All Fresh produce articles – Page 140
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Cobra targets summer with fruity new lagers
Cobra Beer is hoping to kickstart a new drinks category this summer with the launch of Cobra Bite.It is adding a range of four fruit-flavoured lagers to its portfolio with a view to plugging the gap between RTDs and lager."We are...
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Asda gets potatoes direct from farms
Asda is repeating last year's experiment with locally sourced new potatoes in a handful of its stores.The first Cornish earlies were delivered direct into Asda's Falmouth store last week and are due to appear shortly at shops in Bodmin...
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What the papers said - 14th May 2007
First it broke the news that retailers were selling farmed fish as wild and this week The Times revealed more potential fraud in the food and drink industry - this time concerning potatoes. According to the paper, at least two retailers are under...
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Morrisons recalls cake
Morrisons has recalled its premium range ‘The Best’ carrot and orange cake because of a packaging error.The allergy advisory statement on the label does not state that the product contains nuts, although walnuts are listed in the...
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Organic ranging trial success for Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's has hailed its two-week old experiment ranging organic with conventional lines a success.Russell Crowe, head of fresh produce, said the retailer's move to range organic fruit and veg alongside conventionally-grown equivalent...
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Trends & Developments
?Yum - a chilled range of healthy indulgent dessert drinks - lets sweet-toothed consumers tuck into 'puddings' without feeling guilty. Each drink contains fewer than 20 calories and comes in six flavours including lemon cheesecake, rhubarb &...
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Berryworld gets kids skipping for free fruit
Berryworld is to give away £40,000-worth of blueberries to kids in a link-up with Sainsbury's.Millions of schoolchildren will be offered the chance to join skipping classes, for which their reward will be a 60g punnet, equal to a serving...
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Belvoir fruit farms: building on natural health
The cordials and pressé juice products from Belvoir Fruit Farms are the product of inefficient fruit picking.The people who set up the company had a pick-your-own-fruit operation on the Belvoir Castle Estate in the Vale of Belvoir near...
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Availability
ASDA Stowmarket, Suffolk1The Stowmarket Asda could have been cleaner, our shopper said. Although the staff were helpful when providing assistance, our shopper was mistakenly charged for grapefruit rather than oranges. The red...
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Sausages targeted at super-premium arena
A range of sausages positioned as "super-premium" offerings is set for a national roll out.Simply Sausages hit shelves next month and consist of five pork-based varieties: pork sausages and chipolatas with nutmeg, and sausages in apple &...
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Q&A with Andy Gibbon Store manager of the week
What is selling well at the moment? English asparagus and sales of locally produced fruit and vegetables have been outstripping other parts of the store in terms of year-on-year growth. I am getting positive feedback from customers. The...
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Salmonella prompts Soleco salad recall
For the second time this year, bagged salad maker Soleco has recalled products because of potential salmonella contamination.But the manufacturer of the market-leading Florette salad brand denied it had a problem with suppliers and...
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Wrigley gets fruity to stave off rival Trident
Wrigley is set to fight back against Trident's arrival in its chewing gum territory by bringing out fruit flavours under its Extra brand.The two limited-edition lines - strawberry and watermelon - are out next month in bottle packs....
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Irish in call for British mushroom campaign
Irish mushroom growers must protect their share of the British retail market by launching a promotional drive, a new report says.It claims unrelenting pressure for price cuts from retailers and the incursion of cheaper Dutch and Polish...
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Vimto low-cal treat in a bottle woos women
Vimto Soft Drinks is targeting the healthy drinks market with a "guilt-free" range of dessert drinks and 70% fruit additions to its existing Panda Juice range.Its new Yum dessert drinks are targeted 18 to 40-year-old, weight-conscious...
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Fairtrade sales hit by big four's banana war
The eruption of another banana price war between the multiples has attracted criticism from aid groups who claim it damages Fairtrade sales.Asda slashed the price of loose bananas by 17p to just 68p/kg last week. And a few days later...
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Aspall targets women with 'rosé' cider
A premium pink cider is out this summer from Somerset cider maker Aspall. Unlike Scottish & Newcastle's pink fruit cider, Jacques, Perronelle's Blush is more like a kier royale. The 5.4% abv drink is a blend of 100% English apples and...
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High human cost - that's Asda price
As Asda’s move to slash the price of bananas prompts most rivals to follow suit, its pledge to be a fairer retailer warrants greater scrutiny
Shame on you Asda! The chain has just cut 17 pence per kilo off the retail price of its bananas… -
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Green label warerupts
Another labelling war looks a step closer after Tesco signalled it would not be adopting the Carbon Trust's new carbon footprint labelling scheme as it stands.As the Trust's label appeared on Walkers cheese and onion crisps for the first...
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Pringles Gourmet
This spring, Pringles, the UK's number-one social snacking brand [TNS 52 w/e 26 March 2006], has extended its premium Gourmet Pringles range with two new indulgent flavours: Wild Mushroom with Roasted Garlic & Parsley and Crumbling Mature...