Potato news archive – Page 3
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Branston helps drive HGV recruitment
Potato supplier Branston is leading an HGV recruitment drive with Inspire Education Group, Lincoln College and the Road Haulage Association
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FPJ Potato Special out now
We explore the latest innovation and production hurdles in the potato sector as growers and new industry body GB Potatoes search for solutions
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Fresh Direct launches Chef’s Choice potatoes
The chipping and roasting potatoes are being launched in partnership with Linwood Crops
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Floods hit veg producers in northern France
In the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais, farmers are waiting for the floodwaters to recede before they can determine the extent of the damage
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McCain launches Baby Hasselbacks
New product aims to add incremental growth to the frozen food category
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British Potato Show returns to Harrogate
Taking place at the Yorkshire Event Centre on 22 and 23 November, the ‘seed to shopping trolley’ event will showcase the latest trends and technology in the sector
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Wolds Produce joins AKP Group
UK potato businesses join forces in bid to boost economies of scale and build a stronger, more resilient supply chain
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Wilsons’ Country unveils mash offer
Irish potato supplier launches two new ready-to-eat potato mash products exclusively at Tesco Northern Ireland outlets
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Wilson’s Country invests £2m in AD plant
New plant in County Armagh, Northern Ireland will provide 60 per cent of potato supplier’s annual electricity requirements
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Albert Bartlett and James Martin launch chefs’ frozen potato range
Five new products will help chefs reduce prep time and cut food waste while maintaining premium quality
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Fortress helps farmers find needle in potato sack
Fortress Technology has designed an industrial-sized Bulk Potato Slider Detector System to detect metal contaminants in potatoes
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GB Potatoes appoints former NFU Scotland boss as part-time CEO
Scott Walker says “collaboration is key” and urges potato sector to join new industry body
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Walkers crop ad is world’s biggest ‘billboard’
Etched into a vast field of British potatoes, the artwork is bigger than any existing billboard globally and can even be spotted from space
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Branston trials aim to cut fertiliser emissions
Potato supplier is exploring various methods to reduce growers’ reliance on synthetic fertilisers through field trials in Lincolnshire and Scotland
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TuberTurgor launched to cut potato waste
B-hive Innovations has embarked on a potato-bruising-detection project with a view to reducing produce waste at retail
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Haith unearths grand plans for potato show
The UK potato handling equipment manufacturer is poised to unveil latest innovations at BP2023 in November
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New forum to tackle PCN in Britain
Working group set up by GB Potatoes and CUPGRA aims to coordinate an industry-wide approach to tackling devastating pest Potato Cyst Nematode
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Morrisons covers growers’ costs in new trial
Major trial initiative sees supermarket mitigate growers’ costs in potatoes and carrots
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Love Island’s Iain Stirling to star for McCain
Legendary commentator appears in Let’s All Chip In campaign highlighting regen farming
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British Potato Show returns in November
Trade show in Harrogate will feature record number of exhibition stands, as well as seminars and the National Potato Industry Awards ceremony