Salad vegetables news archive – Page 81
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ArticleSalad sector looks forward to New Year health kick
Christmas has been a mixed bag for the salad sector. Although sales have more or less met expectations, some believe that retail opportunities have been missed over the festive period. The industry is now banking on the healthy eating drive to see it through the first quarter. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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ArticleMixed fortunes for Murcia's San Cayetano
San Cayetano has enjoyed positive celery and pepper campaigns, but citrus production has fallen, says the company's José García Ruiz
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Bakkavör in bank talks
The Icelandic company is looking to defrost money tied up in a failed bank
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ArticleFDA unveils plan of action
One year on from the launch of the Food Protection Plan, the FDA has revealed concrete strategies to improve food safety in the US
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ArticleBakkavör ends Greencore interest
The Icelandic group has relinquished its share in the Irish convenience food manufacturer
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ArticleLycopene could combat fertility problems
Tomatoes could hold the key to a new treatment for a painful condition of the womb that affects around two million women, a study has found.
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ArticleJPMO to cease trading
Jersey Produce Marketing Organisation (JPMO) is to cease trading as tomato exports from the island grind to a halt.
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ArticleProfit down at Bakkavör
A fall in consumer confidence, poor weather and higher costs have all hit the Icelandic fresh prepared produce specialist during the third quarter
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Irish food safety warning on organic fertilisers
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued what it describes as a wake-up call over the increasing use of organic fertilisers in farm production.
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ArticleGM purple tomatoes offer health benefits
Scientists have expressed genes from snapdragon in tomatoes to grow purple tomatoes high in health-protecting anthocyanins.
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Idyl scoops flavour award
Franco-Moroccan company Idyl has earned the Saveur de l’Année (Flavour of the Year) label for its cocktail tomatoes and melons again in 2009.
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ArticleDuToit Group to market Cosberg lettuce
The company has secured exclusive rights from Seminis International to produce and sell the variety on the South African market
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ArticleStrong demand for lettuce in Germany
As Spain prepares to ship its first iceberg lettuce volumes, demand in Germany and neighbouring markets is said to be strong
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Azura tomatoes on way to UK
Franco-Moroccan salad producer Azura Group will start exporting its production to the UK this week.
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ArticleSecond wash-out summer brings more salad woe
A summer of rain and fluctuating temperatures in both the UK and Europe has left the salad category in the doldrums. With insiders signalling that summer is officially over, growers and suppliers are licking their wounds and trying to look forward. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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Rijk Zwaan prepares for Asian move
Dutch seed breeding firm Rijk Zwaan has introduced its easy- to-prepare Salanova lettuce brand in Malaysia, Singapore and Korea, and is soon to launch into the Philippines and Japan.
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Eat your way to good eyesight
More than half of Brits place little importance on foods that affect their eyesight - increasing to nearly two thirds when it comes to 18-34 year olds, according to a healthy sight research study carried out by IPSOS Health.
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Rago takes step forward
Rago, the second largest exporter of wild rocket in Europe, is now using an innovative post-harvest harvester, as part of its corporate strategy to invest in the future.
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ArticleFlorette mixes up its salad offering
In order to counter the recent drop in sales of mixed salads, French fresh-cut specialist Florette is launching a brand new range, dubbed Etonnamment
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Pure Pacific looks to Optyx technology
The organic fresh-cut specialist has opted to implement Key Technology's latest laser sorter