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    Chains must work with legal strawberry farms

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Multiples are being urged to stop buying illegally produced strawberries from Spain. WWF campaigners have warned that irrigation by unlicensed farmers in the Huelva region has lowered the water table in the protected Donana Marshes by up...

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    insight

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Consumers in Great Britain drank 181 million units of pure cranberry juice over the past year - up 27% from the previous year. Females are the core consumers, accounting for 60% of total consumption. Cranberry juice is drunk most...

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    Gangmaster probe launched by Tesco

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have launched an investigation into the labour provided to one of its major vegetable suppliers, Bomfords. It follows a swoop by the Gangmaster Licensing Authority, which resulted in seven labour providers to...

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    Heinz gives ketchup gourmet dimension

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    The sauces and condiments aisle is about to be shaken up by Heinz with the introduction of its gourmet ketchup range. Heinz Tomato Ketchup With a Twist, which will appear on shelves this April, has been created to appeal to a growing...

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    M&S trials boxes of organic fruit and veg

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has jumped on the organic veg box bandwagon nearly eight months after Tesco, Sainsbury's and Ocado launched schemes.The first boxes went into 400 Marks & Spencer stores across the UK over a week ago. The store is offering...

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    M&S trials boxes of organic fruit and veg

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has jumped on the organic veg box bandwagon nearly eight months after Tesco, Sainsbury's and Ocado launched schemes.The first boxes went into 400 Marks & Spencer stores across the UK over a week ago. The store is offering...

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    Research Notes: water

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The key sectors driving soft drinks growth include mineral water, fruit juices and one-shot drinks. Flavoured water (still and carbonated) is being driven by new buyers and price inflation. Mineral water has continued to grow well this...

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    Trends & Developments

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    ?High-octane drinks brand Extreme Drinks was given a makeover in August last year. It also added a range of vitamin-enriched water drinks to its portfolio. Aqua Vitamins is a blend of natural mineral water, health-boosting vitamins and fruit...

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    Tesco denies it misled with half-price pledge

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has lashed out at claims it misled consumers over prices with its flagship fruit and veg pledge.The multiple said reports in the weekend press that it had raised the prices of fruit lines days before cutting them to half price at...

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    Chilean avocados get UK sales push

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Sales of Chilean avocados in the EU are soaring, but the UK still remains one of the smallest markets for the fruit.After one of the most successful seasons to date, with 156,000 tonnes of the country's 206,000 tonne production exported,...

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    Armagh apple pies launched by Evron

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Bread manufacturing specialist Evron Foods is to branch out into apple pies as part of a major expansion of its range.The frozen Bramley apple-filled Easibake pies debut at IFE07, starting on 18 March at ExCel, London....

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    Campaign trail: Kellogg's is revamping its Fruit 'n Fibre brand

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Kellogg's is revamping its Fruit 'n Fibre brand this month with new packaging and an advertising campaign in a bid to grow sales for the brand. Both the TV campaign and the revitalised packaging focus on the fruit content of the cereal....

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    Research Notes: water

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The key sectors driving soft drinks growth include mineral water, fruit juices and one-shot drinks. Flavoured water (still and carbonated) is being driven by new buyers and price inflation. Mineral water has continued to grow well this...

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    Trends & Developments

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    ?High-octane drinks brand Extreme Drinks was given a makeover in August last year. It also added a range of vitamin-enriched water drinks to its portfolio. Aqua Vitamins is a blend of natural mineral water, health-boosting vitamins and fruit...

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    Tesco denies it misled with half-price pledge

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has lashed out at claims it misled consumers over prices with its flagship fruit and veg pledge.The multiple said reports in the weekend press that it had raised the prices of fruit lines days before cutting them to half price at...

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    Strawberries' earliest arrival

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Climate change is being credited with making British strawberries ­available four weeks earlier than usual.Kent grower S&A Davies picked its first fruit on 26 February, and the fruit appeared in selected Tesco stores on 2 March....

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    Campaign trail: Kellogg's is revamping its Fruit 'n Fibre

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Kellogg's is revamping its Fruit 'n Fibre brand this month with new packaging and an advertising campaign in a bid to grow sales for the brand. Both the TV campaign and the revitalised packaging focus on the fruit content of the cereal....

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    Tesco half-price offer investigated

    2007-03-05T08:16:00Z

    Tesco faces an investigation by Trading Standards officers after being accused of raising the price of fruit and vegetables before offering them half price.The retailer has been running a Fruit and Veg Pledge since the beginning of the year...

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    regional banners

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Companies exhibiting under the Heart of England Fine Foods (HEFF) banner include Benso's Fruit Juices, Westons Cider, The Best of Taste Company, Perfection Foods, Essential Dressings, Turkey Talk and Wilds Brewery."All the components of...

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    Co-op Group's produce gets upmarket revamp

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    New-look packaging is being rolled out across the entire fresh produce category at The Co-operative Group. By the end of June, packaging on all 330 fresh produce lines will have been revamped, and many products improved, according to Sue...