Tomato news archive – Page 109
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ArticleSweet smell of profits
UK sweetcorn growers are predicting a steady season, characterised by neither shortage nor excess. But with European product scarce, 2004 could well be the year that offers home producers more lucrative opportunities than they have seen for a long time. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleStubbins marks a Welsh first
Salads specialist Stubbins exhibited at the Royal Welsh Show for the first time this year making history as the first fresh produce company ever to exhibit in its main food hall.
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McDonald's delights Del Monte
The turnaround in McDonald's fortunes announced earlier this week has been warmly welcomed by Del Monte.
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Del Monte sales on the rise
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc has announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 25, 2004.
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ArticleNew EU members positive about EurepGAP
EurepGAP is expanding into new EU member states (NMS) with encouraging early results.
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ArticleAlmerian advance
Despite the installation of a climate-controlled packhouse and rapid pre-cooling facilities, Vega Cañada is far from feeling the chill. Implementing a wealth of procedures to ensure just-picked freshness and extended shelf-life, the Almería-based company is adamant that there is no room for mediocrity in the competitive tomato sector. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleTomato and broccoli in cancer fight link
Eating broccoli and tomatoes together could help prevent cancer more effectively than eating the products separately, new research suggests.
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ArticleFyffes brand celebrates 75 years
The oldest fruit brand in the world is celebrating this month.
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ArticleSainsbury's launches new biodegradable packaging
Sainsbury's has introduced new biodegradable packaging into its fresh produce aisles, with home-grown tomatoes the first product to be displayed in the trays.
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Salad days reinvented
Salad days are here again, and the range of pre-packs, different varieties, sizes and colours seems never ending, writes David Shapley.
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ArticleGreenery grower wins sustainability award
Cees Veerman, Holland’s Minister of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality this week presented tomato-grower Themato CV with an award that recognises socially responsible business practice, during the 3rd Dutch Sustainability Congress, held in Bussum.
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Barbecue beefs up produce potential
A burgeoning interest in barbecues in the UK is affording new potential to the fresh produce trade.
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ArticleCues jumping ahead at STC
Yields so far in the year-round cucumber trial at Stockbridge Technology Centre, North Yorkshire, are on course to beat the project’s initial target of 300 cucumbers a square metre.
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ArticleSpanish tomatoes set to recover
Recent estimates forecast a recovery in the new season for Spanish tomato productdion.
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ArticleFlandria tests cuore di bue tomatoes
The Meerle research centre in Belgium is carrying out extensive tests with a view to growing cuore di bue tomatoes according to Flandria standards.
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ArticleSainsbury's campaign spotlights salads
UK-grown salads were put in the spotlight at a series of roadshows at Sainsbury’s stores in the south east this week.
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ArticleStubbins sticks to specialities
Stubbins’ Rhymney Valley Nursery is trialing new speciality tomatoes as the marketplace continues to boom.
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ArticleThe right formula
After the bad winter crop suffered by some UK growers, early predictions suggest that summer brassicas will inject much needed vigour into the sector. And with a host of health-enhancing properties new varieties will also offer the benefit of further seasonal extension. Emma Hatfield reports.
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Strawberries light up the aisles
My spies tell me the English strawberry crop is already at full stretch thanks to a combination of excellent growing