All Fresh produce articles – Page 224
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Tooty Frootie beauties
Nestlé Rowntree is to relaunch its Tooty Frooties fruit flavoured chewy sweets in the week before Christmas. The new sweets have separately flavoured centres, to make the taste sharper and longer lasting. Nestlé Rowntree went back to the drawing...
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ONIONS: Holus looks to wider horizons
Specialist onion importer/ exporter and distributor The Holus Bureau, which last year sold £17m worth of bulbs from its offices near Ely, Cambs, is branching out to embrace other crops. It has set up a two way office in Antwerp and will launch a...
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T&T uses Popstars to target teens
Drinks manufacturer T&T is to use new teen TV docusoap Popstars as a platform for the launch of its range of fruit based soft drinks. It wants to "catapult the brand into the everyday drinking repertoire of the ever fickle teen market" with the...
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Potatoes: ASDA BOOSTS SHARE OF THE MARKET
Asda is now selling traditionally higher priced new potatoes at the same price as old ware, making it unique among multiples which still try to use a retail ticket to make a point of difference. "Taylor Nelson Sofres research shows that it has...
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It's the reel thing as kids are bowled fruit that's more fun
A raft of product launches under new brand Fruit Bowl aims to make the fruit snacking category more appealing to children. Norfolk based company Stream Foods has been developing products over the past year around the theme of "fruit made more fun...
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Marketing: Kids' business
Kellogg Canada's Apple Jacks breakfast cereal has been marketed for children by children: Helen Gregory reports Kellogg Canada is certain that kids will like their relaunched breakfast cereal Apple Jacks, because kids themselves have relaunched...
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Potatoes: New tactics for new sales
Sixty stores already committed to quality and presentation scheme with growers Growers, their wives and prepackers are being recruited by the British Potato Council to adopt a local supermarket and liaise with retail managers on quality and...
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Canned fruit: South African pack faces slack market
Despite smaller stone fruit crops in South Africa, UK buyers are not expecting prices to move upwards when the pack is under way. "There's so much Greek product already in the system that no-one's going to make any more than current levels," said...
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Apples: Something special from Pomanjou
One of France's largest and best known grower exporters Pomanjou has launched a new dessert apple called Honey Crunch to coincide with its 40th anniversary. The green red apple which turns yellow is a cross between Honey Gold and Macoun. It was...
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BEW recalls potato products
Birds Eye Wall's has recalled some of its Potato Product range after a contamination scare. The products could contain metal fragments because of a machine malfunction during the production process. Birds Eye recommended retailers take all...
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ASA: CLAIM FOR ACTIMEL REJECTED
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint from the Fruit and Vegetable Information Bureau that a magazine ad for Danone's probiotic yogurt Actimel was misleading. The ad showed Actimel next to an apple and asked Which is more...
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International alliances: Northcourt in link with Enza
English top fruit cooperative Northcourt Group has formed a joint marketing venture with Enzafruit Worldwide in which English growers will be involved in selling NZ apples for the first time. The new venture will be called Worldwide Fruit and...
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Mars boosts grab sugars
Mars is running a 50% extra free promotion on grab packs of its fruit sugars range until the end of the year. The offer applies to 99p bags of Skittles, Starburst Original Chews, Strawberry Mix, Joosters, Factor X, Smilers and Rex the Runt Juicy...
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CANARY tomatoes: Canaries look to growth
Path to new varieties and technology needs government help Canary Island tomato growers have appealed to the islands' government for an aid package to help modernise the industry to boost yields and find new tasty varieties. Francisco Penate,...
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Jaffa rebranded by Carmel
Israel's Agrexco is dropping the Jaffa brand on its oranges sold through the wholesale markets and will refer to them as Carmel A. Extending its own brand further, Carmel Grapefruit' will be used on two newly designed cartons. These will be green...
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Grapefruit: Florida Pink on the rebound
Volumes to UK targeted to reach around 850,000 ctns Florida Pink grapefruit producers are confident they can rebuild their UK export volumes this season back to around 850,000 cartons by next May. The first fruit is due to arrive within a week. ...
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New packs: M&S adds to organic fruit
Marks and Spencer has launched a range of organic apples and pears. They include Cox, Red Falstaff, Kid's Orange, Red Pippin and Conference, according to newly appointed fruit buyer Gary Lindsell. Lindsell expects at least part of this range to be...
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SIAL show review: Bottled water: Silver Spring rival for Vol
Silver Spring used Sial to launch its rival to Volvic Touch of Fruit. Perfectly Clear Still with Spring Water comes in five flavours: peach & mandarin, red apple, citrus fruits, tropical fruits and summer fruits. Retail sales manager Andrew McAdam...
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Fresh produce: Heritage is on the case
Nisa-Today's is relaunching its Nisachill Heritage fresh produce range and introducing nearly 40 new case sizes. Smaller case sizes, including 8x4 pack Golden Delicious apples and 6x1 Iceberg lettuces, will complement the existing range of 100...
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Nuts: Cobnuts make a comeback
Traditional Kentish cobnuts are making a comeback on retail shelves. Their growing popularity was highlighted by Waitrose's sponsorship of the growers' association exhibition class held at the National Fruit Show. The crop can be eaten from...