KP Snacks reformulates entire popchips range to be non-hfss
October 06, 2022

KP Snacks reformulates entire popchips range to be non-HFSS

KP Snacks has announced the launch of its newly reformulated non-HFSS (high in fat, salt and sugar) popchips portfolio. Appearing in stores as part of a phased roll-out, the entire popchips range, which includes the classic favourites Sea Salt
Grow Your Own Potatoes Programme to continue in 2021
January 24, 2021

'Grow Your Own Potatoes', a popular education programme in the United Kingdom will continue in 2021

The Grow Your Own Potatoes (GYOP) Programme will go ahead as planned in 2021 with the support of the potato industry.
Annual Cambridge Potato Conference will be an online event this year
November 17, 2020

Annual Cambridge Potato Conference will be an online event this year

After much discussion and planning by the CUPGRA Executive Committee, it has been decided, owing to COVID-19 restrictions, to go ahead with a virtual conference to continue the unbroken run of 30 successful CUPGRA Cambridge Potato Conferences.
United Kingdom Potato Sales up to 2.2 million tonnes
December 21, 2018

United Kingdom Potato Sales up to 2.2 million tonnes

Shoppers in the United Kingdom bought 1.4 per cent more fresh potatoes this year compared to last year and 3 per cent more than in 2015, new data shows.
Potato fertilization with (Fe) nanoparticles may benefit cultivation and increase nutritional value
July 25, 2016

Potato fertilization with (Fe) nanoparticles may benefit cultivation and increase nutritional value

Work to make potatoes more nutritious by including nanoparticles in the fertilizer formulation is proving promising, according to the AHDB-funded researcher Karen Davies
Purple Magic potato reaches finals of Northern Ireland Innovation competition INVENT 2016
May 30, 2016

Purple Magic potato reaches finals of Northern Ireland Innovation competition INVENT 2016

Purple Magic, a Northern Ireland potato with high anthocyanin content, was bred by Paul Watts at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and just reached the finals of INVENT 2016, a Northern Ireland innovation competition.
Food Industry criticized for exercise-messaging
April 24, 2015

Food Industry criticized for exercise-messaging

Physical activity has little role in tackling obesity - and instead public health messages should squarely focus on unhealthy eating, doctors say.
Cornish Sea Salt Company
April 14, 2014

Burts Chips uses locally sourced Cornish Sea Salt

Responding to the increased consumer demand for strong traceability and high quality ingredients, British crisp producer Burts Chips started using locally sourced Cornish Sea Salt in its top-selling salt variant.
Roundtable Report Potato Council: Unearthing the role of potatoes in a healthy sustainable diet
February 25, 2014

Potatoes: convincing government of their importance

Potato Council acts as a knowledge house for Government raising the importance of the potato. Two years since this work programme started there has been a real increase in knowledge about potatoes amongst parliamentarians with 83% now regarding potatoes as an important crop.
 What drives our choice of crisps
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?
La primer máquina auto expendedora para niños que ofrece exclusivamente snacks saludables
August 21, 2012

La primer máquina auto expendedora para niños que ofrece exclusivamente snacks saludables

Se ha presentado la primera máquina expendedora para niños en el Reino Unido, una vending que ofrece exclusivamente snacks saludables, batidos y bocadillos, en total doce productos diferentes que los más pequeños podrán elegir. Como se aprecia en la fo...
February 19, 2012

Reducing salt in crisps without affecting the taste

Food scientists have found a way of measuring how we register the saltiness of crisps which could lead to new ways of producing healthier crisps — without losing any of the taste. The research by scientists at The University of Nottingham could lead to...
October 31, 2011

Tate & Lyle signs exclusive agreement for novel salt reduction technology

Tate &Lyle announces that it has signed an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Eminate Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of The University of Nottingham, UK, for its novel salt reduction technology. The product, currently known as ‘SODA-LO®’,...
 Collection of snacks
October 09, 2011

Kids expect familiar snacks to be more filling

New research, led by psychologists at the University of Bristol, has found that children who are familiar with a snack food will expect it to be more filling. This finding, published (online ahead of print) in the American Journal of Clinical Nutriti...
The great potato debate: potatoes ARE vegetables
April 02, 2011

The great potato debate: potatoes ARE vegetables

In Britain, each person eats 207lb of this versatile vegetable every year and surveys suggest two-thirds of us believe in the case of the jacket spud at least that it qualifies as one of our recommended 'five portions of fruit and veg a day'.
February 14, 2011

PepsiCo admits it’ll be hard to cut salt in snacks further

PepsiCo has warned that it won't be able to make any more radical cuts to salt levels in its Walkers crisps until there have been further scientific advances.
 Goodbye Salt Hello Flavour
January 12, 2011

Seabrook Crisps launches 'Goodbye Salt, Hello Flavour' range with 90 per cent less salt

Seabrook Crisps Ltd has invested £1.5m in developing four new flavours of crisp, each with 90 per cent less salt. The new product, called Goodbye salt, Hello flavour, will be available in Jacket potato with Mediterranean tomato &herbs;Jacket potat...
 DEFRA
December 09, 2010

DEFRA: Changing labels costs 'substantially' more than we thought

New research reveals that the costs of labelling changes for the food and drink industry are “substantially greater” than European and UK legislators have previously estimated.

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