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NewsPremium fresh food to flag up ethics and provenance in 2011
The provenance and ethics of fresh foods will be in the spotlight next year as compelling premium lines become increasingly important to the category's success, according to market analyst Kantar.
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NewsChase sell his final stake as Tyrrells exports boom
Tyrrells founder William Chase has sold his remaining stake and interests in the business to private equity firm Langholm Capital for an undisclosed sum. Chase said his new potato vodka business Chase Distillery was the deal driver and...
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NewsHurricane-hit growers in call for supermarket help
Fairtrade banana producers on the Windward Islands are calling on UK retailers to pledge long-term commitment to the region as they count the cost of crop damage in the wake of Hurricane Tomas. Prior to the hurricane, which hit at the...
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NewsXmas sprout drought faces British diners
The UK could be facing a sprouts shortage in the run-up to Christmas, one of the country's growers has warned. Exceptionally hot weather earlier in the year, coupled with the present wintry conditions, had led to a "race against time" to...
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NewsBeetroot medley for Sainsbury’s top tier
Sainsbury's is adding three new varieties of beetroot to its Taste The Difference line-up this Christmas. The new Heritage Coloured Beetroot range comprises white, golden and candy-striped (known as chioggia) varieties and goes on sale as...
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Continental demand drives cost of mangoes up by 145%
A “huge increase” in demand over the Channel and lower Israeli and Brazilian volumes have made mangoes a pricier proposition, says Julia Glotz
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NewsTyrrells joins ranks of ridged posh crisps
Tyrrells is the latest posh crisp maker to launch a range of ridged potato chips, following the roll-out of Kettle Ridge Chips in July. The Furrows range from Tyrrells is available in Waitrose and Booths stores now in sea salted, sea...
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NewsViva! to release proof new cages are ‘a sick joke’
Egg producers using the new 'enriched' cage systems for their laying hens could come under intense public scrutiny over the coming months as animal rights groups prepare to release new undercover footage, which they claim 'exposes' the new cages to...
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NewsShoppers ‘being misled’ by fruit images on packs
Shoppers are being widely misled by manufacturers into believing processed goods contain more fruit than they actually do, according to new research. The Where Is The Fruit? report published this week by Freshfel, the European fresh...
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NewsBooths keeps up stocks of UK poinsettia
Northern supermarket Booths has said it will avoid the shortages in UK-grown poinsettia expected in other parts of the country because of its close long-term relationship with a local grower. Cheap imports meant British varieties were...
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NewsInnocent loses VAT fight
Innocent has lost its fight on VAT charges on smoothies. The tax tribunal ruling came after Innocent challenged its tax bill by arguing its smoothies were "a liquefied fruit salad" rather than a "beverage".
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Tyrrells founder to revive Malvern
William Chase, the founder of Tyrrells and Chase Distillery potato vodka, is looking to put in a bid to restart the production of Malvern Water.
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Commodities: Tariff cut may open up new banana suppliers to the EU
Ever more volatile weather conditions and a shift to GM production may not squeeze banana production as feared, says Mintec’s Robert Miles
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Doner book is a bit dodge
WKD has published the Good Kebab Guide, a "salad-dodger's guide to the UK's best kebabs". How that tallies up with efforts to promote responsible drinking is unclear, however, as it's well known that the single most important ingredient...
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: VnC Cocktails
Ready-to-serve cocktails that take the hassle out of making them from scratch, but still claim to taste like the bar-made version, owing to natural fruit content.
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Campaign Trail: Playboy finds its girl
Red Bull and Relentless are to get some glamourous competition in the form of model Kelly Brook, brand ambassador for the new Playboy energy drink. Containing natural stimulants such as guarana and ginseng root, the fruit and vanilla-flavoured drink...
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Profiles
My Alternative CV: Michelle McKenna, Clippy’s Apples
Michelle McKenna, co-founder of Clippy’s Apples, on dreaming, things that wobble and espresso coffee
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NewsTesco quits banana war with 25% price hike
The retail banana price war is over for Tesco for the time being at least as it hiked prices by 25.5% this week.
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NewsGreenvale gets set for acquisitions with IPO
Produce Investments the holding company of potato supplier Greenvale is to become the first fresh food supplier to float on the London Stock Exchange in more than three years as it looks to broaden its horizons beyond potatoes.
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NewsAs CRC scheme is axed, is the green incentive still there?
The Comprehensive Spending Review has stolen the green incentive of the carbon credit scheme. Is the coalition all stick and no carrot, asks Mike Kielty