Salad vegetables news archive – Page 87
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ArticleSalad industry celebrates good year for salads
The salad industry is in fine spirits, with a good year under its belt after two seasons of heartbreak. As UK supply moves nearly exclusively to the Spanish offer, Elizabeth O’Keefe looks back at the English season and forward to winter supply
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Iceberg short for Christmas
Spanish growers are warning of a shortfall in iceberg supply from next week until after Christmas.
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ArticleKey Tech appoints marketing director
Randy Unterseher appointed as US group's new senior director of marketing
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Good Natured at the front of the Qs
The Good Natured brand of soft fruit and salads has been honoured in the 30th annual Quality Food Awards (Qs), held at the Hurlingham Club on Tuesday.
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ArticleSpanish lettuce exports set to fall
Fluctuating temperatures in south-east Spain have affected the lettuce crop, resulting in an expected drop in production
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ArticleFlorette launches new site
Salad giant Florette has launched a new website with the theme of “10 years of prepared salad expertise” at its heart.
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ArticleBakkavör recovery continues in Q3
Icelandic group reports on improved EBITDA and greater net profit, boosted by higher UK fresh prepared food sales
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ArticleGlasshouse report pressures authorities
A new independent report on the West Sussex glasshouse industry has identified significant potential for increased production under glass and is set to put pressure on local government in the region.
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ArticleForum presents convenience trends
Freshconex returns to Berlin for the third time in 2010, boasting a wide variety of conference sessions covering the industry's hot topics
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ArticleSyngenta makes dual lettuce move
The vegetable seed specialist has acquired two US-based lettuce seed companies
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Chalcroft extends Tilmanstone business
Chalcroft Construction has assisted in the design and construction of an extension for Dover-based Tilmanstone Salads, part of Bakkavör Group.
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ArticleEnza Zaden homes in on taste
Global seed breeder Enza Zaden has launched a tomato campaign, Timing Taste, with the aim of uniting the salad sector together across the UK and continental Europe in producing tomatoes with more flavour.
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ArticleKey Tech launches fresh-cut innovation
Newly redesigned Compact Dryer boasts a number of innovative features, and is CE-marked and UL-certified
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ArticleKroger rolls out traceable salads
The retailer's new line of fresh salads includes HarvestMark traceability technology as part of the 'Quality You Can Trace' programme
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ArticleRaymond Blanc backs British toms
Renowned chef Raymond Blanc attended the first day of the National Fruit Show last week to judge the British Tomato Growers’ Association’s (TGA) Tastiest Tomato Competition.
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ArticleAzura reveals tomato increase
Franco-Moroccan tomato supplier Azura has released its forecast for the upcoming season from Morocco.
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Southern Salads at Lunch!
One of the UK’s leading processors and suppliers of ready-to-eat leafy bagged salads, fresh fruit and vegetables, Southern Salads shared its latest range of baby leaf lettuces for the winter season at Old Billingsgate’s catering exhibition Lunch!, from October 1-2.
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ArticleWatercress producers stand their ground
British watercress farmers are seeking an EU ruling to ensure that land-grown cress cannot be sold as traditionally grown watercress.
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Notts scientist in brassica boost
Plant nutrition scientists at the University of Nottingham have just secured funding to carry out research into bio-fortifying brassicas to boost dietary intakes of calcium and magnesium.
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ArticleTomato growers warned on two new pests
UK tomato growers were last week warned about two new threats to their crops that are expected to be the worst to hit for some time.