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Innovation comes to the boil
Café culture now happens at home as the nation thirsts for sophisticated variations of tea and coffee. Mick Whitworth goes shopping for decaf, green, roast, fruit, herbal, ethical....We’ve been drinking tea and coffee since the 1600s,...
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Apple crop hit by dry weather
English apple development has been affected by dry weather conditions and warm nights.Forecast volumes for dessert and culinary varieties have shrunk and fruit size will be smaller than expected this year, said English Apples and Pears.Dry...
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Shallots are taking hold
The number of households buying shallots has more than doubled in the past two years, according to a survey by UKShallot.com, the British industry’s marketing body.It claims that the variety is fast gaining ground on onions, thanks to its use...
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Consumer Insight
When apples are eatennApples were consumed on 2.9 billion occasions during the past year, up 1% on the year beforenNearly a third are eaten out of a lunchbox...
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‘No junk please, we’re rice cakes’
Organix is launching orange rice cakes in response to what it claims are increasingly “junked” offerings unsuitable for kids.The brand’s Organic Orange Rice Cakes are flavoured with orange oil and apple juice, and contain no emulsifiers,...
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Research Notes
>>UK take-home canned Goods marketCanned goods have grown 2.3% in value over the past year, behind total grocery at 3.5%. Most sectors in the category have grown, with the notable exception of canned pasta, tomatoes and sponge...
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Drive to shake up canned fruit
More companies are seeing the potential in canned fruit. Sales are up as it starts to ditch its old-fashioned image and attract younger consumers with a focus on the five-a-day messageAlthough market penetration of canned fruit may be...
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Rising fortunes of Sundowner
Volume sales of Sundowner branded apples – which are related to Pink Lady – increased by 40% year on year in the four weeks to mid August. Intellectual property specialist Coregeo, which manages the licensing of Sundowner in the UK, as well as...
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Supplier Spotlight
Diversifying from livestock into gourmet mushrooms such as Shiitake and King Oyster has opened up new horizons for Keri and Julie Davies.The couple turned 100 acres of their 320-acre beef and lamb farm in the Brecon Beacons over to organic ...
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Ruddles gets serious about apples
Greene King is launching an apple-flavoured beer as a sister to its iconic Ruddles ale brand.Ruddles Orchard, a 4.2% abv ale blended with apple juice, will sit alongside the brewer’s Ruddles County brand. It is available in 500ml bottles...
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Added value boosts fresh produce
Dutch fresh fruit and vegetables are popular with UK retailersAdded value is boosting Dutch export efforts when it comes to fresh produce, with items such as on-the-vine tomatoes popular with UK retailers.The Netherlands...
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Trifling with Fruit & Nut
Cadbury Fruit & Nut fans can now get their chocolate fix in the chiller cabinet with the launch of Fruit & Nut Trifle.
The licensed dessert – made by Müller – is a combination of milk chocolate mousse, milk chocolate dessert and… -
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Consumer Insight
When carrots are eatennIn the past year, carrots were eaten on 3.6 billion occasions, up 3.9% on the previous yearn57% of carrots are eaten at the evening...
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Wholesome humour
Ginsters has employed a talking cow, pig and mushroom for a series of radio ads to emphasise the wholesomeness of its products. The humorous ads – which include a cow lying about having plastic surgery on its udders – run until next month on...
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A warm feeling about winter sales
New Covent Garden Food Co is serving up seasonal winter warmers in its latest assault on the chilled soup category.Its four-strong range of Winter Soups (rsp £1.95 for a 600g carton) comprising beef & vegetable, creamy potato & spring...
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Keep up push for fair deal for suppliers
from Iain Farquhar, policy analyst, Banana LinkSir; In spite of the OFT’s supermarket-friendly conclusions, presented in this month’s report ‘Supermarkets: The code of practice and other competition issues’, campaigners will continue...
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Cider saves rare apples
The Co-op has launched a limited edition cider, which it claims has saved two rare apple varieties from extinction.Tillington Hills Premium Dry Reserve Cider is made from English apples grown on The Co-op’s own fruit farm at Tillington in...
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No EU bending on single tariff
The European Commission looks poised to forge ahead with plans to replace its licensing system for importing bananas with a single tariff by the end of the year.The World Trade Organisation arbitration panel ruled earlier this month in favour...
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Commodities Update: peaches, fish, dried fruit
Growers protestGreek peach canners’ production schedules have been seriously disrupted by price disputes with growers. Growers have blockaded some canners’ premises and reports of civil unrest in the Pella region are causing concern among...
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100,000 Tango cans recalled
Drinks manufacturer Britvic has recalled 100,000 cans of its soft drink Tango because of fears that they could explode.Britvic said that 330ml cans of Tango Cherry and Tango Fruit Fling with best before dates of June and July 2006 had been...