Speciality Food April 2025

22 PRODUCT NEWS Take stock with our new food and drink round-up @specialityfood Meaty new flavour fromBurts Award-winning confectioner Fudge Kitchen has unveiled a new range which celebrates classic British flavours. The new collection brings together Rock Salted Peanut Brittle, Raspberry Coconut Ice, Vanilla Crumbly Fudge and Salted Caramel Crumbly Fudge. The four-strong range is designed to remind customers of the simple, nostalgic pleasures of the past without compromise. Each product is handmade hsing organic dairy and British sugar, contains no preservatives, and is packaged in FSC-certified boxes, printed with plant-based inks and sealed using water-based adhesives. Richard Parson, managing director of Fudge Kitchen, said, “We’re excited to share this range responding to a growing customer demand for confectionery that celebrates quality, nostalgia and tradition, aligning with the core values that have been honed during our forty-year legacy. Whilst the range has tradition at its centre, it’s been reimagined for the conscious consumer, where every bite also supports ethical and sustainable practices.” fudgekitchen.co.uk Fudge Kitchen taps into appetite for nostalgia Cumbrian spirits producer introduces G&T cans Award-winning Cumbrian small batch distiller, Shed One Distillery, has expanded into the RTDmarket with a premium gin and tonic serve – Fancy Frolic. Co-owner, Zoe Arnold-Bennett, said, “The RTDmarket is a natural progression for us, and we see it as another way of getting more people to knowwho we are, where we are, and what we do.” The brand’s Fancy Frolic artisan gin, with notes of ginger, lime, strawberry and elderflower, is combined with Cumbrian Tonic Water (created exclusively for the business by Mawson’s) in the 250ml serve, coming in at 6.5% ABV. A low- calorie option is also available. shed1distillery.com Lost Sheep has extended its RTD canned coffee range with a new speciality-grade Iced Caramel Latte, made by coffee roasters and 100% traceable to origin. The ambient, VAT-free drink (with tasting notes of milk and butterscotch) is crafted with the brand’s award- winning Get To The Hopper coffee – a carefully sourced blend of Colombian and Brazilian Arabica beans. Made with skimmedmilk and less sugar than its competitors, the drink comes in at under 80 calories per can. Lost Sheep Coffee founder, Stuart Wilson, says these products, “are the only RTD coffee cans on themarket to offer 100% coffee traceability fromorigin to can. There is simply no other brand that canmatch us in terms of coffee quality and traceability.” lostsheepcoffee.com Trending flavour joins Lost Sheep RTD family Lucy’s Dressings has added to its popular range of award-winning dressings and mayonnaises with a selection of high-quality table sauces, made with the best natural ingredients – from free-range eggs and Cotswold Gold cold-pressed extra virgin rapeseed oil to Cotswold butter. The range includes Bearnaise Sauce (with Dijonmustard, lemon, shallots and tarragon), Burger Sauce (with beech-smoked rapeseed oil, gherkins, pickled onions, Dijon, roasted peppers, tomatoes, dill and cayenne), and Marie Rose (enhanced with cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, tomato, and tabasco and cayenne chillies). Completing the line-up are Hollandaise Sauce, Hot Mango Chutney, and Tartare Sauce. lucysdressings.co.uk Dressings brand expands sauce collection Burts has launched newHerb Roasted Chicken flavour crisps, just in time for the spring/summer picnic season. Part of the core range, and available in 40g and 150g packs, the new product taps into consumer desire for ‘meaty’ flavours in snacking, and is made using real Creedy Carver chicken, balanced with sage, parsley, rosemary and thyme for an authentic taste. Sas Horscroft, head of marketing at Burts Snacks, said, “With chicken consistently being the top savoury meat profile for spring summer launches in the UK over the past three years, we anticipate strong demand for this new flavour. The combination of herbs and roasted chicken will not only meet the expectations of existing customers, but also attract new ones, driving sales and expanding our reach.” burtschips.com