All Fish articles – Page 60
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Row breaks out as Co-op Group and Spar ads use same slogan
A row has erupted after The Co-operative Group adopted an advertising slogan that is also used by Spar.The Co-op Group's latest TV ad promotes salmon, potatoes and green beans with a voiceover that says: "Dinner for two for under five pounds...
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NewsSainsbury's to take on 350 apprentices
Sainsbury's is taking a leaf out of Sir Alan Sugar’s book by recruiting 350 apprentices for its meat, fish and bakery counters, with the aim of having one apprentice in every store by March 2010. Existing staff will have the chance to apply but...
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In Season: Kippers
The clamour for value is helping boost sales of kippers in the recession. Sales of kippers, or smoked herring, have gone up 8% by volume over the past year, according to Nielsen, with Brits now spending £14.8m a year on the fish, a 13%...
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Fish takes fresh to new levels
With just yards between the sea and the counter, it doesn't get much fresher than at Brighton and Newhaven Fish Sales' new retail venture Fish. Richard Ford reports
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NewsCommodities: Herd expansion may lead to cheaper pork and bacon
The overall meat and fish basket price has remained the same month-on-month but several pork lines changed significantly in price says Richard Ford
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Lighthouse saved as Northern buys stake
Scotland's third-largest farmed salmon producer has been saved from bankruptcy after a private investor stepped in to buy a controlling stake.Lighthouse Caledonia, which expects to harvest 23,000 tonnes of salmon this year, ran into cashflow...
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Young's promotes Baker to expand its frozen seafood sales
Steve Baker is the new sales director at seafood specialist Young's Seafood. In a new role, Baker will head a 12-strong commercial team and continue Young's drive to expand the frozen fish market.Sales of Young's frozen branded fish were up...
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In Season: Lemon sole
Lemon sole is increasingly being promoted as a guilt-free fish for the modern consumer. As one of the species of fish around the Cornish coast that are not subject to catch quotas, lemon sole appears on the Marine Conservation Society's 'fish...
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NewsBirds Eye tackles fish fear with foil pouches
Birds Eye is hoping to take the fear factor out of handling raw fish - and boost total category sales - with the launch of two new "no touch" premium ranges. The frozen giant is eyeing £10m in combined first-year sales for its new Bake to...
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Uniq in £1m Pinneys sell-off
Chilled foods group Uniq has blamed a “serious deterioration in the market” for the sale of its fish and seafood subsidiary Pinneys of Scotland.
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Prawn volume sales fall as shoppers spread net
Shoppers seeking cheaper seafood options may be driving down consumption and sales of prawns. While total fish consumption increased 4% in the year to November 2008, that of prawns fell 5%, according to TNS figures.
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Second Opinion: Intensive farming courts disease
The latest case of ISA in Scotland's salmon farms comes as no surprise, says Joanna Blythman
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No Drain tuna aims to offer tinned fish without the hassle
John West claims the tuna market will be revolutionised by the introduction of No Drain, Less Mess Tuna – which cuts out the hassle of draining oil or brine from the can.The company has spent 18 months developing a new production process...
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Johnson opens new H Forman & Son site
Britain's oldest salmon smoker has opened its new £4.7m factory after the company was forced to relocate to make way for the Olympics 2012 site.H Forman & Son's new 50,000 sq ft salmon-shaped building was opened by London Mayor Boris Johnson...
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NewsCommodities: Retailers drop meat prices to keep shoppers spending
Meat and fish prices have largely fallen this month, but an increase in the price of salmon has pushed up the overall basket price. Richard Ford reports
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Waitrose is on trend with faggots
Further evidence of the resurgence of classic British dishes has come this week with the news that Waitrose has launched a new faggot ready meal. The meatballs are being sold as part of a new range of traditional foods that includes Haddock...
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EU 'misses chance to save bluefin tuna'
The decision to keep the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery open despite scientific concerns over its stability has been branded "a real disgrace" that could result in "biological bankruptcy" for the species.Environmental campaign groups...
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John West names Thorpe its new MD
John West has appointed as its new managing director the man said to have helped turn around the canned fruit sector. Stephen Thorpe, previously MD of Mission Foods, replaces Ian Meadows, who has been transferred to work on group initiatives...