Potato Review

NEWS Exhibits delayed ORGANISERS of the Casual Dining trade show have confirmed the show has been postponed from next March owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and government restrictions. The UK event is dedicated to the casual dining sector (multisite and independent restaurants, pubs and bars) and exhibitors include suppliers of potato products or those oƒering services and equipment to the sector. Amongst this year’s exhibitors are Peka Kroef, a family business that specialises in fresh chilled potato products and Bannisters Yorkshire Family Farm which has been baking potatoes for over 30 years and farms on the Yorkshire Wolds. The trade show will now take place on September 23rd and 24th 2021 at ExCeL London. East-of-England aid fromagronomist A NEWLY-APPOINTED area manager will be oƒering support to growers in Norfolk, parts of Cambridgeshire and Suƒolk. Experienced agronomist Matt Kettlewell, previously a farm manager on the south coast, has taken on the new role with Syngenta, and will be focusing on potatoes and other field vegetables. Time to grab your jacket … AHDB has launched a promotional campaign encouraging consumers to eat more baked potatoes. While potato sales at retail have been up 8% to 9% overall, analysis from Kantar Worldpanel shows baking potatoes lagging behind at 3%. Around the world in 79 days! POTATO supplier Branston beat its goal to travel virtually around the world in 80 days, by completing the distance a day early, with 120 Branston employees and suppliers across its three sites running, walking and cycling a total of 25,402 miles. It raised around £13K for its chosen charities - Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance, Children’s Hospices SouthWest, Rachel House and Children’s Hospices Across Scotland. GRIMME leads the world in the huge range of innovative solutions it offers for seed bed preparation, planting, weed control, harvesting and on-farm handling. These are not just for potatoes but all kinds of other root and specialist vegetable crops too. Together, GRIMME and Haith produce the most comprehensive range of specialist root crop and vegetable harvesting / handling equipment in the market today. HANDLING INNOV FROM PLANTING TO HARVEST Innovative features like integrated touch screen operation, gentle crop handling and outstanding cleaning make life easier for operators and increase productivity and pro tability for growers. RIM E leads the world in the huge range of in ovative solutions it of ers for se d bed preparation, planting, e d control, harvesting and on-farm handling. These are not just for potatoes but all kinds of other ro t and specialist vegetable crops to . t r, I it r t st r siv r f s ialist r t r v t le rv stin / lin ip t in t r t t y. In ovative features like integrated touch scre n operation, gentle crop handling and outstanding cleaning make life easier for operators and increase productivity and pro tabil ty for gro ers.