Potato news archive – Page 120
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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
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Article110 years and counting
The FPJ has come a long way since its first issue was published on October 5 1895. Today’s relaunch coincides with our 110th birthday, so we thought it appropriate to give our modern-day readers an insight into the ways the Journal in its various guises has reflected the changes of this great industry through a century and more. Some things have altered surprisingly little.
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Parripak gets RDS funding
Parripak Food Ltd can now market cosmetically imperfect potatoes thanks to equipment funding from the Rural Development Service.
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ArticleRamsay worships at Mayan temple
Greenvale AP has launched Mayan Gold, the first commercial Peruvian potato to be nationally listed in the UK into the market.
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Health kick for BPC
The British Potato Council has launched a new campaign to promote the healthiness of potatoes.
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ArticleMBM chooses 'Potatoes for...'
MBM has followed up its successful launch of the Potato Lovers brand with a new four-pronged concept for its customers.
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ArticleChefs get the link at NCG
New Covent Garden catering supplier Chef’s Connection held an open day last Friday, to showcase its new food preparation facilities and give suppliers and contacts the opportunity to sample the products and meet the chefs who use them.
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Emerging from the shadows
The wholesale world is not always spoken of in the best of light. But markets are places of many and diverse activities, which
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Pouzin quits Fedepom post
Hugues Pouzin has quit his post as general manager at Fedepom, the French potatoes trade and export federation.
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ArticleOverhang tests South African resolve
As one of the leading fresh produce exporters in the southern hemisphere, the problems experienced by South Africa following its deregulation in 1997 have been widely reported. But just as the country’s apple industry finds its feet, the overhang of top fruit in Europe is threatening to undermine any newfound stability. Emma Twyning reports.
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ArticleMack increases annual turnover
MW Mack, the UK’s largest independent fresh produce supplier, has reported an increase in group turnover to more than £300 million in the year to April 29, 2005.
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ArticleIrish firm opens £5m plant
Wilson's Country Group (WCG) has opened a £5 million potato packing and fresh fruit processing facility.
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ArticleThe sweetest feeling
Israel’s cultivation and export of sweet potatoes has experienced an upturn in recent years and the product is steadily becoming an important part of the country’s fresh produce basket. From exports of some 2,200 tonnes in 1999-2000, sendings totaled 12,400t in 2004-05, and plans are underway to increase the acreage under production from 800 hectares.
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ADM is potato future for WTB
A German potato futures trading market has taken on a UK company to handle its clearing and settlement, as well as act as its broker.
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ArticleHirsty work
Farmers need to learn lessons from the retailers when it comes to running their business, claims the new face of UK horticulture, Richard Hirst. Ed Bedington went to meet him.
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ArticleRooster potatoes to crow on TV
The UK’s biggest root vegetable grower and packer, Albert Bartlett & Sons, is launching its first TV sponsorship campaign.