News on Food Trends from United Kingdom

Children in the U.K. are finding vouchers for “Mudpuddle Farm” books in their Happy Meals next to the McNuggets and fries

McCain Foods has launched a new jacket potato product that it claims will be ready in just five minutes, offering consumers the taste of a slow-baked product in rapid time.

Cambridge University Farm is working on a smartphone app to measure ground cover in potato crops.

Two top GB potato industry players are crossing the Atlantic January 4-6 not just to quiz the U.S. industry on its latest techniques at Potato Expo 2012 but to promote the benefits of attending World Potato Congress 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland in May. ...

Organisers of the 2012 World Potato Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland next year have released the names of the first 13 commercial sponsors responsible for over US$230,000-worth of industry support for what promises to be a “highly successful, industry-w...

“There’s something for everyone in the potato industry to be had from attending the World Potato Congress next May in Edinburgh – I can guarantee that,” says Rob Clayton, director of the Potato Council.

a hoge aardappelprijzen vorig jaar, wordt er door de Britse telers dit jaar financiële pijn geleden.

Los productores de papa para industria británicos están preocupados por los bajos precios de la actual campaña.

Many potato fields are being overworked in a bid to create the ‘perfect’ seed-bed, an expensive practice that does not increase yield and endangers the long-term health of soils. Thanks to Potato Council funding, researcher Dr Mark Stalham of Cambrid...

Leatherhead Food Research, a leading UK-based independent research organisation, has predicted the food and drink trends set to make an impact in 2012. “2012 looks set to be one in which on-going trends will be stretched to their full potential, parti...

Two years on from launching the search for its first ever team of Potato Ambassadors, Potato Council is looking to recruit new growers to get involved in marketing activity and help spread the word that potatoes are healthy, tasty, versatile, easy-to-...

Anthony (Tony) Bambridge, co-founder of B & C Farming Ltd, has been awarded the 2011 British Potato Industry Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the sector at BP2011 in Harrogate (23 November 23, 2011).

At British Potato 2011, the Potato Council presented its new business plan, with a strong focus on creating value for potato farmers and supply chain. Potato Council is charting the course for levy payers to have long-term success in the potato indus...

Celebrating Forty Years: 2012 is set to be a milestone year for Herbert Engineering, as the company celebrates its 40th anniversary. All this time, ties between Herbert and the potato industry have remained strong and are now the backbone of the business.

Follow the Potato Council knowledge trail at BP2011 and gain up to 18 BASIS points! There are lots of reasons to register now for your free entry to the event, to be held in Harrogate, Yorkshire on November 23 and 24. Areas of interest include market ...

Dr Qu Dongyu, chair of the Potato Association of China (PAC), is to speak at the World Potato Congress (WPC2012) in Great Britain next year. Dr Qu, vice governor of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, will address the ...

Visit the Potato Council team at BP2011, Harrogate, Yorkshire, November 23 and 24, to find out more about the marketing strategy to sustain potato consumption, see campaign highlights and the positive results to date, and learn about how the industry c...

Flo-Mech is pleased to announce that, as from the 1st November 2011, Francois Pierrel will become a director of the Company. Francois will lead the expansion of the Energy and Sustainability Department