Tomato news archive – Page 118
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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.
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ArticlePrince de Bretagne backs Apéritif promotion
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.
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ArticleFoodservice can learn much from retail success
Catering and support services giant Sodexho admitted that it can learn from the successes of UK retailers.
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ArticleFruit tops Cancer Prevention Week bill
Fruit was given a high profile at a parliamentary briefing held to mark Cancer Prevention Week
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ArticleSomerfield supports British Tomato Week
Somerfield supermarket is supporting British Tomato Week to be held from 17 to 23 May.
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ArticleProduce on top in ECR / IGD shelf survey
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.
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ArticleSainsbury's begins organic plum tomato trial
Sainsbury's is conducting a trial of a new organic plum tomato, which will enter its Hedge End store in Hampshire
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ArticleRefresh Awards 2004 preview
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.
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ArticleArava and development
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.
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ArticleBelgian loose tomato production to rise
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.
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ArticleThe organic globe continues to grow
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.