English apples bite back  
30 Sep 2006
As autumn kicks off, and with it the English Apple season, the domestic trade can look forward to buoyant sales of Gala, Cox, Spartan and Egremont Russet, as supermarkets increasingly back home-grown produce, and apple imports decline at this peak time of year. ...

5-a-day spawns 2-a-week  
30 Sep 2006
With the five-a-day message firmly entrenched in British minds major supermarkets have now signed-up to drive a new message home: ‘2 a week.’ ...

Asda expands farmer direct deliveries  
25 Aug 2006
In a bid to cut food miles and boost sales of local produce, Asda has extended its scheme where farmers deliver fresh produce direct to their local stores. ...

Leeks set for boost with first ever campaign  
25 Aug 2006
For the first time British leek growers have come together to promote their product with the launch of a new campaign. ...

Florette's snack salad  
31 Jul 2006
Soleco, parent of salad brand Florette, has launched a new snack salad ready-made with a mix of seeds and beans ...

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Websites launched  
31 Jul 2006
Last month saw the launch of two new web sites in the fresh produce world. ...

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Shoppers target ‘ethical’ produce  
31 Jul 2006
Sales of Fairtrade and organic produce are soaring, reports Sheetal Mehta , with growth for both sectors in the region of 30% year-on-year, far out-stripping the market average. ...

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Omega 3 push for lettuce  
30 Jun 2006
The health benefits of Lamb’s lettuce is the centrepiece of a new campaign intended to capitalise on the trend for superfoods. ...

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Spanish superior grapes next on FFS hit list  
30 Jun 2006
The second phase of the integrated promotional campaign by Foods From Spain kicks off this month with new competitions and promotions to support Spanish superior grapes. ...

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Plan to boost French exports  
30 Jun 2006
This season’s Summer Fruits from France campaign is the first step in a bid to curb the declining export of French summer fruits to Britain. ...

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Mr Fruitness to promote fresh produce  
30 Sep 2006
IS it Popeye? Is it the Jolly Green Giant? No, it’s Mr Fruitness, the latest superhero employed to encourage children to enjoy their fresh produce. ...

New carrot brings colour to £1bn market  
29 Sep 2006
A snowy-white coloured carrot is now on sale in 25 Asda stores. ...

No fuss pineapple  
25 Aug 2006
Capespan has launched a product designed to make it easy and clean to consume pineapple. ...

Sainsbury’s launches pluot  
25 Aug 2006
SAINSBURY’S has launched its latest stone fruit – a cross between a plum and an apricot. ...

Brazil tempts shoppers with new apple promotion  
08 May 2006
Brazilian apples will be given a boost in the UK this summer, with a new promotional drive by the Brazilian Association of Apple Producers (ABPM) ...

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Florette travels abroad  
08 May 2006
Prepared salad brand Florette has launched a range inspired by travel destinations that aims to cater for consumers looking for more innovation in the salad category ...

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Keeping Christmas ever green  
21 Dec 2005
Fresh news in brief ...

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The finest of firsts for Tesco  
21 Dec 2005
Tesco has launched the first two potatoes under its Finest label ...

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Store level: Asda fresh produce – Moving on up  
24 Mar 2006
After a period of stagnation in its fruit and vegetables departments, Asda has taken charge of the category with a broad strategy it believes will guarantee quality and availability, as well as its trademark low prices. Dominic Weaver speaks to produce director Nick Burr about progress so far ...

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Island tomato producers at a loss  
27 Feb 2006
Tomato producers on the Canary Islands are baffled. During the wettest January many of them can remember, they say every Monday saw heavy rain. This came on the back of freak storms at the end of November last year, which razed more than 50ha of greenhouses and caused forecasts for a...

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PERFORMANCE IN PRODUCE: the potato market  
30 Sep 2006
Ed Macdonald , client executive – Worldpanel ...

Performance in produce: the apple and pear market  
25 Aug 2006
Lauren Ashwell , market analyst, TNS ...

Performance in produce: the grape market  
31 Jul 2006
Ed Macdonald , client executive, Worldpanel ...

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Performance in produce: the banana market  
29 Jun 2006
Natalie Beaver , market analyst, TNS ...

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Performance in produce: the pre-packed salad market  
24 May 2006
Natalie Beaver , market analyst, TNS, on the state of the pre-packed salad category ...

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TNS performance in produce: the apple market  
09 May 2006
Natalie Beaver, market analyst, TNS, on the apple market ...

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tns performance in produce: the soft fruit market  
23 Mar 2006
Paul Corrigan , consumer insight director, TNS ...

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TNS performance in produce: The tomato market  
27 Feb 2006
Paul Corrigan, consumer insight director, TNS ...

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Supermarket spy: fresh produce  
25 Jan 2006
This month’s Supermarket Spy takes us into one of the key basic commodity ranges – that of fresh produce, one of the most frequently shopped sectors and a key traffic driver ...

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tns performance in produce: The UK produce market  
21 Dec 2005
The trend of more frequent produce purchases continued this year, with shoppers now buying a produce item an average of 100 times a year, eight more than in the previous 12 months. This increase has added an additional £547m to the market, taking total produce to £7.1bn, with growth of 7%...

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Fresh connection: Steve Normington, Trading Manager for Vegetables, Musgrave Budgens-Londis  
24 Feb 2005
Normington on how the group is tackling falling consumption figures for certain types of vegetables ...

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Fresh connection: William Burgess, group chief executive of Produce World  
01 Jan 2005
William Burgess on how the company managed its biggest Christmas to date ...

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William Burgess, managing director, Produce World  
01 Nov 2004
Fresh connection

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Anome Oyetey, organic produce buyer, Sainsbury's  
01 Jan 2004
Fresh connection

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