All Fresh produce articles – Page 114
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News
Asda’s grapes of wrath
Asda was ordered to pay £10,500 last week to Thomas Wardle, a shopper who slipped on a grape in one of its stores. Asda was also forced to pay £18,500 in legal costs. Imagine if he'd slipped on a melon."We have thorough procedures in...
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NewsBritish wine sales soar as it undercuts imports
Sales of budget "British" wines have soared more than 50% in value over the past year following price hikes at the low end of the import wine market. Unlike English wine, British wine is made from imported grape juice rather than...
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NewsTenderstem broccoli volumes to increase
Volumes of British-grown Tenderstem broccoli are tipped to be up 20% on last year, according to forecasts from UK Tenderstem licensor Coregeo. The total British Tenderstem crop for 2011 only the second year it has been widely available ...
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Analysis & FeaturesE.coli: how can we be sure our fruit and veg is safe?
The reputation of the fresh produce industry has been hurt by Germany’s E.coli tragedy. Should growers and retailers be doing more, asks Julia Glotz
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News
Focus On Frozen Food: Innovations
Birds Eye's bid to tap into the £140m convenient rice category features four products combining rice with Birds Eye's frozen vegetables. Consumers can pick from four flavours, including Mediterranean Vegetable and Pilau with Peas and Spinach, in packs of two for £1.79.
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Levi Roots now unveils Rasta Pasta
He’s at it again! Reggae Reggae founder Levi Roots has now expanded into the pasta sauce category.
Rasta Pasta sauce (rsp: £1.89), now in Morrisons, is described as “lightly spiced, with sun-ripened tomatoes, pineapple, guava and herbs”…. -
NewsRasta Pasta is latest launch from Levi Roots
Levi Roots has added to his ever-expanding line-up with Rasta Pasta, marking his second product launch in a week. The Caribbean-themed pasta sauce features sun-ripened tomatoes, pineapple and guava. It is available now in Morrisons (rsp: £1.89).
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NewsUK cucumber prices fall by 30% as E.coli triggers supply glut
British cucumber and salad growers were this week bracing themselves for plummeting prices as the devastating E.coli outbreak in Germany threatened to swamp the market with cheap EU produce and hit shopper confidence.
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Profiles
My Alternative CV: Maria Leavesley, Frumoo
Maria Leavesley, founder of Frumoo British milk & fruit smoothies, on Rick Springfield, Gazza and dolphins
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NewsLunchtime campaign for Pink Lady apples
Pink Lady apples is gearing up for a new lunchtime-focused marketing campaign to boost sales this summer. The campaign called 'Reclaim the sunshine this lunchtime' will be aimed at office workers, with a branded Mini Clubman touring the...
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NewsSainsbury’s passes M&S as master of British NPD
Sainsbury's launched the most new 'British' products in 2010, overtaking M&S, a new report has found. The supermarket launched 102 products that specifically included the word British in the on-pack description, compared with 51 at...
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Analysis & FeaturesUnanswered questions over Europe’s deadly E.coli crisis
The source of the E.coli outbreak in Germany was still unknown as The Grocer went to press. So what DO we know? Julia Glotz answers some key questions
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Analysis & FeaturesThe human price of cut-price flowers: an investigation by The Grocer
As the price of a supermarket bouquet drops to as little as £2.99, the environmental and social impact of the flower industry has come under scrutiny. Tristan McConnell reports on the effect of the horticultural boom on people in one of Kenya’s flower-growing hotspots
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News
‘Super-welfare’ eggs set to make UK debut
A new egg production system from the Netherlands that is claimed to produce eggs to higher animal welfare standards than organic and free-range could soon be coming to the UK. Rondeel eggs come in packs of seven and are produced in a...
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Comment & OpinionFallout of E.coli tragedy could devastate fresh produce industry
Next week is Food Safety Week. But if anyone was complacent, before this week’s tragic E.coli outbreak in Hamburg, Germany…
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NewsSainsbury’s new potatoes rival Jerseys
Sainsbury’s has launched a UK-grown baby new potato variety that’s similar to Jersey Royals but sold outside the traditional May season. Taste the Difference British Gems (rsp: £3) are grown in East Anglia and the West Country, and will…
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NewsRabobank: orange juice will stay pricey
Orange juice prices are set to stay high for the next decade even though production this season is expected to improve, and wholesale prices will need to be passed on to consumers, Rabobank has warned.
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NewsSainsbury’s pipped by Tesco in grapple over British apples
Tesco has lauded its British credentials after overtaking Sainsbury's as the UK's biggest seller of homegrown apples and pears. Tesco has sold 31,408 tonnes of its British-grown fruit this season 35.4% more than in 2009-2010, while...
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NewsSpain blamed for ‘poison cucumber’ deaths
Spanish officials have hit back at claims that exported cucumbers from the country are to blame for an outbreak of food poisoning that has killed at least 14 people around Europe.
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NewsFPC considers collective buying to help growers
The Fresh Produce Consortium is consulting on whether it should create a 'collective purchasing consortium' to help fruit & veg growers and suppliers cope with soaring raw materials costs. If the plans go ahead, the FPC would start...