Potato News from United Kingdom

Recently retired McCain Foods, Nick Vermont receives Lifetime Scarborough Business Award

December 09, 2018

Recently retired from McCain Foods, Nick Vermont receives Lifetime Scarborough Business Award

The recently retired McCain Regional President for Great Britain and Ireland, Nick Vermont, has been presented with the lifetime achievement accolade at the Scarborough Business Awards.

December 04, 2018

Scotland's first minister present at opening Albert Bartlett chilled potato plant

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon helped to formally open Albert Bartlett’s new £17m chilled potato plant last month.

December 04, 2018

Tong Engineering expands its Project Management Team

Leading handling equipment manufacturer for potatoes and vegetables, Tong Engineering, has announced a number of key new appointments as part of an ongoing commitment to its growing customer base.

Potato handling equipment manufacturer Tong getting ready for LAMMA 2019

November 12, 2018

Potato handling equipment manufacturer Tong is getting ready for LAMMA 2019

Leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, Tong Engineering, is once again exhibiting at the UK’s largest farm machinery show LAMMA, on stand 8.600 in Hall 8.

November 06, 2018

Pepsico to acquire UK chips company Pipers Crisps

PepsiCo has announced its intention to take over the UK based snack food company Pipers Crisps.

Destacado fabricante de papa frita duplica la velocidad de envasado y reduce la cantidad de residuos

November 01, 2018

Fabricante de papa frita duplica velocidad de envasado y disminuye los residuos

La instalación de soluciones de envasado de alta velocidad de tna ha permitido a Pipers Crisps aumentar su productividad y mantener al mismo tiempo el más alto nivel de calidad del producto a través de una integridad mejorada del sellado.

November 01, 2018

Shifts in potato varieties planted in Great Britain

The revised estimate for the total 2018 potato planted area in Great Britain is 117.3Kha, down 4.4% from 2017. Also includes shifts in the Top ten potato varieties grown in Great Britain in 2018

October 29, 2018

Pipers Crisps doubles packaging speeds and reduces waste with installation tna robag FX 3ci VFFS

UK gourmet chips manufacturer, Pipers Crisps Ltd, has doubled its packaging capacity and reduced waste thanks to the installation of high speed packaging solutions from tna.

KP Snacks adds new snack pellet production line to its Billingham plant, which also produces Hula Hoops Puft and McCoy's

October 23, 2018

KP Snacks is building a new snack pellet production line at its Billingham (UK) plant

KP Snacks is building a 6 million GBP (USD 7.9 million) pellet production facility at its Billingham factory, which also produces Hula Hoops Puft and McCoy's

Cutlery made of biodegradable potato plastic made it to the shortlist of this global design competition

October 19, 2018

Biodegradable Potato Spoons make the Dyson Designer Award Shortlist

Many of the 20 contenders for this year’s prestigious James Dyson award focus on ways to create a more sustainable future. Cutlery made of biodegradable potato plastic made it to the shortlist of this global design competition.

October 18, 2018

Bill Watts joins AHDB as Knowledge Exchange Manager focused on Potatoes

Bill Watts has joined AHDB as Arable Knowledge Exchange Manager (Potatoes) for the West Midlands, South West and Wales.

Weird Potato chips flavours hit UK retail shelves for Christmas

October 15, 2018

Weird potato chip flavours hit UK retail shelves for Christmas

What will be you favorite crisp flavour this holiday season? Will it be 'Brussels Sprouts' or 'Christmas tree'... ?

Tong launches next generation Fieldloader PRO, for gently loading your potatoes

October 15, 2018

Tong's new Fieldloader PRO aims for flexibility, transportability and gentle handling of your potatoes

Based on Tong Engineering's proven Fieldloader for in-field and on-farm cleaning and loading of potatoes and other root crops, the Fieldloader PRO has been designed with even greater flexibility, transportability and the gentlest handling in mind.

Two Farmers launch Herefordshire inspired potato crisps in compostable package

October 14, 2018

Two Farmers launch Herefordshire inspired potato crisps in compostable packaging

The Two Farmers crisps line has been unveiled as a new series of snack chips for consumers in the United Kingdom to enjoy that are sure to satisfy their desire for a crispy indulge that doesn't come at the expense of the environment.

October 06, 2018

Walkers starts a recycling effort for potato chips bags after protests

Potato chips manufacturer Walkers - a subsidiary of Pepsico - starts a recycling effort for potato chips bags in the United Kingdom after consumer protests.

October 06, 2018

NewCold opens extended automated frozen storage in Wakefield, largest in the United Kingdom

NewCold has unveiled its newly-completed expanded deep frozen storage and distribution centre which, says the company, is now the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

October 05, 2018

Calbee buys UK potato chip manufacturer Seabrook Crisps

Calbee has acquired UK potato chip manufacturer Seabrook Crisps from Private equity investor LDC

October 04, 2018

Mapping and evaluating the health of potato fields based on satellite data

Rezatec - a UK based company focused on the analysis and interpretation of satellite data - has in collaboration with AHDB Potatoes investigated the effectiveness of using satellite data to map the extent of potato crops in pilot locations across the UK.