Potato news archive – Page 65
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ArticleMajor retailers play catch up on prepared produce
The prepared category continues to show impressive growth, but the biggest retailers are still undertrading
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Retailers get a taste for new types of garlic
Maybe it has taken a long time to get noticed, but garlic has now become a staple in British cooking. So it is not surprising
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ArticleBlow-up potato storage solution
A fully portable, inflatable, short-term potato storage solution has been developed by Preva Produce, LambWeston Meijer and Lindstrand Technologies to reduce the costs of temporary storage.
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ArticleFood safety campaign ‘flawed’ and ‘confusing’
The Food Standards Agency's hygiene campaign has been slammed by the Fresh Produce Consortium as flawed and confusing.
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GM potato that could 'defend itself from blight'
German biotech firm BASF has applied for EU approval to grow a new GM potato.
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ArticleViews sought on potato levy rises
A consultation period has begun on plans to increase the levy on potatoes.
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ArticleIrish investigate potato sales drop
Bord Bia has launched an extensive survey to establish why consumers are switching to other carbs
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ArticlePotato event set for 'record number' of visitors
Record numbers are expected to attend this year’s BP2011, the Potato Council's head of communications has said.
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ArticleJames Martin on a mission
Nearly three million people wake up to James Martin every Saturday. The celebrity chef talks to Anna Sbuttoni about backing British, why there’s no such thing as free food and his favourite Ferrari
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ArticlePromotional switch drives slowdown in potato movement
Potato sales have slipped now that retailers have changed tactics on promotions, though the switch has added £60 million to the category
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ArticleSouth West examines opportunity for collaboration
The FPJ South West conference in Bristol provoked fierce debate about everything from local branding and supply chain development to collaboration and marketing.
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EVG wins Q Food award
Evesham Vale Growers has won the Quality Food Award in the fresh produce category for the second time.
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ArticleManchester Veg People go to uni
A nascent organic co-operative in the Manchester area has won new business supplying the University of Manchester.
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ArticleIrish farms 'threatened' by UK potato imports
Increasing potato imports from the UK are putting Irish growers under presssure, according to a survey of the industry by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA).
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Don't forget face time if you're going online
I wonder whether the point will come when shoppers are being given too much information to take in.It may have reached this
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ArticleGreenvale's green plan scoops second award
Britain’s leading fresh potato supplier has awarded for putting environmental issues at the heart of its business.
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ArticleMiss Blush potato launched
Norfolk’s Preva Produce is introducing a flush of colour into the potato market with a new spud named Miss Blush.
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ArticleContinued organic decline begs questions from industry
Figures showing doom and gloom are becoming commonplace in the organic fresh produce sector, with year-on-year sales and penetration percentages painting a less than positive picture. Elizabeth O’Keefe asks how organics can move forward
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ArticleSpuds up in France
Potato production in France is anticipated to rise significantly during the 2011/12 campaign
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ArticleSouth West evolves for the new consumer
Synonymous with early brassicas, new potatoes, year-round swede and late strawberries, the South West has a reputation for providing the best of British fresh produce at those hard-to-source times. But what else has the area to offer both the industry and consumers? Elizabeth O’Keefe reports ahead of the FPJ Conference in Bristol on 3 November