News on Food Trends from United Kingdom

October 06, 2020

Fairfields Farm Set to Supply Leading Meal Kit Player, HelloFresh

Essex potato grower, Fairfields Farm, is excited to announce that it will be supplying HelloFresh with its low carbon footprint potatoes from October.

McDonald's is seeking boost resilience of its British potato supply chain to environmental degradation and climate impacts

September 28, 2020

McDonald's and McCain offer climate resilience funding for UK potato farmers

Fast food giant McDonald's is working with McCain Foods and Prince's Countryside Trust to help farmers in the United Kingdom improve soil health and boost resilience to climate change and Brexit

September 17, 2020

AHDB: Taking a look at UK's chipping markets from a supply and demand perspective.

With the coronavirus pandemic hitting the UK domestic potato trade, we have estimated a 1% drop year-on-year in the GB potato area for 2020/21, with the provisional area standing at 119Kha.

July 28, 2020

Management buyout at Puffin produce

Farmer shareholders at Haverfordwest-based Puffin Produce have relinquished control of the co-operative in a management buyout deal.

June 09, 2020

How lockdown has influenced the consumer landscape

The consumer landscape has changed dramatically over the last two months since the introduction of the UK lockdown.

A packaging machinery company has reported its best-ever first quarter.

May 13, 2020

Best Ever First Quarter for GIC

GIC, which designs and manufactures vertical form fill and seal machines, has seen orders more than double year on year.

May 01, 2020

Haith Group and Grimme UK & Ireland Announce Strategic Partnership

Two of the most respected and well-known agricultural machinery manufacturers have announced a strategic collaboration for the UK and Ireland.

May 01, 2020

The Future of UK Potato Storage Research

AHDB’s announcement that it is consulting on the future of the Sutton Bridge Crop Research Station, and on potato storage research more broadly, should worry every potato grower in this country.

April 14, 2020

Frozen chips maker McCain Foods to furlough staff at Whittlesey factory as demand falls

A leading food maker in Whittlesey is to furlough some staff after a slump in demand from restaurants and pubs forced to close by COVID-19 pandemic.

April 07, 2020

COVID-19 crashes European potato processing

In mainland Europe the widespread closure of restaurants and other food service outlets has meant that demand for processed potato products has fallen significantly.

March 25, 2020

Fairfields Farm launch free potato delivery service

Essex potato farmers have responded to the coronavirus crisis by setting up a free home delivery service for the local community.

McDonald's UK and Ireland close all restaurants - including Drive Thru and takeout

March 23, 2020

McDonald's UK and Ireland have closed all restaurants - including Drive Thru and takeout

While in response to COVID-19 risks restaurants in many regions are offering Drive Thru, takeout and/or delivery only, fast food Chain McDonald'sUK and Ireland has closed its restaurants altogether - including Drive Thru and take-away.

February 09, 2020

AHDB warns UK potato growers not to use CIPC at 2020 store loading

AHDB Potatoes warns potato growers in the United Kingdom not to use the sprout inhibitor CIPC on their 2020 potatoes, as it makes it impossible to sell them. In fact ALL European farmers should follow this advice!

January 17, 2020

Gowan acquires late blight, rhizoctonia protection agents from Bayer

Gowan Crop Protection Limited, an affiliate of Gowan Co. LLC., has entered into agreements with Bayer AG to acquire rights to the active ingredients fenamidone and pencycuron.

January 07, 2020

Prosecco-flavoured Pringles: Did festive snack break EU law?

Prosecco and pink peppercorn: it was a fantasy combination of flavours designed to excite consumer tastebuds over the Christmas holiday period in 2018.

December 23, 2019

Analyst Insight: How tight does the GB potato market look?

This autumn has been the wettest across England since 2000 and the fifth wettest on record. These conditions have hampered lifting across GB, with progress particularly slow in Yorkshire and the North of England.

December 03, 2019

Albert Bartlett Buys 40% Stake in Frozen Food Brand Kiddyum

Manchester-based frozen food brand for children Kiddyum has sold a 40% stake to Albert Bartlett, a grower and packer of potatoes reports BusinessLive.

December 02, 2019

Extreme weather hits potato processors in the UK for the second year in a row

Potato processors in the United Kingdom and their growers express again extreme concern about the potato supply, due to wet weather and potato varieties grown for processing in particular affected.

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