All Fresh produce articles – Page 150

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    Gangmaster probe launched by Tesco

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have launched an investigation into the labour provided to one of its major vegetable suppliers, Bomfords. It follows a swoop by the Gangmaster Licensing Authority, which resulted in seven labour providers to...

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    Flowers to get German push

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Germany's largest pot plant and cut flower marketing co-operative, Langard Blumen & Pflanzer, is planning to target the UK for a new export drive. Klemens Jannsen, Langard's sales director, said he had made preliminary contact with...

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    Heinz gives ketchup gourmet dimension

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    The sauces and condiments aisle is about to be shaken up by Heinz with the introduction of its gourmet ketchup range. Heinz Tomato Ketchup With a Twist, which will appear on shelves this April, has been created to appeal to a growing...

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    Chains must work with legal strawberry farms

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Multiples are being urged to stop buying illegally produced strawberries from Spain. WWF campaigners have warned that irrigation by unlicensed farmers in the Huelva region has lowered the water table in the protected Donana Marshes by up...

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    Exotic fruit in allergy claim

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Professor Jonathan Hourihane has rubbished newspaper reports that linked children eating exotic fruit with a rise in allergies. He said the fact that more allergies to exotic fruit were emerging was simply a reflection of the growing...

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    Price Survey - 17 March 2007

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Yet again Asda is the cheapest retailer, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It provided the cheapest basket this week at £41.33 with some price cuts on basket items. Lettuce was 10p cheaper than the previous week...

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    Research Notes: water

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The key sectors driving soft drinks growth include mineral water, fruit juices and one-shot drinks. Flavoured water (still and carbonated) is being driven by new buyers and price inflation. Mineral water has continued to grow well this...

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    Research Notes: water

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The key sectors driving soft drinks growth include mineral water, fruit juices and one-shot drinks. Flavoured water (still and carbonated) is being driven by new buyers and price inflation. Mineral water has continued to grow well this...

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    Trends & Developments

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    ?High-octane drinks brand Extreme Drinks was given a makeover in August last year. It also added a range of vitamin-enriched water drinks to its portfolio. Aqua Vitamins is a blend of natural mineral water, health-boosting vitamins and fruit...

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    Trends & Developments

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    ?High-octane drinks brand Extreme Drinks was given a makeover in August last year. It also added a range of vitamin-enriched water drinks to its portfolio. Aqua Vitamins is a blend of natural mineral water, health-boosting vitamins and fruit...

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    Tesco denies it misled with half-price pledge

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has lashed out at claims it misled consumers over prices with its flagship fruit and veg pledge.The multiple said reports in the weekend press that it had raised the prices of fruit lines days before cutting them to half price at...

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    Tesco denies it misled with half-price pledge

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has lashed out at claims it misled consumers over prices with its flagship fruit and veg pledge.The multiple said reports in the weekend press that it had raised the prices of fruit lines days before cutting them to half price at...

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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...