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Stinger aims for value with 4% abv and smaller bottle
The Federation Brewery is targeting the value end of the premium packaged spirits market with a radically revamped version of its Stinger range. Stinger has been cut from seven styles to four. Lemon, Dandelion and Burdock and Iron are modified...
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Nuts and dried fruit in snack packs offer huge growth poten
"Over 90% of bagged snack space is given to crisps and baked snacks which is holding back nut sales. This is in sharp contrast to mainland Europe where nuts average 25% of bagged snacks shelf space and consumption is at least twice as high as in the...
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I usually eat pizzas with a beer on a Friday when I'm too ti
For this particular Friday night, I cracked open the beers while Cathy made the salad. The TV went on and the pizzas went in the oven.We lounged with anticipation while from the kitchen came the unmistakable and appetising smell of pizzas a...
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DEFRA won't accept defeat in Asda produce tussle
DEFRA has blasted reports that Asda's High Court victory over EU regulations on fruit and veg was a "victory for common sense". DEFRA took Asda to Portsmouth Magistrates Court last November, accusing it of breaking EU marketing rules by selling...
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Bites: Whole Earth Foods; SmithKline Beecham; Budgens; Kettle Chips
EU regulations forbid Whole Earth Foods to call its new range of Organic Pure Fruit Spreads in six flavours jams' as they are sweetened with fruit juice rather than sugar. SmithKline Beecham is adding an Aquafresh Max Active chunky-handled...
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Bites: Procter & Gamble; Doves Farm
Procter & Gamble has launched Thermacare therapeutic heatpads and Fit fruit and vegetable wash in the US this month.
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Bites: Birds Eye; Robinsons; HL Foods
Birds Eye Wall's frozen potato products are getting a new look, including foil packaging for Fritters and Alphabites, as well as a £3.75m support package this year.
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canned tomatoes
Italians set for hard talking After two financially disastrous years, the Italian tomato industry is bracing itself for some hard bargaining with its export buyers, the UK being one of the most important. The 30% uplift in price may not give the...
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Bogof's week
It's Sunday and it's the Summer Fancy Food Show in the ninety degrees heat of the Big Apple! (Well, it makes a change from London in the rain.) This is the food fair where sinister looking guys in black suits with shades do impressions of the...
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canned TOMATOES
Contract reports denied Reports that some pre season Italian tomato contracts have been concluded between German discount buyers and Italian canners have been denied in Naples. Sources there say it is far too early for any commitment to be made...
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canned tomatoes
Promising southern hemisphere pack With the tomato pack in the southern hemisphere coming to an end, tonnages are regarded as having been good for the season. Chilean packers have processed 850,000 tonnes for paste and will have 130,000 tonnes for...
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canned tomatoes
California's production falls 16%; global problem of escalating prices Poor growing conditions cause 42% drop in Italy Tomato crop statistics issued by Amitom, the Mediterranean tomato processors' association, underline the problems the Italian...
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Bananas: Focus special
Bananas, the UK's most popular fruit, are estimated to be worth at least £600m in sales this year. That represents around 725,000 tonnes, according to David Read, chariman of importer-funded promotional organisations the Banana Group.
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Alize transports US experience
Passion fruit and cognac cocktail Alize is being given a facelift with a new shape bottle for greater impact on shelf. The frosted presentation remains, as do some label elements of the original bottles, but the brand also gets foil printing...
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Market growth must be sustained by innovation
Fresh produce remains one of the most profitable areas for supermarkets, according to the annual review of the fruit and veg market by Rabobank.Globally, the sector contributes between 8% and 12% of the supermarkets' turnover and they operate on...
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Banana news
Caribbean anxiety Now that the WTO has officially ruled the EU banana regime must change, Caribbean producers are anxiously awaiting the format which will not drive its US critics back to the international negotiating panel. A spokesman for the Caribbean Banana Exporters Association has expressed the hope the EU will ...
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The frozen food market has had steady volume growth of 2.5%
TNS Superpanel values the market at £3.34bn with 99% of households buying the category at least once in the latest 52 weeks. The growth of frozen food is largely due to the performance of frozen potatoes (chips and potato products) which is the...
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HOW THEY'LL LINE UP
Heading the line-up of newcomers in the Knorr range launching next month will be Vie, an ambient soup in a box, and Chinatown, a series of Chinese-inspired cooking sauces. Vie will come in six flavours Tomato & Basil, Carrot & Coriander, Red...
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Lemon flavour Pepsi shows a zest for trial in multiples
Simon Mowbray Pepsi is to launch its lemon flavoured cola drink Pepsi Twist in the UK but only as part of a trial through multiple grocers, the soft drinks giant has revealed. The company was first to market with such a product in the US last...
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Up close and personal with food
Sir; When Alice gives in to the bottle marked drink me' she gets the mixed flavours of cherry tart, custard, pineapple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast delicious by anyone's standard. But, in today's wonderland of supermarket...