Onion and garlic news archive – Page 34

  • Dom Pleasance
    Article

    Parripak in winter wonderland

    2008-01-21T15:01:02Z

    Bedfordshire-based Parripak Foods has had a busy winter, churning through around 1,000 tonnes of finished vegetables a week.

  • Article

    Veg and citrus star buys in countdown to Christmas

    2007-12-21T12:14:24Z

    One thing for certain - apart from the imminent arrival of Christmas - is that retail tickets gave every impression of being

  • Article

    Frustration grows after gang raid

    2007-12-21T09:01:01Z

    Trade frustration with the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) is growing following a raid on Vale of Evesham spring onion and leek supplier Simms & Woods.

  • Galangal adds to Parripak power
    Article

    Galangal adds to Parripak power

    2007-12-15T13:01:02Z

    Parripak Foods has started processing galangal alongside its fresh vegetables and garlic purees.

  • Article

    Veg varieties in decline

    2007-12-14T17:01:01Z

    Organic charity Garden Organic believes that 98 per cent of vegetable varieties have disappeared over the past century - and says EU regulations are speeding up the decline.

  • Bartlett’s bounty
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    Bartlett’s bounty

    2007-12-13T16:47:40Z

    Raising the profile of the humble potato is no mean feat, but Re:fresh 2007 Packer of the Year Albert Bartlett has risen to the challenge with gusto. John Hicks talks to Doris Lee Butterworth about the company’s high-profile campaign and its forward-thinking strategy.

  • Antony Worrall Thompson shares spud secrets
    Article

    Antony Worrall Thompson shares spud secrets

    2007-12-08T13:01:01Z

    TV chef and household name Antony Worrall Thompson pulled in the crowds at British Potato 2007, with a series of cooking demonstrations at the Greenvale AP stand.

  • Article

    Fruit and veg prices soar by 23 per cent

    2007-12-04T16:35:58Z

    The price of fruit and vegetables has reached its highest point in three years, with a typical basket of fresh produce costing 23 per cent more than it did in July.

  • Article

    Always look on the bright side

    2007-11-29T17:14:06Z

    Sitting in on a very well-attended biennial conference at the East of England Showground in Peterborough for two days, I came

  • Garlic overpowers market
    Article

    Garlic overpowers market

    2007-11-24T11:01:02Z

    Demand for gourmet garlic is on the up, according to Bedfordshire-based Parripak Foods.

  • Not the end of the world for Finistère
    Article

    Not the end of the world for Finistère

    2007-11-15T17:14:31Z

    The Finistère area of Brittany is home to two giants of French vegetable production, as well as laboratories and high-tech firms specialising in natural plant protection. Tradition and the future sit side-by-side in a district facing up to the brave new world of the European vegetable sector. Philippe Gautier reports.

  • Onion and carrot event to set new record
    Article

    Onion and carrot event to set new record

    2007-10-30T15:01:01Z

    This year’s Biennial Onion and Carrot Conference is set to be the biggest yet, with more than 500 members of the onion and carrot industries expected to attend.

  • Wolves tradition winning the day
    Article

    Wolves tradition winning the day

    2007-10-25T16:53:32Z

    Traders at Wolverhampton pride themselves on the traditional atmosphere in their wholesale market, says chairman of the tenants’ association Steve Durnell, from Brooks Brothers Ltd, and this has made the site an attractive alternative to its larger counterpart in Birmingham. “We are a small, friendly market - easily approachable, with a family atmosphere,” he says.

  • Floods in Valencia last week
    Article

    Valencia rain brings mixed blessings

    2007-10-19T08:01:01Z

    Heavy rains in the Valencia region of Spain are proving a blessing for some crops but causing devastation for others.

  • Article

    Garlic example of way to make bread

    2007-10-18T16:55:16Z

    Having spent the weekend in the Isle of Wight, I’ve come back with the view that there are still opportunities being

  • Article

    Lidl Scotland slashes fruit and veg prices by up to 70 per cent

    2007-10-12T08:53:03Z

    Lidl Scotland has cut the price of its fruit and vegetables by up to 70 per cent until the end of October, starting this week.

  • Mini trial plots at Elsoms
    Article

    Elsoms throws doors open to visitors

    2007-10-02T11:37:51Z

    Elsoms Seeds is holding a brassica open day on October 11, next Thursday, at its premises just north of Spalding.

  • Cape full of fresh hope
    Article

    Cape full of fresh hope

    2007-09-27T16:58:54Z

    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.

  • Article

    Farmers call for understanding

    2007-09-24T11:01:01Z

    Five weeks ahead of a crucial vote in the European Parliament (EP) on two key EU pesticide dossiers, European farmers, with the support of national crop protection associations and ECPA, are launching the campaign - Understand the Impact.

  • Zipping up market share
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    Zipping up market share

    2007-09-22T08:01:01Z

    Zip-Pak, the global leader in resealable packaging innovations, has revealed the first in a series of quantitative research studies to test consumer preference for packaging.