Cavalier Stevia is now available in the UK
Stevia is a natural ingredient that is a perfect alternative to sugar.
Stevia contains zero calories or carbohydrates so adds nothing to your sugar intake but helps to give chocolate that sweeter taste. Cavalier have created a chocolate containing only Stevia as a sweetener and thus have been able to make sure their chocolate also contains over twice the amount of fibre than sugar or sweeteners, which as we all know is important in digestion, as well as higher levels of vitamin E, magnesium, zinc and iron, again all important in keeping your body healthy.
We have a comprehensive range of delicious products and flavours to enjoy including 8 snack bars, 8 x 85g tablets, 20 x 42g bars, seashells and boxed chocolates. The only no added sugar chocolate bar that is 100% MALTITOL FREE. Beware of lesser imitations using Stevia but still containing the artificial ingredient of maltitol
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Dress to Impress
A new year brings new opportunities for independent retailers, and the first quarter is the perfect chance for you to enhance your retail environment and attract new business.
So why not try premium display solutions to create the perfect stage for your products? After all, appearances say as much about your brand as the products themselves. At WBC, the company offers a range of merchandising solutions that cater to every need and budget: from hessian sacks to antique fruit crates, it’s easy to create an authentic ‘vintage vogue’ space without the hassle of traipsing through antique dealers and scrap yards. The prop shop offers ‘one of a kind’ antiques ideal for dressing spectacular window displays.
If it’s modern and contemporary you’re after, the slatted wooden display boxes start from as little as £13.95 Ex Vat and the premium display stands from £69.00 Ex Vat.
Quality Cream Helps Profits Rise
A little luxurious indulgence goes a long way.
The popularity of the cream tea is soaring, but with each tub of Rodda’s Cornish clotted cream comes a world of gastro opportunity above and beyond this classic British treat. That’s why the clotted cream experts at Rodda’s are inspiring foodies everywhere with 101 Uses and Excuses for sumptuous treats your consumers can enjoy throughout the year.
After all, thick, smooth and devilishly delicious, Rodda’s Cornish Clotted Cream has no end of uses for those in search of a little inspiration in the kitchen. With this year’s focus on all things traditional and British, Rodda’s Cornish clotted cream is the must-have line for your chiller in 2012.
Regional Cheeses are Hitting Headlines
Dewlay – the cheesemakers of Garstang have been making award winning Lancashire cheese now for more than 50 years.
One of the true “Hero” products produced at the dairy is Beacon Fell Traditional Lancashire Cheese, which is part of a small and exclusive range of classic British foods that hold the prestigious P.D.O. accreditation. P.D.O stands for Protected Designation of Origin and the standard was created in order to help protect regional foods.
For Lancashire, it ensures that only cheese made from full fat milk sourced specifically from the county, and made to very stringent traditional techniques can be named “Beacon Fell Traditional Lancashire cheese”. This means our customers only get Lancashire the way it is meant to be, the way it has been for centuries! A uniquely mild, creamy cheese, that is ideal for cooking with, and absolutely perfect on an after dinner cheeseboard!
Get Stuck in to Selling Toffee
Deliciously creamy, Walker’s Nonsuch toffee is an indulgent quality treat yet very affordable.
The independent family company, established back in the late 19th century is flourishing and continues to launch new products each year.
The complete range offers traditional tray toffee bars, 150g sharing bags, and a unique gift range with price points to suit every pocket.
Little has changed with this unique recipe, made with really good quality ingredients, and lots of love and passion. There are no artificial colours, preservatives or hydrogenated vegetable oils used. Emma Walker comments, “Quality is always remembered. We endeavour to make the best toffee England has to offer and being blessed with over 100 years cooking experience really helps”.
2012 sees Walkers celebrate up and coming events by launching a limited edition Duo Hammer Pack. Cleverly designed the Best of British theme sleeve covers their usual design.
New Flavours in Porridge Market
Stoats are delighted to announce that their Porridge Oat Bars and Porridge Pots are now available nationwide through leading fine food wholesaler Cotswold Fayre.
Cotswold Fayre will be stocking three top selling flavours of Stoats Porridge Oat Bars – Raspberry & honey, Apricot & sultana and Blueberry & honey. These chunky, filling, tasty bars are handmade with all natural ingredients, and are packed with premium oats, seeds and fruits.
As well as Stoats bars Cotswold Fayre now also supply retailers with Stoats Porridge Pots, a quick, convenient and delicious way to add fresh porridge to your customer offering. Available in a mixed case of three flavours – Berry, Spiced and Original.
Ices Sales Heat Up
Fabulously fruity and indulgently creamy Alder Tree’s award-winning ices are made by hand in the heart of Suffolk.
Using a traditional family recipe they carefully combine their own and locally grown fruit with British cream & sugar to create a completely unique range of Cream Ices.
With the minimum of ingredients, all 100% natural, and every fruit flavoured tub packed full of whole British fruit, they conjure-up mouth-watering flavours such as Gooseberry & Elderflower, Damson & Tayberry. ‘Possibly the best ices I have ever had in the UK’ said Sheila Dillon in the Radio 4 Food & Farming Awards. Along with more traditional favourites such as Strawberry, Vanilla, and Chocolate they are available in 125ml, 500ml and 4 litre containers.
