Tomato news archive – Page 113
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ArticleNew tom offer at Asda
Asda has launched three new Extra Special tomato products in a bid to refresh its offer.
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"Strawmato" gets national exposure
A new tomato variety has been dubbed the “strawmato”, because it resembles the fruit and can be dipped in chocolate.
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Spanish co-ops join forces
Two leading lights in the Almería growing community have joined forces to give themselves a stronger footing in negotiations with the multiples.
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New glasshouse for tomato growers
Tomato growers Richard and Laura Holt chose to mark British Tomato Week with the opening of their new six-acre block of heated glasshouses.
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Asda plays host to tomatoes
Asda House in Leeds hosted an eventful day to kick off British Tomato Week.
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M&S success with tomato tasting
Tomato tasting sessions across Marks & Spencer stores in the north-west of England proved a big success, suppliers claimed.
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Tasty tomato project launched in Israel
Israel's Evogene Ltd and BonTom, the breeding and research group of the Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, have launched a joint project to develop tomato varieties with improved taste and high impact aroma.
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Tomato recipes demonstrated
Tomato expert Polly Tyrer took over the basement kitchen at John Lewis’ flagship store in London’s Oxford Street to demonstrate various recipes from Simply Tomatoes, her book co-written with the TGA.
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ArticlePeviani moves into seedless watermelons
Seedless watermelons are the latest venture for one of Italy's largest producers, Peviani Group.
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ArticleKids enter tomato zone with Stubbins
As part of British Tomato Week, Stubbins invited pupils from the St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School to experience its very own Tomato Zone at Rhymney Valley.
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ArticleTesco takes Stubbins Welsh tomatoes
Tesco is stocking four lines of Welsh-grown tomatoes in its 41 stores across the principality.
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ArticleSomer-thing special
Fresh produce is a key driver for Re:fresh award winner Somerfield, and it plays a major role in its new Putney store. Elspeth Waters reports.
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ArticleNew Dutch Morrisons facility open
Morrisons has officially opened its newly enlarged vegetable and fruit packing plant in the Netherlands.
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ArticleChampions in store
British tomatoes are sexy, healthy and delicious. As retailers and growers gear up to champion home-grown product, this year’s British Tomato Week has got everyone going tomato crazy, writes Elspeth Waters.
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ArticleIslands in the sun
The Canary Islands have strong historic links with the UK. But there is little time for looking back among tomato producers in the archipelago as they carve out market share and innovate to protect against increasing competition.
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ArticleVital part of pepper pot
Mainland Spain provides around 15 per cent of the cucumbers and more than a quarter of the capsicum that finds their way into the mouths of UK consumers each year. Growers in Almería supply the vast majority of that product and not surprisingly, the UK market has been a major driver for the region’s industry. The strength of the relationships between importers in the UK and growers and exporters in Almería has built up over decades of working hand-in-hand to meet each other’s needs and the requirements of a rightly demanding customer base.
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ArticleAlmería once again
The transformation of Almería has been astounding: in just 30 years the south-eastern province, part of the autonomous region of Andalusia, has developed to become the market garden of Europe and one of the continent’s leading producers of tomatoes.
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ArticlePromoting a nation
Foods from Spain launched a £6 million promotional programme in February, which brings its existing campaigns together under one banner.
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ArticlePoland - one year on
When 10 new countries from Eastern Europe joined the European Union last year, the horticultural world was awash with predictions about which of them would make an instant impact and how long it would be before the accession nations really stamped their mark on the EU marketplace. Poland had the most to gain, and therefore also to lose, and a little over one year down the track, Tommy Leighton charts progress to date, and asks key players whether their outlooks have been altered.
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