All Fresh produce articles – Page 102
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Focus On Soft Drinks: Innovations
Reggae Reggae Sauce entrepreneur Levi Roots has extended his £30m brand into soft drinks for the first time, launching a range of Caribbean-inspired fruit juices and carbonates.
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Focus On Wine & Champagne: Innovations
Waitrose this month started stocking Cienna Rosso (rsp: £9.99), a sparkling red wine with an abv of 7.5%. The cienna grape was created by crossing sumoll, from Spain, with cabernet sauvignon, resulting in a wine with a "creamy palate with plenty of acidity and juicy flavours".
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NewsAsda goes for Cornish Crystal spuds
Asda has introduced Cornish Crystal potatoes to its Extra Special range. The potatoes have a creamy, soft and tender flesh with a fluffy skin. Grown in Cornwall and supplied through QV Foods, they are harvested about two…
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: Let’s celebrate the traditional English apple
Aesthetically pleasing foreign varieties are usurping the English apple – it’s time to fight back, says Professor David Bellamy
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NewsBaby Zilli adds some zing to baby drinks category
Aldo Zilli's babyfood brand is hoping to reinvigorate the declining baby drinks market with the launch of an organic range. The Baby Zilli drinks will hit supermarkets from mid-June in: apple; summer fruits; orange, mango & apple;...
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NewsTwinings freshens up its Earl Grey offering
Twinings is giving its 180-year-old classic Earl Grey tea a modern twist by launching two new blends. New Twinings Earl Grey contains bergamot to enhance its citrus taste, while Sunshine Grey has a lemon flavour and is designed to be...
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NewsFarmers to scrutinise multiples’ CSR claims
The NFU is about to put the CSR claims of the UK’s 10 biggest supermarkets to the test with a benchmarking exercise that will measure what retailers say in their corporate social responsibility statements against their actions.
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NewsFood price hikes in check but meat could yet go up
Amid declining consumer confidence, food price inflation is being contained but the price of meat could still see significant increases, new forecasts suggest. In its latest quarterly retail price report, published this week, agrifood...
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Now this is what I call fruit and veg
The freshness and diversity of Italy’s offer put UK supermarkets to shame, says Joanna Blythman
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Higgidy open top savoury slices hit Boots
Premium pie maker Higgidy has unveiled its first savoury slices. The open-top puff-pastry slices, which can be eaten cold or heated, are available in pancetta, red onion & mature cheddar and spinach, pesto & goats cheese (rsp:…
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NewsProcessing change behind Fenmarc fall
Fenmarc has experienced a 9% drop in sales as a result of its sister company Puffin Produce starting to process its own sales. Pre-tax profits at Fenmarc which supplies own-label veg to the multiples and owns the Very Very Veg Co brand ...
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NewsFreshgro Chantenay carrot packs arrive
Freshgro is looking to shake up carrot snacks with the launch of Chantenay carrot snack packs. Carrot snacking was dominated by carrot batons, according to Freshgro. Chantenay snack packs would provide a point of difference because they...
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NewsWaitrose to bring edible flowers to the salad aisle
They're usually associated with fine dining but Waitrose is hoping edible flowers and micro-leaves will appeal to adventurous home cooks as well. The supermarket has developed an eight-strong range of salad 'add-ons' with Bakkavör that...
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Happy Egg Co goes large with Biggies
Noble Foods' The Happy Egg Co is launching a new line of supersize free-range eggs, aimed at consumers who need larger eggs for home baking.A pack of six Biggies will be sold for £2.09 a 31p premium over six large eggs. Boxes will...
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BerryWorld raises Sweet Eve output
Soft fruit supplier BerryWorld has announced it is quadrupling its production of the new Sweet Eve variety strawberries for this year's British strawberry season to meet growing demand from the mults.The company said it would produce...
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NewsClippy’s Apples listed by Asda and Booths
British jams and relishes brand Clippy's Apples has secured listings with Asda and Booths. Clippy's six savoury lines, which include apple, tomato & roasted garlic relish, and apple, redcurrant & chilli jelly (rsp: from £2.39),...
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NewsOrganic sales tumble for second consecutive year
Sales of organic products tumbled by almost 6% last year, as reduced customer spending took its toll on the beleaguered sector. The Soil Association’s annual Organic Market Report, published yesterday, revealed that sales were down 5.9% in 2010 to £1.73bn.
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NewsEggs for Soldiers hatches plan to help the wounded heroes
Noble Foods has come up with a cracking new egg brand to help British soldiers that have been wounded in action. The owner of the Happy Egg Co range has launched the aptly named Eggs for Soldiers in partnership with Help for Heroes...
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Online shoppers show taste for fruit and veg
Online shoppers are developing more of a taste for fresh foods, with fruit and veg emerging as key growth drivers in online grocery retail.Seven of the 10 fastest-growing online categories in 2010 were accounted for by fresh foods,...
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Kids coaxed into eating more fruit and veg with toys
A carrot is about to be dangled in front of kids alongside a host of other cuddly toy fruit and veg characters to show them ‘the friendly side of fruit and veg’ and encourage them to eat their five-a-day. The Goodness Gang, an…