Dried fruit is consumed most often at breakfast.(Brief Article)

Grocer;  June 25, 2005 ;     265 words ...Breakfast is important for dried fruit: 56% of dried fruit is eaten at this occasion, 10% more than in 2003. This...are now eaten because they are healthy, while 54% of dried fruit is eaten for health reasons. Key consumers of dried...

Consumer insight: key trends in dried...

Grocer;  June 26, 2004 ;     192 words ...Dried fruit consumption by day of the week * In the last year, there were 441.7 million individual meal occasions when dried fruit was consumed * The consumption of dried fruit has increased by 1.5% versus last year * Adults aged...

Consumer insight: key trends in the consumption of dried...

Grocer;  August 16, 2003 ;     156 words ...* 545 million servings of dried fruit were consumed in 2002 showing a 29% increase since 1999 * 91% of all dried fruit is consumed in the home, with 9% carried out of the home * Dried fruit has most appeal among older age groups. The key consumers...

Try these fresh ideas for using dried fruit

Post-Tribune (IN);  March 30, 2005 ;     469 words ......PRINTED VERSION Have you noticed how the dried fruit section in your grocery store has expanded...old standbys raisins and prunes. This dried-fruit bonanza means more options for cranking...flavor. Here are our favorite ways to use dried fruit: Sprinkled over yogurt Scattered over...

Desperation Dinners: Dried fruit offers some fresh choices; Serving...

Charleston Daily Mail;  March 30, 2005 ;     482 words ...Have you noticed how the dried fruit section in your grocery store has...standbys raisins and prunes. This dried fruit bonanza means more options for...Here are our favorite ways to use dried fruit: * Sprinkled over yogurt * Scattered...

Nuts & dried fruit sales spiral up.(Up And Down The Street)

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery;  June 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...U.S. retail sales of nuts and dried fruit increased 7.9% between 2002 and...introductions for both nuts and dried fruit. Snack nuts and seeds represent...largest segment within the nuts and dried fruit category, totalling nearly $1...

Dried and true: largely satisfying dried fruit packed with nutrition.(The...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 4, 2000 ;     381 words ......fruit isn't readily available, dried fruit is another way to obtain sunshine...package. Concentrated in taste, dried fruit is also concentrated in nutrients...one-fourth cup serving. Not bad! Dried fruit is higher in carbohydrate calories...

Get entries in for dried fruit awards. (News).

Grocer;  May 31, 2003 ;     229 words ......to the announcement of the winners of the sixth Dried Fruit New Products Awards. The most innovative new products containing dried fruit will be revealed at a ceremony preceding the Dried Fruit Ball, at the Savoy on December 3. Retailers and...

Dried fruit whets appetites: the focus on healthy eating has given fruits...

Grocer;  August 7, 2004 ;     515 words ......additionally shone the spotlight on dried fruit in the home baking sector. On top of this, the dried fruit sector has benefited from the nation...to a resurgence in the consumption of dried fruit as a product sector, says Paul Moore...

Breakfast buoys up dried fruit sales.(INSIGHT)(Brief article)

Grocer;  June 21, 2008 ;     139 words ...Breakfast remains the key time for dried fruit consumption. it is also popular as on...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * AGE PROFILE of dried fruit consumers CHILDREN 0-16 20% MALE 17...11% 45+ 40% Info: Usage overview of dried fruit. In-home and lunchbox * Dried fruit...

Dried fruit awards will widen horizons. (News).

Grocer;  May 24, 2003 ;     171 words ......innovative new products containing dried fruit. Retailers and manufacturers are being urged to enter the sixth Dried Fruit New Products Awards, which are...accolade was picked up by Sunsweet Dried Fruit Bars in the last awards, which...

Energetic entries needed.(Dried Fruit New Products Awards)(Brief Article)

Grocer;  June 23, 2001 ;     196 words ...The fifth Dried Fruit New Products Awards launch this week...The awards -- run by the National Dried Fruit Trade Association and producing countries...and innovative products containing dried fruit and to highlight the valuable source...

"Nuts and Dried Fruit - US" by Mintel International Group Ltd.

M2 Presswire;  March 22, 2006 ;     445 words ......PRESSWIRE-22 March 2006-MindBranch: Nuts and Dried Fruit - US by Mintel International Group Ltd...packaging, but smaller portable nut and dried fruit snack products. This report addresses all the key issues affecting the nuts and dried fruit market, such as how health trends are...

New life for dried fruit.(category snapshot)(new products)

Stagnito's New Products Magazine;  December 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......you think there are no new wrinkles in dried fruit, think again. Though wizened, dried fruit is showing youthful promise in both foodservice...including the low-carbohydrate food craze--dried fruit is an exciting and appealing category now...

Be fruitful: Mariani Packing Company offers one-stop shopping for dried...

Private Label Buyer;  July 1, 2004 ;     456 words ......packaged only the finest and freshest dried fruit and ingredient products. Every package...processes more than 110 million pounds of dried fruit each year and has grown into the largest independent dried fruit process or in the United States. The...