BizVibe, a smart B2B networking platform for global B2B buyers and suppliers, announced today the next generation of its B2B networking platform for the potato market in the Netherlands. With the update, BizVibe says in a press release that businesses can establish a faster and more efficient path from company discovery to getting better quotes and building long-lasting profitable business partnerships with[Read More…]
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Germany: Potato ‘Premieres and Innovations’ to feature at Fruit Logistica 2018
Trade visitors can start gearing up for the Fruit Logistica event, taking place from February, 7-9, in Berlin, Germany, with “Spotlight – Premieres and Innovations at Fruit Logistica 2018”. The 68 Spotlight reports published so far include 23 world premieres and 11 European premieres. Spotlight also includes potato products and equipment for potatoes, such as SmartSpud™, said to be the industry’s leading smart sensor[Read More…]
Scotland: Albert Bartlett potato firm sees profits hit by price pressures
Sales at potato firm Albert Bartlett have climbed 18 per cent to £146m, but operating profit was again impacted by price pressures in the supply chain. In accounts newly filed with Companies House, the Airdrie-based firm said the performance was satisfactory, “given another year of challenging market conditions which continue to put significant pricing pressures on the entire supply chain”. Operating profit[Read More…]
World Potato Congress announces Romain Cools as new President and CEO
World Potato Congress Inc. announces Mr. Romain Cools as new President and CEO, as David Thompson steps down from this position. After 17 years on the World Potato Congress Board of Directors, 12 as vice-president and the last five years as president, David Thompson has decided that it was time for a change. He is pleased to announce that effective January[Read More…]
A potato in the mail: ‘Text-a-Potato’ expands into themed potato gifts
British based ‘Text-A-Potato’ is a business that sends personalised, hand written messages on potatoes to anyone in the UK and select European countries. Yes, you read that correctly. The Text-A-Potato team send potatoes with messages in the post. The business has now expanded into themed potato gifts, including spuds for anniversaries, congratulations, birthdays, Mother’s Day, Christmas and even proposals. Text-A-Potato has[Read More…]
Northern Germany: ‘Wet fields, late crops and mouldy tubers’
Potato traders in northern Germany look back on 2017 with mixed feelings. Although yields were sufficient to meet demand, the quality of stored potatoes is in part poor. At Lünekartoffel-Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG, located in the middle of the important cultivation area Lüneburg Heath, the wet autumn weather is still resonating. “My gut tells me we’re going to see[Read More…]
Scientists eye potato starch as bio-based solution for paints and varnishes
If a surface has to be protected against corrosion, in 80 percent of all cases this takes place through coating it with paints or varnishes. When doing so, the proportion of bio-based, environmentally-friendly solutions is extremely small. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, are[Read More…]
NL: Agrico presents record results at members’ meeting
Agrico held its central general members’ meeting last week. At this well-attended meeting, the annual report 2016/2017 was discussed. In a press release, the potato cooperative says the 2016/2017 financial year will be noted as one of the most successful years in Agrico’s history. Never before has Agrico marketed such a high volumes of seed potatoes, and could pay out[Read More…]
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