All Fresh produce articles – Page 109

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    Pizza Express adds passata to retail offer

    2010-08-14T00:00:00Z

    All About Food is extending its supermarket Pizza Express range from salad dressings to passata sauce. The canned passata (rsp: £1.09), which is the same recipe as used on pizzas at the chain's 370 outlets, will hit stores in October.

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    Grocer 33 Online: Delivery of fresh veg impresses

    2010-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's was the only supermarket to deliver a full basket of 33 items. The website was easy to navigate and the products arrived in good condition, including very fresh-looking fruit and veg.

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    Asda takes down price of bananas to eight-month low

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Asda has lowered the price of bananas to an eight-month low.Loose bananas now cost 67p per kg 31% less than a fortnight ago.

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    Focus On Organic: Purity is quite a turn-on

    2010-07-31T00:00:00Z

    "It's the whole purity and provenance message," says Rupert Thomas, marketing director of Waitrose, explaining why sales of organic beers and spirits are up 28% year-on-year at Waitrose and 32% since April.

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    Focus On Organic: Let’s talk... in a new way

    2010-07-31T00:00:00Z

    The battered organic sector took solace this month from news that the EU has approved funding for Organic UK a promotional campaign to reignite consumer interest on the sector.

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    Focus On Organic: Four to watch

    2010-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Chocoholly is expanding its range of decadent organic chocolate bars with 40g mini bars that make the brand more accessible. Chocoholly was launched in 2008 by artist Holly Caulfield.

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    More Xtreme flavours for P&G Pringles

    2010-07-31T00:00:00Z

    P&G is bringing out two new Pringles flavours ­under its Xtreme banner Hot Paprika & Smoky Bacon and Spicy Sour Cream & Onion. The new flavours will roll out on 1 August under the Pringles Xtreme brand, which was launched...

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    Dried fruits prices are hit by harvest struggle

    2010-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Global events, including poor harvests and the weak pound, have pushed the commodity price of a number of dried fruits up by as much as 64% and prices could rise further. The hikes come as suppliers and retailers are firming up their...

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    Focus On Organic: The organic dilemma

    2010-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Organic sales continue to fall, but consumers are not taking leave of their consciences, just switching to products with more easily defined virtues, finds Andrew Purvis

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    Grocer 33: One price cut is enough for Asda

    2010-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Despite making three hikes and only one reduction, Asda took first place this week, although its basket came in only 16p cheaper than that of second-placed Morrisons. Asda's Baileys (£11.97), bananas (85p), Tilda mushroom rice (£1) and Wall's Mini...

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    Beetroot sales in the pink thanks to health benefits

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Fresh beetroot is flying off the shelves as shoppers buy into its health benefits and take advantage of lower prices. Volume sales of fresh beetroot have risen 10.3% over the past year, with Brits tucking into more than 18.3 million kilos...

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    Focus On Lunchbox: Time is ripe for fruit snacks

    2010-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Back in the day, when a mum packed a fruit snack for her child's lunch it was just that: an apple, or maybe an orange.

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    Focus On Lunchbox: Four to watch

    2010-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Derbyshire brand Crips, which makes low-fat oven-baked wheat and potato snacks, is hoping to take low-fat crisps to a new level (or new low, depending on how you look at it) with the launch of Crips 99 Cals.

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    Focus On Lunchbox: Drink prices squeezed

    2010-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Sunny Delight stunned observers in April when it announced it was cutting its fruit juice content from 70% to 15% to allow it to move to a lower pricing position.

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    Local heroes

    2010-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Mary Portas, Queen of Shops, swears by it. Symbol groups are clamouring to fill their shelves with it. Indies across the country are arming themselves with it. What is it? Local produce....

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    Heinz low-salt soups for health-conscious

    2010-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Heinz has launched reduced salt versions of its Classic canned soups to meet a growing demand ­for lower-salt products. The four-strong Heinz Classic Reduced Salt range consists of Cream of Tomato, Cream of Chicken, Cream of Mushroom and…

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    Londis Fresh system pushes fruit and veg

    2010-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Fruit and vegetables sales have increased 66% at Londis in the past year ­following the launch of Londis Fresh. Musgrave Retail Partners GB launched the initiative a year ago. A new warehouse management system was introduced to allow for...

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    Sainsbury’s focuses on freshness with UK flower varieties

    2010-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's is planning to stock more fresh-cut British flowers ­following a 40% rise in value sales of some home-grown varieties ­during the past year. The retailer, which now sources 25% of its flowers from British growers up from 15%...

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    Birds Eye unveils chicken Bake to Perfection lines

    2010-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Birds Eye is aiming to build on the success of its Bake to Perfection Fish range by expanding the concept into chicken. The four-strong range ­includes Garlic & Herb, Chasseur, Tomato & Basil and Red Wine & Mushroom variants,...

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    New EU stance on GM crops ‘sets clock back’

    2010-07-17T00:00:00Z

    New EU rules on the cultivation of GM crops have been slammed by food and farming groups as a wholesale failure to bring clarity to the issue. The European Commission this week announced what it claimed was a more “flexible approach” to…