All Fresh produce articles – Page 144

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    Campaign trail: Kellogg's is revamping its Fruit 'n Fibre

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Kellogg's is revamping its Fruit 'n Fibre brand this month with new packaging and an advertising campaign in a bid to grow sales for the brand. Both the TV campaign and the revitalised packaging focus on the fruit content of the cereal....

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    Campaign trail: Kellogg's is revamping its Fruit 'n Fibre brand

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Kellogg's is revamping its Fruit 'n Fibre brand this month with new packaging and an advertising campaign in a bid to grow sales for the brand. Both the TV campaign and the revitalised packaging focus on the fruit content of the cereal....

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    M&S trials boxes of organic fruit and veg

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has jumped on the organic veg box bandwagon nearly eight months after Tesco, Sainsbury's and Ocado launched schemes.The first boxes went into 400 Marks & Spencer stores across the UK over a week ago. The store is offering...

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    M&S trials boxes of organic fruit and veg

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has jumped on the organic veg box bandwagon nearly eight months after Tesco, Sainsbury's and Ocado launched schemes.The first boxes went into 400 Marks & Spencer stores across the UK over a week ago. The store is offering...

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    Chilean avocados get UK sales push

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Sales of Chilean avocados in the EU are soaring, but the UK still remains one of the smallest markets for the fruit.After one of the most successful seasons to date, with 156,000 tonnes of the country's 206,000 tonne production exported,...

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    Strawberries' earliest arrival

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Climate change is being credited with making British strawberries ­available four weeks earlier than usual.Kent grower S&A Davies picked its first fruit on 26 February, and the fruit appeared in selected Tesco stores on 2 March....

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    Armagh apple pies launched by Evron

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Bread manufacturing specialist Evron Foods is to branch out into apple pies as part of a major expansion of its range.The frozen Bramley apple-filled Easibake pies debut at IFE07, starting on 18 March at ExCel, London....

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    Tesco half-price offer investigated

    2007-03-05T08:16:00Z

    Tesco faces an investigation by Trading Standards officers after being accused of raising the price of fruit and vegetables before offering them half price.The retailer has been running a Fruit and Veg Pledge since the beginning of the year...

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    Packers unite to mitigate cost pressures

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    A £6m investment in top-fruit storage in Kent has been hailed as the biggest such move for a generation. Fruit First has been created to combine the retail packing businesses of Fruit First, Gaskains, Worldwide Fruit and Richard Hochfeld ...

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    Co-op Group's produce gets upmarket revamp

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    New-look packaging is being rolled out across the entire fresh produce category at The Co-operative Group. By the end of June, packaging on all 330 fresh produce lines will have been revamped, and many products improved, according to Sue...

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    Spain enlists help of British bug battalion

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Spanish vegetable growers are buying in billions of British-bred bugs in an effort to rid themselves of pests without using chemical pesticides. Up to 70% of the growers in Almeria said they would use the insects to kill smaller...

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    regional banners

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Companies exhibiting under the Heart of England Fine Foods (HEFF) banner include Benso's Fruit Juices, Westons Cider, The Best of Taste Company, Perfection Foods, Essential Dressings, Turkey Talk and Wilds Brewery."All the components of...

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    In the can

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    TomatoesThis year there have been delays in the negotiations between growers and canners of Italian tomatoes. Growers cited an unexpected 16% reduction in the EU subsidy paid to them, which has forced them to rework their...

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    Research Notes

    2007-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The fair trade market is worth more than £136m and has grown by 15% since last year.Markets that traditionally feature fair trade products - such as fruit, coffee, tea and chocolate - are still performing well and collectively...

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    interview

    2007-02-24T00:00:00Z

    How did you get where you are today?Wanis was set up by my father in 1964 as an importer of fresh fruit and vegetables from the Caribbean. He soon carved a niche by also selling a range of African and Caribbean foods to...

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    Hi-tech line polishes the look of salad

    2007-02-24T00:00:00Z

    A new, high-speed production system that eliminates the need for drying salads and enhances shelf life and appearance has been commissioned by Lancashire-based Salads to Go, which supplies The Co-operative Group with salad.A vacuum and...

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    Families targeted by premium deli range

    2007-02-24T00:00:00Z

    A range of premium delicatessen-style products aimed at families is set to launch at the International Food Exhibition (IFE07) event in London next month.Deli Sante, a collection of salads, soups, sauces, smoothies and savoury pastries,...

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    'Nail in the coffin' for fruit juice VAT

    2007-02-24T00:00:00Z

    A landmark ruling freeing Unilever's Knorr Vie Shots from the grip of the VAT man has been described by Innocent Drinks as a "nail in the coffin" for the hated 17.5% tax on liquids containing healthy foods.Sir Stephen Oliver QC, who...

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    Industry in call for voucher value rise

    2007-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The government is under pressure to increase the value of vouchers in the Healthy Start scheme, which provides low-income families with free milk, fruit and veg and infant formula.Trade body Dairy UK has complained to the Department of...

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    Watercress sales lifted by anti-cancer findings

    2007-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Sales of watercress surged at the weekend after claims the salad could fight cancer.Britain's three big watercress producers - Vitacress, Bakkavör and Watercress Company - said sales through the multiples had jumped to summer levels...