All Fresh produce articles – Page 233
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PRINCE DE BRETAGNE ON THE OFFENSIVE
Prince de Bretagne intends to strengthen its presence in the UK market this spring says marketing director Olivier Sinquin. The promotional and marketing organisation representing France's most important salad and vegetable region is developing...
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Virgin moves to put new energy into US activities
The Virgin Group is set to launch a range of "new age" drinks in the US, five years after it was set up to take on the might of Pepsi and Coca-Cola. The new range will include fruit juices and energy beverages and used as a test bed for ...
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jaffa citrus
Israel in race to catch up last year's orange exports Shamoutis get off to slow start A combination of wet weather and dock strikes has meant that shipments of Jaffa Shamouti oranges have fallen well behind export estimates, compounding delays...
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traceability
Growers get Food Trak tech A group of six soft fruit growers supplying fruit to Berryworld has won a MAFF agricultural develoment scheme grant to install integrated traceability throughout their supply chain. The system provided by Food Trak will...
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strawberries
New Christine variety produces 86% Class I fruit; AFI also impressed by Nicola Season set to be one of the earliest on record The main English strawberry crop is running ahead of last year and will be one of the earliest on record according to...
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safe scent for kitchens
A new air freshener that claims to be safe to use in kitchens is being launched by Sinclair Animal and Household Care. Nice'N'Fresh Kitchen air freshener which has lemon fresh and lime fresh variants has been developed to ensure it won't...
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Hot potato and TV Thomas
Activity is hotting up in the children's market with the Redan Company extending its Fun to Learn comic range and Egmont Fleetway launching a new TV campaign for its Thomas the Tank Engine titles. Fun to Learn Friends from Redan will make its debut...
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Strawberries: Masters of faster Dutch soft fruit season
Fruit Masters, the Dutch soft fruit grower marketing organisation, has opened a new packhouse at Geldermalsen to allow a faster reaction to supermarket requirements. As the glasshouse season gets under…
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fPC conference
Scrutiny of internet selling The impact of the internet on fruit and vegetable trading will be one of the central discussion points at the Fresh Produce Consortium's annual conference on March 19 -22. Speakers will include Professor F Lachotski,...
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Campaign calls for fruit for cooking' fixture
Bramley apple growers want multiples to reposition their fruit in produce departments away from varieties such as Granny Smith
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Industry must play to its strengths to boost market share
Gala growers praised for quality of this year’s crop
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THE EXPERT Arabella Woodrow
Master of Wine and wine buyer for Forth Wines A pale greenish colour with an aromatic rounded nose, with grass, lemon and hazelnut overtones. Not too astringent. It is robust with a good acid balance but a little dry for the mass palate. I found...
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THE EXPERT Arabella Woodrow
Master of Wine and wine buyer for Forth Wines This has a pale straw colour with smallish bubbles. Has a green apple nose which is quite lively. A typical cava without showing any real class. Crisp and dry in the mouth with a clean appley flavour ...
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THE EXPERT Arabella Woodrow
Master of Wine and wine buyer for Forth Wines This has a clear colour with large bubbles. It has a slightly medicinal nose and is reminiscent of tonic and lime peel. It seems fairly innocuous in the mouth and is probably more alcoholic than it...
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ENGLISH apples
Long-term growth expected in prepacked fruit with its additional opportunities English dessert apples core Sainsbury concern Sainsbury plans to give English dessert apples greater prominence in the coming season, fruit category buyer Marcus...
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english apples
Multiple sells abundant supplies at lowest prices on record' Tesco volume sales soar Tesco has claimed a massive increase in sales of English apples in the season coming to a close. Buyer Simon Latham said it had reached 57 million, the...
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Waitrose aiming to reactivate interest in traditional but forgotten fruit
Multiples back moves to develop niche varieties
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SALAD DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN?
There's further evidence Heinz is rethinking its strategy for Salad Cream with the promotion of Clodagh Ward to mastermind a heavyweight investment programme in the product. As general manager for condiment sauces, Ward will also look after a...
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Reef sticks its neck out in £1m spend
The packaging of the still alcoholic fruit drink Reef is being revised and the launch of the bottle is being supported by a sampling campaign. This is part of a £1m marketing investment by Bass this year. The stubby wide necked bottle has been...
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Pasta Reale brings in organic
Pasta Reale aims to stir up demand in the fresh pasta fixture with the launch of its new organic range. The new products include two organic pastas (cream cheese and basil tortelloni, and tagliatelle egg, basil and tomato) and two organic sauces...