Potato news archive – Page 76
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Madderson reflects on shipping career
Brian Madderson retired as managing director of Port of Dover shipping specialist George Hammond at the end of October. On November 1, he launched himself into a consultancy role for the firm and a brand-new position as chairman of the UK Independent Petrol Retailers’ Association. He spoke to Laura Gould about his 20 years in the business
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Budgens reports own-brand success
Convenience retailer Budgens has seen double-digit growth on some own-brand product lines as it continues to develop its own-brand range.
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ArticleMcCain relaunch prepared range
McCain Foods has relaunched its Prepared Potato range with a marketing spend of more than £7 million.
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ArticlePotato Council launches 2010 plan
The Potato Council has unveiled its corporate plan for next year, which was put forward for consultation by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) last week.
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ArticleThe potato challenge
Home-grown potatoes have long been a staple in the kitchen, filling up generations of families and earning themselves recognition as a British favourite. However, even though consumption is edging upwards for the first time in years, the UK industry has its work cut out to get the younger generation to buy into the category. Anna Sbuttoni reports on one of the sector’s biggest challenges ahead of British Potato 2009
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ArticleChristmas veg backed at BBC Good Food
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) will be pushing the case for locally grown seasonal vegetables for the Christmas table at this year’s BBC Good Food Show.
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ArticleLondon chefs select Lincolnshire
Select Lincolnshire brought a group of high-profile London chefs to the county for 24 hours to meet fruit and vegetable producers and taste their produce, with a view to using it in their restaurants, last month.
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Rail move reflects attitude change
Railways have always had their enthusiasts, so it was intriguing to read last week that the rails are humming out of Spain
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ArticleOrganic GM alternative considered
Concern was raised over the organic agriculture industry’s ability to cope with the onslaught of climate change while spurning GM technologies, at a high-level debate in the capital last week.
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ArticleBranston invests in anaerobic digestion
Branston Ltd has confirmed that plans to build a large-scale anaerobic digestion plant that will turn waste potatoes into electricity are to go ahead, with construction work starting next month.
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ArticleASF launches Good Natured spuds
Angus Soft Fruits Ltd (ASF) is expanding its Good Natured brand with the launch of its new Splendid Spuds as it looks to capitalise on the popularity of potatoes in the UK.
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Greenvale strengthens green team
Potato supplier Greenvale AP has strengthened its “green team” with the appointment of Jessica Cranthorne as environmental co-ordinator, based at the company's Floods Ferry site in Cambridgeshire.
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ArticleBolland questions local policies
The chief executive of Morrisons has said the “local” argument can be taken too far and that the supermarket giant will only source locally where appropriate.
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ArticleUS potatoes cleared for Thailand
Thailand has opened its doors to U.S.-grown potatoes, but how big a market it becomes remains to be seen.
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Innovation aplenty to bridge Halloween-Christmas gap
I suppose it all started with sweetcorn cobs, but it seems that twin packs are coming into fashion. Tesco has come up with a
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ArticleIsrael’s winter warmers
Many Israeli producers are increasing their export volumes this season and are hoping that the weak sterling will not dampen prospects. Doris Lee Butterworth reports
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ArticleInto the Garden
On the eve of a massive regeneration 35 years on from moving to the south London site, New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) is full of both promise and speculation. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes in the atmosphere at one of the UK’s largest fruit and vegetable wholesale markets
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Packhouse and online developments ramp up
Potato supplier Branston Ltd is introducing Anglia Business Solutions’ LINKFresh 2 package at three of its sites in this month’s IT round-up. Meanwhile, The Greenery BV has a new online presence in the UK, Decofrut is launching a new system for its UK clients and packhouse specialist Marco is making new inroads in the US market
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ArticlePotatoes declared 'supercarb'
The Potato Council is pushing for potatoes to be known as a ‘supercarb’ - a carbohydrate with all the benefits of a vegetable - as part of its Love Potatoes campaign, which aims to regain market share from rival carbohydrates such as rice and pasta.