All Fresh produce articles – Page 221
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The Grocer 33: Meat falls foul of panic buying while fruit n' veg are stalled
Business was brisk at meat counters across the regions because of the foot and mouth epidemic, but only Asda Wal-Mart, Havant, showed evidence of panic buying. The store had plenty...
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HOT PROPERTY in the making
Carmenère could become the emblem grape variety for Chile. In the same way that California claims Cabernet Sauvignon and New Zealand is recognised for its Sauvignon Blanc, a bright future is forecast for Carmenère. The country's second largest...
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Apples: Chilean volumes may be slightly lower
Chile's apple crop is looking good this year, although overall volumes may be slightly down on last season. This is not expected to affect export sales, said Alan Guindi, director of importer Richard Hochfeld. At this stage Gala is not as highly...
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Sara Lee's micro scope
Sara Lee Bakery's two newest ranges, Micro Danish Snack Bars and Micro Danish Puddings, show the company's focus on convenience in frozen desserts. The snack bars, iced Danish pastry with apple and blackberry are a new format for the Danish...
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Potatoes: More organics from Israel
Israeli growers are exporting more organic potatoes to the UK market using smaller collapsible crates rather than giant jumbo bags. Marketing organisation Agrexco says this provides better protection for the potatoes. On arrival, packers are...
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Canned fruit: Switch to Greece
Canned fruit sales still showa decline year on year but attempts to stimulate sales by introducing more varieties on the shelves have shown that customers are interested in trying combination packs. Peaches are still the most popular, with Greek...
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Mars gives a burst of energy to sugar confectionery lines
Mars is spending nearly £10m on media support for its fruit sugar confectionery brands Starburst and Skittles this year and is adding new pack formats to the range. It is extending its 10p pack range to include Smilers, Juicy Gums, Fruity Animals...
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Tasting panel: WKD ORIGINAL VODKA BLUE
From Beverage Brands. A fruit flavoured stablemate to Original Vodka Iron Brew. The two will be backed by a £9m budget including TV ads. Abv: 5.5% Price: £1.15-£1.19 TARGET CONSUMER Gemma Snook, 18, is a horticultural student in Alton,...
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Traffic policeman kisses bloke as Smint gets lippy in mini m
A big battle is about to break in the mini-mint market as Smint wages war with Tic-Tac to win the crown of contemporary cool. Smint is shelling out £3m in a marketing push for the new formulations of its lemon and peppermint flavours. The campaign...
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MANGO ON THE RISE
Puerto Rico's largest mango exporter Pango Mango, well known in the UK, has been bought by its competitor Martex Farms. The deal will give the company a total production of some 12,000 tonnes mainly of the Keitt variety. Importer Minor, Weir...
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Food safety: Heinz recall
Batches of Heinz spaghetti in Tomato Sauce are being recalled following checks revealing tin levels in excess of the statutory limits. Cans affected are those that include MSLD as part of the product code printed on the bottom of the can. No...
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Sainsbury: Free apples, plums, Navels
Apples featured strongly in promotions at Sainsbury this week with Class I French Golden Delicious on 50% free (12 apples for the price of eight £1.49). French Class I Braeburn were on an identical offer. Cheek by jowl with French crop, in a...
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Brandwatch profile: sauces and condiments
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Dec '99 - Nov '00 Total Press Radio Outdoor TV 32,327 694 ...
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Top fruit/ grapes: Argentina export boom
More Argentinian apples, pears and grapes are heading for Europe as plantings and yields increase. Exporters have already had success with bicoloured apples, such as Gala shortly expected to reach 2 million cartons and Fuji. Beurre Bosc,...
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Funyuns run ahead of the pack
Walkers has promised a raft of new product launches for 2001 in the wake of its newest arrival, Funyuns. These are onion flavoured rings which have been established in the US for some time and which Walkers has just brought to the UK. This has...
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Ireland: Fruit and veg is sold too cheap'
A fresh confrontation is looming in the Irish Republic between food producers and multiples over the latest price war initiated by Tesco. After a battle over cut-price milk (which they lost) and over frozen New Zealand lamb (which they won), Irish...
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Grapes/ stone fruit: Chile expects UK sales to be back on co
Chilean exporters and distributors are predicting a strong upturn in sales this season after last season's poor returns caused by light crops and fluctuating markets. Then, Europe took some 28% of Chilean fruit exports, but Ronald Bown, chairman of...
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Doing the Slamba
Latest entry into the premium packaged spirit market is a tequila and lemon mix from Scottish Courage Brands. Slamba is a 5.5% abv drink sold in a 250ml can inside a 440ml clear plastic container. It was launched in the on-trade at the end of last...
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New products: Kellogg's is on a roll
Kellogg's is taking its first steps beyond the cereal category with the £6m launch of a kids fruit snack product. Real Fruit Winders are long flat strips of fruit based confectionery (containing 50% fruit) that come rolled up. Kids can peel them...
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The Grocer focus on jams, spreads & honey
Brand Ranking (based on value) 1 Hartley's Pure Fruit Jam 2 Robertson's Standard Jam 3 Robertson's Golden Shred 4 Tesco Standard Jam ...