Potato news archive – Page 88
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ArticlePotato Council launches summer campaign
The Potato Council is set to target its Love Potatoes summer campaign at young families in a bid to secure the long-term future of the category.
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ArticleNew potatoes battle through
New potato producers are cautiously optimistic about this season and hope that the predicted good summer weather will translate into higher sales. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading producers to discuss prospects and asks what is on the agenda this season.
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ArticleFenmarc goes back to school
Fenmarc Produce has toured four local schools in support of the UK-wide Potatoes for Schools project.
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ArticleInnovation gong for Love Food Hate Waste
The Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) research project landed the coveted Stubbins Innovation of the Year award at Thursday’s Re:fresh ceremony.
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett named Packer of the Year
Root crop specialist Albert Bartlett has been named the Fresh Produce Consortium’s Packer of the Year at this year’s Re:fresh awards ceremony in London.
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ArticleResearch at the cutting edge
The amount of time and effort invested by research centres and breeding programmes across the UK has led to successes and, even though funding remains an issue, institutes are keen to take their findings further. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleIrish growers force Tesco import retreat
Growers in the Irish Republic claim to have forced Tesco into a major retreat on potato imports, following last week’s confrontation with company bosses.
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Greenvale closes Wisbech factory
Potato specialist Greenvale AP Ltd is closing its Greenvale Foods factory in Wisbech as a result of several years of difficulties which were exposed by the recession.
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ArticleTrust gives away free seeds
The National Trust has launched a new campaign aimed to inspire children to plant, nurture, grow, harvest and eat their own local and seasonal food.
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Mundane out of favour as unusual lines take hold
Every time I tour the produce shelves, I am struck by the progress that fresh cut is making. Memories of leaking containers
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ArticleRoyals back on track
April’s light sendings are well behind the Jersey Royal potato season and warm weather has brought the best out of the island, according to Iain Norris, horticultural consultant at States of Jersey’s economic development department.
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ArticleTesco boss feels Irish fury
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy felt the full force of Irish growers’ anger over his company’s policy of cutting consumer prices by squeezing suppliers and increasing imports when he visited the Republic on Tuesday.
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Potato protection eradicates weeds
A new specialist soil adjuvant herbicide has been released to ensure that weed competition is removed early and effectively to protect potato and bean crops.
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Herbicide approved for carrots and peas
The residual and contact-acting herbicide, Flumioxazin, has a new and significant off-label approval for use in vining peas, carrots, parsnips and bulb onions.
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ArticlePembrokeshire spuds hit Asda
Pembrokeshire new potatoes hit the shelves in Asda last week.The spuds, supplied by Puffin Produce, arrived in the Pembroke Dock store, not far from where they were grown, last Saturday.
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ArticleRPE appoints new marketing v-p
Randy Shell has been hired as the Russet Potato Exchange's new vice-president of marketing
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Andalusian potato volumes dip
The Andalusian early potato campaign has kicked off with reports of a good-quality harvest, despite reduced volumes.
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Media-touted bargains draw shoppers in
Potential customers can hardly miss the fruit and vegetable bargains that are being trumpeted across the media. However, there
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Tesco Ireland cuts produce prices
Tesco Ireland has made major price reductions in 11 border towns to help protect jobs in the region and deter cross-border shopping in Northern Ireland.
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ArticlePrepped spuds on the up
Prepared potatoes are seeing a renaissance in catering, research has found.