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Potatoes continue to pack a punch for family enterprise

June 24, 2021

Potatoes continue to pack a punch for Irish family enterprise

Smaller pack sizes and new packaging formats that allow potatoes to be microwaved for convenience, are among the industry trends being embraced by K&K Produce, which is based in Fingal, Co. Dublin.

June 01, 2021

Tesco Ireland Unveils Home-Recyclable Potato Packaging

Tesco has become the first retailer in Ireland to make its packaging for 1kg new season potatoes fully recyclable while also reducing the amount of paper used in its 2.5kg potato packaging.

May 03, 2021

Europatat Congress 2021 – Registrations are open!

Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, is excited to announce the opening of registrations for its upcoming annual Europatat Congress that will be organized on Thursday, 10th of June in a virtual format.

January 29, 2021

Brexit to revitalise Ireland’s seed potato sector

Ireland’s seed potato sector looks set to get a Brexit shot in the arm. This was one of the key messages delivered courtesy of the second Spring Tillage Webinar, hosted by Teagasc this week.

The Meade Potato Company in Ireland has started to extract starch from surplus potatoes and potato processing by-products

December 10, 2020

Meade Potato Company adds starch extraction facility

Irish potato grower and packer Meade Potato Company has entered the starch commodity market by extracting starch from surplus potatoes and potato processing by-products.

November 13, 2020

Irish Potato Market Report: retail demand remains strong

Consumption and retail demand remains strong as we approach week 4 of lockdown measures although processing trade remains minimal.

October 14, 2020

Brexit reality dawns for Irish potato growers

The potato trade has been warned to have all seed potatoes for next year’s crop imported from Britain by December 31. A trade notice issued by the Irish Department of Agriculture said imports of 'certified seed and ware potatoes' from Britain will be prohibited from the end of 2020 when the UK leaves the EU.

World Potato and Europatat Congresses, Ireland, 2021 – Postponed until 2022

October 01, 2020

World Potato and Europatat Congress, Ireland, 2021 – Postponed until 2022

World Potato Congress Inc., Europatat and the Irish Potato Federation have announced the postponement of the World Potato Congress (WPC) and the Europatat Congress planned for May/June in Dublin in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 11, 2020

Registration for the World Potato Congress 2021 in Dublin, Ireland is Now Open!

Registration for the World Potato Congress 2021from May 31 to June 3, 2021 in Dublin, Ireland is Now Open!

May 22, 2020

Frost causes severe damage to early potato crops in Ireland

Freezing temperatures around Ireland over the past week has damaged many early potato crops.

Keogh’s: Potato sales surge as consumers seek healthy choice

March 31, 2020

Keogh's sees potato sales surge as consumers stock up on the healthy staple

A surge in consumer demand for healthy home-cooked foods has seen a 'phenomenal' uplift in fresh potato sales – with increases as high as 70% with certain customers, according to Tom Keogh, managing director of well-known potato and crisp company Keogh’s.

March 30, 2020

Irish Farm Opens Contactless Drive-thru Potato Service to Help Combat Coronavirus Lockdown

An Irish farm has found an innovative way to keep Ireland fed during the coronavirus pandemic: a contactless drive-through potato service.

Irish Farm Center Potato Market Update for March 2020

March 23, 2020

Ireland: potato demand retail soars, food service drops

With the COVID-19 situation developing over the past week demand across all sectors has been mixed. Demand from retailers this week has soared and is reportedly as high as the Christmas period when trade normally peaks.

January 14, 2020

In Ireland, 5% of the potatoes is still to be dug

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) estimates that 5% of the potato crop across the country remains in the ground. That said some farmers have a lot more acres remaining than others, depending on the weather they were greeted with in the past few months.

July 15, 2019

Teagasc and IPM Potato Group Sign New 15 Year Partnership Agreement

Teagasc and IPM Potato Group (IPM) have recently signed a new fifteen year agreement in Oak Park, Carlow.

June 03, 2019

Only two years to go until the 11th World Potato Congress in Ireland

Ireland and a World Potato Congress are completely synonymous. Because of history and tradition, Ireland’s relationship with the potato is unique. In the late sixteenth century, the potato made its way from Peru to Ireland.

Violetta Heritage Potatoes a hit with chefs in Ireland

February 12, 2016

Purple Violetta Potatoes a hit with chefs in Ireland

Irish housewife and mother Maria Flynn successfully started her own business Ballymakenny Farm Heritage Potatoes, growing the specialty potato Violetta.

June 15, 2015

Former Tesco potato Supplier fails to fast-track legal action against supermarket

A former Irish potato supplier to supermarket giant Tesco has failed to have a legal action for alleged breach of contract and personal injuries entered into the fast track Commercial Court list.

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