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Geest and DGM merger
Marks and Spencer potato suppliers Geest QV, a joint venture between Geest Foods and QV Foods, and DGM Growers, which is owned by M&W Mack, have merged. The new company, to be called Manor Fresh, will have an annual turnover of...
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JS savours local quality
Sainsbury stores in the West Midlands begin an initiative to flag up local produce next week. Local vegetables are to be sold in 25 stores under Savour the Flavour-branded PoS. The scheme is the result of a partnership between...
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Commodities Update
Florida orange juice concentrate hitting a high... importers warn of higher tomato prices... trident to acquire ocean beauty. Dry weather and disease in Florida have pushed orange juice concentrate futures to their...
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Florette's Raw Passion
Florette is bringing a multicultural twist to the bagged salad market with a new A Taste of... range, featuring combinations inspired by Italy, Morocco, India and Thailand. It is also launching two snack salads, sporting the name...
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Fyffes in Indian venture
Fresh produce company Fyffes has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Suri Fruit Agency, a distributor of high altitude fruits in Northern India.The new company will be called Suri Agro Fresh Pvt Ltd and will be based in Delhi, India....
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Campaign to beat 'grim' returns
Growers of mushrooms are aiming to raise £100,000 for a promotional drive for their produce this year in an effort to inject some much-needed value into the category. Plans for the campaign, to be run by the Mushroom Bureau, a...
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The sprouting of new superfoods
Sprouting seeds and pulses are poised to take the fresh produce fixture by storm, it has been claimed. Hailed as "superfoods", they look set to become the latest must-have ingredient for salads, sandwiches and wraps. Paul Beynon,...
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Grapes flout residue rules
Grapes purchased from a supermarket in February contained four times the permissible levels of pesticide residues, tests have shown. The Pesticides Residue Committee said the white seedless fruit from the US contained 0.2mg/kg of...
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The Acid Test: Marvel Heroes Fruit Bars
Consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launches..
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Do you think I'm stupid?
If you are to believe the messages from Ofcom and the FSA, you would think the child in this picture doesn't know the nutritional difference between an apple and a chocolate cake.Rising levels of childhood obesity have been blamed,...
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Morrisons: smooth operators
One of the recent success stories from the health food boom is located in the chiller and is, of course, fruit juices and smoothies. However, it is not a huge category, containing only about 60 lines. But underneath the average there...
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The sauce is with you always
While ketchup and salad cream remain firm family favourites, more exotic sauces, from the Caribbean and Thailand, in particular, are making their mark during the barbecue seasonHeinz Tomato Ketchup and Salad Cream will always have a...
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Crimble's amino side
Mrs Crimble's is offering her wares in a new category with the launch of a pair of fruit smoothies made with soya. It is the first time the brand will be seen on products other than cakes and biscuits.In Waitrose from Monday, the...
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Maris Piper 'manipulation' fear
Packers of potatoes have been "manipulating" the price of Maris Piper, starving growers of much needed revenue, it was claimed this week.A disgruntled grower of potatoes for packers that supply Sainsbury contacted The Grocer to...
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Chlorine to leave salad mix at JS
Sainsbury has announced plans to wash and rinse all its bagged salads in natural spring water instead of chlorinated water.The move follows press reports suggesting pre-prepared salads are low in nutrients and tainted with...
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Maris Piper 'manipulation' fear
Packers of potatoes have been "manipulating" the price of Maris Piper, starving growers of much needed revenue, it was claimed this week.A disgruntled grower of potatoes for packers that supply Sainsbury contacted The Grocer to...
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Chlorine to leave salad mix at JS
Sainsbury has announced plans to wash and rinse all its bagged salads in natural spring water instead of chlorinated water.The move follows press reports suggesting pre-prepared salads are low in nutrients and tainted with...
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No nasties Go into Tropicana for kids
PepsiCo is taking its Tropicana brand into kids drinks for the first time with the launch of Tropicana Go!The company claims the juices, which are 70% fruit juice and 30% water with added vitamin C, are the first mainstream kids...
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cool magners enjoys the fruits of its success
One of the big success stories in recent years to emerge from Ireland is Magners, which has proved that cider is more than something teenagers drink in the park.The premium cider, which consumers are encouraged to drink over ice, has been a...
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Salad producers hit back at slurs
Salad producers have begun a drive to create a more positive profile for their sector, which they believe has suffered from unwarranted negative publicity.Trade body the British Leafy Salads Association has launched a web site, which it...