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French and Spanish potato growers show concern on this year's early potato campaign. In France, during a meeting held in Rennes in early July, Western France's producers explained their difficulties to find room on the supermarket's shelves for their p...

Knife peeling gives a very attractive peeling result compared to roller peelers. The potatoes have a hand peeled appearance and, moreover, their smooth exterior keeps them in good, fresh condition for longer. However, for a good peeling result, prepeel...

In France, on the Island of Noirmoutier, they figured it out: they created a niche market for a specifically grown premier potato so exclusive that the potato ended up on this obscure list of the most expensive foods in the world: Voila, La Bonnotte.

Chefs over de hele wereld kijken elk jaar uit naar 'La Bonnotte', meest exclusieve aardappeltje ter wereld.

Kloosterboer and McCain are jointly building an automated future. In November 2008, the construction of one of the largest cold stores in France begun near Lille. After thorough preparation by McCain and Kloosterboer the first pile of the new cold sto...

Cargill has inaugurated a new €65-million rapeseed crush plant in the port of Montoir in western France. The company has made the investment in partnership with Sofiprotéol, which promotes the marketing and processing of oilseeds in France. Cargill is ...

France is considering plans to impose a "fat tax"by more than trebling the VAT on junk food to tackle soaring obesity levels. Ministers are being urged by health experts to raise VAT from 5.5 to 19.6 per cent on all foods considered to be &q...

Agriculteur à Saint-Vougay (29), Richard Cadiou se lance cette année dans la culture de plants de pomme de terre. Depuis son installation en 1982, il produisait des pommes de terre de consommation qui étaient directement livrées chez un négociant, avec...

One year after joining Legris Industries Group, Clextral announces the acquisition of Danish company K.A.L. ProcesTeknik A/S (Gadstrup,Copenhagen region), specialized in refurbishing extruder screws.

Clextral, manufacturer of twin-screw extrusion and supplier of drying solutions, continues to break records of sales in 2007 and 2008 already shows very promising figures.Clextral decided to change its organization which has been under the leadership o...

De Franse aardappelsector heeft in de maanden augustus tot en met december vorig jaar 635.900 ton aardappelen uitgevoerd. Dat is 60.000 ton ofwel bijna 9% minder dan een jaar eerder. De grootste afnemer, Spanje, nam met 203.100 ton bijna 20% minder Fr...

France's leading retailers yesterday pledged to reduce their impact on the environment under an ambitious plan backed by the government. The Fédération des Entreprises du Commerce et de la Distribution (FECD), which represents 93 per cent of the count...

Lifestyle and demographic changes have fueled growth in the ready-to-eat and snack distribution outlets representing over 45,000 points of sale in France, with 2006 sales growth over five percent. Best prospects are chips and crisps, snack foods, bagel...

People who opt for a meal at a "healthy"restaurant often consume more calories than they would dining at fast food joints that make no health claims, a new study shows. The researchers found that individuals underestimate the calorie content...