Mango news archive – Page 68
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ArticleLamb's lettuce chefs feel the heat
Three top European chefs battled it out during the final of the International Mâche Match at the end of January, a competition designed to highlight the versatility and flavour of lamb’s lettuce as an ingredient.
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Israel licks frosty wounds
Growers in Israel are still assessing the extent of crop damage caused by last week’s sub-zero temperatures in the Arava Valley.
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ArticleCo-op scores fair deal for smoothies
The Co-op has scored another Fairtrade first, with the introduction of a new range of Fairtrade smoothies.
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Supermarkets take stock of January sales tactics
As I predicted last week, it is proving to be a month where the produce departments in most multiples have created their own
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New mango and guava varieties in pipeline
India’s Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) is set to launch new varieties of mango and guava with higher nutritional value and better shelf life on to the market.
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ArticleJanic merges into Keelings
Janic Import & Export has completed a merger with Keelings UK Ltd, which will see the two companies combine under the Keelings banner.
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ArticleIsraeli researchers release new cultivars
Last week, Israeli researchers introduced several new varieties of fruits and vegetables, in a bid to improve on existing cultivars in the marketplace.
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Israeli-Indian fruit processing venture formed
Niv Agriculture, an Israeli processor and marketer of fresh fruit segments, has signed an agreement with the State of Magalia in India for co-operation in a fruit processing venture.
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ArticleMango dream team comes into play
A ‘dream team’ of post-harvest scientists has been assembled in the US for an unprecedented study of the mango supply chain from field to table, in a bid to identify opportunities to improve fruit quality for the consumer.
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Pakistan to boost horticulture spending
The Pakistan Horticulture and Development and Export Board (PHDEB) has allocated Rs300 million (£2.4m) for the development of the country’s horticulture sector.
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ArticleResearch gives guava boost
New research into the nutritional content of guava has shown it is higher in antioxidants than previously thought and could join the ranks of superfoods such as blueberries, broccoli and pomegranates.
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Del Monte Pacific buys into FieldFresh
Del Monte Pacific is to buy a 40 per cent stake in the Bharti Enterprises-owned FieldFresh.
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ArticleCape full of fresh hope
The influx of 400 delegates into Cape Town last week for the annual allFresh! conference may not have fully prepared the city’s infrastructure for the looming 2010 World Cup, but - with the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in full flow - it was certainly a throw in the right direction for a country that is, by all accounts, pushing forward to meet its goals. Laura Gould was among the throws.
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Feeling lucky? Dips add dimension to fresh-cut
Fresh-cut is a term which is growing in status, particularly when applied to fruit, after what I would consider as quite a few
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ArticleFruit Logistica pulls off first show in Asia
Fruit Logistica made its way to Asia for its first ever trade show in the Far East, in Bangkok, last week.
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ArticlePeril for Israeli pomegranate suppliers
The Israeli Plants Production and Marketing Board has declined export approval for 1,000 tonnes of pomegranates, grown by two farmers who refuse to pay the levies imposed by the board.
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ArticleProducers pile in to mango arena
Fresh-cut fruit and newer mango varieties are boosting the sector, but sources are hoping for better UK weather to lift consumption. Doris Lee Butterworth investigates.
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ArticleThe carbon footprint
The term ‘Carbon footprint’ is fast becoming a household phrase, but what does it all mean for growers? Elspeth Waters attempts to find some truth behind the spin.
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Bridging the fruit class divide
Something interesting was brought to my attention this week by none other than television’s own celebrity chef Nick
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Brits favour traditional fruits
Only one in five Brits have ever tasted mango, with most favouring traditional apples and oranges to tropical fruits, a new study has found.