All Fresh produce articles – Page 129

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    Acid Test: Southern Comfort Lemonade And Lime

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Company: Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands Rsp: £1.59 per 250ml can Market size: £199m The competition: Smirnoff Vodka & Schweppes tonic, Morgan's Spiced & Cola, Bulleit Bourbon & Cola

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    Florette pushes freshness in TV ad aimed at women

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Florette is to highlight the 'fresh-er-ness' of its salad leaves in a £2m 'crisp to the bottom of the bag' summer ad campaign.

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    Ad of the Week: Starburst’s smooth devil has its way with your memories

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Sometimes it can be hard to let go to move on and grow as a person. Or, you know, as a brand of brightly coloured fruit chews.

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    Dried fruit sales boosted by recession

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Dried fruit consumption is growing as it becomes seen as a convenient and economical food during the recession.

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    Greyfriars to boost mushroom output with £4.5m facility

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Vegetable supplier Greyfriars is planning to create Europe's most advanced mushroom facility.It has submitted plans to Harrogate Borough Council for a £4.5m, 7,000 sq m mushroom farm at its site in Wath, North Yorkshire. The...

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    Superhero will sell blackcurrants to kids

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Schoolkids are being urged to design a superhero as part of a new drive to raise awareness of blackcurrants.The Blackcurrant Foundation drew up the plan to encourage 75,000 five to seven-year olds to 'eat a rainbow' by adding a piece of...

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    In Season: Picota cherries

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Spanish Picota cherries hit the shelves this week and producers are hoping to entice consumers by presenting them as an affordable alternative to the English crop. The Picota cherry season kicks off 10 days earlier this year than last, with...

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    Mackie's diversifies into premium crisps

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Ice-cream brand Mackie's of Scotland has ventured out of frozen to launch a range of premium crisps. Mackie's will produce the crisps in partnership with potato grower Taypack and they will be officially launched at the Royal Highland Show...

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    Eureka! UK gets seed-free lemons

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Seedless lemons will be widely available in UK retailers and the foodservice market this year following a successful trial.Redbridge Worldfresh debuted Eureka SL lemons this month. They are sourced from South African producer Sundays River...

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    Shoppers turn to turnips in the recession

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Consumers are voting with their wallets and opting for cheaper fruit and vegetables.Sales of expensive tropical fruits such as pineapples, mangoes and melons have fallen 5.5% to £319m, with volumes slumping 9.7% [TNS 52w/e 22 March]....

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    French fruit growers count on Wimbledon to serve up PR boost

    2009-06-18T09:46:48.700Z

    French summer fruit producers are targeting next week’s Wimbledon tennis championships to kick off a UK marketing push.

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    Added-value packs help Nisa-Today's boost fruit and veg

    2009-06-13T00:00:00Z

    An initiative by Nisa-Today's to promote fresh produce has increased sales by 25% over the past year, the company claims.Since it was launched in May 2008, the Fresh For Less everyday low pricing initiative and added-value packs had boosted...

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    Yumberry complains of name taken in vain

    2009-06-13T00:00:00Z

    The distributor of Yumberry juice drinks has claimed rival producers are infringing on its trademark by mistakenly calling yang-mei fruit yumberries.

    Yumberry is a registered trademark for juices and drinks marketed by YumberryUK, which uses…

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    Tesco gives hard sell to Thailand produce

    2009-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has kicked off a two-week promotion of Thai fruit and veg.The push was launched at its West Cromwell Street store in London by chairman David Reid, accompanied by the Thai ambassador, representatives of the Thai commerce ministry and...

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    Heavy promotions harm profits on Jersey Royals

    2009-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets have promoted Jersey Royal potatoes so heavily this season that neither retailers nor suppliers have made the profits expected of the premium crop, industry sources claim. Most of the major multiples have discounted the potatoes...

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    Acid Test: Fruitini Pineapple Sticks

    2009-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Nature's candy or unconvincing ice lolly?

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    New Heinz advert has nostalgic twist

    2009-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Heinz is playing on shoppers' nostalgia in a £2m TV campaign that claims its tomato ketchup is 'irreplaceable'.

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    OFF's intensive orchards boost organic apple crop

    2009-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Organic Farm Foods has launched a new planting project that it claims will slash the cost of English organic apples.The shelf price of OFF's organic apples is set to fall 20% to £1.99 a bag as a result of the project, making them much more...

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    Napolina's pulses help home cooks

    2009-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Italian canned tomato supplier Napolina is launching a range of pulses to capitalise on growing consumer interest in scratch cooking.Making its debut into retail canned pulses, Napolina is launching chickpeas, butter beans, red kidney beans...

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    Japan boom in factory veg

    2009-06-03T10:04:14.490Z

    ‘Plant factories’ are being developed in Japan to grow lettuces and green leaves at all times of the year in a climate-controlled and sterile environment.