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Fruit fraudster is jailed
Police are warning suppliers to be vigilant after uncovering a gang of criminals defrauding fruit and veg producers across the country to the tune of £1m. The ringleader, Mohammed Janjua, was sentenced to five years in prison by Manchester Crown...
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M&S goes for seasonal best
David Shapley Consumers are being encouraged to pick up the best tasting seasonal fruit and veg at Marks and Spencer. The retailer has launched Best of Season', a new initiative to promote seasonal produce. The products selected for...
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Stream Foods bosses Paul Newberry and Ian Ding know all abou
So much so, in fact, that the pair had no hesitation in setting up their own business three years ago after a family trip to the US gave Newberry the idea for his own venture. "I saw these fruit snacks on sale in the supermarkets over there and...
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Foreigners can forget it
Asda is claiming to be the first retailer to stock British carrots all year round. Working with Scottish growers in Perthshire, Angus, and Aberdeenshire, the retailer said it had extended the home-grown season from 46 weeks of the year to 52....
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Nisperos prove a hit
Spanish producers are celebrating the surprise success of a unique fruit on the UK market. The launch of Nisperos into the UK in the spring proved so successful plans are already being prepared for a bigger campaign next year. Maria Jose...
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Northern Foods takes over at Solway
Northern Foods has taken control of the 40% of chilled convenience foods group Solway it did not already own for £24.7m.Solway supplies own label sandwiches, prepared salads and pasta salad snacks to major retailers and in particular to...
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Sensations
Blue Bird Confectionery has relaunched the Sensations range with new recipes and packaging, following its takeover of the Needlers factory last year. The bagged and jar ranges now include chocolate mint, butterscotch, fruit and assorted chocolate. A...
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Leaf for Waitrose
Waitrose has become the first multiple to use the Leaf marque on its fruit and vegetable prepacks. It coincided with the adoption of the logo on strawberries being sold at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships provided by Hugh Lowe Farms, which...
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Chile looks to widen exports
Ed Bedington The varied flavours of Chile hit London this week as part of a Europe-wide campaign to promote food exports. The showcase to promote products ranging from fresh wild mushrooms to meat and seafood was organised by ProChile....
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Upside of going upside down
Siân Harrington Heinz is to put £4m behind the launch of a Top Down Tomato Ketchup, designed to tap into the three-quarters of consumers who store ketchup upside down. The newcomer, which will have full distribution by next month, contains a...
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French Sunshine comes out
Jane Mornement The French summer fruit season has got off to a healthy start with the fifth annual campaign from Sunshine Fruits from France. Focusing this year on a health and beauty theme, a 5-a-day awareness campaign will be supported by...
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Upside of going upside down
Heinz is to put £4m behind the launch of a Top Down Tomato Ketchup, designed to tap into the three-quarters of consumers who store ketchup upside down.The newcomer, which will have full distribution by next month, contains a mechanism which...
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It's time to Eat a Salad a Day'
Ed Bedington A campaign to encourage consumers to Eat a Salad a Day' is being launched. The concept by The Greenery kicks off with the publication on Thursday of the first-ever report into the UK salad market. The report looks at the...
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Premiums are soaring as a blame culture takes hold. How can
Personal injury claims. It is one of those phrases that send supermarket spin doctors into damage limitation mode. Whether it is a customer slipping on a grape and injuring a hip or a member of staff sustaining a broken limb through faulty...
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The VK Coast is clear for GBL
GBL International has unveiled a new RTD brand called VK Coast.The vodka-based drink comes in three flavours – Orange & Passion Fruit, Apple & Mango and Strawberry & Vanilla – and will be boosted by a £10m campaign including advertising,...
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Get entries in for dried fruit awards
The countdown has begun to the announcement of the winners of the sixth Dried Fruit New Products Awards. The most innovative new products containing dried fruit will be revealed at a ceremony preceding the Dried Fruit Ball, at the Savoy on...
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The right routes for top fruit
Ed Bedington A road map' to help the weak learn from the strong and guide top fruit growers down the path to success has been commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers. The organisation is investing £6,000 in sponsoring Violetta...
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Third helping for Kick Start
Mary Carmichael Kellogg is going back for a third helping of its controversial Kick-Start weight loss campaign to back Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes, Fruit n' Fibre and Special K cereal brands. Timed to coincide with interest in last-minute...
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Heveco swelling
A leading mushroom producer is investing around £1m a year to boost production. Heveco Mushrooms plans to increase volumes grown at Thakeham, West Sussex, by adding additional adjacent capacity at Abingworth. The company, the UK arm of...