Potato news archive – Page 65
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Retailers highlight health extras as next sales tool
Several years ago at a UK producer conference, when consumer awareness of a healthy diet came up on the agenda, a great deal
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ArticlePuffin Produce lands Welsh award
Puffin Produce brand Blas Y Tir has been awarded the Tesco Best New Pembrokeshire Product of the Year in the county’s Produce Mark Awards.
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ArticleNew potato industry materials produced
Potato Council has developed two booklets for levy payers to present key messages from the UK potato sector, relating to health and sustainability.
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ArticlePromotions turnaround hits volumes as UK season slumps
Fewer supermarket promotions on potatoes have seen value rise and volumes slide, but returns to growers have failed to reach last year’s high. Anna Sbuttoni reports on the heavyweight category as the UK harvest gets into its stride
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Retailers take produce displays to the next level
There is no denying that attractive packaging plays its part in convincing consumers when introducing new lines.White garlic
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Potato Council gets incisive online
The Potato Council has conducted some in-depth research into the social media sphere as it looks to further its messages.
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ArticleReynolds offers caterers Sofia
Catering supply specialist Reynolds is offering British Sofia salad potatoes to the UK foodservice industry on an exclusive basis.
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ArticleUK potato seed on show in Europe
Potato importers and growers looking to buy seed from the UK have been urged to visit the Potato Council stand at Potato Europe in Tournai, Belgium, 7-8 September.
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Suffolk firm gets solar boost
Frederick Hiam Ltdhas completed a £1.5 million solar PV installation at one of its sites in Brandon, Suffolk.
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ArticleThe brand new appeal of the produce Aisle
Sally Dutton last week won the 2011 MDS prize for the best synoptic paper among the latest batch of graduates. Here, FPJ publishes an abridged version of her winning article
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ArticleFoodservice thinks local
From restaurants and corporate banqueting to hospitals and schools, healthy, good quality British food is on the menu in a big way. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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A touch of glamour for the supermarket vegetable aisle
When on the look-out for new lines, I am indebted to those retailers that are now hanging out shelf barkers to proclaim the
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ArticleTesco launches posh potato
A potato variety said to be the world’s most expensive and exclusive has been launched into Tesco stores.
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ArticleCeres to run Rudolph campaign
Potato supplier Fenmarc has appointed Ceres to launch new season Rudolph potatoes.
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ArticleNorthern Ireland joins the dots
The Northern Irish fresh produce scene is bursting at the seams with innovation, expansion and new product development. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a tour of the region
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John Innes Centre in GM protest
Anti-GM protestors rallied outside the John Innes Centre (JIC) in Norwich last week against a potato trial at the centre.
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ArticleEmergency measures taken on Epitrix
The UK fresh produce industry has successfully pressed the European Commission to take early measures to combat the Epitrix beetle.
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ArticleGateshead Revisited
Finding a consensus on the North East Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Market in Gateshead in recent years has proved a difficult task, but could the arrival of a new roof herald a more convivial future for the market? Alex Lawson met the board to find out
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ArticleIndustry faces plant health inspection hike
The UK fresh produce and cut flower industries are facing “exorbitant and unnecessary” hikes in statutory plant health inspection fees.