Tomato news archive – Page 116

  • (l-r) Somerfield's Jeff Ffitch, chef Noel, Somerfield's Gill Barrow and Greenery UK tomato grower Peter Lansdale
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    Lansdale belter at Somerfield

    2004-05-29T15:01:01Z

    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.

  • The new triangular tomato packaging
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    All Wight on the vine at Tesco

    2004-05-28T12:01:01Z

    Wight Salads and Tesco are aiming to alter the common customer perception that salads are boring with the recent launch of Tesco’s new season, British vine toms.

  • Tesco's innovative tomato packaging
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    Tomatoes take multiples by storm

    2004-05-27T17:01:02Z

    Supermarkets revelled in staggering increased UK tomato sales last week as interest in the category soared during the first ever British Tomato Week.

  • Article

    The smell of sweet success

    2004-05-27T16:35:28Z

    Does anyone else sense a change in the atmosphere? It may not have pervaded all categories yet, but the positive consumer

  • Article

    Give us a measure of success

    2004-05-27T16:35:21Z

    By all accounts it seems as if British Tomato Week has really made its presence felt. Certainly the product in all its shapes,

  • Article

    Drinking from the summer cusp

    2004-05-27T16:35:14Z

    Most retailers appear to be on the cusp of summer, judging by the seasonality of their offer, writes David Shapley.

  • Hayman takes the mike
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    Hayman happy at Tomato Week exposure

    2004-05-27T15:01:01Z

    TGA chairman Gerry Hayman put himself about in the cause of homegrown tomatoes during the first British Tomato Week.

  • l-r Somerfield's category manager Dominic Edwards, Keith Hammonds, Stubbins commercial manager Chris Rawlins, Somerfield's assistant buyer Zoe Brister and Stubbins managing director Mario Difrancesco with children from Willow Brook Primary School.
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    Stubbins hosts tomato event

    2004-05-23T12:01:00Z

    To mark the first British Tomato Week, Stubbins Marketing hosted an open day at its Rhymney Valley Nursery, the largest producing nursery in Wales.

  • TGA's Gerry Hayman, far left, and Julie Woolley, join Tristan Kitchener, far right, and chef Noel at the Sainsbury's event for British Tomato Week
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    Sainsbury's support for British tomatoes

    2004-05-21T11:01:00Z

    Sainsbury’s teamed up with its suppliers and the Tomato Growers Association (TGA) to mark the beginning of the inaugural British Tomato Week at the chain’s Holborn hq.

  • Prince de Bretagne backs Apéritif promotion
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    Prince de Bretagne backs Apéritif promotion

    2004-05-15T16:01:00Z

    Brittany vegetable brand Prince de Bretagne is the official food sponsor of Apéritif à la française - a new initiative promoting French gastronomy through the apéritif occasion.

  • Steve Jobson
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    Foodservice can learn much from retail success

    2004-05-14T17:01:01Z

    Catering and support services giant Sodexho admitted that it can learn from the successes of UK retailers.

  • Fruity favourites outside the Houses of Parliament
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    Fruit tops Cancer Prevention Week bill

    2004-05-12T17:01:01Z

    Fruit was given a high profile at a parliamentary briefing held to mark Cancer Prevention Week

  • Somerfield supports British Tomato Week
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    Somerfield supports British Tomato Week

    2004-05-11T17:01:00Z

    Somerfield supermarket is supporting British Tomato Week to be held from 17 to 23 May.

  • Loose toms - 100 per cent availability this quarter
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    Produce on top in ECR / IGD shelf survey

    2004-05-11T09:01:01Z

    Only three out of 200 products score top marks in ECR UK on-shelf availability study - but two are fresh produce lines and produce scored joint highest of the 12 categories surveyed.

  • Sainsbury's begins organic plum tomato trial
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    Sainsbury's begins organic plum tomato trial

    2004-05-02T15:01:01Z

    Sainsbury's is conducting a trial of a new organic plum tomato, which will enter its Hedge End store in Hampshire

  • Refresh Awards 2004 preview
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    Refresh Awards 2004 preview

    2004-04-29T17:19:43Z

    The first ever Re:fresh Awards will take place next week to honour a broad spectrum of industry talent. The Journal caught up with some of the finalists to find out what it takes to reach the shortlist of the first awards in the trade to recognise achievement along the whole supply chain.

  • Rivka Offenbach says the centre is looking for new varieties of tomatoes, capsicums and melons
    Article

    Arava and development

    2004-04-29T17:16:44Z

    The Arava is one of Israel’s hottest and driest areas, known for its flat lands and mountains of sand. Despite the intense heat the Arava Research & Development organisation is carrying out trials on a host of varieties and innovative growers are working hard to produce quality crops which Agrexco exports. John Broy reports.

  • Belgian loose tomato production to rise
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    Belgian loose tomato production to rise

    2004-04-29T15:01:01Z

    There will be a major shift in the segmentation of Flandria tomatoes this season according to Dominiek Keersebilck, product manager of fruit and vegetables of the Flanders agricultural marketing board, Vlam.

  • The organic globe continues to grow
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    The organic globe continues to grow

    2004-04-26T17:15:40Z

    The acceleration of growth in the organics market across the globe continues. The Journal takes a look at the growing and emerging markets, highlighting some of the key players for the coming years. John Broy reports.

  • Danny Grover, senior fruit buyer, Budgens
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    Budgens ups its share

    2004-04-26T17:00:12Z

    Budgens has significantly expanded its organic produce offer in the last 12 months as varieties improve and consumption continues to expand. Emma Hatfield reports.