All Fresh produce articles – Page 162
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Families targeted by premium deli range
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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Hi-tech line polishes the look of salad
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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Research Notes
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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Availability
Asda Patchway, Bristol2 This store had run out of loose closed-cup mushrooms and 4-packs of own-label croissants. Our shopper was hindered by shelf stackers and packing trolleys and there were insufficient checkouts open for the...
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Fairtrade importer names Bowes MD
Fairtrade fruit importer Agrofair has appointed a former Co-operative Group man as managing director. John Bowes spent 20 years at the Co-op and was chief general manager of strategy before he left to write about Fairtrade in...
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Mexico targets EU with national brand
Mexican growers are hoping to turn around flagging retail sales with a fresh assault on the EU fruit and vegetable market. A campaign, which kicks off in autumn, will focus on a new "supreme quality" mark backed by the government and...
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Now safety watchdogs are gunning for gojis
Fans of the goji berry could soon find themselves unable to buy the fruit as food-safety watchdogs prepare to ban it.Retailers have already been told to wind down their stocks of products containing the small, red berry and not reorder....
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Packs go as Asda bids to be greener grocer
Asda is ditching packaging on 60 pre-packed fruit and vegetable lines at two north west stores as part of its bid to reduce plastic and cardboard used to wrap food by 25% over the next year. Fresh produce such as carrots, tomatoes and...
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Price hikes likely as bad weather hits OZ
Some of Australia's biggest brands have warned of price rises in the next two years as Australian wine growers battle the elements. A country-wide drought, harsh frosts, bush fires and even locusts have plagued the grape-growing regions...
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A third of mushroom growers in cash crisis
Almost a third of UK mushroom growers are in financial difficulties, according to research by Plimsoll Publishing. It estimates up to 29% of producers are struggling to remain profitable, even selling some produce as a...
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Yumberry juice set to make UK debut
Juice drinkers in the UK may be about to get their first taste of yumberries - dimpled red stone-fruit grown in China. One of the country’s biggest juice-blending companies, David Berryman, is set to be the first to bring the fruit to…
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Organic air ban fuels debate on food miles
Plans to ban the airfreighting of organic produce into the UK have already come under fire. The Soil Association mooted the idea at its annual conference last week in a bid to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. It proposed labelling...
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More backing sought for Lincolnshire brand
Growers and retailers in Lincolnshire are being asked to support a brand for the county's fruit and veg. Select Lincolnshire and its logo already appear on boxes of loose potatoes in 41 Asda stores, thanks to grower and packer E Park,...
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Britvic gearing up for child health challenge
Britvic is bringing out new juices under its Robinsons and Fruit Shoot umbrellas in a bid to boost the brands' health credentials and avoid the looming ban on advertising to children. A range of Robinsons Smooth Juice will appear on...
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Salad promotions help sales flourish
Salad producers said they enjoyed the run up to Christmas, with sales of salads up 10% to almost 10 million bags. The Fresh Prepared Salads Producer Group, which supplies salad packs to major UK supermarkets, said the extra trading day...
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Brits eating 8% more fruit and vegetables
The message on healthy eating finally seems to be getting through to the public. There has been a 7.7% increase in fruit and vegetable consumption, according to The Food and Expenditure Survey. The survey of 16,000 shoppers also found...
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Custard apple joins Spain's biggest push
Foods from Spain is planning its biggest-ever campaign to support the country's fruit and veg. A total of £2m will be spent on an integrated promotional campaign, which will include cherimoya for the first time - better known as the...
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Frozen spuds become luxury item at McCain
The humble spud is the latest food item to spawn premium freezer variants in an attempt to chip into the stagnant frozen sector. McCain Foods hopes to inject some life into the frozen food aisles by bringing out the luxury Potato Gourmet...