Potato news archive – Page 116
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Anyone for tennis? Produce shelves serving up a treat
The arrival of hot weather and the imminence of Wimbledon mean that soft fruit and stonefruit are beginning to fill up the
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ArticleAyrshire new crop smashes records
Leading fresh potato supplier Greenvale AP announced a record crop of Ayrshire potatoes as the first harvest hit Tesco stores last week.
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ArticleKids mad for potato day
The British Potato Council’s (BPC) ‘Potato Day’ proved a hit with school children this year.
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ArticleSt Nick's spuds hit Tesco
Record rainfall in May has not held up the first deliveries of Kentish new potatoes to Tesco, according to local supplier St Nicholas Court Farms.
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ArticleDug in the dead of the night
For the second year running, Lancashire potato grower Sean Mallinson has been burning the midnight oil to guarantee Booths customers the freshest locally-grown new potatoes.
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ArticleGreenvale taken into private hands
Potato supplier Greenvale Holdings plc group (Greenvale) has been taken into private ownership by a purpose-built company.
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Whatever happened to the seasons?
The rising availability of imported fresh produce means shoppers have little idea about British fruit and veg seasons, new research has found.
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ArticlePesticide sector answers its critics
It seems everyone has an opinion about pesticides, or perhaps more precisely, the use of pesticides. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to pesticide producers about the challenges facing them
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ArticleChip Week achieves 50-fold return
A media campaign for National Chip Week 2006 has boosted consumer sales and brought a 50-fold return on investment, according to the British Potato Council (BPC).
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ArticleBranston brings out local spuds
Dedicated Tesco potato supplier Branston Ltd is marking the start of the Cornish and Pembrokeshire potato seasons with a series of local events in Tesco stores.
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ArticleSweet potatoes lead the charge
Exotic sweet potatoes have the fastest growing sales of any vegetable on-shelf in the UK, according to independent retail analysts TNS.
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Chips are up for BPC
The British Potato Council has hailed National Chip Week 2006 a success, after the industry’s levy-funded media campaign effectively boosted consumer sales.
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Local spuds for Welsh Asda
Locally grown and packed Pembrokeshire new potatoes will be available to customers of Pembroke Dock Asda this spring.
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ArticleGreenvale in early at Sainsbury's
Greenvale AP has delivered the first of this season’s home-grown new potatoes to Sainsbury’s stores as part of the Local First for Fresh campaign for 2006.
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ArticleHiggins expands down under
Higgins Group, a leading potato supplier in Europe, is expanding its global operations with the appointment of an Australian agent to market two of its varieties down under.
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Greenvale gains Royal approval
Greenvale is celebrating after being awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Innovation.
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Natures Way takes the Linkfresh path
Information technology is playing an ever increasing role in the arena of fresh produce. This month we take a look at some of the issues and systems that are shaping the sector, from the success Natures Way Marketing has had with its IT update, to the work GS1 UK is doing to standardise data in the market.
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ArticleEgyptian faith pays dividends
Amid rising freight rates and heavy competition some Egyptian producers are enjoying rich rewards for their advantageous period of availibility. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Retailers offer a Royal weekend
Jersey Royals have hit two top retailers in time for Easter - two weeks earlier than last year.
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ArticleCyprus adapts approach
Fresh produce exports from Cyprus have fallen sharply in recent years. The necessary technical expertise is there in abundance but can the sector face up to the marketing demands of the 21st century? Elspeth Waters visited the island to determine the status quo, and report separately on the citrus, potato, veg and herb sectors.