All Fish articles – Page 78

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    SHEEP breeding

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    An open evening took place this week at Forest Farm, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, organised by MLC Cymru's sheep development programme. Visitors were able to discuss sire referencing techniques of the Texel sheep breed. SEA FISH standard ...

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    Jellyfish wipe out sites

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Kit Davies There is rising concern among Scotland's salmon farmers at an infestation of tiny jellyfish which destroyed more than one million fish at sites on the Western Isles. The sudden appearance of the jellyfish caused Western Isles...

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    Doubling up at Burton

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Safeway is to double the size of its 4,000 sq ft Burton-on-Trent staff training centre. Safeway aims to build five new areas into the site by next spring - a fish counter, a bakery, a home entertainments area, a fresh meat department, and a mock...

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    Salty old sea dog's renaissance goes on as Captain Birds Eye

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Mary Carmichael Advertising icon Captain Birds Eye is to cast his nets wider this autumn as a collection of non-fish products comes under his banner. It is the first time the brand has extended to landlubber products such as meat and vegetables...

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    Order backlog in sardines

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Sardine catches off Morocco and Portugal have improved but a backlog of orders is still giving problems to canners, who have experienced poor catches for the last couple of months. In addition to the scarcity, some of the fish are of poor quality,...

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    Low run set to push up salmon price 15%

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    UK red salmon prices are set to increase following a lower than expected pack of 213g in Alaska, the main source of supply to this market. So far, buying has been minimal as UK importers have adequate stocks to see them through until the early part...

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    UK fleet financial crisis highlighted by Seafish

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Reduced landings, increased running costs and lower than expected prices have had a severe impact on the profitability of the UK fishing fleet, according to a report published by the Sea Fish Industry Authority. The 2001 Economic Survey of the UK...

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    scottish aquaculture

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    SQS flags up advances in sea lice control and prevention of escapes Wild salmon: SQS hits at blaming of farming Scottish Quality Salmon chief executive Brian Simpson told the 6th International Salmon Symposium in Edinburgh this week that the...

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    SCOTTISH AQUACULTURE

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Industry unlikely to sustain feed rises as easily as sectors with higher margins' Minimal marine impact ­ but wild salmon a worry Relocation of some salmon farms away from wild salmon rivers could form part of the Scottish Executive's...

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    Farmers market goes permanent

    2002-07-06T00:00:00Z

    The UK's first permanent farmers' market is to open in a railway shed in Canterbury next month. Twenty three stalls manned by producers from around Kent will trade from the site six days a week, from Tuesday to Sunday. Locally produced meat, fish,...

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    tuna

    2002-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Princes making waves in Heinz's Indian waters Takeover will put country into the top league of producers Clive Beddall Two weeks after netting Oxbridge Foods, a major rival in the £312m canned fish market, Princes Foods has strengthened its...

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    Table Talk

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    I busily dish out advice to the public, but what would I like to say to the supermarkets? Well, I'll tackle my real bugbear first. Your fish counters. There seems to be no training, no knowledge, just poor quality fish ­ lacklustre, with sunken...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Joel Oberman Position: Chief executive Company: efoodmanager The job: To develop the online business to business markets operation. The company began its online trading with fresh produce and fish in July. By the end of the year, it...

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    CANNED SALMON

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Reports of poorer red run than expected As the North American salmon processors prepare for the new season's pack, suggestions of a poorer than expected Red run circulate in Seattle. Already, empty cans, cartons and food for the factory workers...

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    canned Salmon

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    We are all facing ruin' With the start of the Bristol Bay Salmon canning season only three weeks away, canners have been hit with the news that the longstanding lawsuit between fishermen and processors is far from settled. The class action...

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    Bites: Olivio with Butter; Weight Watchers; Perrier; International Fish Canners; Friskies

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Van den Bergh Foods launches the first TV ad for Olivio with Butter on October 23, part of the £4.5m behind the brand.

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    fish stocks

    2002-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Norwegian volume could reach 400,000 tonnes by 2015 Farmed cod heading for the mainstream Farmed cod is set to become a significant force in fish supply. In the UK, Aquascot will be producing 6,000 tonnes annually by 2007 and a new venture by...

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    Heinz will spin off its North American petfoods, StarKist tu

    2002-06-15T00:00:00Z

    David Lidington has succeeded Peter Ainsworth as Conservative environment, food and rural affairs spokesman. Ainsworth has stepped down because his wife is suffering from cancer. Lidington was appointed shadow minister for agriculture and fisheries...

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    THE BEST approach

    2002-06-08T00:00:00Z

    n They don't have to be tastier. Profitable premium products pull for other, subtler reasons. Steve Hemsley analyses their potential Whether it's Tesco's traditional Scottish smoked salmon, Safeway's roasted red pepper and goats cheese tartlets, or...

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    Seven Seas: Cod Liver Oil Twist' campaign

    2002-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Created by: Ad Principals Launched: 2000 Advertising in this category has tended towards the worthy, but while consumers know that there's an element of science behind a product's effectiveness, they'd probably rather be inspired by energy than...