Markies feedback
Fish & Chip Shop Feedback
Stuart Mitchell of Robert Mitchell Potatoes.
(as a Fish & Chip Shop supplier)
"Markies has quickly established it’s self as the industry bench mark as the quality fish fryers product, Markies is a far better fry than Maris Piper, with better consistency, less bruising and generally better size, but most importantly they stand up well after cooking, the fish & chip shops now have a better product to offer their customer."
Gordon Hillan, Alhambra Cafe, Bellshill.
"I am writing to you today to tell you that one of the finest potatoes I have ever had was delivered by you last week.The 'Markies' are clean and fresh, perfectly sized, a pleasure to fry and delicious to eat. Good quality potatoes save rumbling time, water, electricity, waste and above all keeps my customers happy with excellent presentation and taste"
Andrew Thrasyvolou, Brownsover Fish Bar, Rugby.
Winner of Fish and Chip Shop of the Year 2002
“Markies for me is a great variety, it’s an excellent cleaner and great fryer. Therefore waste levels are low and it’s a tasty golden chip.”
Michael Artemis, Reed Square Fish Bar, Erdington, Birmingham.
Twice winners of the Fish and Chip Shop of the Year 1993 & 1994
“It’s the consistency of the markies that amazes me, week in week out we receive a potato that’s clean with good fry colours. Before Markies, even Mitchell Potatoes struggled to keep me happy.”
Grower Feedback
Ross Haynes.
"Simply the best new variety I have seen in over 27 years of looking at new potato varieties.
Sarah Lee of AL Lee Farmers.
"To provide our customers with superior quality and continuity of supply has to be our main objective. With this in mind Markies has become an essential ingredient helping us to come closer to satisfying our customers requirements. By recognizing the importance of Markies we are able to maintain our reputation as one of the best producers of chipping potatoes in the UK."
David Boyes, farmer from just outside Cosford.
The return on my Markies field is working out about £500 per acre more than my Maris Piper field!!!! I am a converted grower of Markies. I find it easier to grow than Piper and there is a ready made premium market for the variety."
Fred Hartley.
"At last a high dry matter variety without the bruising, Markies, what a wonderful solution for an industry problem."
Richard Lee of PJ Lee & Sons.
"Working in partnership with our customers, continuity of supply of guaranteed quality is our sole aim, in recognising the quality of Markies we have become the largest growers in the UK of this new outstanding variety”.
James Woodroffe of Crowland Fresh Produce.
"One of the few cases of a 'win win' situation, big yielding, easy to grow for a grower and a superior product for fish fryer, the reduction of knife work in the prep room saves not only time & labour but reduces losses as well."
Ken Trainer of Thomas Paton & Sons.
"We were the 1st UK company to realise the superior advantages of Markies and actively marketed the variety directly into the Fish & Chip Shop industry, 5 years down the line, Markies shows we made the right decision."
Anthony Swift.
"Good yields of a quality product for the growers who could not grow Maris Piper, the fish fryer now has a reliable source of local winter frying material as Markies not only stores well with low reducing sugars but less bruising and damage as well."
Stuart Mitchell of Robert Mitchell Potatoes.
As a grower.
"Markies is fast becoming an alternative to the Eastern Counties and offers growers elsewhere in the country the chance to have a bite of the cherry. Markies performs very well for the farmer, with a higher yield potential of bold tubers, coupled with a lower storage temperature and lower reducing sugars."