All Fresh produce articles – Page 174
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Passions run high
Del Monte UK will launch National Passion for Pineapple Week next month in a bid to increase take-up of its Del Monte Gold Extra Sweet Pineapple. Television chef Lesley Waters will front the campaign from May 8-14. She will be...
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Vimto ads to splash down
Vimto Soft Drinks is looking to make a splash with a £4m TV, cinema and press ad campaign continuing the brand's Shlurple the Purple theme.At the same time, the company is going green, with a 'Who put apples in my Vimto' cordial...
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grocerants: doing the biz
Wandering through Manhattan last week on a brief visit to the Big Apple, I was struck by the way in which the city's ready-to-eat food culture has been transformed since my last visit almost a decade ago (I know it's a long time...
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Talking Point: A decent act that will ensure decent treatment of workers
On Thursday, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority began inviting applications for licences from labour providers in the first phase of enforcing a new law that will...
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'We can't afford to lose this fight'
Soft fruit producer Hall Hunter Partnership has been given leave to appeal against an order by planning inspectors to remove a polytunnel development at its Tuesley Farm site in Surrey. A High Court judge decided that the...
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Asda goes bananas
With Sainsbury in the number two spot and suppliers crying foul, the pressure is growing on Asda, reports Rachel Barnes. Last week, Asda president Andy Bond was busy telling people how he planned to rebuild the chain. Newspaper...
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Ethical avocados gaining pace
Volumes of fair trade South African avocados exported to the UK are set to more than double this year as demand for ethically sourced produce soars. The South African Avocado Growers' Association said that multiple retailers were...
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Trends and developments: Calypso; Sunraysia; Ella's Kitchen
Calypso extends healthy options for children... Sunraysia arrives in Waitrose... Ella's Kitchen cooks up a five-a-day. An organic pomegranate & apple juice drink from James White Drinks, which it claims is the first...
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Sci-fi health campaigns, or is that a fact?
Manufacturers need to choose their words carefully when making the decision between going down the scientific claims route or just keeping their products' positioning natural. Do juices and smoothies have to contain more than fruit to...
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Commodities Update
Florida orange juice concentrate hitting a high... importers warn of higher tomato prices... trident to acquire ocean beauty. Dry weather and disease in Florida have pushed orange juice concentrate futures to their...
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The rise and set of Sunny D?
While Asda has dropped Sunny D from its listings, brand owner Gerber is not so quick to give up, with moves to reinvigorate a product that remains the number two chilled fruit juice. Asda's announcement last month that it had delisted...
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Geest and DGM merger
Marks and Spencer potato suppliers Geest QV, a joint venture between Geest Foods and QV Foods, and DGM Growers, which is owned by M&W Mack, have merged. The new company, to be called Manor Fresh, will have an annual turnover of...
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Research Notes: Smoothe market has more than doubled
The juice market has increased in value by 7.6% in the latest year, growing at double the rate of total food and drink. More than 90% of the population purchased fruit juices and,...
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Florette's Raw Passion
Florette is bringing a multicultural twist to the bagged salad market with a new A Taste of... range, featuring combinations inspired by Italy, Morocco, India and Thailand. It is also launching two snack salads, sporting the name...
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JS savours local quality
Sainsbury stores in the West Midlands begin an initiative to flag up local produce next week. Local vegetables are to be sold in 25 stores under Savour the Flavour-branded PoS. The scheme is the result of a partnership between...
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Smoothies and shakers latest
With the popularity of exotic fruits in juices, such as the Brazilian acai fruit set to be the next big thing, it's the good old orange that retains its place as the consumer's favourite. People may quibble about the statistics...
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Fyffes in Indian venture
Fresh produce company Fyffes has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Suri Fruit Agency, a distributor of high altitude fruits in Northern India.The new company will be called Suri Agro Fresh Pvt Ltd and will be based in Delhi, India....
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The Acid Test: Marvel Heroes Fruit Bars
Consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launches..
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Campaign to beat 'grim' returns
Growers of mushrooms are aiming to raise £100,000 for a promotional drive for their produce this year in an effort to inject some much-needed value into the category. Plans for the campaign, to be run by the Mushroom Bureau, a...
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Grapes flout residue rules
Grapes purchased from a supermarket in February contained four times the permissible levels of pesticide residues, tests have shown. The Pesticides Residue Committee said the white seedless fruit from the US contained 0.2mg/kg of...