All Fresh produce articles – Page 210

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    Strawberry challengers

    2002-05-11T00:00:00Z

    European soft fruit growers are trialling new strawberries which could take over from traditional varieties. The Huelva region of Spain is interested in those strawberries developed in California, challenging traditional Camerosa and Diamante. Of...

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    lettuce

    2002-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Hopes for better sales after slow start Iceberg growers take a cool look British iceberg lettuce growers are predicting a comparative boom in August sales after a difficult summer, providing the long-term weather forecast holds. Up to now, apart...

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    lettuce

    2002-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Those heads get together More than 150 British lettuce growers, marketing specialists and buyers are expected to attend the biannual conference being held by the British Iceberg Lettuce Growers on April 3-4 at the ICI Centre, East of England...

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    CARBONATES: LOSING FIZZ?

    2002-05-04T00:00:00Z

    They've taken a hit from the growth of water and fruit juices but don't write carbonates off yet says Lisa Riley Carbonates have been the star of the soft drinks market for decades, their growth outstripping virtually all the other segments each...

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    Grape juice brand finds a UK launchpad at Tesco and JS

    2002-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Leading US soft drink brand Welch's is aiming to squeeze itself a share of the UK market with its first launches on this side of the Atlantic. The $650m grape juice brand, which dates back to 1869 in the States, is rolling its first products out to...

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    Three licensed English apple growers who market their produc

    2002-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Last year saw the first trial plantings of the Enza trademarked varieties Pacific Beauty, Pacific Queen and Pacific Rose. These are already commercially successful in New Zealand and the objective is to establish year-round continuity for...

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    South African satsumas have got the season off to a good sta

    2002-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Currently fruit is making between £9-£10/10kg carton on wholesale markets with total UK shipments reaching 300,000 cartons. "Fruit is looking exceptional," agrees Paul Edwards, sales director of UK importer Eurofruit, based near Canterbury. He said...

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    Starburst Splits

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Rsp: 37p for single split pot Eden Vale will continue to supply the Starburst products from Nestlé's confectionery rival Masterfoods. Launched in October, sales of this fruit yogurt with separate serving of tangy fruit purée were highest in...

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    SALES ON A ROLL

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Kellogg claims it is giving retailers the chance to "roll in the cash" with its biggest ever instant win promotion. The £1.5m giveaway on Real Fruit Winders is supported by a TV ad and more than a million instant win prizes. Beginning next month, ...

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    Bacardi-Martini's Breezer squeezes ruby grapefruit for all i

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Bacardi-Martini is following the trends in the fruit juice market for the latest brand extension of its Breezer premium packaged spirit range. Its introduction of a Ruby Grapefruit style is hoping to mirror the success of the flavour in the chilled...

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    Buying in all categories except meat, fruit and veg and cert

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Asda is nearing completion of a transfer of its Asda@tHome home shopping operations from depot to store. It has upgraded all 13 stores and is scaling up the range of delivery slots. Sainsbury this week opened its 36th Local store in Battersea...

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    Heinz waves its 5-A-Day credentials

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Heinz is bidding to woo even more health-conscious consumers with a new healthy-eating initiative and an organic version of salad cream. The tinned foods giant yesterday launched a 5-A-Day' scheme, aiming to persuade consumers that more than 70 of...

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    Top 10 Chilled Yogurts

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    & Dessert Brands (value £000) y-o-y % change 1. Müller light yogurt ...

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    Waitrose flags up sources

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose is individually identifying dessert apples by variety and source with a new colour coded sticker in a move which will rationalise the style of labels used across its full range. The first fruit with a new look, South African Royal Gala, is...

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    Danone gets the hump

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Danone is to feature a camel called Harry in a new regional TV ad campaign for Volvic Touch of Fruit, part of a £9m marketing spend. Aimed at building brand awareness in Scotland and the north of England, the ads ­ which include Harry pushing a...

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    Fuller's follows Fusion's fruit trend with cranberry Organic

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Another brewer is reacting to the challenge to its traditional markets from premium packaged spirits by introducing a fruit flavoured beer. Fuller's has chosen cranberry, one of the leading flavours in the PPS sector, for an extension of its...

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    The total meat free/vegetarian category is worth £539m (52 w

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    In this instance the category includes both chilled and frozen sectors, and products such as vegetable/meat free sausages, burgers, kievs, fillets, deli slices, pâté, samosas, meals, pies and some potato products. The chilled sector dominates...

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    Market shares by value

    2002-04-06T00:00:00Z

    52 w/e 52 w/e Mar 4 '01 Mar 3 '02 Value (£000) Total market 784.8 843.9 Juice drinks 187.2 ...

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    seedless GRAPE

    2002-04-06T00:00:00Z

    New reds filling a niche Continuing demand for seedless grape has led to a massive investment programme by Paloma, one of the best known producer/exporter groups in the Murcia region of Spain. It is concentrating on specially selected red...

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    It's Easter Sunday, so it's off through the traditional holi

    2002-04-06T00:00:00Z

    But what's this? Onions and shallots from Roscoff in Brittany alongside the gastronomic delights of Surrey and Sussex? Surely not? Don't tell Margaret Beckett, but the tasty product from across the Channel, which was once pedalled around Britain by...