Potato News from United Kingdom

The Wall Street Journal reports that negotiations to sell United Biscuits to China's Bright Food Group are near collapse, referring to people familiar with the matter

One of Britain’s biggest potato producers is planning to put down roots on the AIM Market

Glennans the vegetable crisp company are making retail history by launching the first ever hand cooked vegetable crisp multipack in the UK.

In the United Kingdom, potato values fell in the week to 15 October as better weather boosted availability and lower value supplies dominated sales.

PepsiCo anunció hoy sus planes para implementar una nueva tecnología de agricultura de precisión a nivel mundial. La herramienta basada en web, que fue desarrollada por PepsiCo en conjunto con la Universidad de Cambridge (Reino Unido), es un sistema de...

PepsiCo today announced plans to roll-out its new i-crop farming technology on a global basis.

United Biscuits (UBUK), is re-launching its Space Raiders range to increase shelf stand-out and drive sales for retailers.

Potato chips manufacturer Tyrrell's has launched its Furrows range, a crinkle cut chip with peel.

Rain has hampered harvesting progress for potato growers in many regions in the United Kingdom

Food and Farming Minister Jim Paice today welcomed the first Potato Day (Thursday 14 October), which marks the start of the new campaign ‘many faces of potatoes’

The Scottish Government has outlined further measures it is taking to prevent the spread of the highly aggressive potato bacterial pathogen Dickeya Solani.

Food and Farming Minister, Jim Paice, will be celebrating Potato Day on 14 October with a visit to Frogmary Green Farm in Somerset, a farm which works to educate children about potatoes.

In time for the festive period, Kettle Chips is introducing a winter seasonal flavour, Stilton and Port, to its range of hand cooked chips in the UK.

Minimising risk of Dickeya solani infections in Scotland is a key policy for the Scottish government.

Recycled potato peelings could be used to make environmentally-friendly crisp packets, according to snack manufacturer Walkers.

The authorities in charge of ensuring the continued high health status of the Scottish seed potato crop yesterday mounted a robust defence of the control systems that are now in place.

Una nueva variedad de patata con pulpa de color púrpura oscuro salió a la venta hoy en los supermercados de la cadena británica Sainsbury's, informó la propia empresa en un comunicado. “La variedad ‘Majestad Púrpura’ está ideada para cambiar la percep...

A purple potato that growers say is healthier than the standard variety is going on sale in UK supermarkets.