All Fish articles – Page 74

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    Consumer Insight

    2003-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Who eats haddock and whenn Last year 98.5 million servings of haddock were consumed showing a 17% decline since 1999n Haddock accounts for 3% of total fish...

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    Fish get into the squash

    2003-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Britvic is investing £1.4m in a promotion for its Robinsons squash brand based around the release of Disney/Pixar’s new animated film Finding Nemo.Consumers will get the chance to exchange four bottle caps and £5.99 for a lunch bag featuring...

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    Young’s trials fleet data system

    2003-09-13T00:00:00Z

    New technology on trial in Scotland is holding out the promise of groundbreaking quality control and environmental benefits for the fish industry. A software and satellite reporting system is being installed on vessels supplying Young’s...

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    Subtlety in Schwartz

    2003-08-23T00:00:00Z

    McCormick Foods has relaunched its Schwartz Sauces for Fish range. The new-look streamlined portfolio includes eight sauces – six in doy packs and two dry packet mixes.The company said the revamped line-up was aimed at 25 to 45-year-old...

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    Opinion

    2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Last week it was banking. This week it is 24-hour trading ­ not to mention healthcare, insurance, estate agencies, home delivery and even concessionary departments selling tropical fish. The multiples' armoury of services to be used in the struggle...

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    Opinion

    2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

    The shrapnel holes on the ramparts of MAFF's beleaguered Whitehall fortress are multiplying. The pressure on Her Majesty's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is mounting and the collapse of the dated edifice is near. Whether it be Major or...

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    Opinion

    2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

    It's been a mixed week on the food and farming front for the slick PR machine that is New Labour. The Government's refusal to oppose EU fish conservation measures upset our trawlermen and Dr Jack Cunningham's "break the ice" trip to the European...

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    Farmed salmon ‘safe’

    2003-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Salmon farmed in Scotland and Northern Ireland and tested for radioactivity has been cleared as safe to eat by the Food Standards Agency. The FSA tests checked whether technetium-99 and other radionuclides from Sellafield reprocessing plant...

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    GDP per head E5,540

    2003-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Exports within EU (as % of total exports): 64.6% Main exports: Timber and wood products and fish products Threat/Opportunity: Latvia exports only 5% of its agricultural produce, including wood and fish. It exported 1,139 tonnes of fish to...

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    Forman prepacks lift salmon

    2003-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Kit Davies High class smoked salmon supplier H Forman & Son is wooing the multiples with a range of prepacked cured salmon products. Forman is also taking over the running of the London Selfridges smoked fish counter in around two weeks'...

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    an alarming worldwide decline in stocks of wild salmon

    2003-06-14T00:00:00Z

    The report criticises the Scottish Executive and Westminster for not tackling this problem over the past decade. The decline of wild salmon is being increasingly linked with sea lice infestations from farmed salmon sites and the mixing of...

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    Label failures spotted

    2003-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Safeway has admitted to campaigners against Scottish farmed salmon that it failed to label product properly. As of March 28, UK supermarkets are required by EU law to clearly identify whether or not the salmon products they sell are wild' or ...

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    Salvesen names new chairman

    2003-06-03T00:00:00Z

    European logistics group Christian Salvesen has appointed David Fish as chairman with effect from October 1 2003.Fish, who has been a non-executive director since last October, will take over from Jonathan Fry who plans to retire at the end...

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    Fish scales up the protein market

    2003-05-23T00:00:00Z

    With meat and poultry under pressure from from cheap imports and the aftermath of BSE and foot and mouth disease, fish is the brightest spot in this market and a major profit opportunity.The smartest suppliers are overcoming consumer...

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    Princes adds tuna value

    2003-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Princes Foods has joined forces with the Slimming World brand to launch its first range of added value tuna products. Six products make up the initial offering with typical recipes including tuna with a lime and black pepper dressing and tuna in...

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    A catch for Shetland

    2003-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Shetland Catch, the largest primary pelagic processor in Europe, is in the advanced stage of discussions with secondary fish processor Shetland Smokehouse over the acquisition of the company. Shetland Catch MD Derek Leask said: "The natural...

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    Largo to supply Cape Cod kettle chips

    2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Irish food manufacturer and distributor Largo Food Exports has struck a deal with US kettle-cooked potato chip supplier Cape Cod Potato Chips to bring its brand to Europe.Under the deal Largo will manufacturer and distribute Cape Cod’s...

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    Thomas swells the Waitrose buying team

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has made Rupert Thomas central buyer for one of its core grocery divisions. His responsibilities include home baking, condiments, spices and packet sauce, sugar, pasta, rice and pulses. He will also manage buying for canned fish and...

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    £3m for friendly fish farming

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Kit Davies Wales has the potential to lead the world in developing a sustainable approach to the fishing industry, according to Welsh economic development minister Andrew Davies. The claim was made during the launch of AqWa ­ Aquaculture...

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    Sir; re: Prawn waste blasted' The Grocer, February 22

    2003-03-22T00:00:00Z

    In the UK more than 90% of the prawns used in the classic prawn sandwich are from coldwater prawns and the main supplying country has been Iceland. In a recent statement issued by Iceland's ministry of fisheries about the policies and...