Potato News from United Kingdom

Tong Peal Engineering, the UK’s longest established vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, is further expanding its international customer base, with not one, but two orders for large-scale stainless steel washing and processing equipment from Polish firm Polfarm.

According to the Grocer, McCain Foods GB has introduced frozen mashed potato (650g) in the United Kingdom for its retail customers.

Aldi’s reputation could be in tatties after a customer opened a packet of crisps bought in store and found nothing but a whole potato inside.

The proverb 'two heads are better than one' has certainly proved to be true for best friends and owners of Corkers Crisps, Rod Garnham and Ross Taylor. Four years ago, the duo emptied their piggy banks and used every bit of cash they had to set up the firm.

The UK food industry has seen a surge in the sales of organic foods according to an annual report by the Soil Association.

Better relationships between UK potato growers and the rest of the supply chain are needed if the sector is to cope with its current downturn.

Building on the growing success of its collaboration over the past two years, Potato Council and Horticultural Development Company (HDC) brought the largest collaborative UK stand yet to this year’s Fruit Logistica event in Berlin.

Humans are thought to be able to taste five qualities but technological advances combined with sophisticated research means we can now test for more subtle tastes we haven’t known about.

Tong Peal Engineering, the UK's leading designer and manufacturer of grading and handling equipment for the vegetable industry is celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2015.

Herbert Engineering has appointed Jon Rennie as operations manager.

Snack brand Pom-Bear is expanding its range of teddy shaped potato snacks in the United Kingdom with the launch of a new Cheese variant

Tong Peal Engineering has boosted its sales team with the appointment of Steven Skipper as new area sales manager, who will help drive sales in 2015.

Production estimates in North-Western Europe, already known to be strong, have seen upwards revisions following the receipt of additional yield data - now exceeding 28Mt from a record 547,000ha.

Unstable prices for agriculture have turned two British farmers into potato chip producers: Here is how childhood friends Rod Garnham and Ross Taylor established Corkers Crisps.

With all of its machinery built to last, Herbert’s stock of pre-owned machinery offers flexible options for meeting peaks in demand or simply to upgrade an existing system.

Herbert Engineering has an unrivaled parts division to provide customers with the best possible after sales.

To combat tumbling potato consumption, NFU Scotland has urged the industry’s statutory levy body to consider shifting its funding emphasis from research and development to more promotion.

While most of the UK’s largest supermarkets reported stronger than expected food sales over the festive period, their ongoing and brutal price war is pushing many food suppliers and smaller high street grocers to the brink, warns business recovery specialists Begbies Traynor.