We had a Whale Show time, The Empire, & the Award
By Austen Dack
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nce every two years the whole of the potato industry comes together for a unique ‘seed to shopping trolley’ event in Harrogate. It’s an exceptional networking and business opportunity for all those involved in growing, handling, processing, and retailing the crop in this £multi billion industry. The Isle of Ely produce team were out in force, and this year I joined them as we continue to underline how each and every company at the show play their part in the journey of the
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potato right from seed to the frier. Agrico UK had their full team present, and I joined Alex Moore and Archie Gibson on their stand to discuss the importance of trialling Babylon (and other new chipping varieties) to fish and chip shops across the UK. Alex said “Babylon is shaping up to be a key variety for fish and chip shop owners. We are proud of our work with Chippy Chat & happy to announce that we will continue our partnership into 2022.” In the evening many of the visitors and
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