All Fresh produce articles – Page 221

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    ethical trading

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Pineapples, mangoes and citrus are the wider target Fair trade Oké brand set to appear on other fruit Plans to extend the Oké Fairtrade banana brand currently appearing in UK supermarkets to other tropical and subtropical fruits will be under...

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    UK debut for Malaco

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Malaco, the Scandinavian sugar confectionery brand, is being launched in the UK this month as part of the Leaf confectionery portfolio. The range of fruit jellies, gums, liquorice, fruit flavoured countlines and bagged sweets became part of the...

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    ETHICS ON BOARD FOR BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE FRUIT

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The independent Fairtrade mark is awarded by the Fairtrade Foundation ­ the UK's fair trade labelling body. The government has welcomed the latest drive to improve the lives of banana workers. The Rt Hon Clare Short MP, secretary of state for...

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    Cheap headline prices for own label canned goods have been

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    In canned fruit, for example, both Asda and Tesco have seen 12% and 9% falls respectively in their year on year sales figures for own label canned fruit, despite continuous low retail prices on the value ranges. Del Monte, with an 18% share of the...

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    SWEET TIMES FOR SALADS

    2000-01-15T00:00:00Z

    One of the country's largest salad producers, Humber Growers has announced a £7 million joint venture with British Sugar on its Wissington, Norfolk site to develop five hectares of new glasshouses growing tomatoes. The project will be capable of...

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    TARGET CONSUMER

    2000-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Nick Palmer, 46, a management accountant from Sonning Common in Berkshire I thought the Cream was smooth, light, a little thin on fruit, but a typical good cream sherry. It did not taste as strong as the 18% alcohol on the label, which itself...

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    Tomato flavour potato Hoops arrive

    2000-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Hula Hoops Mealtime Potato Rings is launching its first flavour variant next month in response to consumer demand for new tastes. Limited Edition Tangy Tomato flavour will be on sale until May. Some 11% of calls to the brand's customer careline...

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    SAFER' ORGANICS QUESTIONED

    2000-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Consumers' perception that organic fruit and vegetables are safer than traditionally grown crops has been questioned by fresh produce consultant David Norman, speaking at a conference held for the UK leek industry last month. He said the belief,...

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    Consolidation likely to lead to more imports'

    2000-01-08T00:00:00Z

    ProBrit flies flag for local growers East Yorkshire lettuce growers are canvassing supermarket buyers to try to convince them to buy more local crops….