All Fish articles – Page 70
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Barramundi for Waitrose
The first stocks sourced from a British barramundi fish farm arrive on Waitrose shelves on Monday (April 10). Aquabella Group, the company behind the New Forest Barramundi brand, says consumers will take to its delicate taste and...
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Asda whips cod off shelves
Asda plans to remove North Sea cod from its supermarkets by July because of the massive downturn in natural fish stocks.In addition, it said it would stop selling swordfish.The retailer said the decision was partly a response to...
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Sourcing is 'getting ridiculous'
Supermarket fish buyers are increasingly frustrated by having to rethink their seafood sourcing policies week by week, according to industry insiders.Their comments came in a week when Morrisons, long regarded by suppliers as the...
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It's a fish sausage
A Devon food manufacturer has developed a range of fish sausages aimed at consumers looking to cut down on their meat consumption.Paramount 21 launched the bangers last year for foodservice but is now gearing up to sell them into...
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Second day of the Food and Drink Expo 2006
Smoked salmon specialist Inverawe Smokehouse was named supreme champion of this year's Ideas to Dine For! competition, sponsored by Food From Britain.The award for its organic line was presented by celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli on...
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Unfamiliar species find favour
The British are developing an increasing enthusiasm for less familiar species of chilled fish, belying the notion of conservative shoppers who only want cod and haddock.Supplier New England Seafood has reported rocketing sales of...
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Fish fingers in for sea change
Birds Eye Fish Fingers is undergoing a sea change with a new bite-size variant - the first major alteration to the classic product in its 50-year history.Fish Finger Minis will breathe new life into the brand at a time when...
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Experiment with fish says Young’s
Young’s Bluecrest is to mount a push to sell greater volumes of lesser-known fish species in a bid to maintain the fish and seafood sector’s impressive growth record.TNS Worldpanel data shows that value sales of fresh seafood rose 8% last year,...
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Commodities Update: salmon, canned tomatoes, tuna
Bit less in the redInitial forecasts issued for the Alaskan salmon pack have suggested a slight drop in reds but a plentiful supply of pinks. However, experts say that traders will wait until fishing starts, in a couple of months’ time, before...
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Supplier Spotlight
Price is less important than brand recognition and provenance in the fast-growing added-value fish market, according to Muir Hunter, MD of the Scot Trout Group.“Our target audience isn’t particularly bothered about price,” he says. “People...
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Levy payers want Seafish to go
Critics have called for the abolition of levy body the Sea Fish Industry Authority amid accusations that it harbours a domestic bias.Several levy payers who import fish have told a review of Seafish that they believe the levy is skewed towards...
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New Forest farms fish
A new source of farmed fish is coming on stream next month in the New Forest.Aquabella has constructed Europe’s largest indoor barramundi farm at Lymington, and a hatchery will be built this year. The farm will have an output of 400 tonnes of...
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Commodities Update: tuna, salmon, corned beef
Rapid firming in BangkokTuna prices have topped $1,000/tonne due to continued poor fishing in the three main areas – the Indian Ocean, Western and Eastern Tropical Pacific.Sources in Bangkok forecast the rise to continue, which will result...
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Sims takes helm of Uniq’s salmon ops
European chilled foods group Uniq has appointed Howard Sims as MD for Annan, Uniq’s fish operations in Scotland.Sims, who takes up his new role with immediate effect, will be responsible for all aspects of the business and customer liaison,...
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An eye on offers
The Birds Eye range of promotions has been expanded on the whole with offers available across all five multiples, including frozen meat pies, fish and potatoes.No new entries have penetrated the cluster of big brand players who are continuing...
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Cod fishery gets MSC thumbs up
Moves to put major seafood species on a sustainable fishing basis have passed a milestone with the certification of the first cod fishery to the Marine Stewardship Council standard.The freezer longline Pacific cod fishery in the Bering Sea and...
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Greenpeace keeps up the pace
After its victory last week in persuading Asda to delist some seafood species, Greenpeace UK this week hit the campaign trail to bring five more multiples into line with its way of thinking.Greenpeace has written to the fish buying or...
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Commodities Update: tomatoes, pineapple, salmon
China on the tableItalian tomato concentrate prices are rising because European manufacturers have been forced to find replacements for contracts from China, where the crop has been lower than expected.Experts said that Chinese processors...