All Fresh produce articles – Page 179
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School fruit supply won
Fresh produce supplier Redbridge has secured two further contracts to supply fruit and veg to schools.It will now supply schools in the south west and south east under the government’s School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.Redbridge already...
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Year-round first for UK
UK-grown tomatoes will be available in Asda all year round after the opening of a new facility next month.Yorkshire-based Mill Nurseries, grower for dedicated Asda supplier English Village Salads, is set to open a four-acre greenhouse growing...
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Micro Meals for large appetites
Minara Foods is set to take microwaveable meals into a new format. It has developed three twin-pot Indian meals – chicken biriani with vegetable balti sauce, chicken biriani with korma sauce, and vegetable biriani with a tomato and red pepper...
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Accolade for M&S firms
Marks and Spencer’s strawberry growers are celebrating after sweeping the board during the Kent Soft Fruit Show.The retailer’s growers dominated the prizes during last week’s show, with the exclusive Jubilee variety taking first prize in two...
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Spudz revamped as Snack-a-Jacks
Quaker has ditched its Spudz brand in favour of bringing the potato and rice-based snack firmly under the Snack-a-Jacks umbrella. Spudz was launched only last year with the backing of a £5m marketing campaign (The Grocer, August 2 2003, p54)...
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A new world
Australia’s Cobram Estate aims to gain further listings for its premium olive oils in the UK.The New World estate has its Murray Valley Blend and Lemon Twist 100% Australian premium extra virgin olive oils, both rsp £4.99 for 375ml, on sale...
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Ryvita turns impulsive
Ryvita is extending its brand into impulse snacking with a new miniature version of the crispbread favourite.The new bagged snack, Ryvita Minis, will be available from August 2 in four flavours – Mature Cheddar & Onion, Tomato Salsa, Cream...
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Joint venture for exclusivity
Two companies have launched a joint venture to provide fresh produce exclusively to Asda.International Produce, a business combining the import activities of Geest’s English Village Salads and Thames Fruit, began trading this week. It will...
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Potato enters Thai Bites’ make-up
Jacob’s has revealed ambitious plans to double the value of its Thai Bites brand within two years with the launch of its first sub-brand.Thai Bites Fusions – a blend of rice and potato with a crunchier texture and smaller bite – will roll out...
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Merrydown ends cider production
Merrydown will stop making cider after more than 50 years of production.The company is to close its site in East Sussex at the end of the year, which will also mean it will stop making its Shloer fruit drink. It will be outsourcing...
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Prince's potatoes rejected by supermarkets
Supermarkets have rejected the Prince of Wales’ potatoes from his organic farm.This follows the initial rejection of his organic carrots, which were said to be too crooked. His potatoes were not considered to be shiny enough for...
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A vintage year for raspberries
As the English raspberry season reaches a peak over the next three weeks, growers are talking about the possibility of a vintage year if the weather holds. Yields have already been some of the best on record with fruit quality benefiting from...
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farmers’ choice
British farmers Bruce Stapleton and Geoffrey Sprot are behind the release of a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in the UK through Grape-2-Wine. Kotare, from the Riversleigh Estate vineyard in Marlborough, is named after the Maori word for...
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Discounters in the ascendant
The major retailers must brace themselves for the discounters pushing into ready meals, fruit and veg and also non-food.Amy Balchin reportsReady meals, fresh produce and non-food will be the next challenges for the...
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Sainsbury spotlights paw paws
Exotic fruit is coming under the spotlight in Sainsbury stores in a bid to expand consumer knowledge beyond mangoes.
The retailer recently conducted a ‘try me free’ promotion on paw paw fruit which saw sales soar 300% during April and… -
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Weetabix makes a bar
Weetabix is finally to put its biggest brand’s name to a cereal bar. The fruit-filled Weetabix Chunkyfruit Bars, which contain real fruit pieces and a traditional-style home-baked crust, come in four varieties – apple, strawberry, blackcurrant & ...
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Rémy adds fruit
What's new overseas?Rémy Cointreau has launched a fruit-based alternative to its classic cognac aimed at young women.Rémy Red has already proved a hit in the US, according to marketer and distributor Maxxxium. The company...
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Half price push for Wimbledon
Ed BedingtonRetailers are gearing up for bumper strawberry sales as Wimbeldon fortnight gets under way, with consumers expected to eat 6,000 tonnes of the fruit.Sainsbury is hoping to boost volumes with a half-price offer at £1.79 a...
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Scots grower of the year
A soft fruit producer is celebrating after being named Scottish Grower of the Year by Sainsbury.James Gray of Angus Soft Fruit has been supplying the retailer with strawberries since 1994. Sainsbury said Gray had won the award for a number...
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Sundora dried fruit goes into a snack bar format
Sundora has made eating its dried fruit more convenient with the launch of a range of fruit snack bars.The new fruit bars contain up to 97% real fruit pieces with no added fruit pulp and are foil-packed for freshness and shelf stand-out....