All Fresh produce articles – Page 157
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insight - strawberries
685 million meals featured strawberries last year The strawberry grocery market is worth £350m a year and grew 8% in the 52 weeks to November Over 55% of strawberries are eaten by the over 45s As many are eaten for health reasons as for enjoyment...
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Price Survey - 19th May 2007
Despite offering several of the lowest-priced products on the list, Asda is only the third cheapest retailer this week after Tesco and Morrisons lowered key prices to take first and second position respectively. The lettuce and syrup in Tesco's...
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Agrofair puts pedal to metal on Fairtrade
Fairtrade fruit supplier Agrofair is targeting aggressive expansion under the leadership of new MD John Bowes.The Fairtrade movement had failed to communicate the full benefits of buying accredited products to consumers, he...
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Talking shop - Mike Wilson, chief executive of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority
The GLA standards have produced positive changes across the industry since they were introduced last autumn. It has led to scores of investigations and the suspension of a number of gangmasters, with possible prosecutions in some cases....
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Pear cider ruling gives perry a timely boost
The National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) has ruled the term 'pear cider' can be used in the marketing and labelling of perries - made from fermented pear juice. Products made from other fermented fruit cannot be called ciders...
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Calendar guide to seasonal produce
The Horticultural Development Council is stepping up its campaign to promote seasonal fruit and veg with a recipe calendar.Although the levy board is not allowed to openly push British produce, it is encouraging shoppers to buy...
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Stokes greengrocer in first signs of recovery
The Stokes chain of greengrocers is making a comeback after closing half its 65 stores last autumn.Barely eight months after the radical restructuring, profits at the West Country business have soared, with sales up 25% at some stores...
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What the papers said - 14th May 2007
First it broke the news that retailers were selling farmed fish as wild and this week The Times revealed more potential fraud in the food and drink industry - this time concerning potatoes. According to the paper, at least two retailers are under...
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Asda gets potatoes direct from farms
Asda is repeating last year's experiment with locally sourced new potatoes in a handful of its stores.The first Cornish earlies were delivered direct into Asda's Falmouth store last week and are due to appear shortly at shops in Bodmin...
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Cobra targets summer with fruity new lagers
Cobra Beer is hoping to kickstart a new drinks category this summer with the launch of Cobra Bite.It is adding a range of four fruit-flavoured lagers to its portfolio with a view to plugging the gap between RTDs and lager."We are...
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Co-op trays go green
The Co-operative Group is trying to green its fresh produce display by turning to reusable plastic containers for all its fresh produce.It has struck a deal with Chep for an unspecified amount to provide and manage six million container...
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Soup at work made easier
Baxters is adding microwaveable pots to its Soup Choices pouch range to target people lunching at work. Launched in Tesco this month, the newcomers come in two smooth varieties - tomato & sweet basil and butternut squash, carrot & red...
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Growers in struggle to secure foreign labour
Sensational press about gangmaster labour is putting foreign workers off the UK's agriculture and horticulture sectors, growers have warned.It was compounding an existing labour shortage and could hit the production of fresh produce in...
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Imported potatoes in mislabelling inquiry
Trading standards haven't ruled out prosecutions in the cases of two retailers being investigated for mis-selling potatoes.Echoing the FSA survey on farmed fish incorrectly labelled as wild (see page 48), officers said chemical testing...
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Morrisons recalls cake
Morrisons has recalled its premium range ‘The Best’ carrot and orange cake because of a packaging error.The allergy advisory statement on the label does not state that the product contains nuts, although walnuts are listed in the...
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Q&A with Andy Gibbon Store manager of the week
What is selling well at the moment? English asparagus and sales of locally produced fruit and vegetables have been outstripping other parts of the store in terms of year-on-year growth. I am getting positive feedback from customers. The...
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Sausages targeted at super-premium arena
A range of sausages positioned as "super-premium" offerings is set for a national roll out.Simply Sausages hit shelves next month and consist of five pork-based varieties: pork sausages and chipolatas with nutmeg, and sausages in apple &...
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Availability
ASDA Stowmarket, Suffolk1The Stowmarket Asda could have been cleaner, our shopper said. Although the staff were helpful when providing assistance, our shopper was mistakenly charged for grapefruit rather than oranges. The red...
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Belvoir fruit farms: building on natural health
The cordials and pressé juice products from Belvoir Fruit Farms are the product of inefficient fruit picking.The people who set up the company had a pick-your-own-fruit operation on the Belvoir Castle Estate in the Vale of Belvoir near...
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Berryworld gets kids skipping for free fruit
Berryworld is to give away £40,000-worth of blueberries to kids in a link-up with Sainsbury's.Millions of schoolchildren will be offered the chance to join skipping classes, for which their reward will be a 60g punnet, equal to a serving...