All Fresh produce articles – Page 175
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The sprouting of new superfoods
Sprouting seeds and pulses are poised to take the fresh produce fixture by storm, it has been claimed. Hailed as "superfoods", they look set to become the latest must-have ingredient for salads, sandwiches and wraps. Paul Beynon,...
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Do you think I'm stupid?
If you are to believe the messages from Ofcom and the FSA, you would think the child in this picture doesn't know the nutritional difference between an apple and a chocolate cake.Rising levels of childhood obesity have been blamed,...
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The sauce is with you always
While ketchup and salad cream remain firm family favourites, more exotic sauces, from the Caribbean and Thailand, in particular, are making their mark during the barbecue seasonHeinz Tomato Ketchup and Salad Cream will always have a...
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Crimble's amino side
Mrs Crimble's is offering her wares in a new category with the launch of a pair of fruit smoothies made with soya. It is the first time the brand will be seen on products other than cakes and biscuits.In Waitrose from Monday, the...
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Morrisons: smooth operators
One of the recent success stories from the health food boom is located in the chiller and is, of course, fruit juices and smoothies. However, it is not a huge category, containing only about 60 lines. But underneath the average there...
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Chlorine to leave salad mix at JS
Sainsbury has announced plans to wash and rinse all its bagged salads in natural spring water instead of chlorinated water.The move follows press reports suggesting pre-prepared salads are low in nutrients and tainted with...
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Chlorine to leave salad mix at JS
Sainsbury has announced plans to wash and rinse all its bagged salads in natural spring water instead of chlorinated water.The move follows press reports suggesting pre-prepared salads are low in nutrients and tainted with...
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Maris Piper 'manipulation' fear
Packers of potatoes have been "manipulating" the price of Maris Piper, starving growers of much needed revenue, it was claimed this week.A disgruntled grower of potatoes for packers that supply Sainsbury contacted The Grocer to...
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Maris Piper 'manipulation' fear
Packers of potatoes have been "manipulating" the price of Maris Piper, starving growers of much needed revenue, it was claimed this week.A disgruntled grower of potatoes for packers that supply Sainsbury contacted The Grocer to...
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No nasties Go into Tropicana for kids
PepsiCo is taking its Tropicana brand into kids drinks for the first time with the launch of Tropicana Go!The company claims the juices, which are 70% fruit juice and 30% water with added vitamin C, are the first mainstream kids...
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Salad producers hit back at slurs
Salad producers have begun a drive to create a more positive profile for their sector, which they believe has suffered from unwarranted negative publicity.Trade body the British Leafy Salads Association has launched a web site, which it...
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cool magners enjoys the fruits of its success
One of the big success stories in recent years to emerge from Ireland is Magners, which has proved that cider is more than something teenagers drink in the park.The premium cider, which consumers are encouraged to drink over ice, has been a...
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Talking Point
British agricultural success story. Four words seen together infrequently. Yet the growth of the British soft fruit industry is exactly that.Sales of UK-grown berries in supermarkets have risen 130% in the past four years and much of this...
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It’s dark, but it’s not beer
Diageo is launching its Slate 20 brand into the off-trade in an attempt to revive the UK’s flagging ready-to-drink category by targeting men.The blended bourbon-based mixed drink, which has added lime and ginger flavours, was developed to bring...
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Excellence is the best Idea to Dine For!>>the winners
Columbine Cake Company; Four Anjels Chunky Almond Biscuits “A really good, straightforward biscuit”Burts Potato Chips; Gosh Hand-Fried No Salt Potato Chips “A much needed product, great for kids”Toppenrose dairy; Trenance Softee...
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Fresh tactics roll at Booker
Booker is slashing the price of fruit and veg by up to 30% by sourcing produce locally.The C&C giant has tested seasonal, locally supplied produce at its Gateshead branch. Charles Wilson, Booker chief executive, said the initiative had...
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Commodities Update: salmon, canned tomatoes, tuna
Bit less in the redInitial forecasts issued for the Alaskan salmon pack have suggested a slight drop in reds but a plentiful supply of pinks. However, experts say that traders will wait until fishing starts, in a couple of months’ time, before...
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King is a Funkin fruity chief exec
Andrew King has been appointed CEO of fruit purée maker Funkin.King joins Funkin from smoothie maker PJ Smoothies where he was chief executive officer for two years.Prior to PJ Smoothies, King was commercial director for Orchard House...
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Organic pineapples debut in UK supermarket
Whole organic pineapples are now being sold at Tesco in a first for a UK supermarket.The pineapples come from the south of Togo, where they are grown in areas from the mountains to the coastal plains by family growers, each managing a small...
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Drinkers’ grape expectations
Our focus this month is on the supermarket wine department. We spoke both to buyers and non-buyers at the display and found that this category is generally shopped regularly, with 52% shopping once a week or more.We did, however, find that it...