Tomato news archive – Page 65
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ArticleNew research backs up Fresh Pod
A product used to keep fruit and vegetables fresh has been proven to eliminates bacteria, mould and other fungi from storage areas.
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ArticleUS considers South Korean tomatoes
USDA-APHIS is seeking comments on allowing the import of tomatoes with stems from South Korea into the US
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ArticleVeg growers defend greenhouses
At SIA in Paris, French vegetable producers have been seeking to give greenhouse production a better name
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ArticleCautious optimism as Dutch kick off salads season
The European salads industry has taken a bit of a battering over the last couple of years but, as Michael Barker reports, optimism in the Netherlands is high that this will be a better season for suppliers
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Communication is first step in good marketing
Years ago, a now long retired senior executive rang me up to ask my advice. It concerned the arrival of a new chief executive
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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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ArticleSalad 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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ArticleHortyfruta 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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ArticleSpanish 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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ArticleA 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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ArticleHuge 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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ArticleTomate 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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ArticleSpain 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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ArticleMEPs ‘criticise’ Morocco deal
European Parliament’s agriculture committee questions merits of EU’s new agreement of association with Morocco
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ArticleItalian 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.