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NewsPremier Fruits snaps up five Stokes stores
Five stores belonging to the Stokes chain of greengrocers, which went into administration last week, have been sold to the team behind importer and wholesaler Premier Fruits.
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NewsAlbert Bartlett gives Scottish their very own branded spud
Albert Bartlett is looking to make further inroads into the branded market with the launch of a new brand of potatoes this week. Scotty Brand joins the company's established Rooster brand of potatoes, which launched in 2003, and is...
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NewsStart-up offers fruit and veg snacks for toddlers
A new children's food company is aiming to fight "early onset junk food eating" with a range of 'spill-proof' fruit, veg and grain-based snacks for toddlers. Benjoy products include crunchy strawberry slices, crunchy grape slices, and...
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Costa Rica pineapple workers call for talks
Costa Rican trade unions have called for talks involving all stakeholders to address problems in the pineapple industry, following claims in the British press of alleged environmental and ethical problems. Central Social Juanito Mora...
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NewsSweet purple potato first for Tesco Finest
Not to be outdone by Sainsbury's which launched Purple Majesty spuds from Albert Bartlett last week Tesco is introducing a purple potato of its own. Purple Mountain, which is being sold in Tesco's Finest range, is a sweet potato with a...
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Focus On Soup: Four to watch
Yorkshire Provender has added three new flavours - savoy cabbage with puy lentils & ham, butternut squash with ginger & orange and mushroom with juniper & tarragon - to its winter range, boosting the line-up to eight variants.
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NewsForget stickers: here comes tattooed fruit
In a threat to the sticky label, hi-tech lasers could soon be 'tattooing' prices, logos and sell-by dates on to fruit and veg skins, The Grocer can reveal. A Spanish technology company, which already lasers logos on to melons for French...
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Lower-yielding tomatoes have higher C02 output
The carbon footprint of lower-yielding tomato varieties is typically twice that of higher-yielding varieties such as classic loose tomatoes, new research has shown.A project commissioned by the Horticultural Development Council (HDC) and...
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FSA criticised for its fruit glaze response
The FSA has been criticised by fruit producers for its 'disproportionate' response to finding an unauthorised glaze on imported apples.The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), which represents the interests of fruit and vegetable producers,...
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Potato Day kicks off hunt for master spud
A new generic marketing campaign for fresh potatoes kicked off this week with the launch of the first-ever Potato Day.Potato producers in the UK, France and Belgium are running the 4.75m Many Faces of Potatoes campaign to encourage more...
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NewsWalkers plots packets made from potato peelings
PepsiCo is looking at making Walkers crisp packets from potato skins, the company's UK boss has revealed.
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Hallowe’en home baking for Dr Oetker
Dr Oetker is responding to the growing home-baking trend with Hallowe'en-themed treat-making kits. The new range, available now, comprises a Bat Cookie Mix, a Cupcake Mix and an Apple Decorating kit, all of which contain the key...
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NewsForeign competition set to increase for UK tomato growers
British tomatoes will face more competition from abroad over the next five years as new market entrants ramp up exports into the UK. The UK is primarily an import market for tomatoes already, with most of the fruit sold here coming from...
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NewsMultipacks of veg crisps by Glennans
Glennans has launched what it claims is the first vegetable crisp multipack at Waitrose. They contain three packets of mixed vegetable crisps, two packets of parsnip crisps seasoned with sea salt and cracked black pepper, and a packet of...
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Winter range by Yorkshire Provender
Yorkshire Provender claims its new winter soups range is its biggest seasonal line-up yet. The eight-strong winter soup range replaces the summer line-up this week, although the pea & spinach variant will remain. The winter menu...
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Lower citrus crops won’t hit supply, say importers
Importers have dismissed fears that projected lower citrus production volumes in the Mediterranean could result in shortages on UK supermarket shelves this autumn and lead to higher on-shelf prices. Orange and grapefruit crops are...
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NewsPrepared preferred for pomegranates
British shoppers are increasingly opting to buy pomegranate in pre-prepared formats rather than as a whole fruit, with 2.5 arils pomegranate seeds with surrounding tissue now being sold for each wholehead fruit. The trend for...
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NewsClippy's Apples pumps up the jam
Week-long celebrations of jam, jam buttie battles and imaginative ingredients – one small producer is looking to change perceptions of our preserves. Sue Scott reports
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Del Monte and Budgens pair up for handheld Naked Fruit
Del Monte has extended its Naked Fruit range of snacks with the launch of handheld pots.
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Bananas again take brunt of price war as Asda cuts to 55p/kg
Asda has upped the stakes in the banana price war by slashing prices by 18% to 55p/kg the lowest since last November.