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Potato label shambles
More than a third of potatoes are being labelled incorrectly on retailer shelves, according to food safety bosses.Out of 294 samples DNA-tested by the Food Standards Agency, 33% were wrongly labelled while 17% were not the variety they...
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The future is coloured
Coloured carrots could become a far more common sight on supermarket shelves and could even be regarded as a separate style of root vegetable, according to one expert.During a field trials day in Norfolk, James Wilson of breeder Elsoms...
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pud shooter
GBL International is launching a limited edition Christmas Pudding flavour of its Corky’s range of vodka based shooters. The vodka-based spirit will be available next month and joins the current line-up, which includes Lime and Chilli, Apple Sour,...
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Blue Dragon gives pesto Thai twists
Traditional Italian pesto is getting a Thai twist from Blue Dragon. It is bringing out a new range to tempt ethnic food lovers, which can be stirred into noodles, rice or pasta.The pesto comes in three flavours – Coconut & Lemon Grass,...
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Asda digs local produce
Sales of Welsh potatoes at Asda stores in Wales rose 40% this year on the back of its initiative to promote all things local. Pembrokeshire potatoes were sold at all of Asda’s 15 stores in Wales, backed by a promotional campaign celebrating...
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New ways with feta
With the Olympics in Athens due to start in just under one year, visitors to Anuga were treated to innovative snacks using one of Greece’s most popular products – feta cheese.Feta is best known for its central role in a Greek salad, but...
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Running with the fundamentals
The discounter is staying true to shopkeeping’s core values as it modernises. Sean McAllister reportsClockwise from above right: Fresh fruit and veg lifts the store’s ambience; deli meats prove popular; flowers and plants flank...
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Acquisition drive for CJ Lang
Stalled expansion plans by Scotland’s largest independent retailer look set to kick into action in the next few weeks, as a raft of new initiatives begin to bear fruit.Spar’s Scottish principal, CJ Lang, announced plans to double its...
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M&S: best tomatoes are British
British tomatoes are monopolising the shelves of Marks & Spencer because the store believes the fruit to be the best there is, according to its salad specialist Jim Monaghan.Speaking at the Tomato Conference in Coventry, Monaghan explained...
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apple price rise
The extremely hot temperature across Europe this year, while welcome to the soft drinks industry, will significantly impact on pricing of apple-based juice products for the next 12 months.The majority of apple for juicing, be it in...
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Consumer Insight
When canned fruit is eatenn There were 640 million individual canned fruit meal occasions in the past yearn Canned fruit accounts for 6.6% of total fruit...
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Consumer Insight
What is eaten with oranges (% occasions)Oranges feature at 616.2 million meal occasions a year Children under 17 account for just 10% of all consumers, the smallest proportion of consumers Conversely, older...
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Kent goes on Asda shelves
Asda is stocking apples sourced locally in its 11 Kent stores following a successful trial with strawberries last year.The retailer is working with Kent County Council’s Produced in Kent initiative to promote the apples. The fruit will be...
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A weighty avocado
Tesco is gearing up to sell a two and a half pound avocado, eight times larger than the standard fruit.The retailer is stocking the South African avocado, which is grown naturally, and claims it is enough to feed a family of six.A...
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Tango Apple goes active
Britvic is throwing its Tango Apple brand out into the streets as part of a £2m marketing push.The money is being ploughed into a Big Drench Roadshow initiative which will take place for three weeks from October 11.Visiting 12 major...
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Archers extended into wine
Diageo is throwing its Archers schnapps brand into the wine arena with the launch of a new sparkling line.Archers Eden combines fruit schnapps and wine and comes in Berry Rosé and Citrus White variants.The 5% abv drink will be...
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Storewatch
StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsAsdaRobroyston, Glasgow£38.77Date of shopping trip: 19.09.03Time of trip: 15.31Time in store: 41 mins Time at checkout: 5 mins promotions: Potatoes reduced by 10p/kg, Walkers buy...
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Strathmore gains in Spain
Scottish-based frozen food manufacturer Strathmore Foods has secured its second listing in Spain – Blue Bell Bar Supplies, based in Benalmadena, Malaga. The group is stocking Strathmore’s Deep Apple Pie, Deep Rhubarb Pie, Lemon and Cream...
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All adrift on supply
Our weekly shopping survey has come back with depleted shopping baskets in Northern Ireland. Does that indicate a problem with availability? Anne Bruce looks for an explanationGiven Ireland’s associations with the potato, you would...
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A French success
The growth of prepacked salads and increasing interest by the foodservice sector has lifted UK sales of French lambs lettuce from 500 tonnes to 700 tonnes last year, according to Pascal Poiron, marketing manager of the Loire Valley Comité...