Potato news archive – Page 36
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Sweet potatoes taste success
With NPD to the fore and new source countries coming on stream, the future looks rosy for sweet potatoes
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Special report: Ireland's pride and produce
Martyn Fisher went to visit some of the major players in the Irish fresh produce sector, and discovered a market that abounds in national pride
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Much ado about potatoes
Tesco has realigned its potato supply chain and offered long-term deals to suppliers
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Albert Bartlett pack redesign to boost product prominence
The redesign has been rolled out across the full Albert Bartlett range, including its well-known Rooster potato variety
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New recipes aim to shake up unexcited potato consumers
As research reveals lukewarm perception of spuds among Brits, AHDB campaign aims to show their versatility
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Is the worst over for the potato industry?
Suppliers report that market conditions are easing slightly, backed up by good lifting conditions and lower acreage
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UK-grown sweet potatoes set to be sold at Asda
They are the first successful results of a crop innovation in the south of England which has taken three years to develop
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Suppliers react to new AHDB Potatoes campaign
Top bloggers on board to help fund new EU-funded potato campaign as suppliers praise trade body’s efforts
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Florette launches ready-to-fry potatoes
Salad brand has entered the fresh cut potato sector with launch of ready-to-fry chips in Spanish market
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Albert Bartlett launches frozen potato products
Homestyle chips and Rooster Roasts mark beginning of Scottish potato supplier’s move into frozen sector
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New study reaffirms carrots' eyesight aid link
Harvard University work tracked more than 100,000 over-50s over a period of 25 years, and found benefits of numerous fruit and veg items
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Ex-Bartlett boss named as Tyrrells international MD
Former MD of Albert Bartlett Paul Parkins has joined crisp giant in newly-created role of international managing director
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Kent Potato Company faces closure
Produce Investments announces that loss of retail business means Kent packing business is in jeopardy
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Scottish growers will lose ‘any profit margin’
Frustration as growers north of the border set to pay all workers the higher National Living Wage, rather than just those over 25
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Scots would 'sooner shun alcohol' than give up potatoes
Nearly half of those surveyed in AHDB and Bord Bia scheme would abstain from alcohol rather than have a meal without potatoes
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Potato and daffodil gangmaster stripped of her licence
GLA officers found that Sheila Wood's workers were underpaid and had been transported in a dangerous vehicle
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Smith's closes potato plant in WA
The announcement that Smith’s Snackfood Company will close its Canning Vale potato chip manufacturing plant will affect Western Australia’s fresh potato growers
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McDonald's in £9m boost for UK potato growers
Fast food giant commits to only sourcing British potatoes, to help growers 'innovate and invest for the future'
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Mashed potato to power new factory
Food processing giant 2 Sisters will use potato waste from mashed potato and pie manufacturing to power new bio-refinery
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Russian tycoon invests in apples and potatoes
Dmitry Arzhanov planning to pump hundreds of millions of dollars into developing domestic sources of supply