All Fresh produce articles – Page 143
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McCain takes spuds on health, premium drive
McCain is kicking off the next phase of its mission to position frozen potato products as healthier, convenient and potentially premium with new roast potatoes, chips and flavoured accompaniments for the autumn. It is taking chips upmarket with a...
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Opinion - "Isn't it amazing that supermarkets can achieve such low prices when material costs are rising and crops have been laid low by floods?"
Last week it was the £2 chicken from Asda. This week it was the price of cauliflowers (and fruit and veg generally) which the ONS linked directly to the fall in inflation, to just 1.9%. Memo from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to Peter Freeman,...
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Migrant workers were left unpaid for 35 days
More cases of the exploitation of agricultural workers are likely following the discovery of vegetable pickers left to scavenge for food in Cornwall. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority, which revoked the licence of Baltic Work Team, based in...
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Price Survey - 18th August 2007
Asda has kept Morrisons at bay for a second week after slashing the price of its fresh vegetables. Asda's £42.09 basket contained six of the cheapest products on the survey including Dolmio Bolognese sauce and the 6-pack of kiwi fruit. Asda...
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spotlight - John Shropshire
Family business G's grows and markets hand-harvested vegetables in Cambridge and Norfolk. Its produce has just won a listing in Tesco. MD John Shropshire outlines plans for further growth For more than 50 years our family has been growing, packing...
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Two of Bomfords packhouses sold
Two of vegetable packer Bomfords' packhouses have been sold, and a third wound down, in what administrators Deloitte describe as "one of the most complex and demanding insolvency assignments we have dealt with in recent years". Deloitte partner...
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Crops disrupted after weeks of heavy rain
Britain's summer deluge that devastated many domestic fruit and veg crops is having a wider impact on European trading patterns. Spanish producers are reporting reduced demand for fruits such as peaches, nectarines and melons following poor weather...
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Public wants greater local sourcing effort
Supermarkets are no better now than they were a year ago at sourcing fruit and veg from Britain, according to a survey of consumer attitudes to food miles. More than half the 1,000 shoppers questioned (57%) thought supermarkets were not trying hard...
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UBUK pushes health values of key brands
UBUK has launched a three-pronged strategy to reinforce the wholesome credentials of some of the biggest hitters in its portfolio. New yoghurt and fruit variants of McVitie's Digestives hit the shelves next week. The company is also uniting Jaffa...
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British asparagus sales soar by 19%
British asparagus growers have overcome difficult weather to post a 24% increase in volume sales. The Asparagus Growers Association praised the multiples for their support during the short April to May growing season. Speaking at the AGA's annual...
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Talking shop
Another round of flooding looks set to knock pea growers again. Let's hope, for the sake of British consumers, the supermarkets show some understanding of the problems facing the supply chain, says Martin Riggall, chief executive of the...
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Floods raise risk of Christmas shortages
Torrential rain across much of England has added to growers' woes and threatened availability levels in supermarkets in the run-up to Christmas. Up to half of the UK's Brussels sprout crop has been lost, raising the chance of a Christmas...
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In Brief: Limoncello debut; Changing shapes; Cash & carry cases
Limoncello debut Pallini Limoncello goes on sale in 30 Booths stores in the north-west this month, priced at £10.99. The Italian lemon liqueur is being distributed in the UK by United Brands . Changing shapes
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In Brief: Assets acquired; Fairtrade pineapple; Golden tickets
Assets acquired Potato supplier MBMG has acquired the trade and trading assets of rival potato packer Warrell Morton, which sells 20,000 tonnes of fresh and prepared potatoes each year. Fairtrade pineapple
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Duchy goes for yoghurts
Duchy Originals, the organic specialist with royal connections, has added yoghurt to its portfolio. The three varieties: Blackcurrant, Lemon Curd and Rhubarb & Ginger, are rolling out now in Waitrose outlets.They combine organic...
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'Private equity would boost sector profits'
Britain's fruit and veg companies are wasting £387m in potential profits every year, making them attractive targets for private equity, according to a new study by business analysts Plimsoll.The study claimed 740 of the 1,000...
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McCain gets on Tractor with 100%-UK pledge
McCain Foods is to become the first frozen food manufacturer to carry the Red Tractor logo on its chips, following a pledge to use only British potatoes.From September its chips will carry the mark back of pack and the claim that "100%...
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Mike and Ike pitch in to Premiership
US candy company Mike and Ike is stepping up its game in the UK with its first major marketing push, including advertising at Premiership and Championship football grounds. The company, which introduced its chewy fruit-flavoured sweets...
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Sun Valley's going nuts for Grossman
Loyd Grossman is set to enter the premium end of the burgeoning nuts category through a joint venture with dried fruit producer Sun Valley.Loyd Grossman Nut Mixes, produced under licence by Sun Valley, go in to Waitrose and Booths next...
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Letter of the week - High prices are deterring shoppers
While VAT questions can often be complicated and awkward, the case for reducing VAT on fruit juice is a practical and direct one ('Innocent mounts new push for lower VAT on fruit juices', The Grocer, 7 July,p6). At present, a glass of fruit juice...