Fruitfed Horticulture used the recent potato industry event to showcase the significant investment it continues to make in research, innovation, and technical capability to support New Zealand potato growers. Speaking as a Gold Sponsor, Fruitfed highlighted the breadth of its research and development programme, which has delivered more than 30 potato-focused trials over the past…
The New Zealand Seed Potato Certification Scheme was established in 1948 and has been running continuously since then. Like many schemes around the world, it was established to improve the quality of seed potatoes and to provide commercial growers assurance that seed lines meet a series of minimum standards for disease freedom and trueness to…
POTATOES NEW ZEALAND & LINCOLN UNIVERSITY JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Embargoed Date: 24th February 2022 6pm The board of Potatoes NZ Inc. (PNZ) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lincoln University to launch a research partnership which includes a Centre of Excellence for Potato Research and Extension, based in Canterbury. Lincoln University Associate Professor of…
Latest Potatoes NZ Industry Volumes & Values by Gemma Carroll, Communications & Engagement Officer. Chris Claridge, Potato New Zealand’s CEO, is pleased to see steady growth in potato volumes and values. “The latest figures in from 2018 indicate we’re holding our own in exports and the value domestically has gone up. It’s a good report….
(reprinted with permission from World Potato Markets May 2019) New Zealand fries appear to have priced themselves back into the market after enjoying their best-ever March business, exporting 7 399 tonnes, 10.1% more than March 2018, which had been another good performance. There must be hope for better months to come, as year-on-year, New Zealand’s…
Republished with permission from World Potato Markets Sales of European and United States fries to the Malaysian market dropped at the beginning of 2019 as prices rose on average by nearly 10%. Shortages of supplies for European processors saw the involvement of the Dutch, Belgian, German and Danish suppliers drop back. Over the course of…
In her latest blog Niki Bezzant discusses the lack of variety and range of potatoes available in Australia. You could say… “we don’t know how lucky we are, mate!” I cooked Christmas dinner for 13 this year in Melbourne. It was fun planning and shopping for a Christmas feast at a Melbourne food market; interesting…
Potatoes New Zealand sponsored the Food Writers NZ 2017 Conference in Hawkes Bay on 3-5 November. The conference was attended by 50+ leading food writers and media. The following report outlines the benefits Potatoes NZ received as part of their $4,000 sponsorship investment. Speaking Opportunity and Brand Presence at Conference There was a strong…
We are lucky enough to enjoy locally grown fresh potatoes year round in New Zealand, but there’s something extra special about new season potatoes! Potatoes NZ ran a November Means New Potatoes promotional campaign, promoting new potatoes as a premium seasonal product, whilst extoling the nutritional benefits of fresh potatoes. From the creation of four…
Otago Polytechnic Food Design Institute (FDI) students were challenged to make pop-up food truck style dishes using potatoes in an innovative manner. The students had to create innovative dishes that could sell at pop up food stands/events. It is always great to experience what is being cooked and created in the wonderful world of potatoes…