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Hot, dry summer has been excellent for Wattie’s tomatoes
04/03/2013
Wattie’s has started making its first products from this year’s tomato crop - chopped tomatoes in juice – and progressively it will move to making consumer favourites, like Wattie’s Italian Style Tomatoes, Mexican Style Tomatoes Chopped, and Chopped Tomatoes with Roast Garlic.
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Another big lift in the Hawke’s Bay beetroot crop
07/12/2012
Early next week Wattie’s in the Hawke’s Bay will begin harvesting its beetroot crop which, at 22,000 tonne, will be 50 percent up on last year.
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The start of many of Wattie’s tomato based products
09/11/2012
They’re very young plants today, but the tomatoes harvested from them after February will be the ingredients for a wide range of Wattie’s products, from New Zealand grown pesto style tomatoes to the sauce for Wattie’s Spaghetti.
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Canned foods as a source of key nutrients can save consumers money
08/06/2012
Research published today in the United States suggests canned foods can be an affordable and convenient way of getting much-needed key nutrients, such as fibre, protein, folate, vitamin C, and vitamin A.
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Emphatic support for canned foods - good for health and the pocket
08/06/2012
Wattie’s welcomes a new study giving emphatic support to the nutritional quality and affordability of canned foods.
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Canned foods provide “affordable and convenient” nutrition
27/04/2012
When price, waste and preparation time are considered canned foods may have an edge over fresh foods according to a new study1.
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Ideal weather for Wattie’s largest ever beetroot crop
29/02/2012
For many in Hawke’s Bay, this summer may not have lived up to the expectation of a summer to remember. Among the exceptions will be those planting, growing and harvesting Wattie’s largest ever beetroot crop. Forecast at 11,500 tonne by season end, it will be four times the size of previous years.
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