Tomato news archive – Page 101
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ArticleSpanish growers lament poor season
The 2005-06 season has closed leaving growers in the Spanish production region of Almeria licking their wounds as production rose and prices fell.
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New EVS lines soar at Asda
English Village Salads has capitalised on the recent increased demand for salads, with several successful product launches into Asda this summer.
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ArticleJS consumers prioritise fruit and veg
The fresh produce health message may be getting through to consumers, with 92 per cent of the population putting both fresh fruit and some kind of fresh vegetable in their shopping basket each week, research by Sainsbury’s has revealed.
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Low prices fail to boost demand
The 2005-06 season has closed leaving growers in the Spanish production region of Almeria licking their wounds as production rose and prices fell.
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ArticleThe value proposition
Redbridge Worldfresh, a division within Redbridge Holdings, was born of the merger between Redbridge Produce Marketing and AFI only two years ago. At that time the combined business had an annual turnover of almost £60m. During the last couple of years, the integration has been completed and the initial period of policy formulation and implementation has begun to bear financial fruit. Tommy Leighton talks to Richard Parke-Davies and Ian Waller about the company’s vision, both for itself and the soft-fruit category
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ArticlePacking perfect plums
Spanish plums from the region of Extremadura are proving popular on the UK market. Plums are the main export for Extremadura, with production up by an average 22 per cent each year. The region is well-suited to the cultivation of stonefruit, with long hours of sunshine and a plentiful water supply producing quality fruit. Foods from Spain has included Spanish plums in its integrated promotional campaign for the first time this year, and the fruit looks set for a successful season. Anna Sbuttoni reports from Spain
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ArticleFlorette's new range expanding already
Florette’s You Are What You Eat salad range launched less than three months ago is exceeding the company’s sales expectations to the extent that the range will be expanded and refreshed at the end of the year.
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New website for Spanish fresh produce
Foods from Spain has launched a website dedicated to Spanish fresh produce.
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Conference highlights salad industry's chemical balance
The UK salad industry came out in force today [Wednesday], at a conference that highlighted its work to minimise the use of chemicals on crops.
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Tasty toms to make show debut
For the first time ever, there will be a class for tomatoes at the National Fruit Show this autumn.
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ArticleMushroom lovers honoured
Leading food journalists, chefs, manufacturers and scientists have been presented honorary mushroom awards in recognition of their support for the mushroom industry.
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Cancer study sparks debate
Research published in the British Naturopathic Journal and reported in The Daily Mail this week has sparked fresh debate about the nutritional value of fresh produce.
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ArticleMushrooms - the new superfood
Sector body The Mushroom Bureau has signed up leading UK nutritionist and cordon bleu chef Jane Clarke to front a new PR consumer campaign “Mushrooms - the Magic Ingredient” to promote the health, taste and versatility of the product.
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Tomatoes in HIV link
Tomatoes could be genetically modified to host vaccines against two of the world’s deadliest viruses, HIV and hepatitis B.
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ArticleFlorette launches YAWYE salad range
As reported first in FPJ in April, Soleco, parent of Florette, the UK's top-selling prepared salad brand, has teamed with Celador International, owner of the You Are what you Eat television format, to launch an exciting new You Are What You Eat snack salad range.
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ArticleLow down on berries
With berries becoming increasingly popular with consumers the world over, Emma Twyning talks to a number of Dutch and Belgian growers about what opportunities the UK market holds, and what moves they are making to try to sustain their sector’s recent surge in popularity.
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ArticleNice piece of kit
Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading machinery manufacturers and discovers that many are introducing new products and programmes, as well as finetuning their existing offers, to continue their strong presence in the fresh produce arena.
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Things get ugly at Waitrose
Waitrose is launching a range of ‘ugly’ fruit this week, making Class II fruit available across its stores.
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ArticleNew tom is sweet as Candy
Italian grower and marketer Rago is launching a new tomato onto the UK market.
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ArticleA tale of two islands
The isles around the UK are a source of premium British tomatoes. Harmony Produce in Jersey and the Wight Salads Group, based on the Isle of Wight, are focused on producing and promoting British tomatoes across the UK. Anna Sbuttoni reports.