All Fresh produce articles – Page 148
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spotlight - ther's money to bemade gowing and packing raw vegetables, according to successfull Yorkshire potato supplier Scholes.
The name Scholes has been associated with potatoes since Dad started the business in 1967. But in 2005 my brother Richard and I decided we could either continue the way we were, with a £10m turnover, or we could try to attract some new business by...
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Almond prices soar despite bumper crop
Almond prices are soaring ahead of the peak Christmas season, despite a record 1.3 billion pound Californian harvest and concerns over salmonella contamination. The news comes as retailers such as Julian Graves report growing consumer...
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Natural approach boosts Britvic sales
Sugar-free and better-for-you products helped soft drinks manufacturer Britvic record a 3.7% increase in branded sales growth to £702.5m for the 52 weeks to 30 September. The company behind drinks such as J2O, Fruit Shoot and Robinsons,...
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Shoppers pay price for flood damage to crops
Consumers are still being forced to pick up the tab at supermarket checkouts for the disastrous 2007 veg growing season, new industry figures have shown. Although the panic prices of late July have subsided on some brassica crops, the...
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Maguire's focuses on pear variant
Halewood International is to concentrate on the pear variant of its Maguire's cider brand following the disappointing performance of its apple variant. It is also adding a raspberry flavoured cider to the range. "Maguire's Apple hasn't...
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Freaky Ice for winter parties
Makers of a range of frozen drinks from the Netherlands are hoping to take the UK party scene by storm this winter. Freaky Ice is a range of fruit-flavoured, malt-based drinks with an abv of 4.2%. Packaged in individual 50ml servings, the...
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Sacla' tempts market with premium range
Sacla' is launching its most premium range to date with an oven-roasted tomato line that can be eaten straight from the jar. The range, which hits the shelves ahead of potential reformulations of other Sacla' lines for the UK market, is...
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Abel & Cole talks open
The founder of organic veg box supplier Abel & Cole is reportedly looking for a buyer for the business.A deal could value Keith Abel's home delivery business, which has been successful in the south east of England, at £50m. Abel would...
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NFU move may revive the polytunnel battle
Soft fruit growers are playing the anti-polytunnel lobby at its own game in a move that threatens to reignite the battle over the plastic structures.Growers are asking NFU members nationwide to support a planning application for 20ha of...
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Tesco starts selling big pomegranates
Giant pomegranates the size of Galia melons have gone on sale in 500 Tesco stores around the UK.The huge fruits, called Wonderful, have been supplied by major Israeli exporter Agrexco and weigh in at 650g each - nearly twice the size of...
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Fruit & veg imports to take Tesco carbon test
Shoppers will be able to compare the environmental impact of imported fruit and veg with that of homegrown ones after Tesco said it was to trial the Carbon Trust's carbon footprint label on 30 own-label lines.The products in the pilot...
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Cobnut renaissance hailed by growers
Cobnuts are undergoing a "renaissance" thanks to a bumper crop and record demand for the hazelnut-like nuts.This year's unseasonal weather has produced a national crop of about 600 tonnes, almost twice last year's production, and growers...
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Retailers 'complicit' in exploitation of workers
Gangmasters have accused their customers in the fresh produce sector of tacitly endorsing the exploitation of workers by paying labour providers too little.The Association of Labour Providers chose the first anniversary of the Gangmaster...
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Festive snacks are unveiled
Snack supplier Nature's Table is launching a range of limited-edition fruit and nut snacks with a festive twist.The three new variants comprise a yoghurt cranberry option, a macadamia & cranberry mix and white chocolate strawberries. The...
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Are heritage brands a thing of the past?
Andy Warhol's famous poster has seared Campbell's tomato soup onto the consciousness of the nation. But it wasn't enough to prevent it from being canned. Premier Foods' announcement last week that the iconic soup would disappear from UK shelves...
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Growers shun disease cost-sharing proposal
Growers have fired a broadside at government plans to share the costs of managing plant diseases, saying it could increase the price of fresh produce in shops. Any attempt to increase the burden of policing plant health controls for...
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Talking shop - Dr Helen Ferrier
It's time for a proper debate on genetic modification in agriculture, says Dr Helen Ferrier, the National Farmers Union's chief science and regulatory affairs adviser From the moment genetically modified crops were developed, they have been called...
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Tesco to give kids a lesson
Tesco and its fruit supplier Norman Collett are sponsoring Kent school kids to learn about apples. They have shown 56 children from Goudhurst and Kildown Primary School around an orchard and will take them to the National Fruit Show on...
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Prices up for off-colour Hallowe'en pumpkins
Shoppers will have to pay up to 15% more for pumpkins this Hallowe'en - and the wet summer means they have not turned their usual orange colour. The problem has led to some growers heating the harvested green pumpkins to encourage them...
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WORLD NEWS - Unilever to acquire drinks company
Unilever to acquire drinks company JAKARTA: Unilever Indonesia is to buy the Buavita brand of fruit-based drinks from local company Ultra, which will continue to produce the...