Potato news archive – Page 40
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ArticleScottish growers will lose ‘any profit margin’
Frustration as growers north of the border set to pay all workers the higher National Living Wage, rather than just those over 25
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ArticleScots would 'sooner shun alcohol' than give up potatoes
Nearly half of those surveyed in AHDB and Bord Bia scheme would abstain from alcohol rather than have a meal without potatoes
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ArticlePotato and daffodil gangmaster stripped of her licence
GLA officers found that Sheila Wood's workers were underpaid and had been transported in a dangerous vehicle
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ArticleSmith's closes potato plant in WA
The announcement that Smith’s Snackfood Company will close its Canning Vale potato chip manufacturing plant will affect Western Australia’s fresh potato growers
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ArticleMcDonald's in £9m boost for UK potato growers
Fast food giant commits to only sourcing British potatoes, to help growers 'innovate and invest for the future'
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ArticleMashed potato to power new factory
Food processing giant 2 Sisters will use potato waste from mashed potato and pie manufacturing to power new bio-refinery
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ArticleRussian tycoon invests in apples and potatoes
Dmitry Arzhanov planning to pump hundreds of millions of dollars into developing domestic sources of supply
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ArticleBranston bunch get on their bikes for charity
Nearly £4,000 has been raised by workers at the potato giant, a figure which Branston has pledged to match
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ArticlePotato firm nearly doubles its sales in Lidl
The popular Amber potatoes, which are the Celandine variety, are exclusive to the Kent Potato Company
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ArticleSweetcorn, potatoes and peas 'could cause weight gain'
But eating more blueberries, prunes and cauliflower could help slimmers reach their target weight, researchers claim
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ArticleGreenvale worker racks up 42 years at potato giant
Moira Henderson, aged 60, will mark the latest milestone in her career at Greenvale’s potato business in Duns in November
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett signs deal with Hollywood blockbuster
Rooster potatoes will be promoted through on-pack competition and promotion of new Matt Damon film, The Martian
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ArticlePotato firm invests seven-figure sum to grow in Ireland
Wilson's Country, based in County Armagh, sees the Republic as a 'market offering extensive new business opportunities for us'
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ArticleNew major potato campaign aimed at young women
AHDB Potatoes and Bord Bia scheme, aimed primarily at most infrequent purchasers, 'needs industry help to challenge consumer perceptions'
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ArticleCornwall touted as the 'new Jersey'
Potatoes from Cornwall are being tipped for Jersey-esque levels of success by Rock Stein's chef son, Jack
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ArticleTrailer of potatoes overturns and spills load across road
B-road in Suffolk closed after tractor-pulled trailer filled with potatoes overturns
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ArticlePotato farmers crowned 'producers of the decade'
Part of awards ceremony for National Trust’s 1,500 tenant farmers and estates across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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ArticlePurple potatoes 'may help limit the spread of cancer'
Research found that baked purple-fleshed potatoes suppressed the growth of colon cancer tumours by targeting the cancer's stem cells
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ArticleSeasoned food industry man named new Farmcare FD
Rob Argyle joins the top fruit and potato business formerly owned by The co-op as finance director after 14 years with The Hain Daniels Group
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ArticleDessert apple crowned UK's number one fruit and vegetable
The product topped the FPJ Big 50 Products 2015, a special edition of the magazine produced in conjunction with Kantar Worldpanel