All Research & Development articles – Page 235

  • Teenage savvy
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    Teenage savvy

    2003-10-15T12:16:34Z

    The good news is youngsters are aware of the importance of five-a-day but the bad news is they lack the cooking skills to prepare anything other than ready-meals, new IGD research suggests.

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    HDC seeks panel candidates

    2003-10-02T10:00:01Z

    The Horticultural Development Council is seeking enthusiastic growers and technical representatives to stand for election to its sector panels in November.

  • Promotion affects kids' diet
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    Promotion affects kids' diet

    2003-09-30T18:40:08Z

    A new report has found that what children eat is influenced by advertising and promotion.

  • Left to right: Dave Abbott, Peter Siddall, David Mullin and Prof Robert Freedman
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    University merger is R&D's "last chance"

    2003-09-26T12:00:01Z

    The chairman of Horticulture Research International has said the merger with the University of Warwick was a "last chance" for horticultural R&D in the UK.

  • Apples must take advantage of obesity concern before other products beat them to it
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    Apple opportunity

    2003-09-02T21:25:28Z

    The apple industry must capitalise on obesity concern and increase consumption of its products before others pip it to the post, according to a report just out.

  • OFF limits: developments will look at packaging for organic and conventional products
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    Organic packaging developments

    2003-08-26T14:45:27Z

    Organic Farm Foods has established a separate packaging development operation.

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    Low-cal watermelon on the way

    2003-08-22T12:44:48Z

    Scientists at the Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, Israel, have developed a low-calorie watermelon.

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    Summer sales give price reprieve

    2003-08-08T10:35:56Z

    Price decreases have been recorded on the high street by the British Retail Consortium

  • Eat apples, not fish
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    Vegetarians launch broadside at fish

    2003-08-07T12:05:40Z

    The Vegetarian Society is launching a campaign to let people know that vegetarians do not eat fish.

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    IFIS launches online database

    2003-08-06T16:09:25Z

    The International Food Information Service has made its Food Science &Technology Abstracts (FSTA) database available online for the first time.

  • Chicory boosts probiotics
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    Chicory boosts probiotics

    2003-08-01T12:04:21Z

    Chicory's health benefits have been revealed in a new report from the University of Lincoln

  • Article

    Kiwi appeal

    2003-07-28T20:44:56Z

    Scientists at New Zealand's HortResearch are working hard on developing a kiwifruit that peels as easily as a banana.

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    USApple gets behind research

    2003-03-03T00:00:00Z

    The US apple trade association's research sub-committee has announced its support for the National Tree Fruit Technology Roadmap project to reduce production costs and improve handling and marketing.

  • Article

    Grapes hold shelf-life key

    2003-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Apples and a host of other produce could stay fresher for longer thanks to grapes, recent research has found.

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    Pesticides are good for you

    2002-11-22T00:00:00Z

    The virtually continuous outcry from the environmental lobby is that pesticide residues on fresh produce should be eliminated altogether, but at least one speaker at last week's British Leafy Salads Growers conference holds another view.

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    Communicating on consumption

    2002-10-23T00:00:00Z

    The Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association Group (CCFRA) has published a book outlining how food composition is a highly important aspect of the way the industry communicates with the consumer.

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    HRI consultation begins

    2002-10-09T00:00:00Z

    A programme of constructive consultations with staff, key stakeholders and customers is under way at Horticulture Research International, as announced by the body at its quinquennial report team's review on September 23.

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    Parsnip seed success

    2002-10-01T00:00:00Z

    New organic parsnip seed will be trialled on farm-scale this winter.

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    Research sale worries NZ growers

    2002-09-23T00:00:00Z

    The NZ press reports that efforts by crown research body HortResearch to sell its world-renowned apple breeding programme are leaving growers in fear for the future of their exports.

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    Mushroom medicine

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Mushrooms as medicine are finally starting to be recognised by western society.