Nieuws uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk

juni 07, 2010

United Kingdom Girds for New U.S. Fast Food Invasion

Three American chains—Taco Bell, Chipotle, and Ruby Tuesday—are targeting growth in Britain's dynamic but competitive restaurant business.They are huge in the US, but few British diners have heard of Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) or Ruby Tuesday (RT). B...

juni 06, 2010

Trial with GM potatoes resistant to late blight approved in United Kingdom

Defra has given scientists at The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) the go ahead to conduct a three-year trial on genetically modified (GM) potatoes. Scientists at TSL - part of the John Innes Centre - are testing potatoes that have been genetically modifie...

juni 02, 2010

Potato Council launches Aphids monitoring

The Potato Council has launched its aphid monitoring campaign for this season to provide growers with the latest information on the activity of crop-damaging pests.A network of 100 yellow water traps set up to monitor aphid movements across different p...

juni 01, 2010

Mustard Crop cuts potato cyst nematode population

Field-scale trials of a biofumigant mustard crop have given around 50% potato cyst nematode suppression, Andy Barker of Barworth Agriculture told growers. PCN control had become more difficult, particularly since the suspension of use of the soil ste...

mei 31, 2010

World Potato Congress 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland

The Edinburgh Convention Bureau has announced that the 8th World Potato Congress will be staged in Edinburgh in 2012.At least 600 potato specialists from around the world will attend the event 417 years after Sir Walter Raleigh, the Elizabethan explore...

mei 31, 2010

Congreso Mundial de la Papa 2012, en Edinburgo, Escocia

El Buró de Convenciones de Edimburgo anunció que el octavo Congreso Mundial de la Papa se celebrará en la ciudad de Edimburgo en 2012. Al menos 600 especialistas de papa de todo el mundo asistirán al evento, 417 años después de que Sir Walter Raleigh,...

mei 27, 2010

Infectious potato disease Dickeya Solani found in Scotland

The infectious potato disease Dickeya solani has been found in a ware crop growing in Perthshire.The species is an aggressive, form of the seed-borne bacterial disease, blackleg.Scotland had recently established rules to keep the disease out. But repor...

mei 26, 2010

Frito-lay wants to run the chips factory on water extracted from the potato

Food giant PepsiCo has come up with a novel way to cut its water consumption - by extracting it from potatoes and recycling it.

mei 25, 2010

Potato council cuts? Impossible, says chair

Rumours circulating at the weekend that various levy boards such as the British Potato Council would come under the UK government's axe were rubbished yesterday. East Lothian farmer Allan Stevenson said: "If the government intends getting rid of t...

mei 20, 2010

McCain Foods (GB) Ltd reviews PR accounts

McCain Foods is putting its entire consumer and corporate PR account out to pitch as it aims to step up the emphasis on the nutritional value of its food. The wide-ranging account is believed to be worth about £250,000 and is currently held by Fleishm...

mei 18, 2010

Greenvale’s 'Cascade' wins Innovation and Environment Awards

Only months after its launch, Greenvale has won no less than two influential awards for Project Cascade, its innovative root vegetable washing system.

mei 16, 2010

Chase (potato) Vodka voted world's best

It is enough to make a patriotic Russian need a stiff drink to get over the shock - an English vodka has been voted the best in the world.

mei 12, 2010

McCain Foods (GB) brings back Summer Wedges

McCain Summer Wedges with a hint of Shallot &Lime are back by popular demand following strong sales in 2009, when they were McCain Foods (GB) Ltd. most successful Seasonal Edition recipe.Part of McCain's Seasonal Editions Wedge range, Summer Wedges...

mei 10, 2010

McCain Foods (GB) Ltd. backs Home Fries with couponing campaign

McCain Foods (GB Ltd. is set to undertake a national couponing campaign worth £2.9 million, aimed at driving trial and sales, in support of its best selling chip brand Home Fries.From May, two half price coupons are to be distributed to 1.16 million UK...

mei 08, 2010

Golden Wonder launches marketing campaign to build the brand in Scotland

Snack brand Golden Wonder is set to launch a six-figure marketing campaign to boost the brand across Scotland after what the company says has been a year of substantial growth. The integrated £500,000 campaign represents the first significant marke...

mei 05, 2010

Organic Farming shows limited benefit to wildlife

Organic farms may be seen as wildlife friendly, but the benefits to birds, bees and butterflies don’t compensate for the lower yields produced, according to new research from the University of Leeds. In the most detailed, like-for-like comparisons o...

National Chip week 2010 (United Kingdom)

mei 05, 2010

National Chip Week 2010 very successful

Generating national newspaper coverage every single day and slots on prime time and day time television and radio programmes;the success of National Chip Week 2010 speaks for itself. An official review shows that the Week generated coverage worth ove...

april 28, 2010

Potato Council tenders Potato Storage Research

The annual potato production in GB is approximately 6 million tonnes, of which 60% will be stored prior to fresh consumption or processing. Potato Council is currently supporting research to identify options to improve sprout control, through an imp...