News on Food Trends from United Kingdom

March 15, 2018

Integration of optical sorting in Tong's Caretaker potato grader proves top-grade

Tong Engineering offered the option of integrated optical sorting within its market leading grading machine, the Caretaker, back in 2016. This has proved to be a very welcome addition.

March 12, 2018

MacFry Academy opens its doors to UK Potato Growers

The potato growers supplying McDonald’s in the United Kingdom can get a free agronomy skills training to improve crop performance and quality with the launch of the MacFry Potato Academy.

AHDB PCN Calculator to be improved with new scenarios and more data on the resistance and tolerance of potato varieties

January 28, 2018

AHDB PCN Calculator to be improved with new scenarios and more data on resistance and tolerance of potato varieties

A research project aims to improve the accuracy of the ‘AHDB Potatoes potato cyst nematode (PCN) pallida calculator’ which is currently used as an educational forecasting tool for potato growers in the United Kingdom.

January 26, 2018

UK Potato Chips acquisition: 'Fairfields Farm Crisps is now a whole Ten Acre larger'

Fairfields Farm Crisps has agreed to acquire Ten Acre Crisps, in an ongoing concentration of smaller premium brands focused on high quality and free-from attributes in the UK snack market

January 17, 2018

Dear Britain, you are cutting your roast potatoes all wrong...

In October chef Heston Blumenthal revealed his top tips for achieving roasties that are crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, every time. However, according to students from Edge Hotel School at the University of Essex, Blumenthal has been cutting his spuds all wrong.

January 13, 2018

Burts Chips acquires popcorn manufacturer Savoury and Sweet Ltd

Burt’s Potato Chips have announced the purchase of Leicester’s Savoury & Sweet popcorn manufacturer for an undisclosed sum.

January 02, 2018

Aviko launches Crunch Fast Food Fries in the United Kingdom

Aviko Foodservice has announced the launched of their Crunch Fries in the United Kingdom. These new French Fries are perfect for home deliveries.

December 05, 2017

McCain opens its Roastaurant to help settle the #greatroastdebate

McCain UK is opening a Roastaurant where one can sample 100,000 possible roast dinner combinations.

December 04, 2017

Aldi’s potato sales rocket in Wales

Aldi’s potato sales in Wales have risen by a third since the retailer began sales of Welsh potatoes five months ago, highlighting the popularity of homegrown produce in the country.

November 21, 2017

Mintel Announces Five Global Food And Drink Trends for 2018

Mintel, a leading market intelligence agency, identified five key trends set to impact the global food and drink market in 2018.

November 05, 2017

Are British consumers giving up on frying at home?

A recent marketing research report by Mintel among British consumers that buy butter, spread, oil and fat reports a remarkable drop in the frequency consumers are frying at home.

October 29, 2017

Levity CropScience plans to present at BP2017 how their products increased potato yield

Levity CropScience, a UK based company specialized in 'smart fertilizers' has announced it will reveal industry changing research at BP2017 on how their products have increased potato yields by at least €1000 per hectare in farms across Europe.

October 26, 2017

First field trial with GM Maris Piper resistant to late blight went brilliantly

A genetically-modified (GM) Maris Piper designed to resist the devastating plant disease late blight has worked “brilliantly” during the first year of field trials, according to scientists of The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL)

October 22, 2017

Potato Business post-Brexit a key focus during the BP2017 Seminars

One of the key features of the biennial British Potato event is the seminar programme and the approaching Brexit is of course a topic that must be front and center at an event in the United Kingdom.

September 07, 2017

Potato Farmers reminded to consider safety during the potato harvesting season

Potato Farmers are reminded to consider safety during harvest, since incidents during the potato harvesting season remain a common cause of serious and fatal injury.

September 03, 2017

New Tong Caretaker trailer reversing sensors are a hit with potato growers

Tong’s market leading Caretaker mobile (potato) grader is now available with a new option of trailer reversing sensors, make loading the grader’s hopper much quicker, safer, easier and more accurate than ever before.

August 12, 2017

Potatoes in Practice stage for Scotland - China Potato Research announcement

The Chinese Government and leading potato company, Xisen Potato Group have committed £3 million to a collaboration with James Hutton Limited (JHL) to breed new varieties and research resistance to pests and diseases, tuber storage and potato processing.

August 12, 2017

Scottish Potato Industry unites to fund major Blackleg Research project

In Scotland, a group of major potato businesses and public sector organisations have sponsored a £242,000 (USD 313,000) research project aimed at reducing the impact of potato disease blackleg on the Scottish seed potato industry.