All Fresh produce articles – Page 139
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Hey, we think we're a top product too!
Sir; The 100 new Must-Stock New Products (The Grocer, 28 June, p28) was a great idea, with some super new products and a few long shots. How did you select them? I would like to have had the chance to enter Cawston Vale apple juices. Launched in...
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Asda has clung on to the title of cheapest retailer by the skin of a sun-dried tomato to secure a sixth straight week at the top of the charts. Despite offering unbeatable prices on seven items, Asda found itself in the unusual position...
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Vitacress sold to RAR Group
Prepared and packaged salads producer Vitacress Salads has been bought by Portuguese conglomerate RAR Group in a deal reportedly worth £50m.Vitacress is based in the south of England and recorded turnover of £81m last year. It is the largest...
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AdeZ - what went wrong?
Unilever said it pulled AdeZ because of a lack of interest and the outlay required to raise awareness. Basically, people didn't get it. Fruit juice combined with soya was a foreign concept to the British and one that was not communicated well by...
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Schwartz Cook Art woos the foodies
Herb and spice brand Schwartz is hoping to raise its profile among foodies with the launch of a premium range that includes fruit and vegetable pieces.
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Marks calls on industry to drive Fairtrade sales
Fairtrade sales are being hampered by a lack of consumer understanding of the concept, according to Peter Marks, chief executive of The Co-operative Group. Speaking at an AgroFair seminar last week, he said customers would be much more...
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NFU gets fresh with its fruit and veg message
Provenance and healthy eating will be paired together for the first time in a saucy new campaign aimed at getting the public to eat '5-a-day the British Way'. Next week, the NFU will be sending information on Britain's seasonal fresh...
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Blight leads to fear of mushroom shortage
Fears of a UK mushroom shortage intensified this week as producers counted the cost of a mushroom-blight disease at the UK's largest compost supplier. Tunnel Tech North was hit by an outbreak of trichoderma aggresivum at its South...
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Co-op's 'Grown By Us' broccoli on sale
The Co-operative Group will begin selling broccoli grown on its own farm for the first time this summer. The broccoli, grown in Cambridgeshire, will be added to the group's "Grown By Us" range in its East Anglian stores from mid-June to...
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Cauliflower producers moving to other crops
Cauliflower growers are threatening to leave the industry unless farmgate prices rise dramatically. Since February, the price of a whole cauliflower has risen almost 30%, according to The Grocer Price Index. However, the cost of...
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Strikes cause shortages
Shortages of Spanish fruit and veg have been reported in the UK as a result of strikes by Spanish hauliers. Spanish truck drivers have been striking over the past week in protest over high fuel prices, causing severe delays to exports of...
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World News - 14th June 2008
Tomatoes suspected of salmonella. USA: Wal-Mart, Kroger, McDonald's and Burger King are among companies to have halted sales of some raw tomatoes as health officials work to trace the source of a salmonella food poisoning outbreak....
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Asda Livingston, West Lothian1Customer service was one of the highlights of this huge Asda. A sales assistant proved his worth when he cheerfully went to search the stockroom for loose new potatoes, only to find the entire...
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British develop taste for whole pineapples
Sales of wholehead and prepared pineapples are soaring as consumers take a greater interest in exotic fruit. Prepared pineapple sales rose 41% in the 12 months to 20 April [TNS], compared with 38% growth in prepared fruit generally....
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Spar contract won by Southern Salads
Southern Salads has started to supply its first UK grocery retailer. The Kent-based grower, which previously only supplied ready-prepared leafy salads, fruit, vegetables and stir-fries to fast food outlets and restaurants, is supplying...
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Organic debut for Troy Foods
Troy Foods is eying entry to the organics category with a new range of prepared and dressed organic salads.The prepared veg and salad specialist is in listings talks with several multiples over its new Org@nic range, which includes...
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Growers save Jersey Royals from flooding
Growers of Jersey Royal potatoes have been in a race against time to salvage the remainder of this season's crop following heavy rainfall on the island. Producers have worked around the clock over the past week to remove Jersey Royals...
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Shortages push up the price of lemons
The retail price of lemons has soared by 47% over the past year following poor weather in the major citrus-producing regions.A single lemon now costs 28p in UK supermarkets, according to data from The Grocer Price Index. In November the...