Potato news archive – Page 126
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ArticlePotato lovers dig for their dinners
MBM held the first of what will become its annual Juliette Dinners on June 21, inviting 30 guests to Porthallow, Cornwall to first dig, and then sample, new Juliette potatoes from its newly launched Potato Lovers brand. Tommy Leighton was there.
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ArticleCostco consistency
Costco operates a chain of cash & carry membership warehouses that sell high-quality, nationally branded and selected private-label merchandise at low prices to businesses purchasing for commercial use or resale. Steve Rangeley, pictured, the company’s UK produce buyer, talks to Tommy Leighton about the importance of potatoes to the business.
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ArticleWilson aims to please
One of the most scenic of Ireland’s 32 counties, Armagh has probably suffered more than most from the Northern Troubles, at least in terms of image. A part of it has been dubbed ‘Bandit Country’, a tag that suggests - unfairly - an area so lawless as to be virtually ungovernable. Anthony Garvey reports.
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ArticleGreenvale Peruses Andes
Through continual research and investment in its potato lines, Greenvale AP continues to expand its portfolio by developing innovative new commercial varieties for the UK market, writes Anabella de Sousa.
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ArticleA bit of singing and dancing
Pan European Potato Enterprise Limited has been slowly establishing itself as an international distributor of numerous seed and potato varieties. Elspeth Waters talks to managing director Juan Castella about his plans for the business.
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ArticleFrench combine field flair with function
How can strong technical know-how be used as the basis for marketing development? French potato group Pom’Alliance thinks it has found the answer and tells Philippe Gautier of its plans for the Amandine variety in the UK.
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ArticleBritish Potato Counsel
Potatoes are purchased by 97 per cent of households in the UK at least once every two weeks. This represents a fantastic base from which the British Potato Council can begin its work to promote the home-grown potato in all its forms, but it does not necessarily make the job an easy one. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleBPC - At your foodservice
Foodservice is the UK’s fourth largest consumer market. Annual sales are estimated at around £30 billion and it is predicted that by 2025, the UK consumer will be spending more on eating out than at home.
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ArticleGrow your own success
In the last 12 months, the British Potato Council created and put its weight behind a scheme that encouraged schoolchildren to learn more about where food and potatoes come from and healthy eating.
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ArticleBritish Potato 2005 - five events in one
British Potato 2005, organised by the British Potato Council (BPC), will be held at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate from November 30 to December 1 and will attract around 6,000 visitors.
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ArticleSmile cheers Higgins
The Higgins Group is keen to capitalise on its recent successes and its Smile potato has further buoyed optimism, writes Doris Lee Butterworth.
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ArticleHerbert engineers upgrade
RJ Herbert Engineering Ltd sits in the heart of The Fens, which has a strong tradition of potato production. The company was founded by Rod Herbert who, over the last 30 years, has steered and evolved the business into an important manufacturer of root crop and field-vegetable handling equipment, reports Anabella de Sousa.
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ArticleA fistful of weighers
A machinery company is aiming to revitalise the market for linear weighing machines in the potato sector.
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ArticleAviko wedged in value
Although traditional English favourites such as mash, jacket potato and chips will always be well represented across most caterers’ menus, modern taste trends and an increase in consumer demand for wider variety of choice is leading caterers to include a bigger range of potato options on their menus.
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Potatoes move into sexy mode
Having just paid a trip to Jersey, looking back at the mainland has given me a sense of perspective and led me to realise that
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ArticleJuliette draws high praise
Praise for MBM's new season of Juliette potatoes rang around the cove at Porthallow, Cornwall, after a dinner to celebrate the first lifting of the 2005 crop.
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Potato company fined for discharge
A Spalding based potato company has been fined more than £20,000 after pleading guilty to discharging contaminated water into a nearby dyke.
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Apricots drive Armenian production
Armenia’s fruit crop will be significantly bigger this year, due to unusually favorable weather conditions, according to the country’s agriculture ministry.
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ArticleMAP of the future
In the final focus on packaging the Journal explores the application of modified atmosphere packaging.