Salad vegetables news archive – Page 88
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ArticleTenderstem comes of age
A relatively new crop on the marketplace, Tenderstem broccoli is managing to battle through the recession and establish itself as a must-have niche line in UK multiples. Elizabeth O’Keefe visits the vegetable’s main areas of production in Kenya to find out how the industry is faring.
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Kebab salads found wanting
A recent Health Protection Agency (HPA) study has found high levels of unacceptable microbiological quality in salads at kebab takeaways.
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ArticleUS restricts tomato import access
Tomatoes sourced from certain Mediterranean and northern African countries must now meet additional import requirements in the US
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ArticleBasket Wash redesign for Key Tech
The US group has announced the launch of its new Basket Wash equipment for fresh-cut produce
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ArticleBelgian veg struggles on German market
Exports of many Belgian vegetables to Germany have declined over the past year due to tough competition in Europe
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ArticleMastronardi in High School Musical deal
US company Mastronardi Produce, which owns the Sunset brand, will be marketing salad lines with Disney Garden packaging starting this spring.
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Syngenta presents new tomato seeds
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables gathered its grower customers together at a working breakfast in El Ejido, Almería, earlier this month to present its latest offer of new tomato, melon and capsicum seeds for the commercial market.
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ArticleCranberry cheer at Florette
Prepared salad specialist Florette has teamed up with Ocean Spray for an in-pack promotional campaign.
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ArticleAgriver launches salicornia
Israeli exporter Agriver showcased its new supplies of salicornia, known as samphire on the UK market, at Fruit Logistica.
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ArticleMixed season for LAVA auctions
Belgium’s auctions chalked up very varied results in 2008, according to Maarten De Moor, executive director of LAVA - the umbrella organisation of Flandria auctions
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ArticleSummer lovin' for Azura tomatoes
Franco-Moroccan tomato exporter Azura will be growing cherry and cocktail tomatoes during the summer months for the first time this year.
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ArticleUK supermarket gets Intense
Nunhem’s Instense tomato is about to launch into a UK multiple just a year after winning the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award.
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ArticleBentley motors into Booths
Specialist salads supplier WS Bentley has expanded its And Sow On brand to feature in Booths stores.
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Mixed bag for Flandria auctions
Bad weather and high volumes adversely affected vegetable prices in Belgium in 2008, but brand recognition is on the rise
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Article2008 sees Bakkavör sales growth
Group sales jump 10 per cent on the previous year, but profitability is impacted by economic downturn
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ArticleFreshconex forums assess industry trends
The forum will include presentations focused on technology, marketing and logistics in the fresh-cut convenience sector
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Adas and NRM ink nitrate deal
Adas UK and NRM Laboratories will conduct the UK’s next nitrate monitoring programme
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ArticleHazeldene launches chef special
Hazeldene, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of prepared salads, is launching a branded range of salad products available through the wholesale network to convenience and independent retail channels across the UK.
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Key Tech launches redesigned sealer
The US group's AVSealer machine boasts a new 'true temperature' control feature
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ArticleRijk Zwaan to make convenience impact
The group will display its convenience concept products at Fruit Logistica 2009, including Salanova lettuce and Caribbean produce