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Adrian Scripps is bringing excitement to the apple market with Kanzi and Greenstar replacing conventional Cox crops, says Michael Barker
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Gü launches family-sized desserts
Chilled desserts specialist Gü has launched two family-sized desserts to tap growing demand for sharing puds. The 450g offerings, Gü Chocolate & Vanilla Cheesecake and Frü Zesty Lemon Cheesecake (rsp £3.99), provide ‘8 cautious slices’ or ‘6...
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Morrisons movie tracks apple from tree to till
Morrisons has produced a film that follows its apples from orchard to its shelves in a bid to highlight its credentials for offering UK-sourced fruit and vegetables.
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Heinz spices up its tomato puree offer
Shoppers who enjoy home-cooked meals but lack the time to prepare them are being targeted by Heinz’s first range of tomato purees to be infused with herbs and spices. The three new Heinz tomato purees are available in garlic, chilli and Mexican...
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Take a fresh look at dried fruits
Urban Fresh Fruit produces healthy snacks that also address environmental and ethical issues. Now it’s on a mission to crack the food-to-go market. Joanne Grew reports
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Dole adds new lines to take on chilled and canned desserts
Global fruit supplier Dole is shaking up its ambient desserts and fruit portfolio in a bid to fight off competition from chilled desserts and the revitalised canned puddings sector. As part of its strategy to bring in new products, revamp packaging...
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Ban on battery eggs triggers import fears
Supermarkets will be forced to sell imported eggs from 2012 if fears that UK producers will not be ready for the ban on eggs from battery birds are realised. Battery cages will be outlawed by the EU in 2012, at which time standard egg producers will...
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New pepper for Peppadew
Specialist producer Peppadew is to launch a variety of Sweet Piquanté peppers this month. The variety has a mellow sweet flavour and tangy piquancy, according to the company. The peppers come from the Capsicum Anuum family and have been developed in...
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Jaffa gets down with the kids in a brand revamp
Citrus fruit brand Jaffa is to undergo its biggest revamp in 15 years this month, as it is relaunched with a new look. The brand is getting an updated logo and is being relaunched on Tesco shelves over the next few weeks, supported by Jaffa-led...
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Hot salad leaves offer potential of dual usage
A new brand of salad that has been marketed to eat hot or cold is being launched by PDM Produce. Wok or Not has been created to invigorate the bagged salad sector, which has stagnated as a result of poor weather and a struggling economy, according...
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NewsBroccoli defies inflation as price drops 26%
Poor crops and rocketing supply chain costs have caused produce to increase in price – in some cases by almost 30% year-on-year, reports Richard Ford
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Sainsbury’s reaps rewards of Fairtrade
Sales of bananas at Sainsbury’s have risen 6% in the year since it switched all its bananas to Fairtrade. The retailer now sells 1,000 bananas a minute, with sales of the fruit at an all-time high, it claimed. Sainsbury’s revealed the rise this week...
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Advertising: Tesco diverts ad spend to non-food
Supermarkets’ expansion into an ever-increasing range of non-food categories is something that, rather like Sunday opening, we now take for granted. Visit a larger store and the chances are that the first thing you come face-to-face with is books, clothes and homeware rather than fruit and veg.
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Heinz lightens up its plastic sauce bottles in bid to be greener
Heinz is set to roll out lighter plastic bottles across its sauce range as part of its green drive. The company switched to plastic PET bottles for its Heinz Tomato Ketchup portfolio in May, in a move it claimed would save 340 tonnes of plastic each...
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‘Faddy’ fruit-flavour ciders in danger of following alcopops
The cider sector is in danger of repeating the same mistakes as the once buoyant ready-to-drink category, Gaymer Cider boss John Mills has warned. The plethora of ‘faddy’ fruit-flavoured ciders that have hit the market in the last few years are in...
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Tesco in bid to become 'Britain's biggest discounter'
The "biggest ever launch", to be unveiled this week, will see Tesco become "Britain's biggest discounter", The Grocer can exclusively reveal. A completely new 350-strong range of low-cost products features two new lines: 'Market Value' will be a new fruit and veg line, while the second line, dubbed 'Discounter', includes ...
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Industry hits back at salad poison scare
The UK fresh produce trade has hit back at press reports claiming prepared salads are unsafe to eat. National newspaper articles quoted research that eating bagged salads could lead to more food poisoning cases. However the Fresh Prepared Salads...
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Young heed advice and eat more apples
Children and young adults are eating significantly more apples than they were a year ago, as government schemes to tackle obesity appear to be paying off. Young adults aged 17-24, who are among the lowest consumers of produce, have increased their...
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Key’s brings in the first pink onion
Key’s of Lincolnshire has launched what it claims to be the first pink onion grown on a commercial scale in the UK, in response to growing demand for different vegetable varieties. The variety, Rosanna, has a mild and sweet flavour and is being...
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Sales suffer as soakings turn shoppers off salad
The British salad sector is under pressure after the second successive summer washout severely hit sales, producers have reported. Poor weather throughout the summer meant salad sales had not gained momentum, said Stuart Piccaver, managing director...