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NewsMorrisons and Waitrose join heavyweight campaign to beat fish discards
A heavyweight coalition comprising some of the UK's biggest retailers and seafood suppliers has come together to push for a more sustainable seafood supply chain. Retailer members of the Sustainable Seafood Coalition include Morrisons, The Co-operative Group, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer.
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NewsAsda switches its cod and haddock to line-caught
Asda is hoping to boost he amount of chilled cod and haddock it sells by 10% after switching to 100% line-caught fish despite hiking the price by 12%. Asda changed all of its 11 chilled cod and haddock lines across its 292 fish counters…
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Chilled fish sales crash as Brits take frozen option
Sales of chilled fish have fallen off a cliff as cash-strapped Brits opt for cheaper frozen fare. Over the past 12 months, volume sales across the chilled category have fallen nearly 5%, while frozen has increased 1.4%.
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Five Star Fish ‘not up for sale’ after exit of its MD
Ranjit Boparan has reaffirmed his commitment to the UK seafood sector after a high-profile resignation at his Five Star Fish business prompted speculation he was about to sell the company.Five Star Fish managing director Danny Burton...
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat effect will Japanese crisis have on tuna prices?
Uncertainty reigns in tuna, as Japan cuts back on bluefin imports. But the humanitarian crisis might also trigger more demand, reports Julia Glotz
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NewsBacking Hugh boosts Jempson’s fish sales
Jempson's has reported a surge in sustainable fish sales after signing up to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Fish Fight campaign against discards. The Sussex-based Nisa-Today's and Budgens retailer said that since becoming one of the first...
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NewsRetailers get credit in ‘positive’ Fish Fight 2
Retailers can breathe a sigh of relief as a summer follow-up to Hugh's Fish Fight looks set to take a more positive tone than the three-part series in January. Keo Films the production company behind Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's...
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NewsBattered mackerel hits the multiples
Young’s has unveiled details of its new battered mackerel as it announced the first listings in Tesco and Morrisons.
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Analysis & FeaturesHugh won his fish fight. But how will discards ban work?
Brussels responded with uncharacteristic speed to the chef’s campaign to ban fish discards, but how will the new system work, asks Richard Ford
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Birds Eye to Pringles
Last year Birds Eye brought in a polar bear – voiced by Willem Dafoe – to dispel some myths about frozen food, and highlight that its fish...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Princes to Weetabix
Volume sales of Princes’ ambient fish have held up well, with 1% growth, although value has fallen 2.9%. The brand debuted a flavour-infused tuna...
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NewsPrinces promises tuna will be shark-friendly by 2014
Princes has vowed to improve the sustainability of its tuna with a new four-year plan. The company said that from 2014 it would use only pole and line-caught fish, ditching ‘aggregation’ methods that risk catching sharks and other species along with the tuna.
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Focus On Chilled Ready Meals: Innovations
Each pack in this 17-strong range contains enough for two, all meat and poultry is 100% British and all fish products are responsibly sourced. The range launched with an offer of £5 for an Eat In meal plus two products from a selection of prepared side dishes, such as Cabbage ...
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NewsPrinces besieged by Greenpeace protesters
Protestors dressed as sharks laid siege to the Liverpool headquarters of Princes yesterday in a protest against tuna fishing.
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NewsSalmon prices not likely to fall before end of 2011
Shoppers will have to wait until the end of the year before one of the UK's favourite fish will finally become cheaper again, as salmon prices are not expected to come down until the fourth quarter of 2011. The price of salmon has surged...
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Analysis & FeaturesStorm-tossed Young’s seeks a better catch... as Young’s
The launch of the number one fish and seafood company? Or a confusing retrenchment that has left buyers scratching their heads? Richard Ford reports
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News‘Eat underused species - but proceed with caution’
Fish industry experts have played down claims that increasing consumption of underused fish such as the bycatch species championed by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is not sustainable. Christopher Leftwich, chief inspector of the...
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NewsJobs threat at Findus Grimsby fish factory
As many as 84 jobs are under threat at Findus Group’s Humberstone Road frozen fish facility in Grimsby, after Sainsbury’s confirmed it had ditched Young’s as the supplier of some of its lines.
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NewsDab and mackerel get new boost from Hugh
Less than three weeks after Hugh's Fish Fight hit TV screens, Sainsbury's is to almost double its distribution of dab and Young's is adding battered mackerel to its portfolio both under-utilised fish featured in the C4 series.
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Comment & Opinion
Thank you, Hugh, for fighting fish discards
Sustainable policies must be backed by regulatory reform and a wider repertoire of seafood on sale, says Leendert den Hollander.