Tomato news archive – Page 118
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Tesco puts toms on trial
Tesco runs loose, Spanish on-the-vine tomato trials in a packaging style normally associated with grapes.
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Canaries in tune
Canary Islands tomato growers will be backed in the UK by a promotional campaign run by Foods from Spain during the remainder of their season.
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Israel takes more from the west bank
Produce moving from the Gaza strip has shown a marked increase
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Tesco / Gomez receive Spanish praise
Spanish minister of agriculture praise Tesco and Gomez for promotional support.
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Tesco and Spanish government stage strategy summit
Spanish minister of agriculture visits Tesco and A Gomez to discuss future collaboration.
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Spania Fresh marks official Canaries merger
ScSMB has merged with salad suppliers in Tenerife and Gran Canaria to become Spania Fresh as of December 1.
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EVG heads Q with Sungold tomatoes
Evesham Vale Growers has won two awards for its tomato varieties. Sungold toms came out tops in the fresh produce category of the Q Awards, and Santa baby plum tomates were a runner up.
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US salad market adjusts
Changing tastes in the US are continuing to alter radically the shape of the market, according to David Griffin, the sixth largest grower in the US with 700 hectares.
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Own labels stifle image
Efforts by the UK lettuce industry to develop a stronger image at retail level face immediate problems – simply because the majority of products are packed under supermarkets' own labels, said Graham Ward, managing director of Snaith Salads, in a pr overview at last week's British Leafy Salads Association conference.
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Salad market all sewn up
The Greenery and HumberVHB, two of the largest suppliers of tomatoes and cucumbers to UK supermarkets, are to become a formidable joint marketing force.
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Horticulture should plough own furrow
UK horticulture should go it alone to build a higher profile image and look after its own lobbying with government by establishing a separate organisation, MP Michael Jack said last week.
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Allfru secures Copaisan tomatoes
Las Palmas co-operative Copaisan transfers its tomatoes to Tenerife based Allfru Group
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Humber VHB to restructure
Market pressure from Spanish salads imported during the main UK growing season and heightened competition among the multiples are forcing the UK's largest salad producer HumberVHB to restructure.
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Spain: sendings static, values up
Exports of fresh produce from Spain during the first half of 2002 were almost on a par with the same period last year, but values increased.
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New date for tomato growers
The Tomato World trade opens its doors in Piacenza, Italy on November 7-9 for the production, processing and distribution sectors of the salad product from around the globe.
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Tomato sector tackles tough issues
This year's Tomato Conference organised by the Tomato Growers' Association on October 10 will tackle issues affecting the industry such as disease control, energy saving and improving fruit quality.
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Kiwifruit next target?
A merger between New Zealand top-fruit exporter Enza and Guinness Peat Group sister company Turners & Growers today has led Enza and GPG chairman Tony Gibbs to suggest kiwifruit could follow.
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Safeway to five a day
Safeway is pushing the five-a-day message to the max with its new Eat 5 Feel Alive campaign.