News on Food Trends from United Kingdom

Potato yields need to make a stepped increase to cope with global demand, declared Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) chief scientist

In order to stimulate, a food needs to have a very clear and obvious first taste.  This needs to be strong, easy and not too complicated.  To carry that taste, either sweetness or saltiness or a combination needs to be present. 

Don’t save your water for later – use it now, Eric Anderson, senior agronomist at Scottish Agronomy urges potato growers.

Lack of rain has affected most of England and Wales and unusually dry ground may result in higher levels of common scab than in the last few years, says Potato Council technical executive Chris Steele.

Oven chip specialist McCain Foods' efforts to reformulate its product range combined with a targeted PR campaign has helped it to successfully navigate the healthy food storm

School cooks across the country are being offered new inspiration for using potatoes on healthy menus for children

In Britain, each person eats 207lb of this versatile vegetable every year and surveys suggest two-thirds of us believe in the case of the jacket spud at least that it qualifies as one of our recommended 'five portions of fruit and veg a day'.

There may be political turmoil in the Middle East but Scottish seed potato exports to that part of the world have just risen to new heights.

A highlight from this report: UK exports of fresh potatoes to Holland in January were 11 times higher than the 3 year average

Rational's new potato baker, designed for the SelfCooking Center, ensures that baked potatoes are cooked perfectly, with crisp skins and light and fluffy insides – and all at the touch of a button. The 1/1GN potato baker accessory can hold up to 28 potatoes at a time.

Hosts of the World Potato Congress 2012 have launched a website to promote the 2012 event. The World Potato Congress (WPC) will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from May 27th to May 30th 2012.

‘Grow Your Own Potatoes’ from Potato Council is flourishing. The educational project for primary school pupils continues to expand, with 13,000 schools registered for 2011 – the equivalent of 60 per cent of all primary schools in Great Britain taking ...

"Cultive su propias papas", el proyecto educativo para alumnos de enseñanza primaria en el Reino Unido, sigue creciendo. Cuenta ya con 13.000 centros escolares inscritos para el 2011, el equivalente a 60 por ciento de todas las escuelas prima...

Los anfitriones del Congreso Mundial de la Papa 2012 han puesto en marcha un sitio web para promover el evento, a celebrarse en Edimburgo, Escocia, del 27 al 30 de mayo 2012. Según Mark Prentice, quién maneja en el Consejo de la Papa lo relacionado co...

The Potato Council stand at Fruit Logistica (Berlin, February) received more than 150 industry direct enquiries for seed and ware potatoes this year.

The unsettled weather is hampering progress with potato planting in the United Kingdom, says the Potato Council.