All Fresh produce articles – Page 148
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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
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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...
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UK debut for Tungi imports
A spirit made in limited quantities from wild cactus fruit is being imported to the UK for the first time.Tungi is the name for the cactus or prickly pears that grow on the remote island of St Helena. The spirit has a fruity nose and a...
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Organic sales boost puts heat on growers
Organic vegetable growers say they are struggling to keep up with surging demand since Tesco started selling organic alongside conventional produce.Sales have soared since Tesco integrated its organic and conventional produce fixtures,...
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McKeith fights for goji berry
Celebrity nutritionist Gillian McKeith has joined the fight to save goji berries from an FSA ban of them as a novel food. She told The Grocer she supported efforts to keep goji berries on shelves. "Gojis are a delicious berry that should be...
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spotlight - Alex Faulkner, operations manager of Daniels Chilled Foods'
Combining health and convenience with a premium product has tripled sales to almost £20m, says Alex Faulkner, operations manager of Daniels Chilled Foods' fresh fruit arm Our parent company is better-known for its New Covent Garden Company range of...
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South African avocado farms feel the pressure
Demand for avocados is burgeoning, but growers in South Africa are finding it hard to keep up.The usual campaign will be launched in the UK, but imports from South Africa are forecast to be flat at slightly more than three million...
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Price Survey - 21st April 2007
Asda's low-priced fresh fruit has helped the store become the cheapest retailer for the tenth consecutive week. The £52.95 basket contained pears that were 28p cheaper than its nearest rivals - Sainsbury's and Tesco - and bananas that were 15p less...
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British tomatoes cut CO2 emissions
A 14-acre tomato growing operation at Wissington in Norfolk has given a new meaning to the term 'greenhouse gas'.The new £6m tomato farm is reusing waste carbon dioxide and heat from British Sugar's neighbouring sugar beet processing...
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insight - cabbage consumers
There were 822 million meals with cabbage last year. Consumption has remained constant over the past three years. 56% of consumption is by the over-45s 63% of meals where cabbage was consumed are defined as main meals 33% of consumption is on a...
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Small label - big difference?
It's not often Tesco is beaten at its own game, but its plan to launch a carbon footprint label was trumped last month by a packet of cheese and onion crisps. Walkers crisps will become the first product to carry the new Carbon Trust label,...
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Grower enjoys baby leaf boom
Weird and wonderful new 'microgreen' salad leaves could soon be on supermarket shelves, according to a leading grower.Evesham-based Westland Nurseries said it was running taste tests on a variety of untried shoots including lemon and...
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First SA citrus arrives in UK
The first shipment of this season's South African citrus arrived in the UK last week.Importer Capespan said quality of its first satsumas was very high but predicted a crop 15% smaller than last year. Some 2.2 million cartons are set to...
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Cava rule change allows Pinot Noir
New regulations concerning the production of Cava are being welcomed by the UK trade.White Cava is traditionally made from Xarel-lo, Parellada and Macabeo grapes, which are indigenous to Spain, though Chardonnay is also permitted. Under...
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Coca-Cola gets Orange edition for the summer
Coca-Cola is to launch an orange flavour limited edition of Coke in July, as part of a massive £80m summer campaign across its key brands.Coca-Cola unveiled the new variant, which follows last year's Coke with Lime, at a briefing last...
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Capespan pushes its seedless lemon
South African produce exporter Capespan is renewing efforts to market a seedless lemon. The company is in talks with the multiples over a listing for its product, which it guarantees to be 100% seed-free, in contrast with some of the...
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acid test - Heaven chocolate & Marvel heros fruit bars
Expert's verdict:5/10 ?The chocolate tasted okay but it's one for the girls. It's very gooey and melts in the mouth, which may appeal to some, but wasn't really to my taste. It's quite a high price point for what you get and the packaging doesn't...
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In the can - 7th April 2007
Tomatoes Italian tomato growers will be paid 20% more for their tomatoes than last year after negotiating an increase with the processors. Growers said they needed 25% more to make up for the fall in the EU tomato subsidy, which is down from €34.50...