Potato news archive – Page 118
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ArticleNew year resolve
At times the fresh produce industry may seem very small and well-connected but the links rely on a staggeringly large number of individuals with very diverse responsibilities. As another new year dawns, many will be taking stock and preparing targets for the weeks and months ahead. Elspeth Waters caught up with six of the people involved in the industry, both in the UK and abroad, to find out what they remember of last year and what they are expecting from 2006.
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ArticleChilled atmosphere enters new dawn
Companies all over the world have benefited from major advances made in cold storage technology. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Hartley's turns to glass
Yorkshire vegetable processing company JE Hartley has trialed recycled glass for effluent treatment.
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Machinery launch at potato show
Scotts Potato Machinery used the BP2005 show to launch its latest machine - the Evolution Separator.
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Onion innovation from South Africa
When it comes to the southern hemisphere, innovation is the order of the day, the BOPA conference heard.
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Onion producers hopeful
Faced with selling an onion crop which is 15 per cent lighter than last season and consequently in better balance, UK growers are hopeful that prices will be far better than the rock bottom levels of 2004-2005.
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Apple critics answered as sprouts move upmarket
Now all the brouhaha seems to have settled over the number of English apples that supermarkets stock, or do not stock,
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ArticleGrowing the taste for exotics
When is an exotic not an exotic? In the first of our series of profiles on the category Elspeth Waters asks the industry how the concept of exotics is changing as consumers become more accepting of foreign fare
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ArticleOrganic waste tackled
More than a third of organic potatoes and 40 per cent of organic carrots do not make it onto supermarket shelves, new research published by the Food Chain Centre has revealed.
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ArticlePotatoes new appeal
BP2005 takes place in Harrogate next week, bringing together the cream of all sectors of the potato industry for the biggest yet biennial exhibition, convention and seminar programme. Tommy Leighton talks to British Potato Council (BPC) chairman David Walker about the event, some of its highlights, and his views on the current state of the industry.
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ArticleBranston brings Smile to Tesco Finest
The first potatoes to be marketed under Tesco’s premium ‘Finest’ label start appearing in store this week.
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Potato waste opportunity
Potato waste could offer the industry a cheap, renewable source of food additives, chitin and lactic acid, according to a university scientist.
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Washington apples top value list
Food production in Washington reached an all time high last year, with apples once again topping the list, despite a drop in sales.
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ArticleCyprus steps up a gear
Hopes are high that Cyprus’ entry to the EU will enable the fresh produce industry to bloom. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Rot warning for potatoes
Potato growers are being warned to look out for rotting tubers soon after storage following outbreaks of rain-induced soft rot in some fields.
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ArticleHeaven sent machines at Florette
Emma Twyning takes a look at some of the machinery offers for the industry, including Florette's heavenly mechanical solution, a sure-fire win from Schur Flexible and a solution to the problem of give away.
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Growers push for ring rot action
The British Potato Council (BPC) is reporting strong interest among growers for a new potato safe-havens certification scheme to combat ring rot.
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ArticleNew deal for Tayto
A Northern Ireland crisp manufacturer has bagged a major supermarket deal which should its boost potato suppliers.
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ArticleEducating chefs
A campaign organised by the British Potato Council to educate consumers about the different potato varieties available has found knowledge among chefs is lacking.
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ArticleSolanum plots eco-map
Produce World subsidiary Solanum has revealed phase three of its traceability website