Tomato news archive – Page 115
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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
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Tracie - a breakthrough for the tomato world
Israeli seed breeder Hazera Genetics this week launched what it claims to be "the world's first tomato strain that is immune to the tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)".
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ArticleWaitrose talks up home-grown fruit
Waitrose is highlighting British-sourced strawberries and raspberries, cherries - when they come into season in about a fortnight - and some high volume tomato lines, with a new tray talker.
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Prince de Bretagne backs Apéritif awards
The food and drink industry gathered to celebrate the influence of the aperitif and French gastronomy at the first Apéritif à la française Awards, held at the Atlantic Bar in London.
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ArticleAppliance of science
As the issue of obesity looms ever larger on consumers’ minds and waistlines, there has never been a better time to publicise all that is nutritious about fresh produce. Marketing budgets might be low but the rewards are high, particularly for those who invest in scientific research. Emma Hatfield reports.
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In praise of Breton growers
Ever since I heard of the traditional Onion Johnnies who pedalled along our south coast every autumn, I have had a regard for
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ArticleSibbit set for first summer in soft fruit
Sainsbury’s will be putting its full weight behind homegrown soft fruit during the coming months. For Craig Sibbit, installed as soft-fruit category buyer at the beginning of this year, his first summer at the helm promises to be action-packed. He spoke to Tommy Leighton.
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ArticleLansdale belter at Somerfield
To celebrate British Tomato Week, former TGA chairman Peter Lansdale, along with Greenery UK held a “Meet the Grower” day at the Somerfield store in Standish, Lancashire.