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Joint statement – Ensuring food security amid the Covid-19 outbreak
The European organisations CopaCogeca, FoodDrinkEurope and Celcaa (of which Europatat is a member) have released a joint statement in which they assure that "Europe’s food supply chain will work closely together to ensure everybody in Europe continues to have access...
Europatat replies to the public consultation on the “Farm to Fork” Roadmap
The concern regarding food sustainability along the whole supply chain has been increasing in the political agenda in the past years. There is a need to secure a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system, a message that the potato sector fully endorses....
The Polish potato packer and trader Bugaj joins Europatat!
Europatat warmly welcomes Bugaj, one of the biggest potato suppliers in the Polish market. Bugaj is a Polish, family-run company that has been supplying potatoes to Polish retailers for almost 30 years. Its supply chain is formed by more than 100 farms located all...
Europatat’s position paper on EU-UK Future Trade Agreement
Following the Council's green light to the opening of negotiations for a new partnership with the UK, Europatat has sent a position paper to the EU-UK negotiation team, as well as to the relevant officials in DG AGRI and DG SANTE, on which the sector calls on the...
Europatat highlights the potato sector priorities at Fruit Logistica 2020
Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, is attending Fruit Logistica during its edition 2020. As every year, the association has taken the opportunity to hold meetings with its members of the Seed Potato Commission and Packers Commission during the fair. The...
Europatat Congress 2020 – Registrations open and keynote speaker confirmed!
Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, is pleased to announce the opening of registrations for the upcoming annual Europatat Congress that will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 and 12 June 2020 at the beautiful Amigo Hotel, located at two steps of the...
Europatat launches a campaign to promote the consumption of fresh potatoes among European millennials
Europatat, together with CNIPT, Bord Bia and VLAM, has launched an inspiring campaign under the title “Potatoes, prepare to be surprised – Europe’s favourite since 1536”. This joint initiative, which is co-financed by the European Commission under the EU Promotion...
Merry Christmas and happy new year!
The Europatat team wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy holiday time. Thank you for a great year of cooperation, we know 2020 with you will be greater! Looking forward to seeing you again, Raquel & Berta.
Patatas Meléndez, new Spanish member of Europatat!
Europatat warmly welcomes Patatas Meléndez, one of the biggest potato traders and packers in the Spanish market. Patatas Meléndez is a family business with more than 20 years of experience. Located in the province of Valladolid, in northwest Spain, Meléndez's...
Importance of plant breeding innovation for sustainable agriculture
On 19 November, Europatat participated in an event entitled “Growing the Future Together: breeders and farmers underline the importance of plant breeding innovation for sustainable agriculture”, organised by Copa-Cogeca and Euroseeds, under the auspices of the Finnish...