All Fresh produce articles – Page 119
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Pizza Express adds passata to retail offer
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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Sainsbury’s sources UK cherries for basic
Sainsbury's is offering homegrown cherries in its basic tier for the first time, following a breakthrough in negotiations with British growers. The retailer routinely stocks British cherries for its standard and Taste the Difference...
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Huntapac launches its first vegetable brand
Carrot packer Huntapac is looking to do for carrots what Rooster has done for potatoes with the launch of Roots, its first-ever consumer-facing vegetable brand. The company, which supplies root vegetables and salad crops to Tesco, Marks...
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Stans pushes fruit in healthy campaign
It's better known for selling the cheapest fuel in Britain, but now Stans Superstore has turned its hand to healthy eating.The independent retailer ran a bumper healthy eating campaign at its store near Oswestry in Shropshire last week....
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NewsAsda takes down price of bananas to eight-month low
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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NewsGrocer 33: One price cut is enough for Asda
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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NewsFocus On Organic: The organic dilemma
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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Dried fruits prices are hit by harvest struggle
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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More Xtreme flavours for P&G Pringles
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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Focus On Organic: Purity is quite a turn-on
"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
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
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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NewsBeetroot sales in the pink thanks to health benefits
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: Drink prices squeezed
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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Focus On Lunchbox: Time is ripe for fruit snacks
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
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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Second Opinion: Treat your customers like adults
Retailers must ditch the Early Learning Centre approach to fruit and veg, says Joanna Blythman
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New EU stance on GM crops ‘sets clock back’
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…
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Birds Eye unveils chicken Bake to Perfection lines
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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Sainsbury’s focuses on freshness with UK flower varieties
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%...