Potato news archive – Page 93
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ArticleHealthy menu planner launched in schools
A brand-new guide to help caterers, school meal providers and local authorities meet the government’s nutritional guidelines for school meals has been introduced by the British Potato Council.
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ArticleMake a date with Mehadrin
Exporter Mehadrin Tnuport Export (MTEX) ventured into date marketing for the first time this season, selling 300 tonnes of the fruit grown on a moshav in the Jordan Valley.
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ArticleAviko completes double acquisition
Aviko has increased its European market share in line with the completion of a double acquisition.
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ArticleVirgin land lifts Egypt’s hopes
Egypt is a key potato supplier to the UK market, but shipments have hovered around 20,000 tonnes in recent years. Producers are hoping that some of their latest initiatives will re-energise exports and push that figure upwards. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to producers and UK importers.
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ArticleResistance holds key
The UK seed breeding industry is both a competitive and challenging one. Selecting the right variety is vital to growers, retailers and consumers alike and, with the fresh produce industry’s ever-increasing list of demands, seed breeders have a tall order to continue to deliver the goods. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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Eight years for cannabis smuggling traders
Two fruit and vegetable traders convicted of involvement in a plot to import 1.2 tonnes of cannabis into the UK, hidden in a consignment of potatoes, have had their jail terms increased to eight years.
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Tyrells farmer poised to make millions
A Herefordshire potato grower who had a public fall-out with supermarket giant Tesco could be set to make millions from the sale of a stake in premium crisp manufacturer Tyrells.
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Stowaways found in potato lorry
Workers at AB Produce got more than they bargained for when a lorry load of potatoes pulled up, and three illegal heads popped out.
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ArticleVolumes down in Rungis
Figures to the end of November 2007 showed tonnages for both fruit and veg down at the Parisian wholesale market.
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ArticleF-Gas: the aftermath
As anyone in the cold storage business will tell you, without the most efficient cool chain, growers not only face loss of sales, but quality and product issues too. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticlePotatoes in Practice set for 2008
The British Potato Council (BPC) sponsored Potatoes in Practice will held at the Scottish Crop Research Institute’s (SCRI) Gourdie Farm, near Dundee, on August 7, 2008.
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6,000 calorie Christmas Day
UK revellers will consume an average 3.63 roast potatoes and 2.54 spoonfuls of Brussels sprouts during Christmas dinner, as they tot up more than 6,000 calories in one food-and-drink-fuelled day.
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HZPC recruits for Scottish expansion
HZPC has announced that Ron Reiss has joined HZPC UK to expand its business in Scotland.
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Grape vodka victory for Diageo
Spirits made from grapes will still be marketable as vodka, under a new EU accord ending a threat to limit the alcohol’s ingredients to the traditional grain or potatoes.
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Veg and citrus star buys in countdown to Christmas
One thing for certain - apart from the imminent arrival of Christmas - is that retail tickets gave every impression of being
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ArticleWhich? points to produce rip-off
A Which? Magazine survey claims today that shoppers are being ripped off when buying premium fruit and vegetable lines in the big four.
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ArticleRudolph flies in at Asda
Asda has launched a new, exclusive potato variety into its stores in time for Christmas - the festively named Rudolph.
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ArticleBartlett’s bounty
Raising the profile of the humble potato is no mean feat, but Re:fresh 2007 Packer of the Year Albert Bartlett has risen to the challenge with gusto. John Hicks talks to Doris Lee Butterworth about the company’s high-profile campaign and its forward-thinking strategy.
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ArticleGlasgow change afoot
Glasgow market has long been a focal point for the fresh produce trade in Scotland, situated near the centre of the thriving centre of the country’s second city, with strong transport links. But the way the market is operated may be about to change. Glasgow City Council may cease to run the market directly from April and has proposed a number of alternative set-ups. So what does this mean for the only wholesale market of note in Scotland? Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleSoft-fruit target for new glass at Cranfield
Trials to enhance the quality and shelf life of soft fruit have been prioritised at the Cranfield University plant science laboratory.