Potato news archive – Page 65

  • Greenvale AP triples profit
    Article

    Greenvale AP triples profit

    2011-03-14T08:01:02Z

    Potato supplier Greenvale AP has increased its profits threefold despite turnover falling in a “highly competitive market”.

  • Article

    AHDB potato levy rises

    2011-03-11T13:01:01Z

    Ministers have approved an increase in the levy paid by potato growers and purchasers to the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) from 1 April.

  • Confidence hit as market forecast misses the mark
    Article

    Confidence hit as market forecast misses the mark

    2011-03-11T12:28:44Z

    Confidence is riding high among maincrop potato growers, but fears that this might be misplaced are taking hold with the realisation that prices are not as strong as previously forecast. Anna Sbuttoni reports on a market in transition

  • Article

    FSA survey reveals consumer thinking

    2011-03-10T10:01:01Z

    The Food Standards Agency has published the first wave of an extensive new survey called Food and You, which reveals information about consumer behaviour and attitudes towards and knowledge of healthy eating and food safety.

  • Article

    Potatoes under watery spotlight

    2011-03-09T10:01:01Z

    A research team is being backed by The Food and Drink iNet is to turn the spotlight on the potato supply chain's water usage from growing to processing.

  • Article

    Chemistry hots up for potatoes

    2011-03-08T15:01:01Z

    Potato growers in the UK have two new fungicide options to use in their blight control programmes this year, both with the advantage of containing a new active ingredient from “a totally new class of chemistry”.

  • Generic potatoes Malaysia
    Article

    Port Said delays trouble Pakistani potatoes

    2011-03-07T01:12:07Z

    Delays of consignments at Port Said in Egypt have hamstrung Pakistani potato exports to Russia this season

  • Article

    The art of science

    2011-03-04T09:32:45Z

    Heston Blumenthal is a household name, known for his experimental take on food and as the face of Waitrose alongside much-loved cook Delia Smith. Here, he talks about working for the premium retailer, his 600 dishes in development and why health campaigns should be about more than nutrition. Andy Greeves and Richard Aldhous report

  • A global supplier of the future?
    Article

    A global supplier of the future?

    2011-02-25T09:32:17Z

    As all eyes are on the Middle East, Promar International’s divisional director John Giles considers the region as a global fresh produce supplier of the future

  • Article

    Retailers bring new variety to the fruit and veg aisles

    2011-02-25T09:32:04Z

    English apples have had an extra boost at Marks & Spencer with an illuminated shelf barker featuring a film strip now playing

  • Article

    First Jersey Royals head for M&S

    2011-02-24T10:01:01Z

    Marks & Spencer was due to welcome the first Jersey Royal potatoes of the season into selected stores on 24 February.

  • Sainsbury’s warns growers over expectations
    Article

    Sainsbury’s warns growers over expectations

    2011-02-23T08:01:02Z

    Sainsbury’s has warned growers it cannot force partnerships within its supply chains for its own benefit.

  • Article

    Puffin Produce launches Welsh brand

    2011-02-22T14:01:01Z

    Fresh produce brand Blas Y Tir (Taste of the Land), owned by Puffin Produce, is being launched in Welsh supermarkets to meet steadily growing demand for authentically regional produce.

  • Sarah Pettitt
    Article

    NFU pressures government on local planning

    2011-02-22T10:01:01Z

    The NFU is putting pressure on government to aid an increase in horticultural production through local development.

  • National treasures
    Article

    National treasures

    2011-02-18T09:56:51Z

    Chips are a British institution served up everywhere from high-end restaurants, high-street chains and gastropubs to fish and chip shops and mobile vans. Anna Sbuttoni reports ahead of National Chip Week

  • Article

    Marketing chiefs find new ways to describe produce

    2011-02-18T09:56:32Z

    Retail descriptions to encourage the customer to buy have always been fascinating, and there is every indication to suggest

  • Potato
    Article

    NZ potatoes win access to Korea

    2011-02-16T09:58:40Z

    Access to South Korea could provide a NZ$10m boost to the potato industry in New Zealand

  • Allan Stevenson
    Article

    Potato sector warned over price pressure

    2011-02-10T09:01:01Z

    Potato Council chairman and grower Allan Stevenson last week warned the trade about price pressure and promotions devaluing the category, just as the sector is working to build on value and volume growth.

  • Potato generic
    Article

    India inks Russian potato deal

    2011-02-08T15:41:16Z

    Indian potato growers are finalising a deal to export potatoes to Russia for the first time

  • Will Sibley
    Article

    East Malling responds to Beddington challenge

    2011-02-07T09:01:01Z

    East Malling Research (EMR) has said its recent research in water management could play a significant role in achieving goals set out by John Beddington.