Noticias sobre las Tendencias Alimentarias del Reino Unido

National Chip Week returns for its 20th annual celebration in 2011, taking place from 21 to 27 February

Path to zero, PepsiCo UK and Ireland's second environmental sustainability report, sets out how Pepsico UK and Ireland will radically reduce our impact on the environment. The commitments made in the report cover climate change, agriculture, water use...

Researchers at the University of Nottingham say research shows eating vegetables makes you more attractive.

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...

Building on the success of their first visit to Fruit Logistica, Potato Council staff will again be on-hand at the show (Fruit Logistica February 9-11, Berlin) to promote the considerable benefits for growers of cultivating seed potatoes from the GB S...

The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) published the report 'British Frozen Food Industry – A Food Vision', conducted by Sheffield Hallam University and Refrigeration Developments & Testing Ltd.

The UK potato industry has received recognition for the work of the CIPC (chlorpropham) Stewardship Group, as winners of ’Best Stewardship programme’ category at this year’s Agrow Awards.

In the latest Euro-Potato report of November 30: NEPG estimates of EU 5 production, area and yield

Potato prices jumped sharply last week, as cold weather continued to disrupt movement between farms, packers and retailers.

During the last couple of years the market has been dominated by the immediate effects of the recession and as we move into 2011 the potential ‘double-dip’ risk still looms large.

United Biscuits (UBUK), is announcing its first wave of new products, promotions and reformulations to drive sales for retailers in 2011.

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.

Researchers funded by the BBSRC Crop Science Initiative have made a discovery that could instigate a paradigm shift in breeding resistance to Phytophthora infestans

The Potato Council has confirmed that it is increasing its levy for 2011/2012 by 3%.

Nearly a third of UK shoppers want food and grocery retailers and manufacturers to focus on reducing waste.

The Potato Council’s provisional estimate of Total Production in Great Britain for the 2010 crop year is 5.817 million tons, down 6.1% from 2009.

Just as MSPs were this week throwing out the idea of people paying a minimum price for alcohol, a Scottish doctor was raising a new idea – a minimum price per calorie for food.

Having hired out Struik potato ridgers for the last five years, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, hire company Andrew Deptford has taken over the import of the Dutch company's full range of potato equipment for the UK and Ireland.