They knew it in advance, having read the prunes

It’s nice to think that the Diary’s remit is one of public service – awareness-raisin, if you will. Long hours are devoted to filling this page with currant stories about which readers might otherwise not have heard.

And so, without further ado, the Diary brings you… The Dried Fruit New Products Awards. The annual bash, run by the National Dried Fruit Association UK, proved successful for Whitworths, whose Sunny Raisin Nuggets won their category and took the top Barrow Lane & Ballard trophy. What a great result(ana)…