Tomato news archive – Page 81
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ArticleDutch set on expansion drive
Dutch salad producers have secured a good reputation in the UK and are well- known for providing high-quality fresh produce in plentiful volumes. Despite the challenging economic climate, innovation remains firmly on the agenda. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Fresh produce gears up for annual chocolate fight
Easter may still be a month away, but it is already being promoted heavily in most major supermarkets. Fresh produce is
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ArticleMastronardi in High School Musical deal
US company Mastronardi Produce, which owns the Sunset brand, will be marketing salad lines with Disney Garden packaging starting this spring.
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ArticleSpanish tom players lobby EU
The Spanish tomato industry is lobbying the EU to intervene as it has comes under intense pressure from non-EU countries such as Morocco.
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ArticleConcordia reaps awards success
Christine Lumb of Concordia was the proud recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at last week’s Grower of the Year awards.
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Syngenta presents new tomato seeds
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables gathered its grower customers together at a working breakfast in El Ejido, Almería, earlier this month to present its latest offer of new tomato, melon and capsicum seeds for the commercial market.
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ArticleFirst Thanet product in at Tesco
The first-ever vegetables to be grown at Thanet Earth will go on sale this week, well ahead of schedule.
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ArticleSpanish regions unite to oppose trade deal
Representatives from several Spanish regions have signed an accord opposing EU concessions to Moroccan tomato exporters
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ArticleHarvest underway for Norfolk toms
Norfolk tomato grower Cornerways Nursery has picked its first boxes of tomatoes, due to hit supermarket aisles in the next few weeks.
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Novel production on the agenda at Hadlow with pepinos
Second-year students studying for a National Diploma in Horticulture at Hadlow College have been undertaking some interesting
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ArticleAsda first in the retail cue
Asda won the retail race to get the first new-season cucumbers grown in Yorkshire into stores across the region this week.
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ArticleFepex demands EU action on tomatoes
Spanish federation Fepex has urged the European authorities to take action against Morocco for ‘causing a crisis’ in tomato pricing
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ArticleEarly tomatoes to hit UK shelves
Tomato grower Cornerways Nursery has picked its first boxes of the season
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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.