Potato news archive – Page 79

  • Rudolph dashed to market
    Article

    Rudolph speed hailed with bells on

    2009-12-18T11:01:02Z

    Major flexible packaging supplier to the fresh produce sector Ultimate Packaging demonstrated its responsive credentials with a rapid response to a customer earlier this month.

  • Potato sector gears up for busy Christmas period
    Article

    Potato sector gears up for busy Christmas period

    2009-12-18T09:54:58Z

    Home-grown potato supplies have been ample this year and a pricing gap has opened up between the high-end offer and lower-grade material. The next stop on the calendar is Christmas, so what is in store for the potato category in the next few weeks and beyond? Anna Sbuttoni reports

  • Flandria
    Article

    Flandria gets festive with spud range

    2009-12-16T10:30:00Z

    VLAM is currently promoting two new festive potatoes from its Flandria Specialty Street range, the Vitelotte and the Ratte

  • L to r: Tony Worth past LEAF chairman, Baroness Byford LEAF president, chef Raymond Blanc, David Richardson Founding Chairman, Stephen Fell newly appointed Chairman and Caroline Drummond chief executive
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    Raymond Blanc marks LEAF's 18th

    2009-12-15T11:01:01Z

    Chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc joined Linking Environment & Farming (LEAF) last week for its 18th birthday celebratory gala dinner and charity auction.

  • Thinking ahead
    Article

    Thinking ahead

    2009-12-11T09:18:01Z

    The UK is in many ways the home of innovation and with the fresh produce market more competitive than ever, it will be the most forward-thinking producers that will really come into their own past the recession. So what have UK growers got up their sleeves? Anna Sbuttoni reports

  • Article

    Speciality spuds to beef up box scheme

    2009-12-08T11:01:01Z

    Organic grower and box scheme supplier Tolhurst Organic Produce is launching a line of speciality potatoes for its box scheme customers.

  • Article

    Christmas comes early in the supermarket aisles

    2009-12-04T09:50:37Z

    There is plenty of evidence on the retail shelves this week that winter has arrived and that Christmas is not far

  • Article

    Madderson reflects on shipping career

    2009-12-04T09:50:30Z

    Brian Madderson retired as managing director of Port of Dover shipping specialist George Hammond at the end of October. On November 1, he launched himself into a consultancy role for the firm and a brand-new position as chairman of the UK Independent Petrol Retailers’ Association. He spoke to Laura Gould about his 20 years in the business

  • Article

    Budgens reports own-brand success

    2009-12-03T10:01:01Z

    Convenience retailer Budgens has seen double-digit growth on some own-brand product lines as it continues to develop its own-brand range.

  • The Potato Tickler adds life to the TV advert
    Article

    McCain relaunch prepared range

    2009-11-27T09:01:01Z

    McCain Foods has relaunched its Prepared Potato range with a marketing spend of more than £7 million.

  • Potato Council chairman Allan Stevenson released the plan last week
    Article

    Potato Council launches 2010 plan

    2009-11-25T08:01:01Z

    The Potato Council has unveiled its corporate plan for next year, which was put forward for consultation by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) last week.

  • The potato challenge
    Article

    The potato challenge

    2009-11-20T09:43:51Z

    Home-grown potatoes have long been a staple in the kitchen, filling up generations of families and earning themselves recognition as a British favourite. However, even though consumption is edging upwards for the first time in years, the UK industry has its work cut out to get the younger generation to buy into the category. Anna Sbuttoni reports on one of the sector’s biggest challenges ahead of British Potato 2009

  • Sarah Pettitt said British veg should be high on the menu at Christmas
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    Christmas veg backed at BBC Good Food

    2009-11-18T15:01:01Z

    The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) will be pushing the case for locally grown seasonal vegetables for the Christmas table at this year’s BBC Good Food Show.

  • Paul Knight, Jill McCarthy, Michael Weiss, Rachel Green, David Burnet, Alex St Luce, Danny Murphy and Caroline Kenyon
    Article

    London chefs select Lincolnshire

    2009-11-17T15:01:01Z

    Select Lincolnshire brought a group of high-profile London chefs to the county for 24 hours to meet fruit and vegetable producers and taste their produce, with a view to using it in their restaurants, last month.

  • Article

    Rail move reflects attitude change

    2009-11-13T09:54:22Z

    Railways have always had their enthusiasts, so it was intriguing to read last week that the rails are humming out of Spain

  • Dominic Dyer (second right) and Patrick Holden (far right) were at odds on the subject
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    Organic GM alternative considered

    2009-11-11T11:01:01Z

    Concern was raised over the organic agriculture industry’s ability to cope with the onslaught of climate change while spurning GM technologies, at a high-level debate in the capital last week.

  • Branston's new prepared factory, opened in July, will benefit from the digestor
    Article

    Branston invests in anaerobic digestion

    2009-11-11T09:01:01Z

    Branston Ltd has confirmed that plans to build a large-scale anaerobic digestion plant that will turn waste potatoes into electricity are to go ahead, with construction work starting next month.

  • ASF launches Good Natured spuds
    Article

    ASF launches Good Natured spuds

    2009-11-10T08:01:01Z

    Angus Soft Fruits Ltd (ASF) is expanding its Good Natured brand with the launch of its new Splendid Spuds as it looks to capitalise on the popularity of potatoes in the UK.

  • Article

    Greenvale strengthens green team

    2009-11-09T15:01:01Z

    Potato supplier Greenvale AP has strengthened its “green team” with the appointment of Jessica Cranthorne as environmental co-ordinator, based at the company's Floods Ferry site in Cambridgeshire.

  • Marc Bolland addressed delegates at the EFFP conference
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    Bolland questions local policies

    2009-11-09T11:01:01Z

    The chief executive of Morrisons has said the “local” argument can be taken too far and that the supermarket giant will only source locally where appropriate.