de scope van dit beleid gehouden. De recente activeri...

Ending a long stalemate, US Congress approved three new trade agreements Wednesday evening, signing off on deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama in an attempt to increase U.S. exports and create thousands of jobs. Among the potential winners are...

Potatoes and other reportedly high-GI foods might not be the dietary villains that recent publicity, books and health-based programmes would claim them to be, a new University of Otago study suggests.

With more than 1.2 billion people, India is the second most populated country on the planet and offers ample opportunities for markets of all stripes. So why not frozen food? Canada’s McCain Foods has annual revenue of $6.5 billion.

On October 10th, co-owner Kees Meijer received the Golden Ice Crystal award during the Anuga trade fair in Cologne (Germany). This award, an initiative by Quick Frozen Foods International Magazine (QFFI), is granted biennially to persons who distinguis...

Aunt Bessie’s has announced a new variety to its market leading Frozen Potato range – Special Roast Potatoes basted in duck fat. The range has been developed in response to consumer demand for premium roast potatoes, following a number of chefs bastin...

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. Vo...

Het Agri Investment Fund van de Belgische Boerenbond wordt aandeelhouder van de beursgenoteerde groep PinguinLutosa. Die is gespecialiseerd in diepvriesgroenten en aardappelverwerking. Het Fund neemt daartoe de participatie van 1,057 miljoen aandelen ...

McCain Foods is hopeful union discussions will resolve pay disputes before further industrial action hampers production at the Ballarat plant. Union representatives are expected to meet with McCain on Monday next week ahead of possible strikes on Tues...

Planted during April's favourable conditions, the crop got off to a good start, however, drought in May and early June caused significant delays. Rain throughout the second half of June helped the crop, leading to decreasing potato prices as well as to...

Over two and a half tons of french fries were served at the annual Potato Bowl French Fry Feed at University Park in Grand Forks on Thursday evening September 22, 5,010 pounds to be exact! This breaks the old record by 120 pounds set in 2008. Sco...

Recently the USDA has published a revised overview of the United States Potato Industry statistics for harvest 2010. This report contains a wealth of data on the production per state and utilisation, for which we refer to the report itself.

En los últimos cinco años, la demanda por las papas congeladas prefritas se incrementó en un 35% por año a nivel mundial. Y se espera que siga creciendo de manera sostenida, así lo indicó Armando Espinoza La Torre, gerente de ventas de la empresa Del A...

The following statement is from Randy Hardy, Vice President of Trade Affairs for the National Potato Council (NPC) and owner of Hardy Farms, a potato growing operation in Oakley, Idaho, on the transmission by the Obama Administration of the pending fre...

Anuga Frozen Food: The meeting place for the international frozen food industry Many are called, but few are chosen. This year two more extraordinary leaders of the international frozen food industry - Kees Meijer, co-chairman of Lamb Weston/Meijer, a...

Will a newly discovered russet potato variety make the Red River Valley a yield contender with the Pacific Northwest? Carl Hoverson of Larimore, N.D., thinks so, and — as one of the key growers for the Simplot-processed potato plant in Grand Forks, N....

BURGER KING® Restaurants of Canada, Inc. is on a mission to become the nation's #1 destination for all things poutine by expanding their Classic Poutine offering: For a limited time, you can try the new ANGRY POUTINE™ and POUTINE WITH BACON.