All Fresh produce articles – Page 208
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Suppliers help sharpen display
Ed Bedington Special advisors are being used to give one retailer the edge in banana sales. Somerfield has entered a joint initiative with fresh produce giants Fyffes and JP to improve handling and merchandising. The two rival suppliers...
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M&S buyer calls for more
A leading retailer's fruit buyer is calling for increased production from UK growers. Speaking at an industry workshop Marks and Spencer fruit buyer Stuart Stubbins said English raspberry growers needed to grow more produce to meet demand. He...
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Growing apricots in Kent
Two Kent growers are taking on the elements and testing the potential to grow apricots, a stone fruit which traditionally thrives in sunnier climes. Highland Court Farm and Paul Mansfield Farms selected the Tomcot and Flavourcot varieties which...
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Florette expands Lichfield
Bagged salads and vegetable producer Florette is set to double production with the expansion of its Lichfield operation. Planning permission has been given for the three-year-old Staffordshire factory to boost production to more than 12,000...
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This week: key trends within the consumption of fresh fruit
n About one-fifth of all fruit consumption takes place at breakfast time. n 57% of all dried fruit and 86% of all grapefruit is consumed at breakfast. n Fruit is consumed at 17% of in-home snack occasions. n 53% of all lunchboxes feature...
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Over to the dark side
Children's confectionery brand Fruit Pastilles is targeting adults for the first time in its 40 year history with a new TV ad campaign. A £2m relaunch programme, based around black humour, is aimed at a considerably older age group than the sweets'...
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Somerfield hits back at FoE attack over residues
Ed Bedington Somerfield has hit back at environmental campaigners, branding their report into pesticide residue levels as "scandalous". Friends of the Earth had placed the multiple top of a league table of nine retailers, claiming 60% of its fruit...
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FORTIFIED DAN
Dan International is bringing out two brightly coloured fortified juice drinks under the Bertrams brand. Cool Green is a blend of apple, pineapple and lime juice with mango and banana purée and Vitamins B1, B6 B12, Niacin and Magnesium. Red Energy...
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The home baking fixture is on the verge of revolution. And i
As far as David Smith, head of marketing at Whitworths, is concerned the figures in this case, Information Resources figures speak for themselves. The total market for dried fruit was up 15% in the past year to £114.9m and growth was fuelled...
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french apples
Loire Valley's producers ring in varietal changes French apple growers in the Loire Valley are making increasing headway in developing new varieties which are now reaching commercial proportions. The Loire Valley is the largest production region...
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FRENCH APPLES
Growers seek new bicoloured varieties French growers are continuing to search for new apple varieties as the demand for bicoloured fruit continues to grow, often at the expense of its traditional Golden Delicious, Granny Smith and Red Delicious...
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The Mexico way for Red Square
Halewood International has added a new flavour to its burgeoning Red Square range Mexican Lime. The newcomer takes the range total to seven and features vodka, a twist of tequila and Mexican lime. Available in both 275ml and 70cl bottles, it...
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This launch in July last year took the mighty Robinsons squa
Endorsed by the Soil Association, the orange and lemon flavours contain 35% fruit juice and make five litres of squash. They keep for three weeks in the fridge once opened. Sales Information Resources ...
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maturity testing
Breakthrough set to change way exotic fruit is sold in fundamental way' New technology pushes ripe and ready forward Development of ripe and ready fruit has taken a step forward with the installation of the first S5 non-destructive maturity...
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P&G Kandoo
in babycare Procter & Gamble is adding to its babycare stable with the launch of Kandoo toilet wipes, and is backing the newcomer with a £4.5m spend. Rolling out this week, the melon-scented, moist, flushable wipes aim to encourage potty-trained...
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And where the rest fell down
Asda Date of shopping trip: 12.7.02 Time taken in store: 83 minsHartlepool Time of shopping trip: 10.02 Time taken at checkout: 5 mins ...
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Beware euro grant sharks
Many retailers would be glad to get their hands on a grant to improve their image, their security and their business overall. Although this carrot is often dangled by agencies, the truth is there is never enough to go around the tens of thousands...
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For stores not giving things away, Waitrose is cheapest
Waitrose in Brighton, Asda in Hartlepool and Somerfield in Ilkeston checked in full baskets this week. Technically, Asda had the cheapest basket but it failed to charge for the mushrooms and the cheese was cheaper than the price on the label....
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Go Ahead! broadens
McVitie's is taking its market-leading, health-oriented brand Go Ahead! into new territory with the launch of two cereal bars and two fruit cookies. It is forking out £4m to support the new offerings, which are being rolled out to the trade now. ...
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Starburst in new formats
Masterfoods is adding three new confectionery products to its Starburst portfolio and backing the brand with a £4m media budget this year. Rolling out now, the newcomers offer the brand's signature fruit flavours in different formats. ...