Swedish Bakery Goods Are a Hit
UK based Swedish bakery, Peter’s Yard has seen significant growth of its traditional sourdough crispbread in Food halls such as Fortnum and Mason, Harvey Nichols and Selfridges and specialist cheese shops including La Fromagerie and Trethowan’s Dairy.
Fans include celebrity chef, Valentine Warner, who loves them with gravad lax and acclaimed Swedish food writer, Signe Johansen who called them ‘the best crispbread on the planet’.
In addition to sales more than doubling within specialist food shops year on year, the bakery’s passion for quality without compromise has resulted in major growth in Michelin starred restaurants across the UK, including Martin Wishart’s in Scotland. He describes their crisp texture and subtle flavour as the perfect partner for cheese .
The award-winning, all-natural recipe is available in a number of sizes and now includes a tempting bite-size crispbread, making them ideal for canapés, dips or with cheese. This new 105g pack has an RSP of £2.50.
Discover New Product Ideas for 2012
Cottage Delight has launched its new brochure for 2012/13 unveiling an exciting collection of new product categories.
Featuring in our new Cooks Selection is a range of three unique meat marinades – Baste & Grill. Created especially for home entertaining, the Baste & Grill range is bursting with great flavours that tenderize and marinades the meat. The squeeze bottle, with twist nozzle cap, is perfect for the experimental chef and makes it easy and fun to squeeze an extra flavour whilst cooking.
The unusual flavour profiles will appeal to your foodie customers making a great addition for meat and fish purchases.
- Blood Orange & Ginger a tangy oriental flavour of blood orange, ginger and soy perfect with pork, chicken, duck.
- Tamarind & Lemon Masala a blend of tamarind and spices for a delicious masala flavour, ideal with chicken or fish.
- Argentinean Chimichurri a tasty combination of garlic and herbs for a delicious tasting steak.
The brightly coloured labels give maximum shelf appeal and are available to order from 1 February 2012 in a trade case of 8 with an RRP of £3.95. Our full Cooks Selection and many more new products will be officially launched at this month’s International Spring Fair in Birmingham in Hall 5 stand B96.
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Putney Sauce
Olives Et Al? Well, we’re not just about creating the best olives in the UK… we’ve got over 90 top notch products crafted to taste just the way they should and packaged to appeal to people who love good food prepared and presented exactly the way it should be.
Nothing artificial, nothing over engineered – just top notch ingredients put together with care, style and a combined experience of more than 150 years at the sharp end of speciality food. In essence we make the ordinary extra ordinary with recipes from all over the world and a dedication that would shame a vicar but delight your customers first time, every time.
Take our range of ‘Sauces’; perfect for family feasts, quick teas, ladies that lunch and special nights in… Some of our favourites are Pesto alla Genovese, with fresh Italian Basil, whole pine nuts and 18 month aged Parmesan and the brand new Chilli Harissa, with wickedly hot chillies crushed with garlic, herbs and spices - amazing with chicken (see our Harissa Chicken recipe here), but also excellent with fish and stirred into tagines, rice, dips, couscous, on a jacket spud, stirred into Chilli and even mixed up into a tasty dip with a dollop of crème fresh.
Or how about Putney. Our imaginatively named sauce that’s not quite a chutney (but nearly) so we named it Putney instead. Now known as Putney Chutney it’s made with sundried tomatoes, red peppers, onions, extra virgin olive oil, chilli, lemon juice and black pepper and is simply wondrous with everything from cheese to chops, bangers to burgers or just spooned straight from the jar. A real tomato sauce with a difference.
Sell it as a pasta sauce, a base for pizzas and tartlets, stuffed into chicken, dolloped onto fish or stirred into a hearty stew…
If you’d like more recipe ideas or if you’d like to find out more about any of the Olives Et Al products or your nearest stockists, please email us, hop onto Facebook or Twitter or give one of the lovely Oliveers a buzz at Olives Et Al HQ in Dorset on 01258 474300. All of our contact details are available here.
Pipers Crisps - A Fresh New Look
After nearly eight years of sustained growth, Pipers Crisps is refreshing its brand and redesigning its packaging to accurately reflect its core values and emphasise what the brand stands for.
Lincolnshire-based Pipers Crisps has fast become the gourmet crisp brand of choice in pubs, coffee shops, delicatessens, farm shops and independent retailers. For resellers, the Pipers Crisps brand offers high earnings potential and a genuine point of difference. For consumers, the Pipers Crisps brand stands for a great tasting product with unique flavour provenance.
The new name on the pack is ‘Pipers Crisp Co’, highlighting not only the product itself, but also emphasising the company behind the brand - the people, the expertise and the great service that comes as part of the Pipers brand promise. The name boldly takes centre-stage on the new pack design and the updated logo incorporates the important message ‘Made By Farmers’. Pipers Crisps are renowned for their great taste and strong flavours, sourced from passionate regional producers. The provenance of these flavours is essential to the brand, so the source of the flavour is named on every pack.
Alex Albone, Managing Director, is excited by the new development: “We endeavour to make the tastiest crisps in Britain. We’ve spent a number of years growing our brand so we understand what Pipers means to our customers. This redesign emphasises our strengths and helps us stand further apart from our competitors. What makes Pipers Crisp Co different? We make our own crisps, unlike many other newer brands, and we don’t make crisps for anyone else. Also, we hand cook our potatoes which gives our snack a crispier texture. We know what we’re doing and we care about product quality, freshness and shelf life. Our flavours come from specialist sources, picked to be the tastiest and to provide authentic provenance,” Albone says.
