Noticias

Farm Frites' new Patatas Bravas, delicious potato cubes which can be topped with everything from spicy chorizo to seasonings, answer demand for Mediterranean cuisine.

The ‘Aviko Diner’ will be open for business at the UK’s first Casual Dining Show – visitors are encouraged to head down to the 50s inspired stand (U121) to sample the potato expert’s wide range of premium fries.

Potato Council acts as a knowledge house for Government raising the importance of the potato. Two years since this work programme started there has been a real increase in knowledge about potatoes amongst parliamentarians with 83% now regarding potatoes as an important crop.

McCain Foods is exhibiting two latest additions to their premium Signatures product range at the Casual Dining Show: the new Gastro Thick Cut Chip and Skin-on Fry

The speed and efficiency of Ishida multihead weighers at specialist crisp manufacturer Pipers Crisps have played a key role in the company’s continuing success, which over the past five years has seen annual growth of between 38 and 45 per cent.

UK food brand Birds Eye is launching Mashtags this month, a new product inspired by social media.

Potato Council, Horticultural Development Company (HDC) and the Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) returned in force to the Fruit Logistica to build their promotion of seed potatoes from Britain and raise the profile of the diversity and quality of UK horticultural crops.

KETTLE® Chips the UK’s No.1 Premium Crisp brand is bringing some excitement and new news to the Single Serve Crisps and Snacks category.

Daymer Ingredients, a distributor of AVEBE Starches located in the United Kingdom, reports an (upcoming) increase in potato starch prices

Potato Council’s latest campaign to encourage shoppers to trade up from generic whites to a named potato variety has been a great success.

KETTLE® is launching an innovative new lower-calorie snack range in the United Kingdom: KETTLE® Baked Chips

McCain Foods GB brings the 'Chips' marked sweater starring in its commercial to retail clothing chain Primark

Spice Application Systems is launching an exclusive new facility which allows customers to test out the power of electrostatics on their products.

Supporting the chipping sector is high on the agenda for Potato Council all year round, but with Chip Week (17 – 23 February) just around the corner, the team is more focused than ever on helping chips shops improve the quality of their chips and drive sales as a result.

UK's leading potato supplier Greenvale is ramping up support for its fresh potato brand with a £1.5m TV advertising campaign, which goes on air from Monday 3 February.

Next month over 200 potato growers, packers, processors, retailers, researchers, specialists, consultants, and international visitors are expected to attend the Storage 2020 International Conference at Peterborough Arena, Peterborough, United Kingdom

Potato Council is calling on the UK industry to help promote the ‘Natural Goodness’ of potatoes, by applying for a new Potato Council car sticker which is now available to all its levy payers.

As part of continued efforts to provide farmers and growers with the complete crop handling solution, Tong Peal has announced an updated version of its 2514 Weigher.