Potato news archive – Page 117
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ArticleChefs get the link at NCG
New Covent Garden catering supplier Chef’s Connection held an open day last Friday, to showcase its new food preparation facilities and give suppliers and contacts the opportunity to sample the products and meet the chefs who use them.
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Emerging from the shadows
The wholesale world is not always spoken of in the best of light. But markets are places of many and diverse activities, which
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Pouzin quits Fedepom post
Hugues Pouzin has quit his post as general manager at Fedepom, the French potatoes trade and export federation.
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ArticleOverhang tests South African resolve
As one of the leading fresh produce exporters in the southern hemisphere, the problems experienced by South Africa following its deregulation in 1997 have been widely reported. But just as the country’s apple industry finds its feet, the overhang of top fruit in Europe is threatening to undermine any newfound stability. Emma Twyning reports.
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ArticleMack increases annual turnover
MW Mack, the UK’s largest independent fresh produce supplier, has reported an increase in group turnover to more than £300 million in the year to April 29, 2005.
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ArticleIrish firm opens £5m plant
Wilson's Country Group (WCG) has opened a £5 million potato packing and fresh fruit processing facility.
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ArticleThe sweetest feeling
Israel’s cultivation and export of sweet potatoes has experienced an upturn in recent years and the product is steadily becoming an important part of the country’s fresh produce basket. From exports of some 2,200 tonnes in 1999-2000, sendings totaled 12,400t in 2004-05, and plans are underway to increase the acreage under production from 800 hectares.
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ADM is potato future for WTB
A German potato futures trading market has taken on a UK company to handle its clearing and settlement, as well as act as its broker.
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ArticleHirsty work
Farmers need to learn lessons from the retailers when it comes to running their business, claims the new face of UK horticulture, Richard Hirst. Ed Bedington went to meet him.
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ArticleRooster potatoes to crow on TV
The UK’s biggest root vegetable grower and packer, Albert Bartlett & Sons, is launching its first TV sponsorship campaign.
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ArticleCorn-on-the-go
Despite the significant effort undertaken to promote the benefits of 5 A DAY, consumption of fresh produce, especially vegetables, has not seen the kind of invigoration the industry would like. However, according to one company, it is not just a question of preaching to the unconverted: you have to know your market and make the process of healthy living easy and enjoyable, then the rewards for all will be plentiful. Elspeth Waters reports.
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Descriptions add an extra something
Retail marketing - particularly in the form of product descriptions - has reached new heights, writes David Shapley.Perhaps
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Poor potato performance for Premier
Almost £30 million of lost sales in its potato operations cast a shadow over the first half results of grocery giant Premier Foods.
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ArticleDon't demonise the chip, government warned
Potato bosses are warning against the demonisation of chips in the wake of the government's latest drive to improve school nutrition.
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ArticleOrganics at vital stage
Thanks to an increasing number of sales channels and the odd celebrity chef endorsement, the organic sector appears to be thriving. But can we believe the hype? New, emerging issues are proving that the industry is not unshakable. Emma Twyning reports.
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We must speculate to communicate
There can be no doubt of the importance of consumer communication when it comes to horticulture, although messages may take
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ArticleAsda wins with Kentish berries
Asda and UK soft-fruit supplier AMS are reaping the benefits of Asda’s Local Choice campaign, particularly in Kent.
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“Secrets” may surprise a few
For anyone in the horticultural industry, be they growers, category managers, one of the few remaining greengrocers or