“Another important factor is that we don’t sell Pipers Crisps to supermarkets,” Albone says. “We prefer to focus on giving our discerning retailers a premium quality, gourmet crisp with a real point of difference. This gives them a genuine opportunity to generate high earnings from greater sales values and margins,” he adds.
The range of Pipers Crisps still comprises the same seven great-tasting varieties as before, although for consistency across the range the names have been changed slightly. The new names are; Cheddar and Onion; Cider Vinegar and Sea Salt; Black Pepper and Sea Salt; Sea Salt; Spicy Tomato; Sweet Chilli; and Unsalted. Pack sizes are 40g, available in cases of 24 and 40, or in sharing bags of 150g in cases of 15. Custom made point of sale equipment is available.
Pipers Contact Details: Tel 01652 686960, www.piperscrisps.com
Pies The Limit
With over 20 years experience, Burbush’s of Penrith produces luxury pies that have been made, finished and packed by hand. The company only use locally-sourced, great quality and traceable ingredients to create its varied selection of artisan products.
Working on a ‘bake to order’ basis, the specialist only begins making its sweet and savoury pies, pasties, pâté and pre-portioned meals once retailers have placed their orders. Orders are despatched on an overnight carrier within hours of finishing, to ensure the products reach the buyer in perfect condition.
In terms of sizes, The Hot Crust Pie range starts at 150g for an individual pie, through to 450g, 900g, 2.5kg and Gala shaped products. All Short Crust pies are available in 190g, 420g and catering sizes. They can be supplied uncooked either baked or frozen, so customers can enjoy the aroma of freshly baked pies in-store. Also available is a range of 20 cold cutting pies for the deli counter, ready to slice and serve.
For more information please contact Burbush’s of Penrith T: 01768 863841 E: info@burbushs.co.uk T: www.burbushs.co.uk
Buy Online From Measom Freer’s New E-commerce Site
At Measom Freer they know how important it is to stay at the forefront of new technology. With this in mind they have just launched their new E-Commerce web site, available at the same web address as previously www.measomfreer.co.uk. The site is easy to navigate with clear information, product data and images with prices of Measom Freer’s extensive ranges available to registered users. Delivery is available throughout the UK and to all EU countries.
Customers can now download a full catalogue in pdf format with all product sizes and dimensions. There is a ‘Current Offers’ page for end of line products where customers can snap up a bargain. Minimum order is the usual box quantity however bottle and jar quantities can be matched to caps as required.
Directors Andy and Mark Freer have pushed this improvement through stating, “ We see it as a natural progression for our customers to be able to order online 24 hours a day, knowing that they will still receive that attention to detail that Measom Freer has built its reputation on’’.
Measom Freer have been producing quality plastic packaging for 75 years. They manufacture an extensive range of plastic packaging and have available from stock; plastic bottles, jars, caps, pumps, scoops, measures, boxes, rigid tubes, fasteners, spatulas, spoons etc. All their products are designed and manufactured in-house in the UK.
They offer bespoke product design and a printing service for their bottles and ancillary products. Bespoke designed products can be made to customers’ own requirements using their in-house CAD CAM 3D design & quality CNC tool-making facilities.
Come and meet the team at EasyFairs Packaging Innovations, NEC, 29th Feb - 1st March on Stand A8 to find out more about how these great value packaging products can enhance your brand image and shelf presence. Measom Freer Tel +44 (0)116 2881588, Fax +44 (0)116 2813000, sales@measomfreer.co.uk or buy online at www.measomfreer.co.uk
Retail Packaging For Speciality Teas
Too often they lack distinctive, balanced flavour. Whilst we have many young customers exploring teas not traditionally drunk in the UK such as green, oolong and white we also have many older customers who remember quality, large leaf teas purchased from high street merchants and delicatessens which they cannot now obtain. We are now making our teas available to both customer groups through specialist retail channels.
For cafes, restaurants and hotels we offer our teas in bulk for consumption on the premises but there are some that wish to offer their customers and guests the teas they have enjoyed to take home with them. For this purpose we offer our teas in triple-laminated paper, foil and coloured cellophane packets. For gift purposes we offer tin box caddies with hinged lids which have full colour labels printed front and back and for higher volumes these are available in specially embossed tins. We also offer selections of four caddies in themes such as Tea for the Morning and even Tea for the Adventurous! For multiples we are able to create specially designed dual branded packaging based upon packets, tins or card tubes.
We work with talented designers to create exciting packaging to communicate the traditions, qualities and diversity of speciality teas, many of which originate from some of the world’s most dramatic landscapes and have huge tea producing history.
For customers where the thought of preparing loose leaf tea is just a step too far, especially if the tea is to be made for just one person, we offer our teas in cartons of biodegradable mesh infusion bags which are suitable for the large leaf teas in which we specialise.
At this point you might ask ‘why do you focus upon large leaf teas?’ The answer is that it takes several minutes for tea to brew and yield the full balance of flavours. However, teabags are designed to brew much more quickly by using a small leaf; fannings. If these fannings are allowed to brew for the same period they would be too tannic or astringent. They therefore do not offer the full balanced flavour of large leaf teas. This is why large leaf teas are enjoying somewhat of a resurgence. In part this has been made more attractive by stylish glass teapots with removable infusers and infusion bags. In creating new packaging options we aim to present the contemporary appeal, flavour and diversity of our traditional teas.
