All Fresh produce articles – Page 180
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Ruddles gets serious about apples
Greene King is launching an apple-flavoured beer as a sister to its iconic Ruddles ale brand.Ruddles Orchard, a 4.2% abv ale blended with apple juice, will sit alongside the brewer’s Ruddles County brand. It is available in 500ml bottles...
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Wholesome humour
Ginsters has employed a talking cow, pig and mushroom for a series of radio ads to emphasise the wholesomeness of its products. The humorous ads – which include a cow lying about having plastic surgery on its udders – run until next month on...
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Consumer Insight
When carrots are eatennIn the past year, carrots were eaten on 3.6 billion occasions, up 3.9% on the previous yearn57% of carrots are eaten at the evening...
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Trifling with Fruit & Nut
Cadbury Fruit & Nut fans can now get their chocolate fix in the chiller cabinet with the launch of Fruit & Nut Trifle.
The licensed dessert – made by Müller – is a combination of milk chocolate mousse, milk chocolate dessert and… -
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Added value boosts fresh produce
Dutch fresh fruit and vegetables are popular with UK retailersAdded value is boosting Dutch export efforts when it comes to fresh produce, with items such as on-the-vine tomatoes popular with UK retailers.The Netherlands...
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A warm feeling about winter sales
New Covent Garden Food Co is serving up seasonal winter warmers in its latest assault on the chilled soup category.Its four-strong range of Winter Soups (rsp £1.95 for a 600g carton) comprising beef & vegetable, creamy potato & spring...
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Keep up push for fair deal for suppliers
from Iain Farquhar, policy analyst, Banana LinkSir; In spite of the OFT’s supermarket-friendly conclusions, presented in this month’s report ‘Supermarkets: The code of practice and other competition issues’, campaigners will continue...
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Commodities Update: peaches, fish, dried fruit
Growers protestGreek peach canners’ production schedules have been seriously disrupted by price disputes with growers. Growers have blockaded some canners’ premises and reports of civil unrest in the Pella region are causing concern among...
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No EU bending on single tariff
The European Commission looks poised to forge ahead with plans to replace its licensing system for importing bananas with a single tariff by the end of the year.The World Trade Organisation arbitration panel ruled earlier this month in favour...
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Cider saves rare apples
The Co-op has launched a limited edition cider, which it claims has saved two rare apple varieties from extinction.Tillington Hills Premium Dry Reserve Cider is made from English apples grown on The Co-op’s own fruit farm at Tillington in...
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100,000 Tango cans recalled
Drinks manufacturer Britvic has recalled 100,000 cans of its soft drink Tango because of fears that they could explode.Britvic said that 330ml cans of Tango Cherry and Tango Fruit Fling with best before dates of June and July 2006 had been...
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Stars line up for potatoes
The British Potato Council is recruiting six celebrities, dubbed Team Potato, for its autumn campaign, which will centre around promoting different varieties of the vegetable.Six famous names will each represent a different potato variety in...
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New Cheviot post for Rigarlsford
Cheviot Foods, manufacturer of products including Chicago Town potato wedges, Bisto roast potatoes and Aunt Bessie’s honey glazed roast parsnips, has appointed Tina Rigarlsford to the newly created position of marketing manager.Rigarlsford...
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A healthy dose all in a gulp
Fruit juices, milk, yoghurt products and tea are being promoted as a healthy, quick and easy breakfastWith health the focus of the breakast fixture as a whole, it’s no surprise that the drinks sector is also addressing the issue, with...
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A healthy future for ambient fruit
Dole is convinced ambient potted fruit will become the next big trend in healthy eating, and is investing heavily in innovation and marketing to build brand recognition.The company is looking for new ways to add a premium to fruit, and in...
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Simpsons setting off on health trail
Hit series The Simpsons is embarking on a trail of health-driven innovation with a range of sugar-free drinks targeted at kids’ lunchboxes.Six-pack juice drinks in orange & peach and strawberry & apple flavours (rsp: £1.99), as well as...
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Supasweet heads for a vintage season
English Supasweet onions are set for a vintage season, according to the band of growers behind the three-year-old brand.With a score below five rated as mild, tests on this season’s Supasweets yielded readings of between 1.36 and 2.2, making...
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Consumer Insight
When fresh tomatoes are eatennIn the past year there were 3.6 billion fresh tomato occasions, a growth of 2% vs last yearnFresh tomatoes feature at 6% of all meals and...
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Bisto makes crispy potato croquettes
Bisto is forging ahead on the brand extension trail with the introduction of premium potato croquettes.Produced by Cheviot Foods under licence from Centura Foods, Bisto Croquettes contain British mashed potato, seasoning, butter and a...
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Cheese balls lead the way
Lactalis UK is pushing ahead on the innovation trail with a range of Président cheese products for salads.Président Mini Mozzarella Light balls (rsp: £1.29 for 20 balls) are the first in the line-up and will be followed by standard Mozzarella...