Potato News from United Kingdom

April 08, 2009

Red Sky Potato Chips TV advertisement starts April 11

Red Sky, the new premium potato chip brand, is being supported by a major TV advertising campaign. The Red Sky Potato Chips TV advertising starts April 11, 2009 for five weeks.Featuring the strap-line ‘From Nature’s Kitchen’, the exciting animated adve...

April 06, 2009

Restaurants and catering companies bring in calories on menus

Eighteen major catering companies, including many high street brands, will introduce calorie information on their menus for the first time. The list of trailblazers, announced today by Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo and the Food Standards Agenc...

March 30, 2009

United Biscuits appoints Paul Graham as UK Sales Director

United Biscuits, a leading UK manufacturer of biscuits, snacks and cakes, is pleased to announce the promotion of Paul Graham to UK Sales Director, effective from Thursday 2 April.Paul has been with UBUK for eleven years and is promoted from his curren...

March 26, 2009

Food Standards Agency reports on what people think about emerging food technologies

People remain cautious about the emergence of new food technologies according to a review of existing research, published by the Food Standards Agency. The report, which looks at research since 1999, brings together knowledge from the UK and beyond, ...

March 25, 2009

Potato growers urged to consider nematode threat when renting land

The technical challenges of coping with a reduced pesticide armoury were high on the agenda at a recent Potato Council Yorkshire Potato Day. If you rent land, don't saddle yourself with soil-borne threats. Techniculture's Neil Pratt told growers at the...

March 23, 2009

Phileas Fogg uses RPM for nationwide supermarket programme

Phileas Fogg crisps and snacks is using RPM for its relaunch and in-store promotions at major UK supermarkets.Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrison's will see the first wave of promotion, tailored to each supermarket's customer base.Among other activity cust...

March 23, 2009

Carbon footprint labels should be displayed on new products say MPs

Labels showing a product's carbon footprint should be displayed on goods and services to help consumers tackle climate change, according to an influential committee of MPs.Some foods are already displaying "carbon reduction labels"alongside t...

March 18, 2009

Potato Chips: Fried, Kettle Fried or Continuously Kettle Fried

Pepsico's new Red Sky Potato Chips are fried in a new way: these potato chips are continuously kettle fried. The idea behind continuously kettle frying is to replicate the typical time-temperature profile of the classical kettle frying process, but in a continuous fryer. This is not as easy as it may seem...

March 16, 2009

Walkers launches upmarket crisp brand

Britain’s biggest crispmaker, Walkers, is aiming to take a bite out of the market for posh crisps by launching its own upmarket brand, Red Sky. Walkers does not appear anywhere on the packaging, presumably because the Leicester-based company did not fe...

March 15, 2009

Squirrels are going nuts for Walkers SQUIRREL flavoured crisps

The furry creatures just couldn't stop themselves making a dive for the Cajun squirrel snacks as soon as wildlife lovers Nigel and Camilla Cullum put a packet on their bird table. The Cajun Squirrel crisps are one of six new Walkers flavours, launched ...

March 13, 2009

United Biscuits Phileas Fogg Premium Snack Range back on TV

Phileas Fogg, the recently re-launched premium snack brand with truly authentic flavours, is hitting TV screens nationwide on the 16th March. United Biscuits UK’s £3m advertising campaign will promote the iconic range of delicious savoury snacks, which...

March 12, 2009

McCain launches potato scholarship

McCain Foods has launched a new scholarship scheme for students at Askham Bryan College, York, who are studying degrees in any subject relating to potato production or processing.As part of the sponsorship McCain is offering up to £5000 towards tuition...

March 11, 2009

Farm Frites now using 100% sunflower oil for Nature's Goodness

Farm Frites are now using 100 per cent sunflower oil to make their Nature’s Goodness range of chips, wedges and croquettes, meaning diners get a healthier experience when treating themselves. Containing less than five per cent fat even after frying, th...

March 11, 2009

McCain Foods adds new brand 'Express': microwaveable frozen vegetables

McCain Foods is targeting a share of the frozen vegetable market with the launch of the sub-brand Express. The microwaveable range, which rolls out this month, is aimed at busy professionals with little time to prepare food, but who are keen to maintai...

March 10, 2009

Use on-planter applications to apply powder treatments, potato growers told

POTATO growers intending to apply powder treatments to seed tubers at planting this year should consider on-planter applications to minimise the risk of operator exposure and reduce the possibility of the product being blown in to the environment when ...

March 09, 2009

Potato growers told to plan ahead in light of new pesticide regulations

POTATO growers have been told that changes to the EU Directive (91/414) governing pesticide use could have been a lot worse, but the industry still needs to plan ahead and embrace integrated pest and farm management. Speaking at a Branston technical ...

March 06, 2009

Walkers launches multimillion dollar TV campaign to promote Sensations brand

Walkers, the UK’s No. 1 crisps and snacks manufacturer, is unveiling a multimillion pound TV advertising campaign this month for its £77 million Walkers Sensations brand . Re-launched in February with a striking new premium black pack design featuring...

March 05, 2009

Real crisp success underlines consumer shift to hand-cooked crisps

Spotting a market opportunity ten years ago, John Mudd set out to create an alternative to mass-produced crisps, building a business that today sees 2.5 million packs of Real hand-cooked crisps sold each week in the UK."My objective was to design ...