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Budgens' spuds get upmarket revamp
Budgens has relaunched and repackaged its potato range to boost sales.The chain of small supermarkets has chosen a more upmarket look for packs of spuds, with each line offering advice on how best to prepare and cook the variety. The...
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Raisin producers offer alternatives to sweets
Suppliers of dried fruit and nuts are developing healthy confectionery alternatives in an attempt to grab a bigger share of the school lunchbox market.Sun-Maid has launched vanilla yoghurt raisins and milk chocolate raisins. The lines,...
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Taboo's new look boosts girl appeal
First Drinks has revamped Taboo, the vodka, wine and fruit juice mix first launched in 1988.Taboo was a runaway success after its initial launch but has suffered from a lack of support in more recent years. First Drinks is hoping the new...
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Toorank launches rum-based cocktail
Toorank Distilleries is hoping to capitalise on the burgeoning cocktails-at-home sector and the growing popularity of rum with a new ready-to-drink cocktail brand.The three-strong TibuRon Cocktails range - TibuRon Mango, TibuRon...
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Sainsbury's delists Prince Charles
Sainsbury's has reportedly delisted HRH Prince Charles' Highgrove Home Farm and Soil Association director Patrick Holden as organic vegetable suppliers.Both Prince Charles and Holden were delisted as organic carrot suppliers for Sainsbury's...
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Opinion - "If we can't eat an egg a day, heaven help other staples. Potatoes, bread, water? Nothing is safe"
We couldn't get hold of Edwina Currie, but we are confident she would have lined up behind the FSA and the Daily Mail in condemnation, so monumentally stupid was the decision this week to ban an ad about food (the old 'Go to work on an egg'...
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Kenyan growers 'lack trust in retail buyers'
Leading supermarkets met the anti-poverty charity Traidcraft this week after a report into the booming fresh produce industry exposed the "overwhelming lack of trust" Kenyan growers had in retail buyers.Importers and retailers including...
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Sainsbury's rolls out Bumblebee scheme
Sainsbury's has told all its fresh produce growers in the UK to adopt new wildlife-boosting conservation measures.As part of Operation Bumblebee, farmers have been asked to sow wild flowers on field margins to encourage bees, insects and...
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'Super fruits' are trounced on health
Blackcurrants have shot to number one in a new superfruit premier league, kicking cranberries and goji berries into touch.They had the highest score for antioxidant content and they also boasted the best results in medical trials,...
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Benecol adds dairy-free soya drink to its line-up
Benecol is the latest player to venture into the growing soya and fruit drink sector, marking the healthy heart brand's first move away from dairy. Benecol Tropical Fruit & Soya Drink is described as a "deliciously smooth-tasting exotic...
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acid test - Melborne Lounge and Sabai Hibiscus
Expert's verdict:7/10 ?An intelligent entry to the branded new world wine market, combining the sought after Pinot Grigio grape with the popular Chardonnay. This blend works well, delivering a dry, well- balanced wine that will appeal to men and...
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Aussie lager XXXX gets label revamp
Aussie lager XXXX is hoping its new look will entice new drinkers to the brand.Instead of traditional packaging, featuring the name of the brand, XXXX bottles and cans will have messages such as "Great tasting without shoving a lime in...
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Price Survey - 16th June 2007
Bizarre weather patterns in the vineyards of Chile and Egypt has led to a shortage of red seedless grapes, prompting dramatic price rises from every retailer except Somerfield. Asda has kicked off the new Grocer 33 year in the manner it ended it -...
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Outlawing fruit bars from schools is totally bonkers
The School Food Trust should lift its ridiculous ruling that classifies fruit bars as confectionery or companies may give up supplying themLegislation is preventing my company from offering healthier food to children. I am not referring...
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First free-from fruit on supermarket shelves
The UK's first entirely pesticide-free strawberries and raspberries went on sale last week in Tesco.Good Natured Fruit, which has taken four years to develop, is the first free-from brand in the produce sector, according to supplier...
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Immigration policies threaten berry crops
The Home Office could be forced into a re-think of its immigration policy in relation to fruit-pickers.Growers claim hundreds of tonnes of fruit will rot in the fields this summer because of government curbs on the number of students the...
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Talking shop - Sarah Pettitt, brassica grower and vice-chair of the NFU horticulture board
The Office of National Statistics announced an increase in vegetable prices of about 20% this year. I want to know where they get their information from and what their real agenda is. For me the answer is simple. Some producers may see better...
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Purple grape brand grows
Welch's is launching two brand extensions to its purple grape juice.Purple Grape & Raspberry and Purple Grape & Strawberry are targeted at the health-conscious and will be up against the likes of Tropicana Pure Premium, which launched...