Root Zero: First 'carbon neutral' potatoes to be sold in UK supermarkets

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Root Zero are investing in carbon offset projects while they aim to slash 51% of their potatoes' carbon emissions | Credit:Puffin Produce
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Root Zero are investing in carbon offset projects while they aim to slash 51% of their potatoes' carbon emissions | Credit:Puffin Produce

Co-op becomes the first retailer to stock new net zero emission potatoes, with Root Zero available in 200 stores from next week

The UK's first carbon neutral potatoes will be sold in supermarkets across the UK from next week, Welsh food producer Puffin Produce announced yesterday. From next week, 200 Co-op stores will stock...

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