Potato News from United Kingdom

June 17, 2013

Potato Council campaign to boost crop at crucial time

In the United Kingdom, the Potato Council is seeking to raise awareness for the new season crop, with a TV advertising burst to hit screens in July.

June 13, 2013

The taste of summer at Sainsbury: British Gems

Greenvale, the UK’s leading potato supplier, will be celebrating the return of this season’s British Gems baby new potatoes in Sainsbury’s with a marketing campaign heralding the great British summer and a season jam-packed with iconic British events.

June 11, 2013

First Cornish potatoes at Tesco

Tesco stores in the South West of England will receive the first Cornish potatoes from Branston this week.

June 11, 2013

Is the classic potato chip/crisp losing its appeal?

They may not be the healthiest of foods but crisps are still the second most popular snack in the UK, research shows. But with crisps made from other vegetables and even fruit now on the market, is the classic potato crisp under threat?

June 05, 2013

Euromonitor to present at SNACKEX 2013

At Snackex, Lamine Lahouasnia, Head of Packaged Food Research at Euromonitor International, will provide a strategic insight and analysis on how retailer own brands are developing and what manufacturers are doing to keep one step ahead of private labels.

June 05, 2013

Baker Perkins at Snackex - helping snack manufacturers develop new products

Baker Perkins will showcase its technology and services that enable snack manufacturers to take advantage of new market opportunities, at Snackex 2013

June 05, 2013

Spice Application System’s top electrostatics experts at Snackex

Want to learn more about Electrostatic flavour application? then make sure to visit Spice Application Systems at the Snackex in stand 125.

May 29, 2013

tna unveils evolution in seasoning at Snackex

Leading global food packaging specialist, tna, will unveil its intelli-flav® model, the new addition to its ground-breaking seasoning range at Snackex 2013.

May 21, 2013

UK issues new import measures to prevent the spread of potato ring rot

The UK government has stepped up its efforts to control the potato disease ring rot.

May 21, 2013

Tyrrell's Potato Chips offered for sale

Tyrrells, a Potato Chips Manufacturer in the United Kingdom, is reportedly being put up for sale for about £100 million (~ USD 150 million).

May 08, 2013

Greenvale gets green light after installation of solar PV panels

Greenvale, the UK’s leading supplier of fresh potatoes, has installed 210 solar photovoltaics (PV) panels at its site in Floods Ferry, Cambridgeshire.

April 25, 2013

Herbert's Oculus optical sorter sales to France

Herbert’s new Oculus optical sorter is the next generation in optical sorting for potatoes and, since it first saw the light of day at last year’s Interpom, it has been generating considerable interest amongst growers, packers and processors alike.

April 22, 2013

West Wales potato supplier Puffin Produce to ramp up production following major investment

Puffin Produce has significantly increased capacity at its Withybush potato packing plant near Haverfordwest after a £850,000 investment, supported by Barclays to introduce two new state of the art packing lines.

April 21, 2013

UK Potato Packer Branston installs solar panels

Branston, one of the UK’s largest packers and suppliers of potatoes, has put 941 solar photovoltaic panels on the south-facing roof of its factory in Ilminster.

April 18, 2013

Food Standard Agency Publishes latest results Acrylamide and Furan Survey

The FSA has published interim results from its fifth and latest study looking at levels of acrylamide, furan and the process contaminants in a range of UK foods.

April 12, 2013

Herbert introduces Pyramid Grading Screen

Herbert has launched the brand new Pyramid Grading Screen, a ground breaking new technology designed specifically for elongated potato varieties.

April 09, 2013

New leadership at Potato Council

As Allan Stevenson steps down after five years as Chair of Potato Council and member of the AHDB Board, David Piccaver, a leafy salad producer from South Lincolnshire enthusiastically takes on this challenging and exciting role.

March 22, 2013

McCain Foods GB launches Caribbean Wedges

In the United Kingdom, McCain Foods is launching new limited edition Caribbean Wedges in a bid to capitalise on strong consumer demand for Caribbean flavours.