Potato news archive – Page 68

  • Exotics face tough time as pricing hits demand
    Article

    Exotics face tough time as pricing hits demand

    2011-03-25T09:43:40Z

    The exotics sector is suffering from a combination of oversupply and a sales slowdown while prices continue to increase. Alex Lawson looks at the how the various lines are coping and the effects of supermarket promotions on wholesale prices

  • Irish look to stem flow of UK imports
    Article

    Irish look to stem flow of UK imports

    2011-03-23T08:01:02Z

    A campaign is underway in the Irish Republic to strengthen the horticulture sector and reduce the flood of imports, many of them from the UK.

  • Potato Council campaign "flourishing"
    Article

    Potato Council campaign "flourishing"

    2011-03-19T15:01:01Z

    The Grow Your Own Potatoes campaign run by the Potato Council is said to be “flourishing”.

  • What do you really get out of marketing?
    Article

    What do you really get out of marketing?

    2011-03-18T09:53:04Z

    At a time when businesses are rethinking their budgets ahead of the new financial year and in a fierce grocery market, Anna Sbuttoni examines why it is more important than ever to come up with the right marketing campaign

  • Outdoor Jersey Royals arrive in Waitrose
    Article

    Outdoor Jersey Royals arrive in Waitrose

    2011-03-17T10:01:02Z

    Jersey Royal producers have begun harvesting and exporting the first of the season’s outdoor crop.

  • Paul Cherry
    Article

    Birmingham market gets Jersey fever

    2011-03-16T09:01:01Z

    A Birmingham wholesaler had to hide the first Jersey Royals of the season, such was the fervour for the potatoes.

  • Jean-Christophe Novelli
    Article

    Master Spud deadline draws close

    2011-03-14T15:01:02Z

    A nationwide search for Britain’s best potato recipes is nearing its climax.

  • Greenvale AP triples profit
    Article

    Greenvale AP triples profit

    2011-03-14T08:01:02Z

    Potato supplier Greenvale AP has increased its profits threefold despite turnover falling in a “highly competitive market”.

  • Article

    AHDB potato levy rises

    2011-03-11T13:01:01Z

    Ministers have approved an increase in the levy paid by potato growers and purchasers to the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) from 1 April.

  • Confidence hit as market forecast misses the mark
    Article

    Confidence hit as market forecast misses the mark

    2011-03-11T12:28:44Z

    Confidence is riding high among maincrop potato growers, but fears that this might be misplaced are taking hold with the realisation that prices are not as strong as previously forecast. Anna Sbuttoni reports on a market in transition

  • Article

    FSA survey reveals consumer thinking

    2011-03-10T10:01:01Z

    The Food Standards Agency has published the first wave of an extensive new survey called Food and You, which reveals information about consumer behaviour and attitudes towards and knowledge of healthy eating and food safety.

  • Article

    Potatoes under watery spotlight

    2011-03-09T10:01:01Z

    A research team is being backed by The Food and Drink iNet is to turn the spotlight on the potato supply chain's water usage from growing to processing.

  • Article

    Chemistry hots up for potatoes

    2011-03-08T15:01:01Z

    Potato growers in the UK have two new fungicide options to use in their blight control programmes this year, both with the advantage of containing a new active ingredient from “a totally new class of chemistry”.

  • Generic potatoes Malaysia
    Article

    Port Said delays trouble Pakistani potatoes

    2011-03-07T01:12:07Z

    Delays of consignments at Port Said in Egypt have hamstrung Pakistani potato exports to Russia this season

  • Article

    The art of science

    2011-03-04T09:32:45Z

    Heston Blumenthal is a household name, known for his experimental take on food and as the face of Waitrose alongside much-loved cook Delia Smith. Here, he talks about working for the premium retailer, his 600 dishes in development and why health campaigns should be about more than nutrition. Andy Greeves and Richard Aldhous report

  • A global supplier of the future?
    Article

    A global supplier of the future?

    2011-02-25T09:32:17Z

    As all eyes are on the Middle East, Promar International’s divisional director John Giles considers the region as a global fresh produce supplier of the future

  • Article

    Retailers bring new variety to the fruit and veg aisles

    2011-02-25T09:32:04Z

    English apples have had an extra boost at Marks & Spencer with an illuminated shelf barker featuring a film strip now playing

  • Article

    First Jersey Royals head for M&S

    2011-02-24T10:01:01Z

    Marks & Spencer was due to welcome the first Jersey Royal potatoes of the season into selected stores on 24 February.

  • Sainsbury’s warns growers over expectations
    Article

    Sainsbury’s warns growers over expectations

    2011-02-23T08:01:02Z

    Sainsbury’s has warned growers it cannot force partnerships within its supply chains for its own benefit.

  • Article

    Puffin Produce launches Welsh brand

    2011-02-22T14:01:01Z

    Fresh produce brand Blas Y Tir (Taste of the Land), owned by Puffin Produce, is being launched in Welsh supermarkets to meet steadily growing demand for authentically regional produce.