Potato news archive – Page 19
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ArticlePotato variety key in 2019
New Greenvale report identifies Hassleback and loaded potato skins as key food trends for the coming year
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VideoVideo: Growing demand for Asian vegetables
Helien Verhagen of East4Fresh explains how the market for locally grown Asian vegetables is expanding in Europe
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ArticleFrozen chip win for Albert Bartlett
Airdrie-based supplier wins listing in Waitrose for three new frozen potato lines produced using Rooster potatoes
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ArticleBranston donates £37k to charity
Major potato supplier sends large sums to mental health organisations and blind charity in flurry of donations to kick off the year
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ArticleMaharashtra sees export potential
The state has identified six categories to be developed for export under the Agriculture Export Policy
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ArticlePotato varieties registered in Vietnam
The Rosagold and Markies varieties of potato offer higher yields and a better-quality product to growers
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ArticlePotato potential
With potatoes returning to sales growth last year, AHDB’s senior retail insight analyst Kim Malley sees opportunities for further progress, particularly in cuisine-based convenience products. Fred Searle reports
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ArticlePotato sales rise as campaign gets results
After years of decline, potato sales are on the up again thanks to an AHDB campaign, a simplified offer and an increase in retail promotions
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ArticleAHDB searches for diquat alternatives
Body invites researchers to apply for project to find new desiccation method for potatoes following EU ban on diquat
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ArticleGene find unlocks potato colouring
Scientists at The James Hutton Institute say discovery could help breed new colourful and improved potato varieties
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett launches chilled lines at Sainsbury’s
Retailer to stock three products from potato supplier's new branded range of chilled products following recent opening of processing plant
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ArticleSlug pesticide to be banned by 2020
Metaldehyde to be phased out over next 18 months due to risk posed to wildlife, Defra announces
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ArticleNikolaos Politis adapts to change
Greek trader Nikolaos Politis is embracing the need to evolve in order to deal with present challenges including the continuing financial crisis in Greece
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ArticlePotato production hits five-year low
Consumers warned to brace themselves for more variable shapes and sizes as late planting and poor conditions hit crops
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ArticlePotato grower fined for worker injuries
An employee at Alan Twatt Ltd suffered multiple fractures after falling from a makeshift platform
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ArticleLidl donates 3,000 Christmas dinners to charity
Discounter to give vast quantities of potatoes, Brussels sprouts and other festive food to community groups in bid to fight isolation this Christmas
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ArticleBranston appoints new sales and marketing director
Potato supplier appoints former Worldwide Fruit and G’s manager as it pushes forward with ambitious growth plans
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ArticleSturgeon opens Albert Bartlett’s chilled plant
Scotland’s First Minister says facility is “huge boost” to food processing and horticultural sectors, allowing supplier to develop new products
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ArticleOneHarvest develops Love Potatoes
Convenient, microwaveable pre-packaged potato product is set to hit retail shelves later this year
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ArticleFTNON unveils new onion and pepper processors
New systems focus on efficiency, reliability and hygiene