All Fresh produce articles – Page 230
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Market watch: Wholesale prices (p)
FRUIT Origin Variety Packing Apples UK Bramley lb 18 28 France Golden Delicious ctn ...
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Market watch: Wholesale prices (p)
FRUIT Origin Variety Packing Apples UK Bramley lb 480 650 UK Discovery kg ...
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Tasting panel: Smiles Heritage
THE EXPERT Arabella Woodrow Master of Wine and wine buyer for Forth Wine This has a tawny brown colour and has a good head. There are plenty of hoppy raisin fruit aromas and the flavour is dry and malty with hints of some plum and raisin ...
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Pierre Castel Moroccan wine range seeks listings
A range of Moroccan wines is seeking its first retail listings in the UK. The wines are the fruit of major investment by Pierre Castel who during the 1990s breathed new life into old vineyards in the Moroccan winemaking areas of Boulaouane and...
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Arrival at refreshment platform
Orchid is bringing a contemporary twist to Aqua Libra - the definitive 1990s dinner party soft drink with the launch of an Organic Citrus variant in July. Organic grapefruit, lemon and grape juices combine with spring water and flavours such...
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Walsall fruit'n'veg
Dowling Kerr is quoting just £65,000 for a new lease on a fruiterer and greengrocer in Walsall. Well established, the business has apparently been trading in the same location since 1896. The two storey building provides a sales area of 400 sq ft...
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Explosive nudes
Newly launched drinks brand T&T Juice Drinks is doing (almost) a Full Monty in its £3m ad campaign. The idea behind using naked men is to show the "natural quality" of the drinks range which is a combination of spring water and real fruit...
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ICEBERG CROP WILL HAVE TO BE CUT
English iceberg lettuce growers believe that production will have to be cut by between 10% and 20% to make the crop profitable. Estimates put this year's acreage at 8% below last season. There is greater hope, however, for other leafy varieties...
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Something stirring in jar
Patak's aims to broaden the appeal of Indian food still further with a range of four Stir Fry sauces in stores from mid May. The sauces come in three regional flavours Patia, which is spicy sweet and sour, Bengal red pepper and tomato, and...
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The Grocer Focus on Northern Ireland
Produce: Mushroom firms bruised by imports Many growers are holding their own but these are dark days for the province's major mushroom industry says David Shapley Ulster's vegetable growers have the potential to supply the multiples with far more...
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Strongbow keeps top banana
Big Breakfast Show presenter Johnny Vaughan is joined by a group of gorillas in the latest advertisement campaign for Strongbow cider. Bulmers is spending £9m on TV ads which will run from now until October. This is the third year of the Johnny...
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Market watch: fresh produce
Wholesale prices (p) FRUIT Origin Variety Packing Apples UK Bramley lb 18 28 Brazil ...
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Delicatessen: Salad days near for tongue firms
UK processors of slicing size ox and lunch tongues for serveover deli counters are gearing up for seasonal demand. Deli counter sales are reported to be buoyant despite the bad weather, but the main selling season is not expected to get under way...
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English apples: Are days numbered for Kent Cox production?
Growers struggling against world overproduction and strong pound Future Cox apple production in Kent which provides 60% of the national crop is in grave danger, according to David Butterworth, the National Farmers' Union south east fruit advisor....
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Brittany vegetables: Region plans for more niche market line
PdB aiming for bigger impact Brittany vegetable and salad growers are seeking to introduce new branded packa-ging on cauliflower and new potatoes complete with an environmental message as part of a renewed push to boost sales. The region operates...
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Citrus: Shamoutis need better image'
The reputation of Israel's famous thick skinned shamouti orange variety which gave Jaffa its name has been diminishing because of too much Class II fruit entering the system, according to Reuven Andorn, Agrexco's citrus account manager. He made...
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South Africa: Capespan International views the global horizo
Outspan and Bella Nova set for major expansion Capespan International, the marketing organisation which represents around two thirds of overall deciduous and citrus fruit exported from South Africa, has revealed plans to further widen the use of...
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Summer onions: Volume could fall by 25%
Southern hemisphere onion importers predict that volumes could be reduced by as much as 25% this season because of the effects of a large European crop which is still in store. The main sources that traditionally benefit are New Zealand and...
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The Grocer Focus on fruit juices and juice drinks: public ri
Gerber Foods' Rob Spencer believes "there is a huge untapped source of mainstream consumers who are ripe for conversion to organic". It launched into organic juice at the beginning of last year and Libby's Organic is now the second largest in the...
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The Grocer Focus on fruit juices and juice drinks: Packaging
Tetra Brik has put a whole new spin on product opening with its Aseptic Square resealable SpinCap. Del Monte's UK marketing controller Angela Ellis says: "The SpinCap has proved a driver for the market, particularly for products such as tomato...