All Fresh produce articles – Page 193
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Hard truths for fruit scheme
Restrictions laid down by rules governing maximum apple sizes in the fruit-for-schools scheme mean fruit could be too small and hard for children to eat.A school in Hampshire contacted The Grocer claiming that Egremont Russetts provided under...
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Sunpride fashions a chilled juice for independents
Sunpride has brought out a range of chilled juices under a Discover the Flavour banner. The line-up includes Pure Orange Juice Smooth and with Juicy Bits, Pure Apple Juice and Pure Pineapple Juice, which come in one-litre Tetra Rex...
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Consumer Insight: Grapes
There were 833 million grape consumption occasions last year. This is up 12% on the previous yearIn-home snacking accounts for a quarter of grape consumptionAlmost a half of grapes are consumed on Monday, Tuesday...
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JS streamlines potato supply
Sainsbury’s drive to streamline its supply base is continuing apace, with potato supplier MBM, a subsidiary of Premier Foods, the latest to find itself surplus to requirements.Ditching the Cambridgeshire-based company means the multiple now has...
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Blueberry sizes up
Sainsbury is stocking what it describes as a giant blueberry.The size of a grape, it is three times larger than the usual variety. Fruit buyer Craig Sibbitt said: “Blueberries have long been known as power packs of nutritional goodness, and...
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Rise of the red onion
Growing demand for red onions is driving a search for new hybrid varieties by breeders to rival market leader Red Baron.UK red onion production has risen from 35,000 tonnes to 50,000 tonnes in three years.And Cambridge-based plant science...
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Consumer Insight: bananas
When bananas are consumedIn the past year there were 3.2 billion banana meal occasions, an increase of 3% over the previous year Breakfast and lunchbox occasions account for almost a half of banana consumption...
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Turkish grapefruit shortage may lead to sharp increase in canned prices
A severe shortfall in the Turkish grapefruit crop means canned prices could rise by 50% compared with last year when fruit was plentiful.Both Israel and Turkey are switching to juice concentrate production as world demand exceeds supply,...
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Aldi soup launch
Discounter supermarket group Aldi is launching a new range of low calorie fresh soups.Available in three varieties – Tomato & Red Pepper, Spicy Parsnip and Chicken & Sweetcorn – all the soups contain less than 3.4g of fat and 53 calories...
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Consumer Insight: tomatoes
When fresh tomatoes are eatenIn the last year there were 2.7 billion occasions of fresh tomato consumption in the homeThat represents a 1.5% decrease on last year 2% of all fresh tomatoes consumed are...
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Heinz fingers Farley’s for toddler snacks
Heinz is extending its Farley’s brand beyond rusks with a new range of finger food for toddlers.The new infant offerings include Mini Cheese Biscuits, Mini Fruit Bears and Fruity Cereal Bars.Heinz claims the Mini Cheese Biscuits (rsp:...
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Pink Lady in an instant
Sainsbury’s Pink Lady pre-packs and polybags will carry an instant-win on-pack promotion designed to drive sales in the run-up to Christmas. Created by Chingford Fruits, which ran a similar campaign on Sainsbury’s cherries earlier in the year,...
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JS keeps up the variety show
Sainsbury is planning to launch new varieties into its fresh produce sections at least every two months for the foreseeable future according to its vegetable and salad buyers.Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, they said they were firmly...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesrémyred - red berry infusionFrom: Rémy MartinThe new liqueur offering from Rémy Martin, RémyRed, marries ripe fruit flavours with a touch of the famous...
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Berry sales ‘going the right way’
Berry fruit sales grew overall this summer in spite of variable weather, according to figures revealed at the industry’s annual conference this week.KG Fruits MD Nick Marsden said strawberry production had risen from 37,000 to 44,900 tonnes...
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New type of clementine
Clementine fans will be offered a new early variety this Christmas – the Rishon. Israeli grower and importer Mehadrin Tnuport Export (MTEX) has begun marketing the fruit. MD Dov Warmen said: “Our new early clementine is unique by flavour and...
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Corollary attributes
The Co-operative Group is trialling a little-known yellow flesh salad potato called Corolle.Originally grown in France, the potato is being produced in the UK for the first time by Produce World. Corolle potatoes are being sold under the...
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Buitoni faces easy-cook rivals
Napolina is set to stir up competition with Nestlé’s number one pasta brand Buitoni with a new range of easy-cook pasta and rice dishes.Made in Italy to Italian recipes, the five-strong range comprises Fettuccine with Tomato & Mushrooms;...
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O’Shea manager for English Village Salads
Geest fresh produce division has appointed Kate O’Shea to the position of general manager at English Village Salads, suppliers of Asda’s whole head salad category.She takes over from Kathryn Gray, who has moved on to become general manager...
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Tesco launches digital download service
Tesco has moved into the digital music industry with an online downloading service to compete with Apple’s iTunes.Tesco’s service is being launched today and will cost 79p per track for downloads, which is the same price as the service...