Tomato news archive – Page 56
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Hugh Lowe receives the Fruiterers’ Ridley Medal
The Fruiterers’ Ridley Medal is awarded every three years to an individual who has been identified as giving
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Salad industry looks for the sun and signs of positivity
It has been a mixed picture on salads over the past year. There has been some welcome growth with more frequent shopping of the category, but trip volume is falling. The salad import business has also been affected this quarter due to climatic and political ramifications. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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Supermarkets refresh aisles with unusual varieties
One of the more unusual members of the Navel family to arrive at Marks & Spencer is the pigmented seedless Cara Cara, which
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Hortyfruta reaches 13m UK consumers
A consumer media campaign for Andalusian trade association Hortyfruta has reached more than 13 million UK consumers ahead of Andalusia Day next week.
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Spanish exports bounce back
Despite difficult start to 2010 campaign, Spanish fruit and vegetable exports recovered with a strong last quarter of the year
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A global supplier of the future?
As all eyes are on the Middle East, Promar International’s divisional director John Giles considers the region as a global fresh produce supplier of the future
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Huge Australian glasshouse reaches stage two
The second stage of a high-tech, 17ha glasshouse in South Australia was officially opened on Tuesday
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Tomate Jouno launches novelties
The French tomato producer has unveiled the new Sweetcarpaccio variety and stepped up its communication to consumers
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Spanish want plant health in Morocco deal
Spanish growers and exporters are calling for the inclusion of plant health controls in the EU’s association agreement with Morocco.
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Marketing chiefs find new ways to describe produce
Retail descriptions to encourage the customer to buy have always been fascinating, and there is every indication to suggest
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Spain urges reciprocity in trade deal
Fresh produce groups from country call on EU to make meeting phytosanitary standards condition of new Morocco trade deal
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MEPs ‘criticise’ Morocco deal
European Parliament’s agriculture committee questions merits of EU’s new agreement of association with Morocco
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Italian TV star calls for Pachino boycott
Sicilian tomato sales under threat after Rai consumer affairs presenter accuses mafia of controlling trade in the variety
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New pack formats bring extra dimension to veg
It’s amazing how quickly bulk carry-home packs of potatoes have caught on in the retail trade. When the idea was tested
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Guernsey glass to push herb trade
A Guernsey herb production company is applying for permission to build an acre of modern glass - something unheard of for many years on the island.
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Tesco CEO names executive committee
Incoming chief executive Philip Clarke has revealed that seven new members will join the retailer's committee
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A novel approach to home food production
Thanks to climate change and the evolution of technology, the boundaries between what can be grown in the UK and what must be imported are starting to blur. David Shapley takes a look at the development of non-native fresh produce and asks how much further plant breeding in this climate can go
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Retailers reposition their offer ahead of promo peaks
Encouraging the mass hunt for a bargain when the pennies are short is a powerful incentive, or so Morrisons must believe with
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Spain’s tomato exports fall
In the wake of a weather-troubled year, Spanish tomato exports reported to have decreased
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EVG confident despite profit fall
Evesham Vale Growers (EVG) is confident of a strong 2011 with “continued growth” despite posting a small fall in profits.