All Fresh produce articles – Page 111
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NewsBanana wars
Price skirmishes in supermarkets have hit growers hard. Now Costa Rican farmers are fighting back with a bid to premiumise the fruit. But will shoppers be willing to fork out more? Michael Barker reports from Central America
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A pollen-less flower for allergy sufferers
Sainsbury's has targeted the potentially lucrative allergy market by introducing a pollen-less lily.The new variety follows extensive breeding work to produce a lily that retains the colour of the original but has shrunken anthers that...
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Dole steps up rivalry with Ella’s Kitchen
Fruit company Dole is locking horns with Ella's Kitchen with the launch of a new and cheaper range of kids' fruit purées.Fruit Snack is packaged in a squeezable fruit pouch, similar to Ella's Kitchen's Smoothie Fruits, and is made with...
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World Cup Watch: Group G
Brazil is so vast no one cuisine can define it, but rice and beans are staples all over. The national drink is caipirinha, a cocktail of sugar, lime and cachaça liquor made from sugar cane of which more than a billion litres are made every year.
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Focus On Crisps, Nuts & Snacks: Potatoes are so yesterday
Manufacturers are hoping bagged snacks can be given a healthier image by producing crisps made from a range of alternatives to the humble potato including bread, cassava root and even fruit.
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Orange prices rocket as rain batters crops
The price of oranges and orange juice is rocketing due to reduced supply from the world's two biggest growing areas.
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NewsPineapples hit 50p low in big four’s price war
The big four are waging a price war over pineapples, with some being sold for a third of last year's price.
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Grocer 33: Asda uses its loaf to come top on service
Well-stocked shelves and strong service at Asda in High Wycombe impressed our shopper. No items were out of stock and only the own-label baking potatoes were not stocked.
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Focus On Fresh Produce: Dude where’s my veg?
Healthy eating came under strain in the recession, with veg consumption under particular scrutiny. And veg was having a tough enough time even before the recession, with consumption in 2008 down 11% on the previous five-year average, according to European fresh produce association Freshfel.
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Mixed bouquets drive Morrisons flower sales
Supermarkets would significantly boost their flower sales if they followed Morrisons' lead in selling more bouquets packed with lower-value flowers, a report has claimed.Morrisons has outperformed the market in the past year with a 7%...
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NewsFocus On Fresh Produce: Soft fruit, hard attitude
Soft fruit has been the star performer in the past year in a fresh produce category that was dragged into round-pound pricing by the recession, says Michael Barker
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My Alternative CV: James Sweeting, Lincoln & York
James Sweeting, director at coffee roasters Lincoln & York, on potato riddling, fly fishing and roaring like a lion
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NewsAcid Test: Brothers Tutti Frutti Cider
Brothers Tutti Frutti pear cider is recognisably pear cider, but with definite overtones of other fruits. The bottle claims it's a blend of fruit flavours, but the slight chemical aftertaste raises questions.
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G’s gives unwashed a Fresh and Naked look
G's Marketing is launching a new branded salad range to bring kudos to the unwashed salad category. Fresh and Naked is a four-strong range of boxed baby leaf salads. The range includes wild rocket, strong mixed salad leaf, sweet mixed...
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Drought threatens to hit Jersey Royal sales
Retailers are being forced to adjust their promotional tactics on Jersey Royals as the worst drought on the island in 34 years threatens to devastate the island's potato crop.
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Switch & Save rolls on despite wrath of Sainsbury’s suppliers
Sainsbury's is pressing on with its own-label Switch & Save campaign despite ongoing criticism from the big brands. Own-label sales in the soft cheese, tomato ketchup and corn flakes categories were "ticking up significantly" as a...
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Fruit and veg complete DBC Foodservice range
DBC Foodservice has launched a range of fresh fruit and veg to help it compete against Brakes and 3663 First For Foodservice.
The range of 70 SKUs means the foodservice provider can now provide its national customer base with a full… -
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Campaign Trail: The new faces of Vimto
Vimto's pouting new brand characters Les Cherries make their TV debut this summer as part of a £6m Seriously Mixed Up Fruit push for the brand this year.
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British onions fight their corner
The onion industry is currently experiencing market prices the likes of which have not been seen for a generation.
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Costa Rica bids for PGI to create premium banana
Costa Rica is to apply for EU protected food name status for its bananas in a move aimed at premiumising the commodity product and protecting market share.