McCain launches interactive audio ads
McCain Foods has partnered with voice-assistant adtech firm Say It Now to deepen its branding experience via actionable audio advertising. The campaign will see the frozen potato specialist use

Nutritionist advises to eat kiwis with skin and all
Registered nutritionist Gabi Zaromskyte claims that she eats the skin on a lot of fruit and vegetables, because of the benefits it has for her gut. According to Zaromskyte, the skins of potatoes,

Sklepy z frytkami w Północnej Walii cierpią z powodu niedoborów ziemniaków i podwyżek cen
Przez swoją firmę, Peter Gwyn and Sons Quality Potatoes, Peter Gwyn dostarcza ziemniaki w północnej Walii od ponad 30 lat. Ale teraz widzi rzeczy, których nigdy nie doświadczył. Kryzys

North Wales chips shops suffer from potato shortages and price hikes
Through his business, Peter Gwyn and Sons Quality Potatoes, Peter Gwyn has supplied potatoes in North Wales for over 30 years. But he is now seeing things that he has never experienced. The

Price of fries set to go up in South Africa
Aiming to prevent further dumping on the South African Customs Union (Sacu) market, the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) has introduced substantial import duties on imported

Selenella potatoes, growing areas invested
Selenella is going against the current and is doing so by counting on ever larger areas. In particular, the hectares are growing in Sicily (by 20%) and Emilia-Romagna, two regions that are

Europejski popyt na ziemniaki pozostaje silny pomimo rosnących cen
Ceny referencyjne Mintec dla ziemniaków przetwórczych EXW Holandia zostały oszacowane na 420 EUR / mt w dniu 16 maja 2023 r., co stanowi wzrost o 66% rok do roku. Jednak pomimo rosnących

McCain partners with Community Shop
Frozen potato giant McCain Foods is partnering with Community Shop to open a new social supermarket store in Eastfield, North Yorkshire – the home of McCain GB since 1969. Community Shop is a

Gene-edited blight-resistant potato might be a game-changer
Potato plants resistant to blight are one of the game-changing breakthroughs in Europe for gene editing. The UK has already given the go-ahead for gene editing, and several other countries have

European potato demand remains strong despite soaring prices
The Mintec Benchmark Prices for Processing Potatoes EXW Netherlands were assessed at €420/mt on 16th May 2023, representing a 66% year-on-year increase. However, despite the rising prices,

Belarusian tomatoes are more expensive than pineapples and bananas
Tomatoes and cucumbers are the most in-demand vegetables in Belarus. Their prices are high. Overseas coconuts and pineapples remain on the shelves, despite their affordable cost. The lowest price

Is the Egyptian production the solution for potato shortage in Europe?
This year is marked by strong demand and insufficient supply of potatoes, a situation that professionals of the industry and media go so far as to call "the global potato shortage". On the

Inflation causes double-digit dollar growth for potatoes
Inflation continues to have an impact across the country. For potatoes, retailers across the country are seeing incredible double digit dollar growth. “However, this is coming at the expense of

Inflacja powoduje dwucyfrowy wzrost cen ziemniaków w dolarach
Inflacja nadal wywiera wpływ na cały kraj. W przypadku ziemniaków sprzedawcy detaliczni w całym kraju odnotowują niewiarygodny dwucyfrowy wzrost w dolarach. "Odbywa się to

Европейский спрос на картофель остается высоким, несмотря на стремительный рост цен
Базовые цены Mintec на переработку картофеля EXW Нидерланды оценивались в €420/мт на 16 мая 2023 года, что

Apofruit at Macfrut relaunches with new projects and investments
Positive for Apofruit the balance of the last edition of Macfrut,a "strategic" event according to its president Mirco Zanotti. Several projects were presented. The collaboration with Colt.Or:

France: Vitalis Group opens its capital and plans further growth
The Vitalis Group, one of the leading French companies in the trade and packaging of potatoes and fresh spices, has nine packaging sites in France, located in the main production areas. More than

Fostering potato partnerships for food security
The World Potato Congress (WPC) Inc., through its mission of creating value chain networking within the global potato community, has officially adopted the Declaration of Dublin: Fostering Potato

Prices for new harvest potatoes, cabbage, and carrots rose sharply in Ukraine
In mid-May, prices for new harvest potatoes, cabbage, and carrots rose sharply. Agricultural companies began shipping young cabbage at 30% higher prices than a week ago. The cause of the price

Advancing the future of potato processing
REYCO Systems®, a manufacturer of oil removal systems to the growing processed potato and French fry industry, has announced the launch of their newest product, the EcoMiser® Elite Oil Removal

Patatas Hijolusa acquires 100% of Agrícola Villena
Patatas Hijolusa, a leading company in the cultivation, selection, packaging, and marketing of fresh potatoes in the Iberian Peninsula, acquired on May 8th 100% of Agrícola Villena, S.L., a

Wspieranie partnerstw ziemniaczanych na rzecz bezpieczeństwa żywnościowego
Światowy Kongres Ziemniaczany (WPC) Inc., poprzez swoją misję tworzenia sieci łańcucha wartości w ramach globalnej społeczności ziemniaczanej, oficjalnie przyjął Deklarację z

Białoruś: Ziemniaki posadzone na 81,9% powierzchni docelowej
Według oświadczenia białoruskiego Ministerstwa Rolnictwa i Żywności, ziemniaki zostały posadzone na 81,9% docelowej powierzchni na Białorusi. Na dzień 15 maja uprawy jare zostały

Good performance for Egyptian potatoes in the Spanish market
This year has been marked by global climate changes that have disrupted the production of potatoes and caused changes in procurement channels. According to Nessem Amgad, export manager of Elteriak

Беларусь: Картофель посажен на 81,9% целевой площади
Согласно заявлению Министерства сельского хозяйства и продовольствия Беларуси, картофель в стране