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Private equity firms Blackstone Group LP and PAI Partners SAS have appointed Credit Suisse Group to work on a potential sale of the salty snacks arm of their cakes-to-peanuts business United Biscuits Ltd. in a process that could fetch as much as £500 m...

The Potato Council has allayed fears that the price of potatoes could increase if the crop is affected by drought.

Britain faces a potato shortage this summer if low rainfall persists in the south of England, according to a new forecast. Any shortfall will lead to higher prices for chips, crisps and bags of potatoes.

Walkers Sunbites has won a Silver Design Business Association (DBA) 'Design Effectiveness' award for its new pack design. During the relaunch of Sunbites in 2011, the brand undertook a pack design change which has helped the growth of the brand to see...

McCain Foods (GB) has appointed Manchester’s Blue Chip Marketing to create and implement promotional activities for its frozen potato products. Blue Chip won the work after a three-way national pitch. Its creative director Stewart Hilton said the task...

Defra has left the British potato industry scratching its head after revealing that just 17% of the potatoes the department buys come from the UK.

Los cultivos de papa en el Reino Unido se encuentran expuestos al riesgo de una nueva y agresiva enfermedad que se ha extendido rápidamente por todo el resto de Europa. La enfermedad, Dickeya solani, ha sido vista por primera vez hace sólo siete años, ...

The 12 months up to January was the eighth-driest year in the UK since records began and unless there is substantial, above-average rainfall in the coming weeks, growers will almost certainly face water restrictions this summer.

Time spent assessing the crop is time well spent, said North Norfolk potato grower Tony Bambridge, speaking at Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research.

An aggressive strain of disease is a major threat to the country’s potato industry, a leading researcher has warned.

Store managers must use their nose to achieve the best results, said award-winning Norfolk potato grower Tony Bambridge.

El congreso, que tendrá lugar en mayo, ofrece algo para todos involucrados en el sector de la patata, según el director de Potato Council el Dr. Rob Clayton. El WPC (World Potato Congress) tendrá lugar en el magnífico Centro Internacional de Conferenc...

Un equipo de investigadores de la Universidad de Lincoln en el Reino Unido ha usado una plataforma de hardware y software para construir un sistema de bajo costo que identifica los defectos y las enfermedades de la papa en tiempo real, y que además se ...

Everett Brothers Engineering, which specialises in the design, manufacture and sales of machines linked to vegetable production and processing, has been trading for 38 years. However a downturn in orders has seen the company, based in Hockwold, near T...

Satellite technology developed during the cold war is set to deliver state-of-the-art crop monitoring systems to help growers improve agronomy and drive up profits. Although the technology dates back several decades, its capabilities for remote sensing...

In Groot-Brittannië dreigen grote delen met hoogwaardige gewassen verloren te gaan. Oorzaak is de droogte, zeggen experts. Het gaat om meer dan de helft van het geïrrigeerde aardappelareaal. Voor niet-geïrrigeerde aardappelpercelen is de situatie het...

United Biscuits (UB) has become the first major food manufacturer in the UK to achieve zero waste to landfill across all of its 16 UK sites including its UK factories, distribution centre and administrative offices. The company, which produces much lo...

Assess store suitability before using CIPC, urges Adrian Cunnington, head of Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBCSR), who will be offering tips on how to follow best practice at the Potato Council Storage Forum East on March 1 and the Storage F...