All Fresh produce articles – Page 213
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CHERRIES: Setback for Picota
The Spanish stalkless Picota crop grown in the designated Valle de Jerte region west of Madrid has been badly hit by poor fruit set which may ultimately reduce production by 60% of its full potential. With Picota harvesting due to start between...
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APPLES: SA apple imports to rise
Capespan forecasts 40% increase for vintage' Golden Delicious Major increases in South African apple imports to the UK have been forecast by Martin Dunnett, marketing director of Capespan International. With Golden Delicious already being sold in...
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Madhur serves up two more
Tilda is adding two new variants to its Madhur Jaffrey cook-in sauces range. The new flavours are a Kerala Sauce with Coconut and Mango and a Tandoori sauce for Butter Chicken. The company said the additions are in response to consumer demand for...
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Reorganisation: Lettuce to stay pricey
Iceberg lettuce prices up to £17/dozen on wholesale markets can be expected to remain high for at least another week, believe major suppliers. Poor planting conditions have delayed the English crop and resulted in prices more than double last...
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Playing Ketchup
Walkers and Heinz are teaming up to produce Heinz Tomato Ketchup flavoured crisps. Walkers already had a Tomato Ketchup flavour but the Heinz version which has taken six months to perfect has proved more popular during trials. Both brands'...
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New potatoes: DNA fingerprint used to protect status of Jers
The Jersey Royal could stand up in court and prove its uniqueness' Jersey Royal new potato growers reaching the peak of their crop are taking steps to safeguard their image. They are offering trading standards officers guidelines and a training...
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Christmas with the Stars
Nestlé Rowntree is bringing out a new boxed confectionery brand for kids called Nestlé All Stars. The bright yellow box contains miniature packs of Milkybar, Milkybar Choo, Mini Smarties, Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles, Body Parts, Wonkalate and...
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New potatoes: Growers call for better British labelling
Supermarkets have been blasted for inadequate labelling by the British Potato Council. The council's largest consumer research project yet found that 60% of shoppers would actively look for home grown products rather than imports. Kathryn Race of...
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Apples: Marks trials Chilean Cox
M&S is trialling Cox from Chile, regarded as an entirely new source. Four traypacked medium fruit were being sold at £1.49 with larger loose fruit making a premium at £1.99. The variety, which during the southern hemisphere season has been the...
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Winders to get TV ads
Kellogg's is poised to unveil the first advertising support for its new kids confectionery brand Real Fruit Winders. The TV ads, which break on June 4, will feature the three brand characters (related to the three product flavours): Strawberry...
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Mr Kipling's puffed up for summer
RHM Frozen Foods is hoping to capitalise on Manor Bakeries relaunch of its Mr Kipling brand, by adding two new Summer Slices to its Mr Kipling frozen range. The two fruit flavours strawberry and blackcurrant are made from puff pastry and have...
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Canned food: Princes gets Napolina
As The Grocer went to press, sources in the Italian canning sector said Unilever Bestfoods UK had completed the sale of its internationally famous Napolina canned tomato products brand to Princes Foods, as we predicted in our March 31 issue. It's...
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St Ivel milks pasta in food to go plan
Uniq Foodservice is sticking the St Ivel name on a new range of pasta snack salads the first in a series of category diversifications for the brand. The strategy is to expand St Ivel mainly known for its spreads, pot desserts and yogurts ...
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Potato Party gets on an election footing
The British Potato Council has been quick off the mark with a campaign to persuade the nation to vote potato this season. It has roped in 70 MPs to give their support to the spud and the farming and rural economy that produces it. Labour MP ...
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English top fruit: Worldwide plan to revive apple growers' f
Controlled scarcity' of niche licensed varieties part of new strategy English top fruit growers, members of Worldwide Fruit, have been provided with a £2m regeneration plan designed in the long term to rebuild profitability. According to the...
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Soft fruit: AFI set to expand the Mockbeggar label
An initial three year joint agreement has been signed between soft fruit marketing specialist AFI Direct Sales, Paddock Wood, and the highly respected Kent producer W Brice and Son. Brice's well known Mockbeggar brand will be retained and expanded...
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Belgium: VLAM works to expand salad sales to UK
Belgian growers who pack under the Flandria environmentally friendly label have included white asparagus in their export range this spring. They estimate around 60% will fit into this category. The crop is regarded as a niche product in the UK, as...
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Brandwatch advertising this week....
Comic actor John Thompson is frontman for Unilever Bestfoods' £8m campaign for Hellmann's mayonnaise and salad dressings. Breaking on May 1, the theme is: People who like food, love Hellmann's' Onken's new Kids Mousse makes its TV debut with...
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NCG puts a Wild Rocket up soup
The New Covent Garden Soup Company's summer range, due on shelves on May 13, includes flavours which can be served chilled as well as heated. New Spinach, Watercress and Wild Rocket flavour, and Courgette, Parmesan and Thyme flavours join the...
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New varieties: New Chilean red grape
Development reflects trend away from white Thompson Seedless Chilean producer/exporter Aconex is reporting successful results in the UK with a new dark red grape called Queen Rose. The Chilean deciduous industry is massive, yet this is one of the...