All Fish articles – Page 69
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Killer jellyfish threaten Scottish salmon farms
Smoked salmon could be off the menu this Christmas if a plague of killer jellyfish reaches the Scottish coast.The mauve stingers have already destroyed Northern Ireland's only salmon farm at Glenarm Bay, Co Antrim, killing more than...
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In Brief: Smith for Aquabella; Yates is BWS brains; Meat group chair; Meat group chair
Smith for Aquabella Robert Smith has replaced Campbell Mitchell as managing director of Aquabella, the group that owns Hampshire-based New Forest Barramundi, the biggest indoor fish farm in Europe. Smith was managing director of frozen food company...
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MSC reaches 1,000th line
The world's thousandth sustainable fish product carrying the Marine Stewardship Council logo has gone on sale in Japan.Greeneye hot pollock roe (aka karashimentaiko) from MSC-certified Alaskan pollock went into Aeon stores across the...
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Bleikers gets pack revamp
Premium smoked salmon brand Bleikers has revamped its packaging to highlight the product's provenance.The eight lines display scenery from the Yorkshire Dales, where Bleikers' smokehouse is based, with an illustration that relates to the...
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Ramsay in trouble over skate advice
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was under fire from environmentalists this week for urging viewers of a BBC talk show to eat skate, an endangered species of fish.The star of the Kitchen Nightmares show claimed there were plenty of skate in...
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Cornish fishermen in tuna price plea
Cornish tuna fishermen are in crisis talks with retailers after achieving very low prices for this season's albacore through local markets. They want a supermarket to rescue the fishery, which was only set up this summer, by agreeing to...
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Young's spends £5m on Grimsby range launch
Young's is launching the world's first 100%-sustainable wild cod fish fingers as part of a range intended to set the brand apart as the nations's seafood specialist. The seven-strong frozen and chilled Great Grimsby range, backed by a £5m...
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Just 26% eating two fish portions a week
Only one in four people is getting their recommended two helpings of fish per week - though consumption is rising, research from Seafish has revealed. Twenty six per cent of people eat the amount recommended by the Food Standards Agency,...
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Marine Harvest urged to move salmon farms
The world's largest seafood company is coming under pressure to relocate hundreds of salmon farms after its biggest shareholder said it was harming wild stocks. Billionaire John Fredriksen, who holds a 29% stake in Marine Harvest, told...
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What the papers said - 29th September 2007
Marks & Spencer has seen sales of fish such as fresh pilchards soar by simply renaming them, according to the Mail. In a bid to tempt consumers to try lesser-known species, because of low stocks of traditional favourites such as cod, M&S...
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Asda tests brand equity
Asda is putting the brand equity of Britain's food and drink brands to the test in an attempt to weed out needless duplication and offer customers greater choice. Earlier this summer the UK's second-largest supermarket delisted Princes tuna...
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New Covent Garden revamps soup range
The New Covent Garden Food Co is to make its national TV debut to support an overhaul of its fresh soups portfolio, with its first single-serve format and six new flavours.A premium variant, Salmon & Watercress, will join Plum Tomato &...
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Fishermen rewarded if they don't catch cod
Scottish fishermen are pioneering a scheme that will reward skippers for catching fewer cod, sole and plaice in their nets when they go after other species. Under the pilot, skippers will be granted extra days at sea if independent...
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Farming the future of fish
Seafood is one of the key growth categories in grocery with total retail sales of seafood up 4% to £2.4bn in the year to May. Scotland's fish industry is in pole position to tap the potential of both farmed and wild catch, two powerhouses of the...
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Birds Eye encourages switch with Omega-3
Birds Eye is making a big play of the Omega-3 content of its new fish fingers to persuade consumers to switch from cod to pollock.This month it launches Omega-3 branded fish fingers made from Alaskan pollock, which is in much more...
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the net widens
Every week, there are reports of yet another fish species in crisis because of overfishing. And every week, another retailer or supplier unveils plans to improve its sourcing strategy. Asda, Birds Eye and Young's Seafood are among many companies now...
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Shop Profile Makro
Which wholesaler sold 400,000 TVs last year, is one of the UK’s biggest retailers of vacuum cleaners but also has a range of fresh fish to rival Billingsgate market? You may be surprised to learn that the answer is Makro. Even Makro customers would…
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Wholesaler Profile - Makro
Depot numbers: 33 Turnover: £1.1bn Growth year-on-year: N/A Type of operation: cash & carry Which wholesaler sold 400,000 TVs last year, is one of the UK's biggest retailers of vacuum cleaners but also has a range of fresh fish to...
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In the can - salmon, tuna and fruit juice
Red and pink salmon UK importers are hoping to pay similar prices to last year for red salmon following a record final catch of 28.5 million for Bristol Bay. But the packers are adamant that their returns must rise to mitigate a 5% rise in cannery...
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Princes revives TV ads to push ranges
The Princes brand returns to the small screen for the first time in a decade next months in a £4m marketing drive. The TV campaign will centre on a new strapline - 'Yours to enjoy' - and feature the brand's tuna range being enjoyed at different...