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NewsAcid Test: Brothers Tutti Frutti Cider
Brothers Tutti Frutti pear cider is recognisably pear cider, but with definite overtones of other fruits. The bottle claims it's a blend of fruit flavours, but the slight chemical aftertaste raises questions.
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Mixed bouquets drive Morrisons flower sales
Supermarkets would significantly boost their flower sales if they followed Morrisons' lead in selling more bouquets packed with lower-value flowers, a report has claimed.Morrisons has outperformed the market in the past year with a 7%...
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NewsFocus On Fresh Produce: Soft fruit, hard attitude
Soft fruit has been the star performer in the past year in a fresh produce category that was dragged into round-pound pricing by the recession, says Michael Barker
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My Alternative CV: James Sweeting, Lincoln & York
James Sweeting, director at coffee roasters Lincoln & York, on potato riddling, fly fishing and roaring like a lion
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Focus On Fresh Produce: Dude where’s my veg?
Healthy eating came under strain in the recession, with veg consumption under particular scrutiny. And veg was having a tough enough time even before the recession, with consumption in 2008 down 11% on the previous five-year average, according to European fresh produce association Freshfel.
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Drought threatens to hit Jersey Royal sales
Retailers are being forced to adjust their promotional tactics on Jersey Royals as the worst drought on the island in 34 years threatens to devastate the island's potato crop.
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Switch & Save rolls on despite wrath of Sainsbury’s suppliers
Sainsbury's is pressing on with its own-label Switch & Save campaign despite ongoing criticism from the big brands. Own-label sales in the soft cheese, tomato ketchup and corn flakes categories were "ticking up significantly" as a...
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Fruit and veg complete DBC Foodservice range
DBC Foodservice has launched a range of fresh fruit and veg to help it compete against Brakes and 3663 First For Foodservice.
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British onions fight their corner
The onion industry is currently experiencing market prices the likes of which have not been seen for a generation.
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Campaign Trail: The new faces of Vimto
Vimto's pouting new brand characters Les Cherries make their TV debut this summer as part of a £6m Seriously Mixed Up Fruit push for the brand this year.
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G’s gives unwashed a Fresh and Naked look
G's Marketing is launching a new branded salad range to bring kudos to the unwashed salad category. Fresh and Naked is a four-strong range of boxed baby leaf salads. The range includes wild rocket, strong mixed salad leaf, sweet mixed...
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Costa Rica bids for PGI to create premium banana
Costa Rica is to apply for EU protected food name status for its bananas in a move aimed at premiumising the commodity product and protecting market share.
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Retail Prices: Fruit, veg and alcohol price rises cause 0.8% inflation
Prices are falling, right? Wrong! In April, they rose 0.8%. But with World Cup booze deals looming, inflation shouldn’t stick around for long. Ronan Hegarty reports
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Northumberland in tie-up with Harriott for frozen potatoes
Ainsley Harriott is to make his debut in frozen food by fronting a new range of potato products from Northumberland Foods.
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Walmart picks Scrase to lead direct sourcing arm
Asda commercial director of fresh food Nick Scrase has been promoted to MD of Walmart's direct sourcing business International Produce Limited (IPL).His appointment marks the expansion of the UK-based division beyond its fruit and veg...
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Focus On Soft Drinks: A taste of tradition
If you were trying to capture the feel of the quintessential British countryside, you might well think of roses, apples and blackberry picking.
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Focus On Soft Drinks: Four to watch
Guaraná Antarctica - a fruit-based drink with a massive following in its native Brazil - has been launched in the UK by distributor Fayrefield. The carbonated drink has an rsp of between 89p and 99p and is made from a fruit that only grows in the Amazon.
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Retail Prices: Cider set for a rocky ride if costs and tax both increase
If reduced apple crops in China, Poland and Spain lead to a price increase, a hike in tax on cider could really upset the apple cart. Mintec’s Robert Miles reports
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New Covent Garden launches quiches in another stab at food
New Covent Garden Food Co is adding a quiche range to its portfolio one year after its ill-fated Sprout venture. The deep-filled range, rolling into Asda and Waitrose now, comes in carrot & coriander, broccoli & stilton and...
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Blue Dragon enters salad dressings
Blue Dragon is gearing up for the barbecue season by launching salad dressings.The three Thai Sweet Chilli products consist of a garlic, a lime and a lemongrass variant, all mixed with chilli (rsp: £1.49 per 250ml bottle). "We are...