All Fresh produce articles – Page 168
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Bumper crop for cranberry growers
The US is set for a record cranberry crop this year in spite of lacklustre growing conditions. With small increases in growing area over the past four years, estimates indicate that the crop will be some 6% larger than in 2005 and set to...
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Salad condiments
Sales in the salad condiments sector, including salad cream, mayonnaise and salad dressings, have been stagnant, up only 0.3%, as companies struggle to add value to what is traditionally a low-margin category. Yet despite slow growth, the...
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Second opinion The crisis presented by the poor Scottish diet has serious lessons for the future of the whole UK food industry says Tim Lang
I have spent the last year chairing an official governmental review of Scotland's diet and health, published last week. It takes a sober look at what everyone is and is not doing to address Scotland's poor diet-related ill-health. Jokes...
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Tozer rises to meet demand for gourds
Booming sales of novel gourds and pumpkins should not lead to empty shelves this year, according to the company that supplies much of the seed to growers in the sector. Technologist Jim Joby at Tozer Seeds told The Grocer that the company...
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Scots potato plan fails to hit dietary targets
Scots are eating 25% less potato than they did 10 years ago, causing concern among nutritionists and politicians alike. The findings were published last week in a review of Scotland's Dietary Action Plan, chaired by Tim Lang, who declared...
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insight
In the past year there were 560 million meal occasions where canned tomatoes were eaten, up 4% year on year 17% of meals featuring them take place on Saturday Canned tomatoes are eaten most frequently as part of a fried breakfast...
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The supplier's view
There's no doubt about it - consumers love pickled onions. Recent research shows that consumers talk passionately about their love for pickled vegetables and particularly pickled onions. But, perversely, this is in contrast to the current market...
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Botulism fears prompt Lidl recall
Discounter Lidl has ordered a recall of a batch of Sunnyglade canned baked beans with pork sausages in tomato sauce after it emerged the contents could be undercooked, according to the Food Standards Agency. The FSA said an error in the...
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In the can
TomatoesItalian tomato prices have yet to be announced because of weather problems and the demand by growers for a substantial price increase in the pre-season contracts with the processors. Earlier in the year, a price of e0.40...
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Mushroom supplier goes under after fire
Major mushroom grower Heveco has gone into administration after racking up significant losses.The British part of the Dutch-owned company was hit by a fire at its Thakeham headquarters earlier in the summer, knocking out some production....
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In Brief: Cream of Kettle crop; Pringles wraps it up; The big squeeze; More for baby; Dormen goes nuts
Cream of Kettle crop Crème fraiche, lemon & coriander is the latest flavour to join Kettle Chips' ranks, offering consumers what the company said was an authentic dairy taste. Pringles wraps it up Procter &...
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Hot stuff MP3 players
Creative Zen V Plus (from £110)Creative is the innovator in the MP3 market.It owns the patent on the familiar iPod-style menu systems, and Creative was touting hard-disk MP3 players before Apple even knew what MP3 stood...
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English apples off to a cracking start
The English apple season has got off to a good start, confirmed Adrian Barlow, chief executive of English Apples & Pears this week.The first Discovery has now been cleared and growers are marketing Worcester and some niche varieties such...
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Investment by Walkers in baked expectations
PepsiCo is extending its reach into the healthier snacks market with new baked crisps, backed by a £6m marketing campaign.Rolling out now, Walkers Baked are made from potato flakes rather than potato slices, baked rather than fried, and...
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Israel has a bumper crop, says importer
Israel has shrugged off its volatile security situation to post a bumper harvest of most crops, according to major importer Agrexco.In fact, it said the only cloud on the horizon was the lower mango harvest and stiff competition in the...
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New look for old favourites
Red Mill Snack Foods is rebranding some of its longest-established snack lines under a Favourites range. From this month, packs of Onion Rings, Crunchy Twirls, Bacon Streaks and Savoury Sticks will carry a modern design, while two new...
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This week's hot topic by Gaelle Walker
Ask any child of primary school age to name some of the fruit and vegetables in season at the moment and you'd be pretty pressed to get an answer. With the flood of exotic and imported produce available on supermarket shelves 365 days a...
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Quick! Launch that self-heating soup
Food Brands Group has come up with a way to helptime-poor consumers - a self-heating soup. Called Mini Quick, the soup is available in spicy lentil and tomato flavours and offers consumers a hot product in just 40 seconds. It is in Tesco...