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Salad growers sharpen profile
David Shapley Support is growing for the idea of a single organisation to raise the profile of British fruit and vegetables. Jonathan Tremayne, chairman of the British Leafy Salad Association, said there was a strong belief that different...
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MD 20/20 summons up a retro flavour
A new flavour has been added to the MD 20/20 range of wine-based drinks. Tropical Blue is the latest launch and follows the introduction of Tangerine Dream and Key Lime Pie earlier this year. The 13% abv drink is a combination of pineapple and...
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Ireland and potatoes may be an obvious combination but until
Wedges n' Bacon Stir Fry  intended as a meal in itself  is the most unusual product in the three-strong range, but classic Potato Rings and Potato Cakes made from an old family recipe with parsley and nutmeg also feature. Potato Fingers and...
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US's Pink Lady and Fuji frozen
David Shapley Washington State apples equating to as many as four million boxes have been frozen on the tree as they were awaiting picking. The Fuji and Pink Lady varieties have been hit the hardest said George Smith, UK marketing director...
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Soft mango trials by JS
Sainsbury is increasing its programme to develop supplies of a soft yellow-skinned mango with a pink blush called Kensington Pride and grown solely in Australia. The multiple is also conducting exclusive trials with supplier Minor, Weir and...
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Coke adds flavour to Dasani
Coca-Cola has launched four new vitamin-enhanced flavoured versions of its Dasani bottled water brand Stateside.Coke said Dasani NutriWater now came in mandarin orange, lemon tangerine, wild berry and pear cucumber flavours. It contains no...
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Hazlewood Sauces & Pickles has been developing new customer
Asda's Spicy Tomato & Pepperoni and Tomato, Sweetcorn & Tuna, along with the Co-op's Tomato & Herbs and Cheese & Bacon Pasta Bakes are said to be drawing new consumers to the category. Hazlewood cooking sauces product manager Damien Wurpillot...
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Hit or Miss?
>>How is one of last year's top launches faring?Launched in May 2002 in three fruit flavours, this yogurt drink’s USP was the special Life Top straw attached to every carton. Developed by Tetra Pak and Swedish company Bio...
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Grape expectations
Welch's American Concord grape juice is now available in the UK courtesy of Stevens & Brotherton. The ambient juice comes in a 710ml glass bottle (rsp £1.99). A combination of concentrated and single juice from the Concord variety of grape gives...
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English apple push sees results
Ed Bedington Sainsbury's campaign to boost English top fruit is beginning to show results in terms of market share, according to the multiple. Pear buyer Jay Norbury said the focus on English top fruit was producing results: "Market share...
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Twist is ready to dance for the nation
Bacardi-Martini is ready for a national roll out of its Breezer Twist after a four-month trial in Tesco. Breezer Twist's range of fruit-flavoured spirits comes in three versions, lime, watermelon, and mango with passion fruit, each with a...
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Cans take five
New Zealand canned fruit and veg supplier Heinz Wattie's is pushing the five-a-day message on canned products. The company is using a new symbol to prompt customers who were unaware that canned fruit and veg count towards the recommended amount....
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Indian Chai tea becomes a soft drink
Marketing and distribution company Spring Fine Foods has brought out Indian Chai Tea in a soft drink format. The lightly sparkling drink consists of a blend of fruit and tea in peach, banana, lemon and grapefruit flavours. Currently in...
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Horticultural unity call by Tory
David Shapley The horticultural industry needs to emerge from the shadow of agriculture, according to MP Michael Jack. The former Conservative minister for agriculture, speaking at the British Tomato Grower Association's conference, called...
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Sainsbury rounds up square tins
Sainsbury has begun testing shoppers’ attitude to square-shaped cans with its own label tomato soup the first product to be trialled at its Reading store.The retailer said that it can fit 20% more square cans on its shelves and it would...
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n Fruit and veg combines British and foreign produce and includes seasonal fruits, such as peche de vigne (an old fashioned variety of peach as featured in Monet's garden) or fresh vegetables like salsify. n The grocery section features luxuries...
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M&S ambitious to grow organic
David Shapley Marks and Spencer is aiming to become the most trusted retailer of organic products in the UK and is undertaking a major range expansion beyond the current 22 lines of fruit, 25 vegetables and 29 salad items. Increasing consumer demand...
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BPC turns proactive
Growers and packers are being urged to make better use of the British Potato Council. Chairman David Walker said the industry needed to use the wealth of consumer research and promotional support offered by the BPC. In a virtually static market,...
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Dried fruit panic
Rain in Turkey and Greece has triggered near panic in the dried fruit markets and caused a sharp rise in prices. Uncertainty surrounds the Turkish sultana crop both in size and quality. Some in the trade are not discounting a volume below 200,000...
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Solanum looks to excellence
A special centre has been set up by potato packer Solanum to strengthen relations with growers and retailers. The company, one of the UK's largest potato packers and distributors, annually handling more than 220,000 tonnes valued at #60m, has...