Potato news archive – Page 82
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ArticleIrish potatoes suffer in big freeze
Potato growers in the Irish Republic are facing financial ruin, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), after what has been described as the worst weather for more than 50 years.
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Korean potatoes enter Singapore
Korean sweet potatoes have hit the Singaporean market with a shipment of 17.5 tonnes
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ArticleFresh produce players reveal their expectations for 2010
As the fresh produce industry gears up for 2010, FPJ catches up with leading figures from across the sector to find out their New Year’s resolutions for the industry and their expectations for the next 12 months
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ArticlePotato seed in spotlight
New developments in potato seed treatment and the technology for its application could provide growers with better control of skin diseases and reduce incidences of common scab, new findings have shown.
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ArticleThe freshinfo year - July
MBM in administration... All change at Total Produce... Branston unveils prepped factory... Keelings man retires... What else did July throw up?
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Egyptians back UK loyalty
The UK will never abandon Egyptian produce due to traditional trade links, despite considerable competition from rival exporting countries and the pressures of recession, according to Charripak’s president Antoine Chaer, who is also a board member of the Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce.
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Article'Supercarb' bid officially launched
The potato industry officially launched its campaign for spuds to be renamed as ‘supercarbs’, in order to clarify their standing with UK consumers at British Potato 2009.
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ArticleGreenvale Cascades to green success
Greenvale AP has said its radical new vegetable-cleaning system, Project Cascade, could save the industry billions of litres of water.
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WarmStor introduced to trade
A revolutionary store-warming system was introduced on a wider scale last month.
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ArticleRudolph speed hailed with bells on
Major flexible packaging supplier to the fresh produce sector Ultimate Packaging demonstrated its responsive credentials with a rapid response to a customer earlier this month.
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ArticlePotato sector gears up for busy Christmas period
Home-grown potato supplies have been ample this year and a pricing gap has opened up between the high-end offer and lower-grade material. The next stop on the calendar is Christmas, so what is in store for the potato category in the next few weeks and beyond? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleFlandria gets festive with spud range
VLAM is currently promoting two new festive potatoes from its Flandria Specialty Street range, the Vitelotte and the Ratte
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ArticleRaymond Blanc marks LEAF's 18th
Chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc joined Linking Environment & Farming (LEAF) last week for its 18th birthday celebratory gala dinner and charity auction.
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ArticleThinking ahead
The UK is in many ways the home of innovation and with the fresh produce market more competitive than ever, it will be the most forward-thinking producers that will really come into their own past the recession. So what have UK growers got up their sleeves? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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Speciality spuds to beef up box scheme
Organic grower and box scheme supplier Tolhurst Organic Produce is launching a line of speciality potatoes for its box scheme customers.
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Christmas comes early in the supermarket aisles
There is plenty of evidence on the retail shelves this week that winter has arrived and that Christmas is not far
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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.