Just give us a ring - 01926 492888 or email info@greysteas.co.uk.We would be happy to discuss the packaging options for our extensive range of teas.
Grey’s Teas – for the world’s greatest teas
www.greysteas.co.uk
Bradbury’s Go British With New Brie Range!
Leading cheese distributor/marketeer Bradbury and Son in conjunction with Carmarthenshire Cheese Company are launching a new range of branded British Brie Cheeses for sale in the independent retail and foodservice sector. These handmade quality Bries made from British milk which have been created to excite cheese lovers palate and launched under the ‘British Brie’ brand.
The range consists of :-
Great British Brie – A smooth and creamy pasteurised Brie
Luxury British Brie – A indulgent pasteurised brie with added cream to give a rich flavour
Full Flavour British Brie – A full flavoured pasteurised brie with a robust well rounded taste – equivalent to a ‘Brie de Meaux’ product
Chris Chisnall, Marketing Director at Bradbury and Son Said ‘We believe there is a gap in the market for a range of quality handmade British Brie’s. Other British Brie makers have made in this way, but have since moved towards mass manufacturing techniques like the French’.
Steve Peace of Carmarthenshire Cheese Co. Commented ‘We’re delighted to link up with Bradbury’s on this project, these products have been specifically created to excite and entice the British cheese lover and convert them from French to a British cheese.’
The range is available now exclusively from Bradbury and Son in 1kg deli format and 125g prepack formats.
For more information, please contact Chris Chisnall, Marketing Director, Bradbury and Son, on tel +0044 (0)1298 23180, email chris.chisnall@bradburyscheese.co.uk, visit us : www.bradburyandson.co.uk
Chocca Mocca Chocolate Bars Now Available
White chocolate with real raspberry pieces
Milk chocolate with caramelised hazelnuts
Dark chocolate with real orange pieces
We believe pink is the new white, which is why our smooth white chocolate bar comes in a spectacularly pulsating pink. Our velvety white chocolate foundations provide the perfect stage for our tangy raspberry inclusions and sprinkles to truly strut their stuff!
Not to be outdone, our caramelised hazelnuts might sound rather chic and dashing but in truth it’s the simple pleasures in life that they love most, which is why they seize any opportunity to bed down in our bars of luxuriously lush Chocca Mocca milk chocolate.
Last but no means least, our rich dark chocolate is notoriously finicky when it comes to deciding with which top-notch ingredients it wants to enjoy lasting liaisons. Fortunately our zingy orange pieces are of such an unrivalled pedigree that they immediately forge an unforgettable long-lasting friendship based on mutual admiration.
New Chocca Mocca chocolate bars – make friends with one today!
Tel: 01628 520927
www.chocca-mocca.com
enquiries@originalcandyco.com
Winter Crisps Are Flying Off The Shelves
This winter Burts Chips, Devon’s crisps with the crunch, is set to shake up the premium snack category as it reintroduces its popular Aberdeen Angus flavour. Seasoned with the finest cuts of steak this meaty treat is the ultimate hearty winter warmer. With the trend for entertaining at home and staying in set to continue, the flavour combination is on track to achieve strong sales this season.
Melvin Glynn, Managing Director of Burts Chips, said: “Popular consumer demand for the return of Aberdeen Angus, combined with our previous success with creative limited edition seasonal varieties, convinced us to bring back this old favourite as this winter’s seasonal flavour.”
Available until March 2012, Aberdeen Angus packs are proudly supporting Epilepsy Bereaved, the leading charity working to prevent unnecessary deaths from SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Epilepsy) and other epilepsy deaths.
For more tempting, delicious flavours from the Burts Chips range please visit www.burtschips.com.
Retailers Are Backing New Bacon Crisps
Crispy Bacon is the new flavour for Mackie’s award winning range of thick cut potato crisps. Available in 8 flavours including Haggis & Cracked Black Pepper, Flame-grilled Aberdeen Angus, Scotch Bonnet Chilli Pepper and Cherry Tomato & Herbs in 150g and 40g bags.
Kirstin Mackie, Managing Director comments that “Premium Crisps are still a growing market, aided by the continued “big night in” trend for consumers to entertain and relax at home. Mackie’s crisps are also proving popular because this is a market strongly oriented towards branded products”.
“We are confident that Mackie’s deliver all the positive attributes sought by our consumers - like all natural ingredients, authentic, made by farmers, growing our own potatoes, a sense of fun and good flavour choice combined with the added fact that our crisp has a unique dry texture and great fresh taste.”
www.mackiescrisps.co.uk
for Sales & samples - Contact Ronnie Wilson 07921 688854 or Ronnie@taypack.com
Today’s Tea Lovers Demand Premium
We bring to you and your customers the world’s greatest teas. These speciality teas are all large leaf orthodox teas made in the traditional manner. We now have around one hundred and sixty of these wonderful teas that have unsurpassed taste, so much so that customers come back to us again and again not only for their everyday drinking teas but for the more exotic ones too - shipped on a regular basis to ensure freshness. These could be 1st or 2nd Flushes from Darjeeling, high grown Nuwara Eliyas from the central mountains of Sri Lanka, little known but smooth Nepalese teas.
