Potato news archive – Page 94
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ArticleTreading cautiously
Israel enjoys a receptive and enthusiastic response to its winter crops in the UK but, as Doris Lee Butterworth discovers, the global credit crunch may have an adverse impact on exports this season.
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ArticleProduce can prosper in tough times
The credit crunch is sweeping the UK, but how is the fresh produce industry faring? Damaris Freeman looks into whether the financial crisis could see fresh produce increase its share of the shopper’s basket.
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ArticleStormy ride for traders looks set to keep rolling
Exotics traders are predicting a difficult ride over the next few months, as sales over the last quarter suggest high-end goods are no longer top priority on shopping lists. But there are still some reasons to be cautiously optimistic. Laura Gould reports.
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New appointment at biofresh
Fresh produce storage technologist biofresh has appointed Richard Miles as sales and marketing director, a new role designed to fulfil the growing UK and international markets for its crop storage management systems.
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ArticleEU pesticide proposals hard to swallow
Consumers will not easily digest the significant price rises for fresh produce and uncertain supplies that ill-thought-out EU proposals on crop protection products could cause, the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has warned.
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ArticleWhen the US sneezes...
... the UK catches a cold. US trends have long been taken as a barometer of what is about to happen across the pond. The economic downturn is making its mark on both sides of the Atlantic, posing a new set of challenges for the fresh produce industry. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleAgrimarc reveals true colours
Agrimarc Ltd, specialist in quality assurance and technical services in the food industry, revealed a touch of colour with the results of its fourth and most successful innovation trials event.
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ArticleSelect Lincolnshire comes to London
Select lincolnshire exhibited at The Restaurant Show 2008 at Earls Court this week for the first time, where it unveiled another first for the UK market.
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ArticleSowing seeds for the future
This academic year has seen the Year of Food and Farming take the nation’s schools by storm - introducing children to the world of farming from field to fork. Elizabeth O’Keefe looks back over what the initiative has achieved and finds out what the future holds for the now firmly established relationship between farming and education.
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ArticlePotato supply back on track after variable summer
The potato category has endured more than its fair share of ups and downs this season, with growers and suppliers trying their best to supply the market consistently in the face of mixed weather and the increased pressure of pests and disease. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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Arava UK treads the Mill
New company Mill Associates has taken over the marketing activities of Arava UK.
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Makro makes the grade on fresh produce
Makro UK buying manager Fraser Roberts talks to David Shapley about how the cash and carry chain, part of Germany’s Metro Group, has put fresh produce sourcing and distribution at the heart of its plans in the UK.
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ArticleImagination Farms expands potato offering
The company says its new single bakers give mothers an easy meal option that helps keep potatoes as an important staple of children’s diet
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ArticleGreenvale adds to management team
Greenvale AP has strengthened its management team in the Scottish border.
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ArticleRoyal aspiration for new Greenvale spud
Greenvale AP launched a new maincrop potato variety exclusively with Tesco this week
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ArticleA peculiarly British affair
British Food Fortnight has been spotlighting home-grown produce over the last seven years. The event will see the length of the supply chain - growers, suppliers, retailers and consumers - come together to raise the profile of UK produce. So what is in store for the next two weeks? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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King steps out in Suffolk
The substantial investment farm businesses need to supply Britain’s major retailers was highlighted when Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King visited Elveden Farms in Suffolk.
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Price rise at supermarkets confirmed
The cost of all food and drink sold at the top three supermarkets in the UK has increased by 5.9 per cent over the last year, figures have revealed.
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ArticleGrowers praying in the rain
Heavy rainfall in the UK over the past two weeks is threatening a number of key crops.
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Consumers will pay for pesticides ban
The price of potatoes will double as a consequence of new EU legislation, which seeks to ban large numbers of the pesticides commonly used in modern agriculture.