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februari 19, 2014

On pack promotion for Kettle Chips Handy Packs (first ever!)

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.

februari 17, 2014

Daymer Ingredients reports higher Potato Starch Prices

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

februari 17, 2014

UK Shoppers agree to pay more for named Potato Varieties

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

februari 12, 2014

Low calorie KETTLE® Baked Chips launched in the United Kingdom

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

This "Chips" Sweater is now available at clothing chain Primark

februari 09, 2014

McCain Foods brings 'Chips' sweater to retail in time for Chip Week

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

Electrostatic flavour or coating application explained

februari 05, 2014

Spice Application Systems wants to prove the power of electrostatics with your product

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

februari 05, 2014

United Kingdom: Is your Chip Shop ready for Chip Week?

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.

februari 03, 2014

GreenVale’s ‘Pretty Perfect Potatoes’ make their TV Debut

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.

januari 27, 2014

Storage 2020 International Potato Conference – speaker line-up announced

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

januari 22, 2014

Potato Council wants its health message to stick

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.

januari 20, 2014

Tong Peal announces updates to its 2514 Weigher

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.

januari 19, 2014

Soil health key to breaking potato yield plateau in UK

Potato yield increases in the United Kingdom have stuttered to a halt in a similar manner to cereals in recent years and experts believe improving the state of British potato-growing soils will be vital to drive yields higher again.

Stuart Stark (Fridlington Farms) and Ray Andrews (Crop Systems Limited)

januari 13, 2014

Taperstor: total control in potato storage

Crop Systems Ltd’s new TaperStor<sup>TM</sup> offers operators total control over the stored crop and the environment in which it is kept, combined with the ability to maximise the volume of storage available on any given footprint and so reduce storage costs per tonne.

Skea Organiscs joins Potato Council at Fruit Logistica 2014

januari 09, 2014

UK develops seed potato and horticulture stand at Fruit Logistica 2014

Following the successful first-time collaboration by the British potato and horticulture sector at Fruit Logistica 2013, Potato Council, Horticultural Development Company (HDC) and the Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) return with their industries to this massive event in February 2014.

januari 08, 2014

‘Great atmosphere’ as crowds flock to BP2013

The potato industry flocked to Harrogate for BP2013, with organisers reporting a 20 per cent increase on the usual 6,000 attendance.

januari 05, 2014

Upskilling Chip shops to promote sales

Chip Week has become one of the biggest awareness weeks in the calendar, but, as important as it is, it is still only one aspect of the work that Potato Council does to support the sector.