Potato news archive – Page 62
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ArticlePotato sales up in France
According to FranceAgriMer, France's national agriculture board, potato sales in the country have increased by 11.3 per cent in the first seven months of 2012 compared with the year-earlier period.
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ArticlePotato sales up in France
In France, purchases of potatoes are up, according to FranceAgriMer, although prices have taken a dive
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ArticleThe quiet revolution
More famous for its big-name marketing strategies than its environmental work, Albert Bartlett is nevertheless putting a huge amount of work in place behind the scenes, as David Burrows finds out
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ArticlePotato growers want quality label
Head of Asaja Murcia in Spain calls for introduction of a regional trademark in face of "unfair" competition from Egypt
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ArticleKorean decision validation for Ausveg
Australian industry body Ausveg has said South Korea’s decision to ban US potato imports validates its concern over New Zealand imports
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ArticleHitting the mummy jackpot
Marketing strategies have evolved, with the stereotypical produce image of naked women covered in fruit apparently a thing of the past, but how do you get mums to buy your produce? Samantha Lyster reports
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ArticleGoing back to the roots
With the current trend for vintage foods, it is no surprise to see heritage varieties making a comeback. Thomas Hobbs looks at how far it could go
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Everyone’s a winner with fresh produce
There are more and more indications that everyone becomes a winner when they buy fresh produce. Packs are being used to
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ArticleAKP opens north-Lincolnshire HQ
Supermarket potato supplier AKP officially opened its £3million north-Lincolnshire headquarters this week.
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ArticleKorea bans some US potato imports
The US Potato industry has questioned the rationale behind South Korea’s ban on fresh potato imports from three US states
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ArticleMurcia wants potato label for UK
Growers’ leaders in the Spanish region of Murcia are clamouring for a quality label for their potatoes to set them apart on the UK market.
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East Anglia prepares for potato event
This year’s “wettest drought in history” and the lessons to learn from it will be up for discussion in an address by Cranfield University’s Dr Jerry Knox at the East of England Potato Day on Thursday.
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ArticleIrish authorities underline benefits of GM
Irish potato growers could save more than £275/ha if they switch to a blight-resistant genetically modified (GM) potato variety, scientists claim.
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Facing the ultimate industry challenge
The challenge of how to interest children in fruit and vegetables is arguably the industry’s Mount Everest.With every
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ArticleThe Bourne strategy
As Britain’s second-biggest supermarket, Asda is in the spotlight like few other retailers, and in one of the most volatile years for the industry, has much to contend with in sourcing fruit and veg. Michael Barker went to meet produce category director Rick Bourne to find out more
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ArticleChallenges for potatoes mount
Like many crops, potatoes have suffered due to adverse weather conditions and, perhaps more worryingly, it seems spuds are falling out of favour with young women
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ArticleMorrisons aims to help out growers
Morrisons has revealed that it will help fruit and vegetable growers in the UK who have been affected by the wet summer weather by selling whole crops in its M Savers range, while accepting a wider variety of shaped vegetables to sell in store.
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Taking presentation to the next level
For packaging to be successful it has to fulfill a multitude of requirements, apart from protection and easy handling. No less
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ArticleNew potato is all that jazz
Preva Produce is launching a new variety of potato called Jazzy with high hopes the spud will be a big retail success.
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ArticleKenyan sweet potato boost
Growers in Kenya are doubling their production of sweet potatoes by switching to new orange flesh varieties