All Fresh produce articles – Page 170
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Asda recalls fruit cocktail
Asda has recalled its own-label canned fruit cocktail in Apple Juice.Asda said that the product had been recalled after routine tests detected raised levels of tin in a small number of cans.Product withdrawal notices have been placed...
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Raw passion for salads
Florette is hoping for fresh appeal among salad lovers with the launch of a £1m TV campaign ahead of the crucial summer months.Under a ‘Raw Passion in a Bag’ strapline, the commercials go on air on channels including Channel Four and Channel...
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Vea RTD has a feminine focus
The focus on health continues to inspire new ready-to-drink (RTD) products, with the launch of Archers Vea by Diageo.The sparkling Schnapps-based RTD, which comes in flavours of wildberry, tropical and apple, and has a low-sugar content,...
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Old Favourites
>>baked beans in tomato sauceProduct:Heinz Baked BeanzCompany:HeinzLaunch date:US: 1895, UK: 1901Since its launch more than a century ago, Heinz Baked Beanz in tomato sauce has become a...
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New face for ‘Royal’ line
First it was Princess Anne, then Camilla. Now Jonathan Crisp is courting further controversy by featuring a cartoon look-alike of former Royal butler Paul Burrell on its new Apple Nibbles.The air-dried, 1% fat apple crisps (rsp: 99p for 40g and...
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Fortnight’s delay for peach supply
Cold weather at the end of January has led to late harvesting of European peaches and nectarines for the second season in succession.Total volumes are still slightly higher than last year’s, at some four million tonnes – including fruit for...
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Costcutter thinks fruit
Costcutter has identified fruit and vegetables as a major area for growth, according to Jamie Davison, director of sales.Improving the fresh produce ranges at the symbol group was a key way to withstand the impact of the multiples’ forays into...
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Commodities Update: tuna, salmon, sardines, dried fruit
Tuna catches spasmodicRaw material prices for tuna have eased, but catches are still spasmodic, leading to uncertainty over future price trends.Causing concern is the reluctance of packers to offer any long-term shipping periods. Bangkok...
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We care, for peat’s sake!
The Co-operative Group is claiming to be the first major UK retailer to stock peat-free salad cress. In an effort to conserve Britain’s vanishing peat bogs, a key wildlife habitat, the retailer’s salad cress is now grown on pesticide-free cellulose...
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In pursuit of prettier polytunnels
Monty Don despises them; British growers love them. Polytunnels have transformed the lives and businesses of producers of soft fruits such as strawberries and raspberries, helping them to start production earlier and to extend seasons for longer –...
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Low-salt soup for toddlers
Health-conscious but busy mums can now offer their toddlers low-salt organic soup, produced by Hipp Organic.The soups are available in Creamy Tomato and Cream of Carrot flavours, priced at 99p. They contain less than half the salt content of...
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Consumer feedback
>>Shoppers rate newer juice sector highlyWhen Fast Foodfax first began testing soft drinks in the early 1980s there were two categories – carbonated and fruit drinks, such as squash. But the past decade has experienced...
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Breezer takes half sugar route
The industry-wide focus on health has spilled into the ready-to-drink category, inspiring the launch of Bacardi Breezer Half Sugar.The Half Sugar variants, which come in Zesty Lemon, Refreshing Raspberry and Crisp Apple flavours, have been...
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No longer the bad apple?
Availability, sharp pricing and solid working with suppliers may be pulling Sainsbury around says Rachel BarnesFor Sainsbury, life has tasted a bit better in 2005. It’s re-signed man-of-the-moment Jamie Oliver and morale is riding...
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Profit-poor SA pins hope on pre-packs
South Africa’s biggest exporter of avocados to the UK multiples is developing technology to supply pre-prepared portions of the fruit, as the industry looks to add value in the face of a strong rand, soaring production costs and falling profit...
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Green-friendly organic
Organic brands are offering fruit and fruit juice yoghurts in a bid to infect kids with the environmentally friendly bugMany yoghurt fans have embraced organic varieties, but manufacturers reckon that it’s time for kids to get the...
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Redbridge scheme to supply fruit to over-sevens
Redbridge Produce and Flowers has launched a scheme to bring fresh fruit to schoolchildren aged over seven years.The initiative, called 7+, is designed to build on the Department of Health’s school fruit and vegetable scheme, which...
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vittel paddles in flavoured water
Vittel has waded into the flavoured water market with the launch of a raspberry and a lemon variant that will compete with Volvic’s Touch of Fruit range.Vittel predicts that the new offerings will add £10m to the flavoured water category in...
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Winders double the fun
Kellogg is revamping its Fruit Winders brand in June by rebranding it as Fruit Winder Doubles.Fruit Winder Doubles will be available in six variants.There will be three standard flavours – strawberry, blackcurrant and raspberry; as well...
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Bid to squeeze up citrus sales
MTEX, the Israeli company that markets Jaffa-branded citrus fruit in the UK, believes a new £1m advertising and PR campaign could boost overall sales by nearly 60%.The campaign, which marks the Jaffa brand’s first foray into TV advertising,...