Travel our world of tea - Orchid-like China Keemuns, creamy Yunnans, smokey Lapsang Souchongs, floral highland Ceylons or aromatic Formosa Oolongs; malty Assams, muscatel Darjeelings and flavoursome Nepalese teas. Fragrant Nilgiris from India’s Blue Mountains. Green teas from China, Darjeeling or Japan. Sublime White teas from China’s Yinzhen and Fujian provinces ...
To make it easier for you to choose on behalf of your customers our wholesale catalogue identifies the most popular. We can advise on which teas might appeal most to your customers and how they should be prepared. These are available in either 125 gram or 250 gram packets, tin caddies or mesh pyramid bags for consumption on the premises. Also in caddies, we offer collections of teas in six themes. We can also design and print dual-branded packaging for you if required.
Just give us a ring - 01926 492888 or email info@greysteas.co.uk. We would be happy to send you samples and prices and to discuss our attractive packaging options.
Grey’s Teas – for the world’s greatest teas
www.greysteas.co.uk
Sumptuous Sauces For The Festive Season
The Condiment Company is poised for the festive season with an array of delicious Sussex Valley condiments for adding those culinary finishing touches to the party plate. From the delightful Dill Sauce, fantastic with prawns or smoked salmon, or our award winning mayonnaises and dressing, to the mouth watering Oriental Ginger and Spice sauce, great with duck, spare ribs or stir frys. Or try our range of six Luxury dips, with flavours such as Smoked Salmon, Lemon and Pepper or Stilton, they are great for parties. Made and developed in-house and with a collection of Great Taste Awards behind them, they are a must this winter.
Buy direct or online, to find out more call Georgina on 0845 120 6282. Email info@thecondimentco.co.uk, web: www.thecondimentco.co.uk’
Manufacturers Of Depositors And Filling Machines
Riggs Autopack Ltd is a UK market leader with an excellent reputation in the design and manufacture of high quality depositors and filling machines, supplied to the food production industry.
With almost 40 years design and build experience, the Lancashire company supply machinery to food producers of varied type and size with clients typically ranging from start-up companies and cottage industries, through to multi-national factories.
Riggs Autopack’s Model 1000 range of depositors and filling machines are available as a compact semi-automatic stand alone unit for small to medium scale food production, or as an automatic conveyor filling system for larger batch runs. Manufactured using 316 grade stainless steel on all product contact parts, the Model 1000 machines provide damage free and highly precise depositing of hot or cold liquid, semi-liquid and suspended solid products, and accurately fill most container types or size.
With quick changeover times and easy set up, they are robust, reliable, hygienic and quick to clean, easy to use and simple to maintain, with fully adjustable depositing volumes and speeds. Manufactured in-house at their Nelson factory, the Model 1000 machines are supplied with an after sales support package and available for purchase, short or long term hire. A no-obligation on-site trial is also available upon request.
If you’re seeking to invest in a semi or fully automatic depositing system to accurately fill jars, bottles, pots, tubs, trays, foils, cake tins, cartons, buckets, jerry cans, pouches or bags, then Riggs Autopack could have the solution.
Tel - +44 (0)1282 440040
Email – info@autopack.co.uk
Web – www.autopack.co.uk
Pink’s Award Winning Range
Dorset-based Pink’s offers an award-winning range of organic and vegetarian products, and was a winner of the prestigious Taste of Dorset Food Awards for Innovation in 2010.
Pink’s was founded in the late 1880’s by the current owner’s great great grandfather. Its ethos back then was to supply food that was pure and untainted – and this is the inspiration for the revived company that was launched in 2010.
Pink’s uses pure ingredients, sourced locally whenever possible, and each product is made by hand, in small batches, using open pans to ensure quality.
Its Smoked & Semi Dried Tomatoes are jarred in a herb-infused rapeseed oil and really cannot be beaten. The Smoked Tomato, Cashew Nut & Parmesan Tapenade is sublime, winning Great Taste Awards and a Soil Association Award. The Lime & Lemongrass Green Chelli is also delight, while the newly-introduced – but not lagging – Oak Smoked Sweet Red Peppers, jarred in a herb infused rapeseed oil, won gold at this year’s Great Taste Awards.
People in Dorset are known to love their food, and the team at Pink’s don’t believe in doing things by halves. If something doesn’t look and taste divine then they simply won’t make it, it’s as simple as that. But don’t take the company’s word for it, put its products to the test – but be warned, there’s no going back!
For more information, please contact us on T: 01963 210123, E: fiona@pinksorganics.com or W: www.pinksorganics.co.uk
Measom Freer Get The Green Light
The well established plastic packaging manufacturer Measom Freer is proud to announce it has achieved the British Standard 8555 Certified Environmental Management System. This is a standard that gives the company a framework for the systematic management of energy and keeps its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. Having recently been independently audited they can now show how much environmental issues are at its core. As holders of a British Standard for Quality Management Systems (EN ISO 9001) they are aware how important it is for their customers to know they are using a company with proven credentials and standards in both quality and the environment.
