All Fresh produce articles – Page 159
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Geest and DGM merger
Marks and Spencer potato suppliers Geest QV, a joint venture between Geest Foods and QV Foods, and DGM Growers, which is owned by M&W Mack, have merged. The new company, to be called Manor Fresh, will have an annual turnover of...
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The rise and set of Sunny D?
While Asda has dropped Sunny D from its listings, brand owner Gerber is not so quick to give up, with moves to reinvigorate a product that remains the number two chilled fruit juice. Asda's announcement last month that it had delisted...
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Commodities Update
Florida orange juice concentrate hitting a high... importers warn of higher tomato prices... trident to acquire ocean beauty. Dry weather and disease in Florida have pushed orange juice concentrate futures to their...
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Sci-fi health campaigns, or is that a fact?
Manufacturers need to choose their words carefully when making the decision between going down the scientific claims route or just keeping their products' positioning natural. Do juices and smoothies have to contain more than fruit to...
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Trends and developments: Calypso; Sunraysia; Ella's Kitchen
Calypso extends healthy options for children... Sunraysia arrives in Waitrose... Ella's Kitchen cooks up a five-a-day. An organic pomegranate & apple juice drink from James White Drinks, which it claims is the first...
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Ethical avocados gaining pace
Volumes of fair trade South African avocados exported to the UK are set to more than double this year as demand for ethically sourced produce soars. The South African Avocado Growers' Association said that multiple retailers were...
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Asda goes bananas
With Sainsbury in the number two spot and suppliers crying foul, the pressure is growing on Asda, reports Rachel Barnes. Last week, Asda president Andy Bond was busy telling people how he planned to rebuild the chain. Newspaper...
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'We can't afford to lose this fight'
Soft fruit producer Hall Hunter Partnership has been given leave to appeal against an order by planning inspectors to remove a polytunnel development at its Tuesley Farm site in Surrey. A High Court judge decided that the...
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Talking Point: A decent act that will ensure decent treatment of workers
On Thursday, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority began inviting applications for licences from labour providers in the first phase of enforcing a new law that will...
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Fyffes in Indian venture
Fresh produce company Fyffes has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Suri Fruit Agency, a distributor of high altitude fruits in Northern India.The new company will be called Suri Agro Fresh Pvt Ltd and will be based in Delhi, India....
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The sprouting of new superfoods
Sprouting seeds and pulses are poised to take the fresh produce fixture by storm, it has been claimed. Hailed as "superfoods", they look set to become the latest must-have ingredient for salads, sandwiches and wraps. Paul Beynon,...
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Grapes flout residue rules
Grapes purchased from a supermarket in February contained four times the permissible levels of pesticide residues, tests have shown. The Pesticides Residue Committee said the white seedless fruit from the US contained 0.2mg/kg of...
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Campaign to beat 'grim' returns
Growers of mushrooms are aiming to raise £100,000 for a promotional drive for their produce this year in an effort to inject some much-needed value into the category. Plans for the campaign, to be run by the Mushroom Bureau, a...
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The Acid Test: Marvel Heroes Fruit Bars
Consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launches..
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Do you think I'm stupid?
If you are to believe the messages from Ofcom and the FSA, you would think the child in this picture doesn't know the nutritional difference between an apple and a chocolate cake.Rising levels of childhood obesity have been blamed,...
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Morrisons: smooth operators
One of the recent success stories from the health food boom is located in the chiller and is, of course, fruit juices and smoothies. However, it is not a huge category, containing only about 60 lines. But underneath the average there...
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Crimble's amino side
Mrs Crimble's is offering her wares in a new category with the launch of a pair of fruit smoothies made with soya. It is the first time the brand will be seen on products other than cakes and biscuits.In Waitrose from Monday, the...
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The sauce is with you always
While ketchup and salad cream remain firm family favourites, more exotic sauces, from the Caribbean and Thailand, in particular, are making their mark during the barbecue seasonHeinz Tomato Ketchup and Salad Cream will always have a...
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No nasties Go into Tropicana for kids
PepsiCo is taking its Tropicana brand into kids drinks for the first time with the launch of Tropicana Go!The company claims the juices, which are 70% fruit juice and 30% water with added vitamin C, are the first mainstream kids...
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Maris Piper 'manipulation' fear
Packers of potatoes have been "manipulating" the price of Maris Piper, starving growers of much needed revenue, it was claimed this week.A disgruntled grower of potatoes for packers that supply Sainsbury contacted The Grocer to...