All The Grocer articles in 20 October 2001 – Page 5

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    The world on a plate

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    S&A Foods used Anuga as the international launchpad for its Perween brand. The company's founder Perween Warsi said: "So far there are three convenience tapas recipes under the brand doing very well in the UK. "Eventually we will go into all...

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    to RUSSIA

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    with maslov n The brains behind Spar's launch into Russia is Dmitry Maslov, one of the country's new breed of entrepreneurial whizzkids who is relishing the possibilities ahead. Julian Hunt reports from Moscow Drive south out of the centre of...

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    A taste of the Welsh

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Visitors got their first chance to see the new branding for Welsh foods in action. Wales ­ The True Taste' is the message devised by the WDA as part of efforts to establish a real point of difference for the country's food and drink products....

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    Weetabix: "Tidal Wave"

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    "I really like the Withabix/Withoutabix' ads on TV at the moment, because they are amusing and they deliver the branding cleverly. The one I like best is set on a beach with everyone running madly out of the water as someone shouts Tidal Wave'. It...

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    tomatoes

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Dutch feel optimistic Dutch growers are facing the coming season with far more optimism than last year when overproduction and overlapping competition from Spain and the Canary Isles affected prices. The Canary Isles crop has been affected by...

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    TOMATOES

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Local varieties seek a niche market Spain looks to speciality types While Spanish salad tomato varieties are expected to remain the lynchpin of a winter based industry exporting to European markets, there is a noticeable move towards developing...

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    tomatoes

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Hollow note Four Dutch glasshouse growers in the Eminent Group are testing a hollow' variety which could have the potential to be sold as a stuffing tomato. It is on sale in Holland and there are hopes that it could become an export as...

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    TOMATOES

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    M&S concerns over flavour Consumers are still disappointed with the quality of standard salad tomatoes, says Phillip Kemp, technical executive for the produce division of M&S. Speaking to a conference in Warwick last week, Kemp applauded the...

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    tomatoes

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Scots' new approach Four growers in the Clyde Valley ­ Scotland's Tomatoes Ltd ­ whose 10.5 acres of glass represent almost the entire industry are trialling Dutch hybrid vine tomatoes for the first time. The move comes as a result of a joint...

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    tomatoes

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Excellent growing conditions; Food from Spain to announce marketing campaign Canary volumes hold up as white fly kept in check Canary tomato growers are encouraged by not only excellent growing conditions as the season gets under way, but by ...

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    tomatoes

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Excellent growing conditions; Food from Spain to announce marketing campaign Canary volumes hold up as white fly kept in check Canary tomato growers are encouraged by not only excellent growing conditions as the season gets under way, but by ...

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    TOMATOES

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Increasing interest in widening the varietal range' Canary Islands think specifics Canary Island tomato growers believe the time is not far off when specific varieties will be grown on an exclusive basis for European multiples, according to...

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    The weather for Veno's

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Cough syrup range Veno's has returned to TV screens throughout Britain for the first time in five years with a high-profile GMTV weather sponsorship package worth £1m. Running until March next year, GlaxoSmithKline hopes the five-month campaign...