A decision was made to undertake attainment of this standard following feedback from customers looking for companies who will comply with environmental standards and demonstrate their commitment to the environment in all day-to-day operations. The benefits to Measom Freer have been enhanced employee motivation & morale, more cost savings and efficiencies, continuation of legal compliance, continual performance data and a competitive advantage. This is a win win benefit to its customers who can not only be assured that Measom Freer are running their business as efficiently as possible, allowing it to keep its prices competitive, but also they are doing it with a green conscience and the customer can take comfort that the products they buy are that bit greener too.
A minimum of 10% post production regrind goes into all their stock products and with post consumer and industrial recycled plastic now more widely available. They can now produce the majority of their products in PCR. So if you are looking for a company who is committed to controlling its effect on the environment and quality products too contact our Sales Team now: Tel +44 (0)116 2881588, Fax +44 (0)116 2813000, sales@measomfreer.co.uk or online at www.measomfreer.co.uk
Summer Puddings Hit The Shelves
Burtree Lane Puddings is pleased to announce its newest pudding which is a delectable summer pudding, made with Yorkshire raspberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants and enhanced by ‘Just Williams’ 3*** Gold Award winning Elderflower Cordial.
This pudding brings all the aromas and tastes of a British summer together in a pudding. Winner of 17 Great Taste Awards, including Supreme Champion in 2005 for its Sticky Toffee Pudding. The awards are a result of great attention to detail which means using only the finest ingredients; free range eggs, butter and double cream from local suppliers.
The current range includes; Sticky Toffee Pudding, Chocolate, Lemon, Ginger, Golden Syrup and Treacle Parkin and three different Christmas Puddings, which are all gluten-free.
For more information please contact Burtree Lane Puddings,T:01325 463 521, E: enquiries@burtreepuddings.co.uk or W: www.burtreepuddings.co.uk
Italian Chutneys Are Proving Versatile
Basking wistfully on a Tuscan summer’s afternoon, serenaded by the medley of bees in harmony with the instrumental cricket crescendo evokes the essence of idle simplicity.
The overture of the scenery and the orchestral floral aroma provide a sweet symphony of a time and a place that one longs to savour! Effortless cuisine echoes this motif and in that, Hawkshead Relish has classically produced the perfect preserve striking a renaissance in a Tuscan culinary chord. Sun Dried & Tomato Chutney rings the chimes of rural Italy The finest tomatoes, garlic, herbs and spices are combined in a gastronomic grandioso! This provides a chorus to an anti-pasti platter, pizza topping or solo with nothing more that fresh crusty bread and chilled vino.
For more information please contact Hawkshead Relish, T: 015394 36614 or El: info@hawksheadrelish.com
Find Out More About Jersey Black Butter
Jersey Black Butter has resulted in a strong provenance with the island of Jersey and is made using a traditional Jersey recipe, which includes apples, local cider and Jersey Apple Brandy, lemons, sugar, mixed spice and cinnamon.
The jammy conserve is a perfect breakfast/snack accompaniment in its own right, as a condiment and also can be used as an ingredient in a wide range of recipes, for both sweet and savoury dishes. La Mare Jersey Black Butter was awarded three gold stars at the Great Taste Awards 2009.
For more information please contact the UK Wholesaler: Cotswold Fayre, E: sales@cotswold-fayre.co.uk or W: www.Jerseyblackbutter.com
Mozzarella Is Most Wanted By Deli Customers
Cotswold Mozzarella has now joined Simon Weaver’s Cotswold Brie and Cotswold Blue as an essential stock line on the cheese shelf. Practically the only farm produced Mozzarella the cheese has the added appeal of being produced organically from the farm’s own herd of cows.
The cheese is produced using cultures rather than the more industrial citric acid method which results in a creamy fresh flavour. Beautifully presented as a 130g ball or as Mozzarella Mini’s in 30g balls, the cheese is rapidly gaining a dedicated following.
For more information please contact Simon Weaver, T:01451 870852, E;cheese@turnstonefarming.co.uk, W: www.simonweaver.net
Organic Herbs Are Being Snapped Up
Bart Spices has announced the launch of a new range of fairtrade organic herbs.
The Bristol based ingredients expert, will be the first major herbs and spices supplier to bring fairtrade herbs to the UK consumer, and are available to buy from mid July. The first four to launch will be basil, marjoram, thyme and mint in recyclable tubs, with an additional four: parsley, sage, fennel seed and rosemary, to follow in November.
Bart Spices has always held a policy of responsible sourcing and was the first to launch fairtrade spices in 2005 with the launch of fairtrade Vanilla Pods. This was closely followed by extensions to the range, bringing the total number to 19. In early 2011 many of the Bart products were also certified by the Soil Association as organic, thus making them both ethically grown as well as harvested.
For more information please contact Barts Spices, T:0117 9773474, E:sales@bartspices.com, W: www.bartspices.com,
Fresh Pasta Impresses Customers
Founded in 2004 by Mark Garcia-Oliver, The Fresh Pasta Company supplies fine Italian fresh pasta to fine food stores and restaurants.
Winner of 35 awards including Great Taste Awards, the P.A.P.A Industry Awards 2010, the product has been recognised for excellence, innovation and presentation.
The pasta is made in Italy with \“00\” flour, free range egg and the best quality ingredients. The team use traditional methods of production to achieve contemporary flavours for the fillings, and the finest quality fresh pasta.
