Exotic fruit news archive – Page 91
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ArticleHolding a Beacon for older staff
An award-winning Welsh company that supplies fresh and exotic vegetables to UK food manufacturing and foodservice industries is celebrating a major accolade for its employment policies.
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ArticleJuice squeezes to top
Juice and smoothie producers are making the most of the opportunities available for their products as consumers become increasingly health-oriented in their drinks choices. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleSA emerges from rain delay
The beginning of the 2006 South African avocado season has been disrupted by an unseasonally heavy 100mm-plus of rainfall in three weeks. The rain has stopped and picking schedules had resumed as FPJ went to press, and the industry’s fruit is arriving on a receptive European marketplace. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticlePineapple gets its week of passion
Del Monte is gearing up to launch the first ever National Passion for Pineapple Week next month, on the back of a huge sales growth for the fruit.
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ArticleFamous and Belgian
When it comes to innovation, it’s worth looking at Belgium’s fresh produce sector for new and exciting products. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more
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ArticleAll change at Florette
The UK’s leading prepared salad brand, Florette, has unveiled a fresh new look and will launch a host of new products into the marketplace over the next two months.
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ArticleHerbs flavour UK market
Celebrity chefs are not the only ones who are doolally about herbs. Strong demand in the UK shows few signs of abating and producers have been quick to identify opportunities in the marketplace. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleExotics set for growth on prepared
Exotic and stone fruit are set to be the next big areas of growth when it comes to prepared produce, according to fruit preservation specialists Agricoat.
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ArticleReady Steady Cook goes mushrooming
Patrick Hearne, part owner of Capel Mushrooms in Suffolk, competes against his picker Sue Pugh in BBC2's Ready Steady Cook.
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ArticleUK dumps the junk
Sales of junk food and drinks are falling as UK consumers choose healthier options.
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US consumers look to super-fruits
Superfruits are among the ingredients set to enjoy increasing popularity with US consumers.
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ArticleSuperfruit set to grow
A leading group of market analysts in the US has predicted spiraling growth for superfruits.
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Supermarket's novelty ambitions
Supermarkets are stocking an increasing range of bizarre exotic fruits and vegetables in an effort to fuel the consumer desire for novelty produce.
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ArticleRedbridge’s flower power
The advent of Valentine’s Day last week may have succeeded in bringing flowers to the forefront of the consumer consciousness for a day or two, but what about the other 363 odd days of the year? Elspeth Waters caught up with Re:fresh 2005 Flower Business of the Year winners Redbridge Flowers to discover how the division is making waves to keep apace with the demands of the twenty-first century flower industry.
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Square watermelons turn heads
Square watermelons from Malaysia turned a few heads in the exhibition halls of Messe Berlin this year.
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ArticleReichman: spread your floral focus
Agrexco’s flower marketing manager Yehuda Reichman believes there is a tendency to over-emphasise the importance of the February-march window.
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Too many messages spoil the broth
I’ve lost count of the number of times that once confident newcomers into the fresh produce industry have been left
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ArticleFresh and very direct
Taking the Carmel Foodservice Supplier of the Year award at Re:fresh 2005 was just the beginning of a rollercoaster ride of success for Fresh Direct. The company, already a strong player in the foodservice sector, then went on to almost double its size by swallowing up fellow operator Caterfresh. Ed Bedington went to find out what makes the firm tick.
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ArticleHolland of the East
When it comes to exporting its agricultural products, flowers perhaps offer the most immediate opportunity for Taiwan as it looks to position itself as the “Holland in the East”. Ed Bedington reports.
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ArticleMushroom sector squares up to challenges
Exotics and pre-packs are the bright spots in the mushroom industry, but Poland and rising energy costs are causing some concern. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.