Press release: 16/01/2008
National Chip Week 2008 - Keith Chegwin and the Chip Inspector

National Chip Week is nearly here! Visit www.lovechips.co.uk to nominate your favourite chips, for delicious chip recipes and fascinating facts.

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Press release: 19/06/2008
Potatoes - A Natural Pick Me Up

The nation’s potato farmers have decided its time to take action, as research shows that the younger generation are forsaking potatoes for pasta, yet consuming well below the recommended daily intake of vital nutrients contained in potatoes, such as iron.

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Press release: 23/07/2008
How The Uber Tuber Changed Britain

From their arrival on these shores in the 16th century to the current day, potatoes have played a crucial role in both the lives and diets of the British people.  From the desperate days of WWII to today’s problem of soaring food prices, people have relied on potatoes as a healthy and cheap way to enjoy a healthy, balanced diet.

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Press release: 09/07/2008
Household budget battles knock rice off the menu

As inflation soars out of control and the cost of everyday life rockets, three quarters of Brits (76%) are trying to save money by cooking more basic meals, according to new research released today.

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Press release: 17/06/2008
Nell McAndrew backs British potato farmers latest campaign

As the credit crunch bites and food prices rocket, Nell McAndrew today backs potato farmers by launching a campaign by the Potato Council to encourage shoppers to return to the kind of ‘wartime diet’ staples such as potatoes that their mothers and grandmothers ate to obtain their daily nutrients whilst allowing them to keep an eye on their wallets.

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Press release: 19/02/2008
International Year of the Potato

Britain celebrates United Nation's International Year of the Potato 2008! To find out more click on the link below.

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Press release: 04/12/2007
Changing shape of microwave usage is lead by jacket potatoes

Despite the strong ready meal culture in Britain, the humble jacket potato is the top food cooked in the microwave, reveals a survey of over 1,300 adults conducted for the British Potato Council. 

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Press release: 23/10/2007
Barry McGuigan in Mash Challenge

Hell’s Kitchen champion, Barry McGuigan, has deepened Britain’s love affair with potatoes with his smooth, indulgent mash. Yet a survey conducted for the British Potato Council shows that many people don't realise how to make their own mash as delicious as Barry's... 

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Press release: 18/07/2007
Planting the Seeds of Change

‘I love potatoes, they’re delicious!’ These sentiments were echoed by many of the 15,000 visitors at the UK’s first ever Children’s Food Festival, which took place at Abingdon Airfield, near Oxford at the weekend.

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