The Fresh Pasta Company works successfully with, Fortnum & Mason, Harrods, John Lewis Food Hall, Whole Foods, House of Bruar, Avoca (Ireland), and British Airways First and Business Class, as well as Delis and fine food shops around UK.
The filled fresh pasta comes pre-packed in six flavours (250g tray serves 2 people), or loose to sell from the serve-over counter.
For more information please contact Fresh Pasta Company, T:0845 603 7746, or W: www.thefreshpastacompany.com
An Exciting Range Of Jams Has Just Launched
This season Uncle Roy has developed an exciting new range of preserves.
Developed using old fashioned country fruits and flowers such as elderberries, rosehips, orange flowers and rose petals, these high quality jams, jellies, curds and marmalades bring the taste of the country straight to the plate.
Uncle Roy’s new “Finest Preserves” range has something for everyone; smartly presented in 8ox jars, they are already proving popular with the older generation for whom the conventional 12oz and 1lb jars are just too much.
With interesting flavours and combinations such as Hibiscus & Rose Petal Jelly, Pineapple Curd, and Orange & Fennel Jelly Marmalade – they are sure to find their way onto breakfast and tea-tables – and into hampers and gift packs too!
For more information please contact Uncle Roy’s, T: 01683 221076, E:uncleroy@uncleroys.co.uk or W:www.uncleroys.co.uk
Traditional Toffee Is Going Down A Treat
Indulgent creamy Traditional Toffee Slabs are the latest launch from England’s speciality toffee maker Walker’s Nonsuch.
Perfect for Christmas gifting and for family sharing the range includes Original Creamy, Nutty Brazil topped with whole nuts, and Liquorice Toffee which is fast becoming a top seller. Each slab comes with its own toffee hammer and instructions on how to break this giant size toffee treat.
Bright and modern these packs will really stand out on any confectionery display and are in keeping with the current ‘retro’ trend. The Walker family take a real pride in making its toffee and use only the finest ingredients like whole milk, real butter and of course is blessed with over 100 years of cooking know-how!
Little has changed with this unique recipe since the company’s humble beginnings back in the late 19th century and it is proud to say there are no artificial colours, preservatives or hydrogenated oils included – just good wholesome ingredients.
For more information please contact Walkers Nonsuch Limited, T:01782 321525 or W:www.walkers-nonsuch.co.uk
Snack Attacks Are Solved
To add interest to your snack selection, try Tyrrells Furrows – hand-cooked on Tyrrells Court Farm in Herefordshire. With plenty of peel, curl and a crunchy texture, these authentic wave-cut potato crisps are just delicious. The company is harvesting at the moment, and it’s not unusual for the potatoes to be picked in the morning and in your shops by the afternoon!
The selection consists of three mouth-wateringly bold seasonings: Sea Salted, Sea Salt & Vinegar and Mature Cheddar & Pickled Onion. They are all available in sharing and single-serve packs.
For more information please contact Tyrrells T: 01568 720244 or W: www.tyrrellscrisps.co.uk
Desserts Are Impressing Fine Food Halls
Potts Partnership has added eight new recipes to its range of classic European sauces, including two fabulous desert fillings: Black Cherry & Bramley Apple with Kirsch Dessert Filling and a Blackcurrant, Pear and Roast Anise Dessert Filling. These perfectly-balanced fruity fillings offer wonderful flavour combinations and texture, allowing customers to make memorable desserts with minimum effort.
They can be used to bring a contemporary twist to old classics; layer in a glass with ice-cream and fresh cream for a modern knickerbocker glory, or combine with crushed meringue and cream to update an Eton mess. The dessert fillings can also be layered in a glass with yoghurt and crushed digestives, spooned onto a panna cotta or over a New York-style cheesecake. Or, think American waffle house and use them to fill pancakes or heap onto warmed waffles.
For more information please contact Potts Partnership T: 01672 556109, E: Info@pottspartnership.co.uk, W: www.pottspartnership.co.uk
British Chocolate Is Celebrated
For over 40 years, House of Dorchester has been making award-winning British chocolates in the heart of Dorset, combining perfectly-balanced, ethically-sourced ingredients with time-honoured skills and techniques.
Inspired by its love of all things chocolatey, House of Dorchester recently launched The Chocolate Larder – a range of deliciously-moreish biscuits, tiffin, flapjacks, hot chocolate and hot chocolate stir in spoons. The company’s new Chocolate Larder recipes all have one thing in common….lots of chocolate!
For more information please contact House of Dorchester T: 01420 84181, W: www.hodchoc.com
Award-winning Oils And Vinegars
Agnes Rose has burst with an abundance of fruitfulness into the speciality food sector, infusing a revolution in gastronomic creativeness and innovative flare. With regional originality and a passion for inspiring combinations, founder Naomi Darbishire has established her range of award-winning oils and vinegars as essential staples for the discerning and aspiring cook.
Free from all artificial ingredients, the company’s range of handmade condiments is comprised of 13 exceptional varieties – from hedgerow classics such as Blackberry & Mint Vinegar to Chipotle Oil, and exciting culinary concepts like Strawberry Honey Balsamic and Damson Honey Cider Vinegar.
Classically packaged, the Agnes Rose collection has established itself as an optimum quality range, with a presence that draws attention and seduces the senses into culinary submission.
All products are available in 250ml and 100ml bottles, and there is no minimum order.
