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Time has come for UK Cameo
British cameo volumes are increasing to such an extent that the trademarked dessert apple variety will soon start to make a real impact on supermarket shelves, according to the UK’s only distributor.Andy Sadler, MD of Norman Collett, which...
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Florida hit by canker
Florida growers are facing a severe outbreak of the root disease canker in citrus groves.Last year Florida lost 69% of its grapefruit and a third of its oranges to hurricane damage.This year, experts warned that similar weather could cause...
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Aussie mango sales ‘will soar’
Premium Australian mango sales are set to grow by four times year on year between now and March, according to importer Minor Weir & Willis.The company said it would be bringing in four to six tonnes of the fruit each week until the end of...
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Consumer Insight
How potatoes are preparednPotatoes were consumed on 10.5 billion occasions in the past year, down by 1.5% compared with the previous yearnOver 45s account for 43.3% of all potato...
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Non-dairy drink debut for Benecol
The first non-dairy drink containing cholesterol-lowering Benecol was launched at Anuga by mineral water and fruit juice giant Rhön Sprudel.The drink, a blend of orange and apple-flavoured mineral water and the plant extract stanol ester, was...
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Premier Foods sells tea business
Premier Foods has sold its tea business to Indian tea company Apeejay International Tea Limited, a subsidiary of Apeejay Surrendra, for £80m.The deal includes Premier Foods’ Typhoo, London Fruit & Herb, Lift and other associated brands....
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Four new faces join top Innocent management
Smoothie manufacturer Innocent has made four appointments to expand the senior management team at its Fruit Towers headquarters.Giles Brook, who has spent seven years with Coca-Cola Enterprises, most recently as impulse marketing controller, is...
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Show the colour of your money
The Fresh Produce Consortium has urged retailers to pledge their full support to the campaign it wants to develop for fruit and vegetables.The proposed drive, which would be run under the slogan Eat in Colour, was unveiled to FPC members last...
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Talking Point
Stephanie French, of nutrition consultants Harlequin Plus, says the fresh produce sector must wake up to nutrient levelsOrganic fruit and veg are often purchased by the consumer in the belief that they are more nutritious than conventional produce....
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Soup in the fast lane
TV chef Ainsley Harriott has added a diet version to the range of instant soups he brought out last September.His Hi Taste Low Cal soup range, developed with dried food specialist Brand Partnership, comes in six flavours – leek, potato &...
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Heartiest of credentials
Pomegranate continues to be in vogue, with James White Drinks the latest company to use the fruit in its products.The company is this month launching its Organic Pomegranate & Apple Juice drink, made with not-from-concentrate pomegranate...
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The light programme
The trend of healthier eating is doing great things for salad accompaniments, as they make light food more interestingSalad accompaniments account for some £176.7m of the total sauces and condiments sector, just behind thick and thin...
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FPC accentuates the positive
‘Eat in Colour’ is to be the strapline for a planned new promotional campaign designed to boost consumption of fresh produce.Trade body the Fresh Produce Consortium hopes fruit and vegetable suppliers will commit £1.8m over the next four years...
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Commodities Update: salmon, tuna, tomatoes
Red salmon 15% downAlaskan salmon pack details from the Food Processors Association in Seattle confirm that red 213g are 15% down on last season but pinks are up 20%. The FPA said 213g red prices are up 15% and 105g will be 20% higher due to...
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The grape crusader
Chapel Down’s supplier can’t keep up with demand, says Sonya HookFrazer Thompson is a man with big ambitions and the growing clout of Chapel Down wines suggests that he knows what he is doing. The MD of the English Wines Group, based...
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‘This new regime would ruin us’
Caribbean producers have added their voice to the ongoing EU/Latin America banana tariff dispute, staging a meeting at the St Lucia High Commission in London last week to highlight their concerns.The meeting follows Brussels’ latest proposal of...
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The King of raspberries
M&S is exclusively stocking a new King Raspberry in selected stores which, at 7g, is double the fruit’s usual weight.Also known as the Madonna, it was grown in Britain for the first time this year in Kent. A 125g punnet is selling for...
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Mango feels the squeeze
Sharwood’s is following the success of the squeezy bottle used for tomato ketchup and mayonnaise with what it claims is the first branded mango chutney in the format.The company has launched Green Label Squeezy Mango Chutney (rsp: £1.89 for...
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Aunt Bessie gets on gravy train
Aunt Bessie’s has put the final piece in place to enable consumers to cook a complete dinner from frozen, with the launch of a frozen gravy brand.The company, which already offers pies, roast potatoes, stuffing, Yorkshire puddings and a range...
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Princes cans health message
Princes is the latest supplier to try and boost the health credentials of canned food with a new branded range of no-added-sugar and salt vegetables.The canned fish, fruit and vegetable supplier is putting a prominent 5-a-day logo on the range,...