Potato news archive – Page 116
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Onion producers hopeful
Faced with selling an onion crop which is 15 per cent lighter than last season and consequently in better balance, UK growers are hopeful that prices will be far better than the rock bottom levels of 2004-2005.
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Apple critics answered as sprouts move upmarket
Now all the brouhaha seems to have settled over the number of English apples that supermarkets stock, or do not stock,
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ArticleGrowing the taste for exotics
When is an exotic not an exotic? In the first of our series of profiles on the category Elspeth Waters asks the industry how the concept of exotics is changing as consumers become more accepting of foreign fare
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ArticleOrganic waste tackled
More than a third of organic potatoes and 40 per cent of organic carrots do not make it onto supermarket shelves, new research published by the Food Chain Centre has revealed.
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ArticlePotatoes new appeal
BP2005 takes place in Harrogate next week, bringing together the cream of all sectors of the potato industry for the biggest yet biennial exhibition, convention and seminar programme. Tommy Leighton talks to British Potato Council (BPC) chairman David Walker about the event, some of its highlights, and his views on the current state of the industry.
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ArticleBranston brings Smile to Tesco Finest
The first potatoes to be marketed under Tesco’s premium ‘Finest’ label start appearing in store this week.
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Potato waste opportunity
Potato waste could offer the industry a cheap, renewable source of food additives, chitin and lactic acid, according to a university scientist.
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Washington apples top value list
Food production in Washington reached an all time high last year, with apples once again topping the list, despite a drop in sales.
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ArticleCyprus steps up a gear
Hopes are high that Cyprus’ entry to the EU will enable the fresh produce industry to bloom. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Rot warning for potatoes
Potato growers are being warned to look out for rotting tubers soon after storage following outbreaks of rain-induced soft rot in some fields.
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ArticleHeaven sent machines at Florette
Emma Twyning takes a look at some of the machinery offers for the industry, including Florette's heavenly mechanical solution, a sure-fire win from Schur Flexible and a solution to the problem of give away.
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Growers push for ring rot action
The British Potato Council (BPC) is reporting strong interest among growers for a new potato safe-havens certification scheme to combat ring rot.
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ArticleNew deal for Tayto
A Northern Ireland crisp manufacturer has bagged a major supermarket deal which should its boost potato suppliers.
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ArticleEducating chefs
A campaign organised by the British Potato Council to educate consumers about the different potato varieties available has found knowledge among chefs is lacking.
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ArticleSolanum plots eco-map
Produce World subsidiary Solanum has revealed phase three of its traceability website
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Article110 years and counting
The FPJ has come a long way since its first issue was published on October 5 1895. Today’s relaunch coincides with our 110th birthday, so we thought it appropriate to give our modern-day readers an insight into the ways the Journal in its various guises has reflected the changes of this great industry through a century and more. Some things have altered surprisingly little.
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Parripak gets RDS funding
Parripak Food Ltd can now market cosmetically imperfect potatoes thanks to equipment funding from the Rural Development Service.
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ArticleRamsay worships at Mayan temple
Greenvale AP has launched Mayan Gold, the first commercial Peruvian potato to be nationally listed in the UK into the market.
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Health kick for BPC
The British Potato Council has launched a new campaign to promote the healthiness of potatoes.
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ArticleMBM chooses 'Potatoes for...'
MBM has followed up its successful launch of the Potato Lovers brand with a new four-pronged concept for its customers.