All Fresh produce articles – Page 151
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Organic sales boost puts heat on growers
Organic vegetable growers say they are struggling to keep up with surging demand since Tesco started selling organic alongside conventional produce.Sales have soared since Tesco integrated its organic and conventional produce fixtures,...
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McKeith fights for goji berry
Celebrity nutritionist Gillian McKeith has joined the fight to save goji berries from an FSA ban of them as a novel food. She told The Grocer she supported efforts to keep goji berries on shelves. "Gojis are a delicious berry that should be...
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spotlight - Alex Faulkner, operations manager of Daniels Chilled Foods'
Combining health and convenience with a premium product has tripled sales to almost £20m, says Alex Faulkner, operations manager of Daniels Chilled Foods' fresh fruit arm Our parent company is better-known for its New Covent Garden Company range of...
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South African avocado farms feel the pressure
Demand for avocados is burgeoning, but growers in South Africa are finding it hard to keep up.The usual campaign will be launched in the UK, but imports from South Africa are forecast to be flat at slightly more than three million...
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Price Survey - 21st April 2007
Asda's low-priced fresh fruit has helped the store become the cheapest retailer for the tenth consecutive week. The £52.95 basket contained pears that were 28p cheaper than its nearest rivals - Sainsbury's and Tesco - and bananas that were 15p less...
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British tomatoes cut CO2 emissions
A 14-acre tomato growing operation at Wissington in Norfolk has given a new meaning to the term 'greenhouse gas'.The new £6m tomato farm is reusing waste carbon dioxide and heat from British Sugar's neighbouring sugar beet processing...
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insight - cabbage consumers
There were 822 million meals with cabbage last year. Consumption has remained constant over the past three years. 56% of consumption is by the over-45s 63% of meals where cabbage was consumed are defined as main meals 33% of consumption is on a...
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Small label - big difference?
It's not often Tesco is beaten at its own game, but its plan to launch a carbon footprint label was trumped last month by a packet of cheese and onion crisps. Walkers crisps will become the first product to carry the new Carbon Trust label,...
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Grower enjoys baby leaf boom
Weird and wonderful new 'microgreen' salad leaves could soon be on supermarket shelves, according to a leading grower.Evesham-based Westland Nurseries said it was running taste tests on a variety of untried shoots including lemon and...
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First SA citrus arrives in UK
The first shipment of this season's South African citrus arrived in the UK last week.Importer Capespan said quality of its first satsumas was very high but predicted a crop 15% smaller than last year. Some 2.2 million cartons are set to...
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Cava rule change allows Pinot Noir
New regulations concerning the production of Cava are being welcomed by the UK trade.White Cava is traditionally made from Xarel-lo, Parellada and Macabeo grapes, which are indigenous to Spain, though Chardonnay is also permitted. Under...
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Coca-Cola gets Orange edition for the summer
Coca-Cola is to launch an orange flavour limited edition of Coke in July, as part of a massive £80m summer campaign across its key brands.Coca-Cola unveiled the new variant, which follows last year's Coke with Lime, at a briefing last...
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Capespan pushes its seedless lemon
South African produce exporter Capespan is renewing efforts to market a seedless lemon. The company is in talks with the multiples over a listing for its product, which it guarantees to be 100% seed-free, in contrast with some of the...
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acid test - Heaven chocolate & Marvel heros fruit bars
Expert's verdict:5/10 ?The chocolate tasted okay but it's one for the girls. It's very gooey and melts in the mouth, which may appeal to some, but wasn't really to my taste. It's quite a high price point for what you get and the packaging doesn't...
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In the can - 7th April 2007
Tomatoes Italian tomato growers will be paid 20% more for their tomatoes than last year after negotiating an increase with the processors. Growers said they needed 25% more to make up for the fall in the EU tomato subsidy, which is down from €34.50...
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M&S pioneers packs that cut waste by 10%
Marks & Spencer will be the first grocery chain to adopt new pack sealing technology that can cut packaging waste by 10%. The Integrity Seal will be used for M&S's entire salad range and is expected to be on products in-store by the end...
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Fresh Produce Price flash
The price of our basket of fruit and vegables fell for the third consecutive survey following two rises. It is now 1.1% less expensive than five weeks ago. However, it is 6.8% more expensive than one year ago, and 6.5% cheaper than at the...
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Fruit juices struggle for promo space in chillers
Chilled not-from-concentrate juice is having to fight with higher-profile products like Innocent Drinks smoothies for its share of space in the chiller cabinet. With far less space devoted to promotions in chilled than elsewhere...
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Levy rate rise 'could sink some businesses'
British fruit and veg growers may see their levy payments rise after the reform of the levy board system. Running costs at the Horticulture Development Council were likely to increase, not fall, once the system was centralised under Levy...
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Growers rattle sabres over polytunnel blow
Growers in Herefordshire will have to seek planning permission to use polytunnels after a landmark decision from the county council. The council's cabinet voted unanimously last week to approve the new rules. The move, which means each...