Tomato news archive – Page 97
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ArticleSweden’s fruit secret
In Sweden, profitable fruit crops are being grown in areas that would not have been thought possible. Members of the Essex and Suffolk Fruit Growers Society recently undertook a study tour to find out more, as Joanna Wood reports.
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ArticleHazera launches new tom variety
Israeli breeder Hazera Genetics has launched the new Yaara tomato variety.
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A nicer Nisa today
Nisa-Today is adding its voice to those of other retailers with a pledge to promote up to five different fresh produce lines every three weeks on its consumer leaflet in a bid to further raise the profile of the 5-A-Day initiative.
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Canary Islands fires affect farms
Forest fires in the north and north west of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands have destroyed farms and potato and tomato production land.
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ArticleSalad days
David Shapley rounds up the latest developments in salad varieties and looks at what marketing trends are currently affecting the sector.
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ArticleFirmly in the saddle
While it may have had something of a makeover since its thriving heyday in the 1970s and 1980s, the Paddock Wood trading estate in Kent has still managed to maintain a key presence in the UK’s fresh produce sector in recent years. Laura Gould visited some of the companies based on the site to find out why.
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Electronic tongue trial
Trials on electronic taste-tesing procedures for Flandria tomatoes are underway in Belgium.
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Cash splurge for export veg
New Zealand vegetable exports are set to benefit from a multi-million dollar research project.
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ArticleYes Peas! reaches for the sky
The award-winning campaign to get the nation eating more frozen peas - Yes Peas! - has stepped up its promotions by working with UK electrical retailer Comet.
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ArticleTomato specialist gains new shareholder
Wight Salads Group (WSG) yesterday acquired a new majority shareholder. RAR Group, a private Portuguese company, now controls 70 per cent of the WSG shareholding.
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Worcestershire source
Fifty-year-old Worcestershire tomato grower Haven Nurseries is enjoying new-found success with its Drews of Worcester tomato juice, which is selling through Budgens and at local markets.
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Electronic tasting may become reality
Do androids dream of electronic sheep? No one knows, but robots may soon be ‘tasting’ real food, with a new range of electronic tongues, developed by Belgian scientists to improve tomato grading.
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ArticleTGA marks its 10th birthday
The British Tomato Growers’ Association (TGA) toasted its 10th anniversary at the Chelsea Royal Hospital last Thursday, where its members celebrated the transformation in the perception of UK tomatoes.
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ArticleUSDA sticks to lycopene line
The US Food and Drug Administration has given further data on its study showing no positive correlation between eating lycopene and cancer prevention.
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ArticleTough times for tomatoes
Demand for tomatoes in the UK has plummeted due to variable weather, and pushed sales right down in the peak of the domestic season.
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ArticleCook Bus visits STC
The Yorkshire Cook Bus made a stop at Stockbridge Technology Centre last week, with more than 100 pupils from the local area getting involved in both harvesting crops and cooking.
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Bumpkin veg added to line-up
Inspired by the enthusiastic response to its ‘ugly fruit’ range, launched in 2006, high-end retailer Waitrose has extended its range of Cook’s Ingredients to include ‘bumpkin veg’ - less than perfect vegetables and salads.
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Study: organics better for the heart
Organic produce is better for your heart, suggests a 10-year US study.
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ArticleThe menu shapers
As fruit and vegetables secure a higher profile on foodservice menus, companies supplying the sector face ever-growing demands and challenges. Many have adopted innovative practices to ensure their viability in the competitive marketplace. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading suppliers.
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Children lacking knowledge of 5-a-Day
The youth of today, we are reliably informed, will be the adults of tomorrow. So we should start packing our bags now, if the latest survey from Dairy Farmers of Britain is anything to go by.