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In a bid to help the chip shop industry keep customer satisfaction high and compete in the increasingly aggressive quick service restaurant (QSR) sector, AHDB Potatoes has invested in a new online resource.

Dr Jon Pickup, Head of Virology & Zoology at Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) will lead on one of three AHDB Potatoes Fellowship Awards, specifically seeking to secure critical potato nematology expertise for the future.

Diamond Foods, Inc. today announced that it has acquired a 26% stake in Metcalfe’s skinny Limited, owner of Metcalfe’s skinny Popcorn, a premium ready-to-eat popcorn brand in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom Kettle Foods ltd is launching KETTLE® Bites - a new healthier product aimed at female consumers looking for lighter, ‘better-for-you’ snacks.

With reports again highlighting a concerning lack of knowledge amongst young adults and the origin of the food they eat, educating the next generation remains an important focus

KETTLE® Chips (United Kingdom) is pleased to announce that it has introduced three seasonal flavours to its sharing range of delicious, hand cooked chips in time for the key Christmas sales period.

Nick Vermont, CEO of McCain Foods GB is this year's British Potato Industry Award winner

The entire potato industry of Great Britain gathered at Harrogate International Centre, North Yorkshire 12 and 13 November for BP2015, the key industry event of the year.

UK Seed potato exports are booming with big strides being made to open even more new markets.

BP 2015 is the first time this event held every two year for the British Potato Industry is entirely indoors. Visit BP2015 in Harrogate in 8 days from today...

Crop Systems Ltd is launching SmartStor™, a cost effective crop store control system that that enables users to monitor and manage their (potato) stores via their smartphone or tablet anywhere, anytime.

Delegates at BP2015 are in for a treat as a competition winning dish will be served up at the industry dinner. Potatoes naturally take a starring role in the main course dish created by a local Harrogate College student, as part of a competition run by AHDB Potatoes.

McDonald’s in the United Kingdom is to start sourcing potatoes from British farmers only, as the fast food giant looks to appeal to customers more conscious about where their meals come from.

Leatherhead Food International Limited was acquired by Science Group and will move to a new facility early 2016.

This November over 6,000 growers, packers, processors, retailers, researchers, specialists, consultants, journalists, students and international visitors will head to the Harrogate International Centre, for the biennial potato industry event, BP2015.

With a major new campaign to promote fresh potatoes across Britain and Ireland about to break, AHDB Potatoes and Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board) are calling on industry to get behind it and help change the way consumers think about potatoes.

Innovative flavours and changing attitudes towards health are boosting sales of (premium) popcorn in the United Kingdom

A new two year research project will harness the latest aeronautic industry technology to develop testing tools that will help crop store owners to optimise the efficiency of their premises.