Potato News from United Kingdom

Chase vodka, the only potato vodka distilled in England, is the creation of William Chase, better known as the bloke who made a mint as the founder of Tyrrells crisps.It all starts in the potato grading shed, a giant structure, like an aircraft hanger....

Dynamic companies that exploit opportunities and maximise efficiencies will survive the downturn and emerge stronger. That’s the message from Seamus McGuckin, a corporate banking director at Ulster Bank, who says that “waiting for the business environm...

Potato chip producer Tyrrells has partnered with the Federation of City Farms &Community Gardens charity to launch two scrumptious new flavours, available exclusively to UK Independent Retailers;Roast Lamb &Shrewsbury Sauce Potato Chips and Par...

Glens of Antrim Potatoes has shut down subsidiary North Antrim Foods at Castlecatt and 15 people are affected. Glens of Antrim Potatoes Managing Director Michael McKillop told the Times the Castlecatt work has been "relocated"to the Cushenda...

The Nestlé Wellness Award, awarded to the company that has made a real impact in terms of making healthier eating and drinking choices for consumers, was won by McCain Foods. McCain developed Purely Potato, a range developed to be cooked without oil, w...

United Biscuits has re-designed its corporate website through its digital agency Inbox. Functionality has been enhanced with a new web contact form for customer service enquiries, on the homepage an area has been added to promote the latest TV ads;...

Pub-goers will soon be able to buy smaller bags of Kettle's Mature Cheddar and Red Onion crisps.The company has decided to launch the flavour in 40 gram bags following recent research.Figures from the manufacturer show that sales of smaller packets of...

Hospitals in Wales must empty their vending machines of crisps, sweets and fizzy drinks today. The ban will see junk food make way for healthier options, such as fruit and sugar-free drinks. Machines will instead have to contain food that is healthy,...

The wet weather seen during the late summer is making for challenging harvesting conditions for potato farmers across Yorkshire.The heavy ground is taking its toll on farmers' pockets due to the added expense it has brought in terms of extra labour an...

GMB are today calling on McCain Foods not to proceed with a proposal which would see 32 backroom jobs in five locations in England being outsourced to India. Yesterday McCain Foods told the GMB that they were looking at a proposal to outsource the job...

Potato Council is encouraging school caterers to serve up a delicious and nutritious portion of potatoes every day, while urging suppliers to spread the message that potatoes can be used to help maintain compliant menus and increase their use across ...

More than 200 jobs have been saved and a further 150 posts are being created at a Corby crisp factory which had been threatened with closure.Staff at the Golden Wonder factory in Princewood Road, were told the plant is staying open after bosses hammere...

Walkers has had more than 1.1m entries and substantial web visits for its 'Do Us A Flavour' competition, asking the public to suggest a new crisp flavour for a £50,000 prize and 1% share of future royalties.Walkers expected 250,000 entries when the cam...

Today the Red Mill Snack Food Company, which is owned by Tayto Group, revealed all 300 jobs at the Wednesbury plant will go and production is moving to a plant in Corby, Northamptonshire. Production will continue until at least February.

McCain Foods Ltd., the multinational food processing company based in Florenceville, N.B., tapped into a new energy source this spring, when it began construction of a new biogas digester for its Whittlesey french fry factory in Britain. "There'...

Greenvale AP, the leading supplier of British potatoes, has come top in sustainability of food production, according to the latest results of a two-year research project just published by the Cambridge University Institute for Manufacturing.The Competi...

Improving on perfection is always a high risk strategy, but brand owner United Biscuits’ (UBUK) reckons Mini Cheddars are now better than ever.An improved recipe has added even more cheesiness to the taste and aroma of the iconic pub snack.The new reci...

Potato prices continued their seasonal slide over the past week as harvest progressed and poorer quality processing material was brought straight to the market. The Potato Council’s GB weekly average price was down to £110.24/t last week, some £10/t do...