Tomato news archive – Page 73
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Turkish trade fair closes in
The valuable Turkish export industry will display its wares at its third annual fresh produce fair, Fresh Antalya, next month.
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What is the future for quality?
I have come to the conclusion over the past few weeks that one of the most over-used and least understood terms in the food
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ArticleUS drops duty on Dutch vegetables
Tomatoes and shallots among items to be granted reprieve following years of 100 per cent tariffs in hormone-treated beef spat with EU
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ArticleMixed season for LAVA auctions
Belgium’s auctions chalked up very varied results in 2008, according to Maarten De Moor, executive director of LAVA - the umbrella organisation of Flandria auctions
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ArticleSummer lovin' for Azura tomatoes
Franco-Moroccan tomato exporter Azura will be growing cherry and cocktail tomatoes during the summer months for the first time this year.
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Savéol bolsters southern presence
French tomato cooperative Savéol has announced a number of moves to strengthen its presence in the south of the country
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ArticleNGS targets UK growers
Spanish firm New Growing System is targeting its production method of a multi-layer trough built in polyethylene at new growers.
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ArticleUK supermarket gets Intense
Nunhem’s Instense tomato is about to launch into a UK multiple just a year after winning the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award.
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ArticleSpud girls a hit for Andalusia
The Andalusian Early Potatoes Association handed out 1,200 samples from its stand at Fruit Logistica last week as part of the Andalusian Sensations campaign.
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Nick characters grace vegetable packaging
Westmoreland Sales' vegetable and salad packs will feature Nickelodeon cartoon characters this season
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ArticleCitrus players troubled by tough trading conditions
The citrus category has faced a number of hefty challenges over the last three months, not least a catalogue of bad weather in Spain, low prices and the uncertain financial climate, which have come together to make for a rough ride. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleTomato group’s alarm at EU-Morocco talks
The European Group of Tomato Producers has expressed its “deep concern” over the EU's trade talks with Morocco
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ArticleRijk Zwaan dominates melon market
Seed breeder Rijk Zwaan ended a dominant year with a celebration of its new varieties and Tesco’s decision to work predominantly with their Caribbean cantaloupe melons.
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ArticleSpanish call crisis meeting
Spanish growers have called crisis meetings as inclement weather, low prices, lack of water and third-country competition threaten their season.
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ArticlePrepared sector fears the worst is yet to come
The recession has well and truly hit the prepared fruit and vegetable sector, with demand at an all-time low. The usually innovative industry has gone back to basics, but insiders are adamant that the sector will power through. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out more.
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Health messages work like magic
Everyone knows the saying “an apple a day” - probably the first and best commendation regarding the health-giving
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ArticleFresca sets out Thanet plans
Fresh produce supplier Fresca has announced bold plans for the coming year, with the first product to emerge from the Thanet Earth project set to hit shelves soon and a focus on UK product promised.
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Industry heads for Turkey
The third annual Turkish fresh produce trade show, FreshAntalya, is set to follow a succesful year for the country’s export market.
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ArticleMisshapes, mistakes, misfits?
Marketing standards have been repealed on 26 different types of fruit and vegetables. As these rules are due to come into force this summer, Damaris Freeman looks into whether misshapen fresh produce will be embraced by the consumer and the industry.
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ArticleWay down South
In the fourth of FPJ’s series of articles on Total Produce’s UK wholesale operations, Tommy Leighton visits the team at the Southampton branch, on the South Coast.