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PepsiCo today announced plans to roll-out its new i-crop farming technology on a global basis.

United Biscuits (UBUK), is re-launching its Space Raiders range to increase shelf stand-out and drive sales for retailers.

Potato chips manufacturer Tyrrell's has launched its Furrows range, a crinkle cut chip with peel.

Rain has hampered harvesting progress for potato growers in many regions in the United Kingdom

Food and Farming Minister Jim Paice today welcomed the first Potato Day (Thursday 14 October), which marks the start of the new campaign ‘many faces of potatoes’

The Scottish Government has outlined further measures it is taking to prevent the spread of the highly aggressive potato bacterial pathogen Dickeya Solani.

Food and Farming Minister, Jim Paice, will be celebrating Potato Day on 14 October with a visit to Frogmary Green Farm in Somerset, a farm which works to educate children about potatoes.

In time for the festive period, Kettle Chips is introducing a winter seasonal flavour, Stilton and Port, to its range of hand cooked chips in the UK.

Minimising risk of Dickeya solani infections in Scotland is a key policy for the Scottish government.

Recycled potato peelings could be used to make environmentally-friendly crisp packets, according to snack manufacturer Walkers.

The authorities in charge of ensuring the continued high health status of the Scottish seed potato crop yesterday mounted a robust defence of the control systems that are now in place.

Una nueva variedad de patata con pulpa de color púrpura oscuro salió a la venta hoy en los supermercados de la cadena británica Sainsbury's, informó la propia empresa en un comunicado. “La variedad ‘Majestad Púrpura’ está ideada para cambiar la percep...

A purple potato that growers say is healthier than the standard variety is going on sale in UK supermarkets.

Potato industry delegates attending this year’s Seed Industry Event at Crieff Hydro on October 26 will have the opportunity of questioning researchers on the latest developments concerning potato diseases such as Dickeya solani and potyviruses.

This month's Euro-Potato report focuses on the potato harvest and provides an overview of estimates and predictions currently available on acreages, yields and prices

Confronting the challenges facing the British seed potato industry and planning a path to prosperity will be the focus of Potato Council’s Seed Industry Event which takes place on October 26, 2010, at Crieff Hydro, Crieff, near Perth in Scotland.

China's leading consumer group, Bright Food, has emerged as one of the frontrunners to acquire UB, which is being sold by its private equity owners Blackstone and PAI. A takeover would attract attention from British politicians worried about the incre...

Walkers Snack Foods Ltd and chemical distributor Omnichem Ltd have been fined a total of £350,000 after a worker was killed by a cloud of toxic gas.