For more information please contact Agnes Rose T: 07775 781 251, E: info@agnesrose.co.uk, W: www.agnesrose.co.uk
Instant Flavour Is Introduced By Coffee Company
Since launching its range of flavoured instant coffees just over three years ago, family-run speciality coffee roaster Little’s has sold over one million jars. A million may not seem like a large number to some, but considering the small Devon-based company only sells to independent and speciality retailers, this figure holds particular significance.
Founder and ‘roast master’ Henry Little commented, “We’ve been really delighted by the popularity of our flavoured instant range. It’s a testament to the quality of our products, and to the fact that the British public are ready to try something new.” Its no surprise the range has been a success, with 85% of all coffee drinkers in the UK choosing instant coffee.
The range boasts nine flavours, plus a seasonal Christmas Coffee. All are made using slow-roasted pure Arabica coffee and contain nothing artificial.
For more information please contact Little’s T: 01404 891 332, W: www.littlesltd.com
Retailers Are Bagging A Profit
Shopping doesn’t have to be dull; brighten up your customers’ shopping experience with the new range of designer jute and cotton shoppers from WBC. Perfect for impulse purchases in any deli, farm shop or gift retailer, the selection includes designs with big names such as Dolce & Gabbana and Kylie Minogue.
This season designer Mark Ho also brings a stylish flash of summer that is guaranteed to keep these bags flying off your shelves. And because WBC knows every little helps, for every one of these shoppers you purchase, the company will donate ten percent of the price you pay to children’s charity ALMT (www.almt.org).
If you’ve yet to capitalise on the advantages that stocking ‘bags for life’ can have on your sales margins, now is the time. WBC has it all wrapped up!
For more information please contact WBC T: 08000 85 85 95 W: www.wbc.co.uk
Cheer Up Your Cheeseboard
Quince Products, based in rural Oxfordshire, began life in 2003 with the intention of bringing quince back into the British food chain. The Quince Products range continues to grow in popularity, being traditionally handmade in small batches using only the finest quality natural ingredients, without preservatives or additives.
The selection includes Quince Jellies, Quince Marmalades, Quince Chutney, Quince Fruit Cheeses (many of which are Great Taste Award winners), Medlar Jelly and Gooseberry & Lime Fruit Cheese. All ambient products have a long shelf-life, and a range of Quince Gifts are also available.
Quince Fruit Cheeses and Jellies are ideal for enhancing a cheeseboard, using in recipes with meat, fish and game, as a barbecue glaze, or as an addition to a picnic hamper or ploughman’s lunch. Visit the company’s website for more recipe ideas.
For more information please contact Quince Products T: 01491 614664, E: sales@quinceproducts.co.uk, W: www.quinceproducts.co.uk
Traditional Cheese Attracts Modern Custom
Barber’s is the oldest cheese maker in the UK with 176 years of experience making cheese at Maryland Farm in Dicheat, Somerset. As guardians and producers of traditional starter cultures that were once widely used,
Barbers can claim that its cheeses have a totally unique flavour and character.
Barber’s 1833 is matured for a minimum of 24-months to provide the Cheddar with powerful intensity, complexity and depth of flavour. It has a slightly brittle and crunchy texture - a result of its long and slow ageing. Look out for Barber’s 1833 Vintage Reserve Cheddar, available in a 190g wedge or a 1.2kg block for your deli counter.
For more information please contact Barber’s T: 01749 860 666 E: sales@marylandfarm.com W: www.barbers.co.uk
Rooibos Tea Is Setting A Trend
Why not try delicious Fairtrade and Organic Rooibos direct from the farmer. Equal Exchange’s range of small farmer Rooibos offers unrivalled quality, picked and packed at source in South Africa.
Vibrant and rejuvenating the Rooibos is of course 100% caffeine free. Unlike many popular brands the company has no time for large plantations, buying instead from small farmers cooperatives, it is proud to support sustainable farming practices.
The delicious tea contains more of the leaf and less of the stem giving it a distinctive clean honey aroma, the Fairtrade & Organic range includes four distinct offering: Honeybush, Buchu Rooibos
Masala Rooibos, Wild Rooibos and Everyday Rooibos.
For more information please contact Equal Exchange, W:www.equalexchange.co.uk
Sourdough Continues To Rise
Edinburgh based artisan bakery company Peter’s Yard is celebrating a doubling in sales from top restaurants and food retailers as word of mouth spreads about this delicious Scandinavian inspired delight.
Made in the UK to a traditional Swedish recipe, artisan bakers use all-natural ingredients including sourdough, fresh milk, rye flour, whole wheat flour and honey to make these light, award-winning crispbreads in a variety of sizes. A tasty and versatile alternative type of bread, they are the perfect accompaniment to fine cheese or any sweet or savoury topping.
Receiving widespread interest from food writers and chefs, Peter’s Yard won two stars in the 2010 Great Taste Awards and were first selected by Martin Wishart to accompany his cheese selection in his Michelin starred restaurant in Scotland. Today they can also be found in Food Halls including Fortnum and Mason, Selfridges, John Lewis, Whole Foods Market and specialist independent food shops such as La Fromagerie,
For more information please contact Peter’s Yard, E: trade@peter’syard.com or W:www.petersyard.com
Exciting Gifts Have Been Launched For Creative Cooks
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