News On French Fries and Potato Specialties from United Kingdom

Farm Frites' new Patatas Bravas, delicious potato cubes which can be topped with everything from spicy chorizo to seasonings, answer demand for Mediterranean cuisine.

The ‘Aviko Diner’ will be open for business at the UK’s first Casual Dining Show – visitors are encouraged to head down to the 50s inspired stand (U121) to sample the potato expert’s wide range of premium fries.

McCain Foods is exhibiting two latest additions to their premium Signatures product range at the Casual Dining Show: the new Gastro Thick Cut Chip and Skin-on Fry

UK food brand Birds Eye is launching Mashtags this month, a new product inspired by social media.

McCain Foods GB brings the 'Chips' marked sweater starring in its commercial to retail clothing chain Primark

Chip Week has become one of the biggest awareness weeks in the calendar, but, as important as it is, it is still only one aspect of the work that Potato Council does to support the sector.

Profits have fallen by more than £10m at McCain Foods GB after Britain's market-leading frozen chip maker was hit by a severe shortage of quality potatoes in the UK as a direct result of the extreme weather conditions in the 2012 growing season.

There's nothing quite like the mouth-watering taste and smell of an oven-baked jacket potato, so McCain has specially designed a 'Jacket Taxi' which did just that.

Bannisters’ Farm continues to innovate in the frozen food category with the addition of two new product ranges: Fully Loaded Jackets and Farmer’s Roasting Potatoes.

McCain Foods is set to launch new McCain Waffles as part of its £35m drive to deliver brand and category growth, by appealing to a broader age range of children who may have outgrown its McCain Smiles product.

Branston and Tesco are offering consumers the opportunity to have their moment of fame with their new ‘Pic on a Pack' initiative. Customers have at chance to have their photo featured on packs of freshly prepared Parmentier potatoes.

McCain Foods is set to unveil its new Happy Days campaign on 2 September, featuring outdoor, press, TV, cinema and in-store activity, along with a 3.7 million household door drop.

Potato processor McCain has contracted Soltens to remove and recycle by-products from its Scarborough french fry factory.

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.

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.

In the United Kingdom, McCain Foods has launched Jacket Smiles for kids, following the runaway success of its Ready Baked Jackets.

Following the 22nd annual Chip Week Potato Council can count national press coverage, industry-wide involvement and over 35,000 nominations in the ‘Choice Chip Awards’ as highlights of its success.

French fry manufacturer McCain has worked with design agency BrandOpus to overhaul its entire product portfolio in the United Kingdom. The overhaul includes the introduction of an entirely new logo for the brand, the first such change in over 50 years.