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Unusual flavours are a major feature of this month's novelti
The French jam market is celebrating Hallowe'en with a new seasonal variety of Les Confitures à l'Ancienne. The variant contains candied pumpkin pieces and citrus fruit and is said to have a smooth texture. In the US, Mistic which has...
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Loseley refashions its yogurt and prepares for TV debut
Loseley yogurt will make its TV debut early next year as part of a £2m campaign to highlight a sweeping reformulation and repackaging programme. Revitalised milder, thicker recipes with up to 50% more fruit are being rolled out now. New...
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Can the apples feed the cows?
Sir; I note the predictions of heavy crops of apples this year, notably Cox. In previous years where high crops caused gluts on the market some dumping occurred. Can greater use be made of apples for animals' consumption? Would apples impart a...
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Humdinger steals show by packing in nutrition
A range of fruit bars and ethnic toddler foods scooped the top prizes in this year's Dried Fruit New Product Awards. Newly formed company Humdinger won the award for best overall product with Sunsweet dried fruit bars. The judges were impressed...
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Pumpkin proves a Cinderella in Somerfield and best buy at As
Hallowe'en was the focus for our special purchase of a pumpkin. The majority were labelled as small but sizes varied from store to store. Small pumpkins at Asda were enormous and they were the best buy at 98p, while those at Safeway, Diss, were a...
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Princes was showing off a new range of Napolina pasta sauces
Israel's Sabra Salads plans to launch more houmous lines in the UK. On test in 60 Sainsburys is Houmous Extra, which contains pine nuts and olive oil, and comes in 250g tubs. Galtee Meats was showing its Ted's Kitchen brand of individually cut,...
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Tropicana aims to squeeze more out of impulse with biggest T
Fruit juice giant Tropicana is pushing for a bigger share of the soft drinks market after launching its biggest ever TV advertising campaign and a trendy on-pack promotion. A £4.5m round of ads hit screens this week featuring the catchline 100%...
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Winter bites at Nestlé Rowntree
Nestlé Rowntree has created a big freeze for winter with frosty variants of Fruit Pastilles, Smarties and Milkybar Buttons for kids. Available for a "limited period only", the new variants are launched on Monday (October 22) in frosty packaging...
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TRENDS & DEVELOpMENTS
l To capture a slice of the growing adult snacking market Waissel's has introduced Mediterranean flavour potato crisps from Vicente Vidal, a leading Spanish producer. Anchovy and Smoked Ham, both with added olive oil, come in 125g packs and join the...
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Diverse price path ahead for major vines into 2002 The dried fruit trade is expecting activity to slow down after the festive season, with traders forecasting a possible diverse price path for the major vines into 2002. Turkish fig prices which...
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A prune by any other name would sell...? The California Prune Board says it is considering whether the name prune' should be changed to dried plum'. As the board gears up for its 2002/3 marketing push, it is consulting on whether a change to rid...
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Frost damage prompts price surge in dried apricots Frost has drastically reduced Turkish apricot harvest estimates and prompted a dramatic price surge to about $2,400 a tonne fob for whole pitted No.4s from their previous $1,600. "The harvest...
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Nowhere, it seems, is now safe from a plethora of new food p
In Japan, Coca-Cola has launched Water Salad in order to meet the increasing demand for low-calorie vitamin-added soft drinks. Enriched with vitamins B6, B12 and C, calcium and fibre, the drink is aimed at on-the-go young professionals and is said...