Potato news archive – Page 66
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ArticleThe Co-op introduces fresh produce QR codes
The Co-operative Group will become one of the first major retailers to feature QR (Quick Response) codes on fresh produce packaging to give customers information on the food, its growers and recipes.
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Grower representative re-elected to Commission Advisory Group
The NFU’s Lionel Mills has been re-elected as vice-president of the Commission Advisory Group for Ornamentals.
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AnalysisCan innovation overcome the economic challenge?
New product development is a vital part of a company’s drive to maintain and grow their market share, but is the fresh produce industry getting it right? Fiona Keating reports
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ArticleNFU consults as UK trade plays horticultural ‘roulette’
The NFU is mounting a campaign to address escalating costs and diminishing margins in “the roulette wheel of horticulture”.
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ArticleUK vegetable growers prepare for a tough season
It’s been a steady summer for the vegetable sector, but not the easiest of years. Two well-known names have left the business and this month, the sector was knocked again when it was implicated in a UK E. coli outbreak. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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ArticleThe Co-operative replaces Grown By Us
The Co-operative is pushing UK production with a major in-store push featuring British growers on its fresh produce packaging.
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ArticleColour coding and clear message call for potatoes
A revamp of the potato fixture is being called for after a year-long consumer research project.
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ArticleSuper broccoli flies into M&S stores
Broccoli that is claimed to have twice the average antioxidant power has launched at Marks & Spencer.
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ArticleConsumer E. coli fears quelled
The trade has said “lessons have been learnt” from the E. coli outbreak in Germany and France this summer.
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Finding the magic sales formula for shoppers
I’m always faintly amused when I see consumer research, which often reveals how little shoppers know about, well, just
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ArticleGreenvale AP "satisfied" with performance
Potato supplier Greenvale AP’s owner has declared itself “satisfied” with its first year as a listed company.
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ArticleInnovation focus for Manor Fresh after investment push
Manor Fresh has put investment and innovation at the heart of its plan to boost sales and profitability over the coming year.
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ArticleChefs meet for Rudolph event
As new season Rudolph potatoes were being harvested, restaurateurs, chefs, retailers and media met for a celebration of the potato.
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Retailers focus on size and colour to boost offer
Fruit size is commonly used as a promotional tool, but it doesn’t work for all categories.It seldom appears to enhance
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HPA has a lot of tough questions to answer
There was an argument in some circles that British growers could actually be the beneficiaries of the devastating E. coli
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ArticleUK industry rocked by fresh E. coli revelations
A deadly E. coli outbreak in the UK earlier this year was kept secret by authorities, with the trade now braced for a PR catastrophe as the government prepares to pinpoint potatoes and leeks as the cause.
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ArticleBartlett renews vows with Desperate’s Marcia
Albert Bartlett is to launch the third round of its TV campaign for Rooster potatoes featuring Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross next month.
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ArticleSchoolkids told to Cook their Own
Potato Council is introducing a wide range of potato related resources into secondary schools as part of the national curriculum after a successful pilot project.
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New £120,000 sweet potato campaign launched
Scott Farms International has launched consumer-facing promotional campaign for sweet potatoes.
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ArticleRudolph Day launches new season and website
New season Rudolph potatoes were promoted this week with a sample drop to retailers, restaurateurs and chefs and the launch of a new website.