All Fresh produce articles – Page 151
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Greener method of soft fruit protection
New compostable packaging that is claimed to reduce the amount of waste in the fruit supply chain goes into production next month. The Resolve fruit pad, developed by packaging company Sirane, is targeted at the berry and soft fruit...
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insight - lettuce
AGE PROFILE of lettuce consumers Children 0-105% 11-165% Male 17-3410% 35-6421% 65+10% Female 17-3410% 35-6425% 65+14% Info: Usage overview of lettuce. Year ending August 2007. In Home/Lunchbox Consumption Consumer spend on lettuce is stable...
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Shoppers urged to try Chile's cherries
The Chilean fresh produce industry is launching a campaign to push the health benefits of cherries to UK consumers as the fruit comes into season. The Cherries... Love, Health & Happiness campaign aims to raise public awareness over the...
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Jaffa citrus motors with major drive
The Jaffa citrus brand is launching a major marketing push for 2008 as it looks to raise consumption among children and families.The six-figure campaign will include competitions to raise awareness of the branded oranges, easy peelers,...
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Blueberry promotion targets the over-50s
The Chilean blueberry industry is planning a major UK promotional push in a bid to boost sales and establish a long-term market for the fruit. 'Eat the Blues - You Have to Eat Them to Beat Them' is being launched by the Chilean Fresh...
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Keith Chegwin backs National Chip Week
Keith Chegwin has been recruited to promote the versatility and nutritional value of chips as part of this year's National Chip Week. The British Potato Council promotion, which runs from 11-17 February, aims to boost sales of chips and...
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Watercress enjoys boom year in store
Watercress sales are growing faster than the wider leafy salads market, enjoying a 14.5% rise in demand in the multiples last year, according to producers. "The total market for leafy salads was up only 1.4%, so watercress had a good year...
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British grow French carrots... for French
UK carrot producers are targeting the French retail sector with Chantenay carrots in a "coals-to-Newcastle" move they hope could provide a major diversification opportunity. Nottinghamshire carrot co-operative Freshgro has secured a...
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Supply crisis looms for English Bramley apple
UK retailers are in danger of running out of English Bramley apples by late June as soaring demand from consumers outstrips supply. Unprecedented promotional support by the multiples is being credited for Bramley value sales being 14.2%...
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Welsh daffodils hit Asda stores early
Welsh daffodils have hit supermarket shelves a fortnight earlier than last year thanks to the mild weather over Christmas. The early appearance of the outdoor grown flowers will provide a boost to the Welsh cut flower industry, with the...
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Suppliers braced for new year salad boom
Retailers and suppliers are anticipating a short-lived boost in fresh produce sales this month on the back of strong December figures as consumers undertake healthy eating drives after the excesses of Christmas. Major veg and salads...
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spotlight - rapeseed oil
As awareness grows of the health benefits of cold-pressed rapeseed oil over olive oil, Jill McGregor and her team at Borderfields, supplier of Oleifera, are well placed to benefit from rising demand We are the only Scottish producer of cold-pressed...
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Gangmaster licences withdrawn after raid
Three gangmasters supplying workers to an Evesham-based vegetable packer have had their licences revoked after an unannounced raid found unsafe working practices were putting migrant workers lives at risk. The raid, just before Christmas...
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Letter of the week - Farm welfare and Asda sour grapes
If Asda's Chris Brown had taken the time to read Compassion in World Farming's Supermarket Survey Report properly he would have seen that it is based on well-respected and accepted scientific evidence and research - not assumptions ('Welfare survey...
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Haribo's Maoam range
The Maoam range of fruit chews from Haribo has been one of the success stories of the decade. Since its launch in 2001, Maoam has made a major contribution to the development and success of this growing sector and in just six years has become...
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Opinion - "Sensationalism over food price rises, especially when they are seasonal, has a dangerous effect on consumer confidence"
FRUIT AND VEG PRICES UP 23% screamed the headline in the Daily Express. I didn't know whether I was more surprised by the story itself or the fact that grapes, cherry tomatoes and strawberries had replaced Princess Diana and Madeleine McCann as the...
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Price Survey - 1st December 2008
Asda has pulled off a tricky balancing act between price hikes and price cuts to claim its ninth consecutive award for cheapest retailer, with a £39.38 basket. One of the sharpest price rises was on red seedless grapes, which pushed up the basket...
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Southern Alps gets into snacking bars
Southern Alps is making its first foray into the snack bar arena in a bid to tap the growth of on-the-go healthy snacking.Slow Puck, which is rolling out now, contains the slow-dried fruit used in its fruit mixes and mueslis. The bars...