Tomato news archive – Page 121

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    Cherry tom volumes rise

    2003-09-01T14:41:32Z

    Agrexco is anticipating good quantities of Israeli cherry tomatoes for export this season.

  • Article

    Diagnosis crucial to health of spud crop

    2003-08-28T17:36:31Z

    Defra scientists have developed Pocket Diagnostic®, an invaluable resource for maintaining healthy potato crops

  • Peter Falla has died at the age of 71
    Article

    Guernsey produce giant Falla dies

    2003-08-26T16:04:33Z

    The President of Guernsey's Committee for Horticulture, Deputy Peter Falla, has died in hospital in Southampton.

  • PIP was conceived to help producers in ACP countries supply EU market needs
    Article

    PIP protocols set for launch

    2003-08-22T20:18:37Z

    Six crop protocols developed under the Pesticides Initiative Programme (PIP) of the EU-African-Caribbean-Pacific liaison committee (ColeACP) are ready for launch next month.

  • Euro Pool Model 13: particularly suitable for Sicily's cherry tomato exports
    Article

    And Sicily makes five

    2003-08-19T11:58:50Z

    Returnable crate specialist Euro Pool System has announced the opening of a fifth depot in Italy.

  • Article

    Fascinated by summer growth

    2003-08-14T18:47:23Z

    I've been fascinated this long hot summer watching the growth of prepared fruits in salads. There was a time when retailers seemed to have problems coming up with the right sort of packaging to give a reasonable length of shelf-life without leaking all over the fitment.

  • Article

    Food chain discrepancies

    2003-08-10T22:18:09Z

    The NFU has highlighted the differences between retail and production price

  • Suppliers in-store at Sainsbury's
    Article

    Suppliers in-store at Sainsbury's

    2003-08-08T12:32:57Z

    The Greenery UK has collaborated with QV Foods and MBM Produce on an in-store initiative for Sainsbury's

  • Francis Caley, market manager (pictured left) and Geoff Wells (right), president of the market tenants' association, are working closely together to improve market conditions
    Article

    New lease of life

    2003-08-08T11:19:47Z

    When Liverpool FC went into decline the red half of Merseyside looked to a Frenchman named Gerard to save it. With the city's wholesale market in a similar predicament, Liverpool CC has also gone Gallic, turning to French company Geraud Markets. John Broy reports.

  • Article

    Thompson & Morgan release new varieties

    2003-08-08T10:03:48Z

    Thompson & Morgan's new varieties for 2004 include blight resistant potatoes

  • Tomatoes for tomorrow
    Article

    Tomatoes for tomorrow

    2003-08-01T15:17:57Z

    The tomato business has developed rapidly in recent years with an increasing array of products to suit all tastes and demands. The Journal talks to Syngenta's product specialist Andrew Stevenson to reveal the implications of such fast-paced change.

  • Belgians celebrate tomato success
    Article

    Belgians celebrate tomato success

    2003-08-01T12:05:19Z

    Belgian auction Mechlin records soaring popularity of on-the-vine tomatoes.

  • Article

    Demand increases for tomato ingredients

    2003-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Tomato ingredients have reached new levels of popularity according to food-processors Beacon Foods.

  • Article

    Keep your eye on the GM debate

    2003-07-26T16:32:39Z

    It was pointed out to me last week that the fresh produce industry has had very little input into the government's public

  • Article

    British produce in lunchbox challenge success

    2003-07-14T00:00:00Z

    FoodFen has hailed the "healthy lunchbox challenge" a great success

  • Article

    Vine tomatoes hit the spot

    2003-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Vine tomatoes are proving to be a big hit with UK consumers, reports the Greenery. Sales increased by 32 per cent in 2002 in comparison to the previous year, making them the best performing tomato type.

  • Article

    John Baarda installs new vine line

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Ulma packaging has supplied an Atlanta Hi-tech flow-packaging machine fitted with a Dakota automatic in-feed system to tomato and cucumber growers, John Baarda.

  • Article

    Greenery goes generic on salads

    2003-06-13T00:00:00Z

    The Greenery will launch its UK Salad Report 2003 in next week's Fresh Produce Journal. Here is a sneak preview of the contents and raison d'etre behind the report.

  • Article

    Guernsey horticulture hits new low

    2003-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Statistics issued by the Committee for Horticulture show how the Guernsey horticultural industry has reduced dramatically in size

  • Article

    Tomato market: beware over-segmentation

    2003-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Professor David Hughes warned delegates at the recent Alicante tomato conference that choice must not become a confusion.