Irish lumper is revived by Glens of Antrim Potatoes
Sun, 20 May 2012 01:01:13 -0700

Pictured unearthing the historic spud is grower Stephen Christie, David Morrow and Michael Mc Killiop from Glens of Antrim Potatoes . LOCAL agri- business Glens of Antrim Potatoes has chipped away at 170 years of history by resurrecting a famous potato ...

Legislature leaves some unfinished business
Sun, 20 May 2012 11:01:46 -0700

Instead of education and jobs bills, the Legislature spent a lot of time on symbolic measures and political hot potatoes . One of the Legislature's final acts was to pass a bill allowing employers to refuse health insurance coverage for services that go ...

Potato suppliers scammed Sainsbury's for millions
Tue, 15 May 2012 07:08:39 -0700

| LONDON May 15 (Reuters) - A multi-million pound fraud involving the supply of potatoes to supermarket giant Sainsbury's was "corruption on a massive scale", prosecutors said on Tuesday as a jury convicted one of the scam's key players.

Waste not want not means there's frequently something to chew on
Sun, 20 May 2012 20:25:48 -0700

Mashed potatoes , chicken pies, lasagnes, roast beef and vegetables are delivered to hungry men, women and children throughout Sydney. ''I feel a little better that I'm not just throwing out good food,'' said Mr Gnesin, who donates to Oz Harvest, ...

Putting potatoes first
Fri, 18 May 2012 02:12:36 -0700

As one of the UK's leading potato buyers, packers and distributors, Branston turned over more than PS123 million in 2011 and is the leading supplier of potatoes to Tesco. Michael Barker speaks to managing director Graeme Beattie How's business looking ...

Meatless Monday: Falafel-crusted potatoes with red sauce
Mon, 14 May 2012 02:01:49 -0700

Fast forward to last weekend, when thanks to absent-minded shopping, we suddenly had a surfeit of potatoes in the house. Yukon golds, purples, little red potatoes , waxy russets. We had 'em all, and now what? That was when I once again recalled this ...

Potato company boss faces jail over Sainsbury's scam
Tue, 15 May 2012 10:57:56 -0700

Simon Forster, a group financial accountant, found payments were being entered into the financial system as "entertaining" expenses and then written off as "raw materials " or storage costs for potatoes at fictitious firms in Spain and the UK.

PHOTOS: 3 Potato 4 Takes Off
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:03:57 -0700

By Aubry Bracco The business , located inside Ben & Jerry's at 60 Washington St. held its ribbon-cutting with the mayor, Salem of Chamber of Commerce and Salem Main Streets representatives as well as guests Tuesday afternoon. The locally owned business ...

Warm or cold, vegan or with bacon, potato salad a summer necessity
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:03:09 -0700

A recipe from 1908 published in the New York Evening Telegram Cook Book calls for waxy yellow potatoes to make the best salad. But if you scan what's on offer in restaurants around Athens, it's obvious that sticking to Yukon Gold or Yellow Finn, ...

Public record
Mon, 21 May 2012 03:31:31 -0700

Boiled potatoes to be used for baked potatoes were at room temperature. Potatoes are potentially hazardous and must be held hot or cold, never at room temperature. Root's Restaurant, 1260 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, May 7. Violations: The grill area, ...

Potato suppliers scammed Sainsbury's out of millions
Tue, 15 May 2012 10:04:04 -0700

A director of a major potato firm who bribed a supermarket buyer with millions of pounds to secure huge overcharged contracts has been found guilty of corruption. Andrew Behagg, a 60-year-old finance director at food supplier Greenvale, faces a heavy ...

Loans give lift to Third-World businesses
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:27:14 -0700

By cathy jett grace Msowoya and Betty Louhana used to be like dozens of women eking out a living by selling potatoes in Blantyre, Malawi. Frustrated by their small profits, the business partners turned to Opportunity International for help.

Out with the inn crowd
Mon, 21 May 2012 04:44:36 -0700

The search for a great country pub is a serious business . Happening on a place that warms the heart is akin to finding gold, writes Justine Costigan. THE search for a great country pub is serious business . It matters not whether it's about destination ...

Top-ranked Basque chef Aduriz masters culinary mind games
Sun, 20 May 2012 15:22:38 -0700

An early protege of Ferran Adria at El Bulli, Aduriz, 40, is famous for tricks such as disguising potatoes as stones and watermelon as beef carpaccio, but his techno-emotional style of cuisine is also serious business . Precision is an obsession at ...

Business owner cleans up at cook-off with first-place win
Wed, 09 May 2012 09:27:02 -0700

Gray resident Clint Matherne earned a first-place finish in the Soups, Salads and Vegetables division of The Courier and Daily Comet's 37th-annual Bayou Gourmet Cook-Off with his Roasted Rosemary Chicken and Sweet Potato Soup.

Undocumented, Unemployed Immigrant Sells Good Eats at Chicago Laundromats
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:34:38 -0700

Chicago With a booming business preparing and selling food products, Mexican immigrant David Martinez practices just the kind of entrepreneurship the Chicago municipality seeks to promote among immigrants. But David is undocumented and though he does ...

Good weather for SC potato gowers
Tue, 08 May 2012 19:45:17 -0700

South Canterbury potato growers look to be digging up a bumper crop this season as harvesting gets well underway. The region has about 35 growers, growing a variety of commercial varieties. Nationwide, the industry has more than 200 growers who produce ...

Hassan: APMC yard more of a warehouse of woes
Sun, 20 May 2012 10:52:15 -0700

Thousands of farmers visit the market every day during potato sowing season with hundreds of lorries and other vehicles moving in and out. Business worth crores is transacted during the season and APMC market too earns a few lakhs of rupees in the form ...

G(irls) 20 Summit: Catching Up With Women Farmers
Sun, 20 May 2012 09:26:05 -0700

Men and boys load the truck with live chickens strung upside down with their legs banded together, two big bags of potatoes , coconuts, beans and bananas. I am a bit alarmed, not the least because the live chickens will not be welcome passengers on my ...

Attention couch potatoes : Fan Cake app rewards sports fans for watching TV
Tue, 08 May 2012 06:48:36 -0700

That's one of the lessons of the ultra-competitive sports marketing business . Kwarter is proving that with today's launch of an i Phone app called Fan Cake, which provides sports fans with rewards just for watching TV. San Francisco, Calif.