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Heinz low-salt soups for health-conscious
Heinz has launched reduced salt versions of its Classic canned soups to meet a growing demand for lower-salt products. The four-strong Heinz Classic Reduced Salt range consists of Cream of Tomato, Cream of Chicken, Cream of Mushroom and…
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Sainsbury’s focuses on freshness with UK flower varieties
Sainsbury's is planning to stock more fresh-cut British flowers following a 40% rise in value sales of some home-grown varieties during the past year. The retailer, which now sources 25% of its flowers from British growers up from 15%...
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New EU stance on GM crops ‘sets clock back’
New EU rules on the cultivation of GM crops have been slammed by food and farming groups as a wholesale failure to bring clarity to the issue. The European Commission this week announced what it claimed was a more “flexible approach” to…
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Birds Eye unveils chicken Bake to Perfection lines
Birds Eye is aiming to build on the success of its Bake to Perfection Fish range by expanding the concept into chicken. The four-strong range includes Garlic & Herb, Chasseur, Tomato & Basil and Red Wine & Mushroom variants,...
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Local heroes
Mary Portas, Queen of Shops, swears by it. Symbol groups are clamouring to fill their shelves with it. Indies across the country are arming themselves with it. What is it? Local produce....
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NewsDry weather threatens cauli & cabbage supply
Retailers could be faced with a shortage of British-grown brassicas in the autumn and winter as the dry weather affects growing conditions, producers have warned.
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda cheapest with soups and sauces
Asda claimed first place this week, offering 12 items on promotion and six cheapest items, including McCain's fries (£1.92), New Covent Garden carrot and coriander soup (£1.50) and Sharwood's black bean sauce (£1).
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The humble potato gets a day of its own
The potato is to get its own designated day in October off the back of a successful bid for EU funding.A 4.75m three-year marketing campaign part-funded by the EU will finance an annual Potato Day in the UK, France and Belgium.
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Boom time for apricot sales
The popularity of apricots is soaring as consumers eat more of the fruit at breakfast and lunchtime.Sales of apricots currently stand at £13.2m, up 17.4% by value and 21% by volume over the past year [Kantar 52w/e 13 June].
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sowing their oats
Having fed hungry commuters across the nation’s capital with its pots of oats, fruit and yoghurt, Moma now has ambitions to double its retail sales. Catherine Dawes reports
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Budgens hails success of new sausage range
Budgens has put the success of its new sausage range down to the hot weather.The retailer has already shifted 250,000 bangers after launching the range as part of its Budgens Best offer. Varieties include pork variants with chilli, apple...
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NewsAcid Test: Inferno Hot Tomato Ketchup
First of all the label needs to be improved as it’s a bit on the dull side. As for the sauce itself, the taste is good, and garlic comes through as the strongest flavour. The label suggests the sauce is good with sausages and indeed it was.
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Wilkin & Sons unveils jammy new ice creams
Premium jam maker Wilkin & Sons has launched its first ice cream, made with fruit that is usually used in its Tiptree branded conserves.The line-up comprises Little Scarlet Strawberry Conserve, Tawny Orange Marmalade and Lemon Curd...
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Patak’s onion bhaji is first starter mix
ABF-owned Patak's claims its new onion bhaji mix is the first starter dish in the ambient Indian category.Comprising a standard and hot & spicy variant, Patak's Easy Onion Bhaji for Two (rsp: £1.20 for 65g) is rolling out now and...
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British Lion Eggs returns to TV in July
British Lion Eggs is set to hit TV screens for the first time in three years with its first ever sponsorship deal.Eight sponsorship spots will run during each hour-long episode of Ten Mile Menus, a new celebrity cookery show that will...
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NewsUnit sales to be axed by mad new EU law
It tried to ban pounds and ounces. It introduced rules on bendy fruit and veg. Now, if controversial EU Food Labelling Regulations are approved, Europe will outlaw the sale of groceries using numbers the oldest, most basic measurement of all.
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Retail Prices: Salad days have arrived but outlook less rosy for apples
When it comes to pricing fluctuations in the fruit and veg aisle, the outlook is as mixed as English summer weather, reports Richard Ford
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Halewood launches Iron Press as a ‘soft drink for real men’
Halewood International is breaking into the "female-focused" adult soft drink market with a blokey beer-style brew called Iron Press.Made with a barley and malt base, Iron Press (rsp: £2 per 500ml bottle) comprises apple and lime...
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Gluten-free marinades from Antony Worrall Thompson
Antony Worrall Thompson is targeting the growing free-from category with five gluten-free marinades. Going into Sainsbury's now, the range comprises Hot Mexican, Spicy Tikka, Sweet & Smoky Barbecue, Mediterranean Tomato & Herb,...
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Ferry blaze destroys £780k potato cargo
A fire has destroyed about 250 tonnes of Jersey Royal potatoes being taken by ferry to Portsmouth.Three trailers were gutted and other haulage vehicles damaged when the fire broke out on Tuesday evening. Half the ship's potato cargo,...