Trade and marketing

December 07, 2020 | News

Christophe Vermeulen new CEO of Belgapom starting January 2021

The Board of Directors of Belgapom announced on December 3^rd to have unanimously chosen Christophe Vermeulen as the successor to Romain Cools as the CEO of Belgapom.

December 01, 2020 | News

New ambassador Miss Tata proudly promotes Portuguese potatoes

To promote Portuguese potatoes worldwide, the Portuguese Potato Association (Porbatata) has created a new ambassador: Miss Tata.

November 25, 2020 | Articles

Berta Redondo Benito new Europatat Secretary

As of 1 September, Berta Redondo Benito is the Secretary of the European lobby organisation Europatat. As successor to Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago, she will promote the interests of the European potato trade.

November 25, 2020 | Articles

A prospect of brighter skies to come

No part of the potato industry has been untouched by the virus. There has been plenty of bad news, but there has been some good news too, writes Cedric Porter, Editor of World Potato Markets.

September 23, 2020 | Articles

Trade access is a hot potato

Most potatoes in the world are eaten in the country where they are grown, but over recent years trade has become a vital part of the potato industry. Exports have inevitably been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the crisis has also increased tensions between the world’s largest exporting and importing nations.

June 03, 2020 | Articles

“By working together more, we can take important steps forward”

In the spring of 2017, Potato Cooperative Nedato in the village of Oud-Beijerland announced a change of strategy. An important spearhead in this was the setting up of a strategic form of cooperation. Now, almost 2 years later, Carel van Buchem is in charge here as General Manager. We ask him how far the planning is now.…