Potato news archive – Page 68
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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.
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ArticleFedepom chooses new president
The trade union for French potatoes has seen a number of personnel changes, including the appointment of a new president
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ArticlePotato breakthrough ‘to slash breeding time’
A groundbreaking study into the make-up of potatoes could save the global industry £3 billion a year and cut the lengthy breeding process in half.
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ArticleSainsbury's buyers out in force
Sainsbury’s buyers met with more than 400 suppliers at the Royal Highland Show this year, a record for the supermarket’s presence there over the last 10 years.
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ArticleAsda sees prepared future for vegetables
Asda’s category director Rick Bourne singled out prepared fresh produce formats - and prepared potatoes in particular - for an upsurge in demand at the East Midlands Potato Day on Tuesday.
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ArticleMcCain dons new potato jacket
McCain is set to launch its “next Micro Chips” in January 2012 with a four-pack of microwaveable jacket potatoes called Jackets, in a £6 million campaign.
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ArticleNHS potato contract out to tender
The NHS procurement team, DHL, is to tender an application to become a listed supplier on its national framework agreement for prepared potatoes.
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ArticleAsda introduces new Norfolk potato
Asda is stocking a new premium East Anglian potato, Norfolk Peer. Heygate Farms Swaffham has teamed up with Fenmarc Produce to fulfil Asda’s requirements across 17 stores.