Tomato news archive – Page 118
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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.
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ArticleAll Wight on the vine at Tesco
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.
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ArticleTomatoes take multiples by storm
Supermarkets revelled in staggering increased UK tomato sales last week as interest in the category soared during the first ever British Tomato Week.
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The smell of sweet success
Does anyone else sense a change in the atmosphere? It may not have pervaded all categories yet, but the positive consumer
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Give us a measure of success
By all accounts it seems as if British Tomato Week has really made its presence felt. Certainly the product in all its shapes,
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Drinking from the summer cusp
Most retailers appear to be on the cusp of summer, judging by the seasonality of their offer, writes David Shapley.
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ArticleHayman happy at Tomato Week exposure
TGA chairman Gerry Hayman put himself about in the cause of homegrown tomatoes during the first British Tomato Week.
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ArticleStubbins hosts tomato event
To mark the first British Tomato Week, Stubbins Marketing hosted an open day at its Rhymney Valley Nursery, the largest producing nursery in Wales.
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ArticleSainsbury's support for British tomatoes
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.