Potato Trading Company Scott & Newman Turns 100

British potato trading company Scott & Newman recently celebrated 100 years of existence. The company was created in 1919 through a partnership between Mr. Scott and Mr. Harry Newman who began trading ware and seed potatoes within Shropshire.

During the Second World War, Scott & Newman received the Ministry of Food License which granted control of potatoes grown in Shropshire for national distribution. In later years, the company set trading branches in Limavady Ireland, Rutland, London, and Bristol.

In 1973, Ray Owen – the company’s current chairman – acquired the business and expanded the trade to all areas across the UK. As opportunities have arisen this has been further extended to the import and export of potatoes throughout Europe. According to the official website, the firm trades 120,000 tons of processing potatoes a year, and also supplies 20,000 tones tot fish & chip shops, 20,000 tones for packing, and 10,000 tons of seed potatoes.

Seed potato production at Scott & Newman is placed with dedicated growers in Scotland, England, and the Welsh borders. This is supported and supervised with agronomy provided by Scottish Agronomy Research Limited.