All Fish articles – Page 83
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Smash it's in the can
Martians' favourite mashed potato brand Smash is now available in a new format, with the launch of Smash Wedgers, said to be the first complete potato based meal in a can. These consist of potato wedges with sauce and come in chilli, tikka, tuna,...
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The Grocer focus on fish & seafood:
analysis by Nicki Holmyard - The major protein of the future - NPD activity across the board - Farmed salmon weathers storm - Trout sales increasing steadily Don't be fooled by the curious tendency of seafood to have a niche aura in an island...
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First impressions: Young's seafood range
Stuart Mackay is a partner in North London innovation and brand consultancy, ergo-id. I used to love Young's in the days when good fish was hard to find, so there was high anticipation. Had the brand lived up to its earlier heyday? First, the...
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The Grocer focus on fish & seafood: trends and developments
The UK relies heavily on Nordic countries for supplies of cod, taking just 7% of its 170,000 tonnes/year requirement from the depleted stocks of the North and Irish Seas. The WWF has placed cod on its list of endangered species and the EU recently...
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Canned fish: Princes prepares to pack new punch in tuna war
ExclusiveKaren Dempsey Princes is firing another salvo in its battle with Heinz for supremacy in the canned tuna market by racing to be the first to bring pouch pack product to the UK. Princes Ready to Go Tuna is set to launch in May, with a July...
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Island of Ireland: fish
an editorial supplement to The Grocer Now the boat's come in... Seafood has really come out of its shell judging by the way Ireland is serving it up in the UK. Nicky Holmyard reports In the past decade Ireland and Northern Ireland have...
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Sandwiches get major brand leverage with arrival of Heinz
Exclusive Karen Dempsey Heinz is going into chilled for the first time with a range of branded sandwiches. The 10-strong range is traditional rather than fancy. But the sandwiches do bring new uses for Heinz staple products such as John West...
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Ginsters premium move
Ginsters is reaching beyond its core pasty territory into premium sandwiches and ready meals. The Seasons sandwich range pitched as more of a premium product than Ginsters' existing sandwiches includes Brie & Cranberry; Poached Salmon & Prawn; ...
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Princes Foods Tuna: A place in the sun
Princes' £15m Indian Ocean cannery gives it the firepower of vertical integration and a firmer grasp on the UK's stellar tuna sales. Clive Beddall flew to Mauritius for an exclusive view Its white, sandy beaches are lapped hypnotically by ...
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Canned tuna: Princes' firepower in Mauritius
Princes Foods has raised the stakes in its battle with Heinz subsidiary John West for supremacy in the UK's £170m canned tuna market. It has spent £15m on a new cannery on the southern Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. The plant will source raw...
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Princes tuna in Mauritius: Faster, better canning
Princes claims the most streamlined tuna production process in the world in Mauritius thanks to an integrated, computer controlled, thaw, cook and cool system’ which it has developed in conjunction with a Danish equipment producer. It claims that,…
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Fish market report: Late run of landings improves supplies
The supply of all varieties of fish increased significantly after a late run of good landings last week. The ensuing rollercoaster ride saw prices drop, quickly followed by a return to shortage of supplies which helped bring prices back up again. ...
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Canned fish: Raw material costs set to rise for tuna packers
End in sight for below cost supplies; operations in Indian ocean to cease Tuna packers are facing increased raw material costs following an agreement reached between fishing companies to cease operations in the Indian ocean. Prices had reached...
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Heads and choppers
Chupa Chups has brought back its Mega Choppers plastic heads and bodies of animals, fish and reptiles that are attached to a strawberry Chupa Chups lollipop. The idea is for kids to twist the lollipop stick to make the animal move and once they...
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Liquid milk: Let's talk more urges Waitrose
Better communications with supermarkets can help farmers to increase the shelf space their products occupy, according to Richard Sadler, Waitrose head of buying for meat, poultry, fish and dairy. He was talking to 50 Waitrose Select Farm milk...
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The worst is to come
A £1.2 m ad campaign for John West salmon is underway with its first TV ads in 10 years. Two executions of the ad will run in the build up to Christmas, with the strapline: "We endure the worst to bring you the best." John West general ...
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SIAL show review: Sial d'Or awards
Jim Cane, commercial director of Youngs Bluecrest, right, picks up one of the company's two Sial d'Or awards during a special ceremony at the show. Its Fish & Sauce range beat 24 entries from around the world to win the fish category in the awards....
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Poor catch slows Portuguese sardines
Poor fishing has caused shipment delays of Portuguese sardines. Morocco, however, is keeping up with demand, which traditionally falls off at this time of the year. Moroccan producers have access to better quality frozen fish and, over the years,...
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Finlay's Cavi Art casebook
Finlay's Foods is fishing for vegetarian custom with the launch of a fish free Beluga caviar taste-a-like called Cavi Art. The company said its £4.99 100g product is easier on the wallet than salted sturgeon fish eggs which typically weigh in at...
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Canned fish: Quality tuna in short supply
Political unrest in the Pacific has taken its toll on quality tuna production. The Foreign Office has warned people not to travel to either Fiji or the Solomon Islands and the Japanese have temporarily shut down their tuna cannery on the Solomons...