All Fresh produce articles – Page 226
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English apples: Bramley set for vintage season
Lighter volumes lift hopes for better prices Bramley growers have forecast a vintage quality season although volumes will be lighter than the previous year. One reason for this is a substantial reduction in the Northern Ireland crop. Ian Mitchell,...
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English apples: Growers call for clearer import identity
We want to end misleading practices employed by many foreign apple suppliers' English apple growers want competitive imported fruit which are often similar varieties to be individually labelled with country of origin because they claim consumers...
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Canned meat: Tongue is wagging its tail
Sales of delicatessen counter sliced ox tongue have been buoyant over the summer in spite of it being one of the wettest in many years. A good demand for salad items meant a corresponding demand in associated cold eating products, including ox...
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CHILLIES: Chillies from the Solent
One of the country's speciality growers, best known for pumpkins, squash and sweetcorn, is successfully developing new niche markets. Peter Barfoot (above left) who farms south of Chichester, has already found that the microclimate on the edge of...
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The Grocer focus on confectionery: product round-up
Top tips on recently launched products likely to make money, selected by The Grocer Focus team Campino from Bendicks of Mayfair Rsp: 89p for 140g bags, and 30p for 43g roll packs These individually wrapped boiled sweets blend fruit with cream in...
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Schnapps that crackles on pack
Newton's Apple Schnapps is being promoted with a free chiller bag on pack. This is designed to encourage trial and drive rate of sale by offering an attractive incentive to purchase. The promotion, supported by point of sale material, is targeted...
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Trick and treats
Mars is bringing out a special edition pack called the Meany Halloweeny Pumpkin to help push sales over the Halloween period. Available from this week, the pack includes fun size Mars, Maltesers, Twix, Milky Way, Milky Way Magic Stars, M&Ms and...
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English apples: Growers confident that premiums will hold up
Lighter Cox crop still showing plenty of promise English apple growers not among the minority which have suffered crop loss through hail damage will be in confident mood next week when the industry officially launches the Cox season from the London...
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French apples: No shortfall for Le Crunch
As the first fruit begins to arrive in the UK coinciding with a three week Le Crunch campaign, French apple growers are confident they will be able to make a big impression on this market. Their 2.2 million tonne quality crop is in sharp comparison...
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Tasting panel: TERROIRS ET SECRETS DE BOURGOGNE
From Patriarche. One of a range of nine Burgundy wines launched this year which puts the emphasis on the origin and terroir, rather than grape variety. Price £5.49 Abv: 12.5% Sally Easton Master of Wine and wine buyer for Berry Brothers and...
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Melons: Brazilian set to rise
Exports of Brazilian melons to the UK will increase this season based on current shipping programmes, predicts port operator George Hammond of Dover. Three vessels a month are scheduled. The first yellow Honeydew have been selling well despite...
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Wotsits turn into potato
Golden Wonder’s Wotsits Mealtime Potato Shapes its first non-bagged snack launch for 30 years brings the kids’ brand head to head with KP Hula Hoops in the frozen potato products market. The cheese flavoured, foil packed, mainmeal…
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Bass's NPD in overdrive as it seeks tomorrow's successes
Bass is testing a raft of new products in its efforts to replicate the runaway successes of Caffrey's and Hooch. The Bass new product development team has five products out on limited test: Mojo, Kasteel Cru, Fat Apple, Twisted Vine and Arc. Mojo...
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Citrus easy peelers: Spain expecting less fruit
Previous heavy crops last season could reduce the volume of Spanish soft citrus available, according to cooperatives in the major Valencia region. Last year Spain produced some 1.2 million tonnes of all varieties. Easy peeler main crop varieties...
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Dinosaurs' thirsty work
Britvic Soft Drinks is putting £1.2m behind squash brand Robinsons' autumn tie up with the new Disney animated film Dinosaur. An on pack promotion will run from September 18 on Robinsons Original, Special R and Fruit & Barley. For two bottle caps...
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Tasting panel: Las Lomas Vinas Viejas
From Grape-2-Wine. A new wine from organic grapes by Claudio Barria in Chile THE EXPERT Sally Easton Master of Wine and wine buyer for Berry Brothers and Rudd On the nose there is a warm sensation of high alcohol and ...
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New vegetables: Prepared salads' baby leaf boom
Market wants interesting shapes, colour and flavour' A whole new range of baby leaf salads may soon add their weight to the expanding prepared market, according to breeder Elsoms Seeds. Its open day at Spalding introduced a new trial category...
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Müller gets into probiotics
Branded yogurt market leader Müller is aiming for a foothold in the growing probiotic sector with this week's launch of Vitality three flavours of premium single- serve low fat probiotic yogurt. The range comes in raspberry, apricot and pineapple...
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Suppliers: Heinz to launch organic versions
Heinz has pledged to make the organic market more mainstream with the launch of organic versions of its Tomato Ketchup, Baked Beans and Spaghetti. They will hit shelves by the beginning of October and will retain the identifiable Heinz packaging...
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JESTER IMPRESSES MARKS AND SPENCER
A new tomato variety called Jester grown by English Village Salads which also controls the seed has impressed Marks and Spencer so much that it has contracted for supplies well into the next decade. Several other types have been on display at…