All Fresh produce articles – Page 178
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In pursuit of prettier polytunnels
Monty Don despises them; British growers love them. Polytunnels have transformed the lives and businesses of producers of soft fruits such as strawberries and raspberries, helping them to start production earlier and to extend seasons for longer –...
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Low-salt soup for toddlers
Health-conscious but busy mums can now offer their toddlers low-salt organic soup, produced by Hipp Organic.The soups are available in Creamy Tomato and Cream of Carrot flavours, priced at 99p. They contain less than half the salt content of...
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Consumer feedback
>>Shoppers rate newer juice sector highlyWhen Fast Foodfax first began testing soft drinks in the early 1980s there were two categories – carbonated and fruit drinks, such as squash. But the past decade has experienced...
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Breezer takes half sugar route
The industry-wide focus on health has spilled into the ready-to-drink category, inspiring the launch of Bacardi Breezer Half Sugar.The Half Sugar variants, which come in Zesty Lemon, Refreshing Raspberry and Crisp Apple flavours, have been...
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No longer the bad apple?
Availability, sharp pricing and solid working with suppliers may be pulling Sainsbury around says Rachel BarnesFor Sainsbury, life has tasted a bit better in 2005. It’s re-signed man-of-the-moment Jamie Oliver and morale is riding...
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Profit-poor SA pins hope on pre-packs
South Africa’s biggest exporter of avocados to the UK multiples is developing technology to supply pre-prepared portions of the fruit, as the industry looks to add value in the face of a strong rand, soaring production costs and falling profit...
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Green-friendly organic
Organic brands are offering fruit and fruit juice yoghurts in a bid to infect kids with the environmentally friendly bugMany yoghurt fans have embraced organic varieties, but manufacturers reckon that it’s time for kids to get the...
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Redbridge scheme to supply fruit to over-sevens
Redbridge Produce and Flowers has launched a scheme to bring fresh fruit to schoolchildren aged over seven years.The initiative, called 7+, is designed to build on the Department of Health’s school fruit and vegetable scheme, which...
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vittel paddles in flavoured water
Vittel has waded into the flavoured water market with the launch of a raspberry and a lemon variant that will compete with Volvic’s Touch of Fruit range.Vittel predicts that the new offerings will add £10m to the flavoured water category in...
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Winders double the fun
Kellogg is revamping its Fruit Winders brand in June by rebranding it as Fruit Winder Doubles.Fruit Winder Doubles will be available in six variants.There will be three standard flavours – strawberry, blackcurrant and raspberry; as well...
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Bid to squeeze up citrus sales
MTEX, the Israeli company that markets Jaffa-branded citrus fruit in the UK, believes a new £1m advertising and PR campaign could boost overall sales by nearly 60%.The campaign, which marks the Jaffa brand’s first foray into TV advertising,...
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Gomez adds tomato brand
Supplier Gomez has added fresh produce from Jersey to its Gomez Reserv portfolio.La Chasse Nurseries, the first UK supplier to the Gomez Reserv range, is initially providing tomato on the vine, but is set to develop other products for the...
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Coca-Cola adds to fanta Z range
Coca-Cola Enterprises has added a new variant - Fanta Z Summer Fruits - to its Z (zero added sugar) range.CCE has rebranded all light variants of its carbonates (apart from Coke and Diet Coke), so that the range now comprises Fanta Z Orange,...
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Vittel wades into ‘pure’ waters
Vittel has waded into the flavoured water market with two variants that will compete directly with Volvic’s Touch of Fruit range.A raspberry and a lemon flavour have been created, which Vittel predicts will add £10m to the flavoured water...
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Fanta Z mixes up new juice flavour
Fanta Z Summer Fruits is the latest addition to Coca-Cola Enterprises’ new Z (zero added sugar) range. CCE has rebranded all light variants of its carbonates (apart from Coke and Diet Coke), so that the range now comprises Fanta Z Orange, Fanta...
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Tesco takes on Dragon
Tesco is trialling a little-known variety of citrus fruit, named by the multiple as Dragon Citrus.The variety is a natural orange/grapefruit cross known by the Chinese as Huyou. It is sourced from the south eastern province of Zhejian.The...
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Co-op woos discerning with tighter tomato specs
The Co-operative Group said it plans to offer fewer tomato varieties and tighten the specifications given to suppliers. “Customers are becoming more and more discerning,” said salad buyer Carla Fletcher. “Benchmarking tomatoes from all...
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Lyle’s and Soreen link for breakfast
Lyle’s Golden Syrup and Soreen malt loaf have joined forces to create an innovative product for the breakfast table.Lyle’s Golden Syrup Fruit Loaf combines 14% golden syrup with Soreen’s fruit malt loaf and is designed to tap into the breakfast...
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Jersey spuds star in Jamie Oliver ad
Jersey Royal new potatoes will feature in Sainsbury’s next Jamie Oliver-themed television adverts.Oliver spent three days in Jersey last week filming the two commercials, one of which is understood to show the TV chef in a potato field, while...
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Acting on impulse
Consumers browse fruit and veg the longest, reports Rachel BarnesThe fruit and vegetable aisle may not strike you as the most exciting or ideal place to build sales through impulse shopping, but this is exactly where customers are...