All Fresh produce articles – Page 180
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Fragata adds four more
Spanish olives brand Fragata is getting four new stuffed additions to its repertoire.Manufacturer Angel Camacho is introducing piri piri, orange, almond and sun dried tomato to the line-up in easy-to-open, 200g ringpull cans.Rsps will be...
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Morrisons’ fresh plan
Morrisons’ ambitions to ramp up its vertically integrated supply operation to the Safeway stores took a step forward with the acquisition of a fruit packhouse this week.The retailer has bought a 14 acre site in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, from...
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Fairtrade first at Waitrose
Waitrose is set to help South African farmers with the launch of a Fairtrade avocado.The retailer is the first to sell the Fuerte Large avocado, grown near the Kruger national park. The fruit will be available until June 27 when it will be...
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Rémy mixes a fruity cocktail
Rémy Cointreau has surprised the drinks industry with the UK launch of a fruit-based alternative to its classic cognac aimed at young women.Rémy Red liqueur has already proved popular in the US where it has been on sale for the last 18 months,...
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Brammy Awards seek most exciting products
The annual awards highlighting all that is best about Bramley Apples were launched this week.Now in their 11th year, the Brammy Awards are intended to recognise and reward retailers, caterers, manufacturers and the food media who have made the...
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Sundora grabs attention
Dried fruit snack specialist Sundora has revamped its Snack Pack range packaging. The Sundora Snack Pack is now packaged in metallic foil with impactful product photography.Sundora Foods’ commercial director, Julian Richards, said the new...
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Mushroom wars
Somerset-based Middlebrook mushrooms, the largest supermarket supplier of mushrooms, is claiming it is discriminatory to make mushroom growers in Britain pay higher rates to their pickers than those working for other vegetable producers.The...
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Strawberry rights secured
ReDeva, the berry fruit R& D division of Redbridge Holdings, has secured two of the most promising new Italian strawberry varieties for production in the UK. These are Elsinore and Arosa.There has already been a strong demand for plants...
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Florette hints at diversification
Branded salad company Florette may be branching out within the fresh produce sector.Mark Newton, commercial director, hinted that the company, owned by French giant Soleco, might be about to make a move into a new sector outside its salad...
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Bings set for a hit
The exceptional quality of this year’s Californian Bings means growers are expecting the fruit to take the UK market by storm.Jim Cuthbertson, manager of the Californian Cherry Advisory Board said: “Growing conditions have been near perfect....
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Mr Juicy makes the most of fruit
Dairy Crest has added a new splash of colour to its St Ivel Mr Juicy range of drinks with a pack redesign.The brand’s one-litre and 200ml cartons have been redesigned to emphasise the fruit content and health benefits of the range, which...
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Knocking the Brits? Non!
A new French wine campaign which pokes fun at the way British people pronounce grape varieties is not patronising, insists the trade group behind the push.The promotion takes the form of an audio email which challenges recipients to identify...
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Berries hailed as a ‘superfruit’
A campaign is under way to reposition berries as a ‘super-fruit’ capable of everything from reversing the signs of ageing to improving your sex life.To coincide with the beginning of the British berry season, British Summer Fruits has...
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Heinz looks snappy in salads
Heinz is making its first foray into salads with a range of pre-packed snacks.Salad Shakers roll out from next week and come in two flavours – Chicken Caesar and Greek Salad – with the newcomers representing new territory for the...
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Flavours of the med
Walkers is to introduce a limited edition range of potato crisps.The Mediterranean range comprises three flavours – tomato and basil, feta cheese and Greek kebab – and will come in 34g bags.Available from May 30 until the end of the...
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Three Cooks 'great fit'
Blakemore Food Service has clinched a £50m three-year contract to supply 240 Three Cooks bakery outlets.The AF Blakemore subsidiary will supply ambient, chilled and frozen products and fruit and vegetables to the outlets.Products...
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Walkers brings a taste of the Med
Walkers is bringing a taste of the Med to consumers this summer with the launch of a new limited edition range of potato crisps.The Mediterranean range comes in three flavours – tomato & basil, feta cheese and Greek kebab – and follows on from...
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Jazz will grow to £25m brand
The trade marked apple Jazz is set to become a £25 million retail brand in the next five years claimed Rob Mears, chief executive of Worldwide Fruit.Following successful trials in Kent, 29 English WWF group growers will invest more than £1m...
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Waistline expands in healthy fashion
Premier Foods is to throw slimming brand Waistline into a host of new arenas in a bid to make it a £20m sales success within four years.The ambitious project will kick off this summer as the brand, best known as a salad dressings stalwart,...
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Longer season for US cherries
Increased plantings of new late harvested cherries are having a major effect on the scale and shape of production in the four US fruit producing states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Utah.“Apart from increasing overall volumes, this is...