Speciality Food Jan/Feb 2026

12 PRODUCT NEWS Take stock with our new food and drink round-up @specialityfood First Groovy Food launch in four years Award-winning producer The Groovy Food Company has released three new products – their first new launches in four years: Organic Matcha Agave, Organic Coconut Syrup and Hot Honey. The Organic Matcha Agave is a unique blend of premiummatcha and the brand’s award-winning natural agave syrup, and offers a clean energy boost and subtly green tea flavour. It can be added to iced coffees or hot drinks, drizzled over porridge or blended into smoothies. The newOrganic Coconut Syrup is made using the sap of the coconut palm tree – a by-product that often goes to waste – and provides a rich, caramel-like sweetness to pancakes and baked goods. Hot Honey is a new take on the company’s signature honey with a spicy kick from chilli extract, and is delicious drizzled onto pizzas and roasted vegetables or mixed into richmarinades. All three new launches are ethically sourced and free from additives and preservatives. Ying Man, senior national account manager at The Groovy Food Company, said, “These new products arrive Black Bee Honey creates Winter variant The speciality honey producer has released BritishWinter Ivy Honey, which boasts a fudge-like texture and cool menthol notes. Sourced from apiaries in Hampshir e where bees forage on ivy during early winter, creating a fresh herbal flavour, the honey has a light colour, sweet rip e finish and crumbly set texture. As per the rest of the Black Bee Honey range, BritishWinter Ivy Honey is fully traceable and not blended, and the name of the beekeeper is printed on each label. Paul Webb, co-founder of Black Bee Honey, said, “Our Winter Ivy honey set s in the jar and has a wonderful crumbly texture, a fresh herbal taste, and a sweet, ripe finish. What’s more, it’s fully traceable.” blackbeehoney.com at a time when shoppers are increasingly seeking bold, on-trend flavours alongside ingredients that offer more than just sweetness. With hot honey emerging as one of the biggest flavour movements of the year andmatcha continuing its rapid rise, The Groovy Food Company’s latest launches speak directly to what consumers are reaching for right now. At the same time, there is growing appetite for products that offer the balance of indulgence and flavour with better-for-you credentials. By combining trending flavour profiles with organic, minimally processed ingredients, this trio not only reflects how people are cooking and snacking today, but also supports the shift towardmore mindful, nutritious choices without compromising taste or creativity in the kitchen.” groovyfood.co.uk Sheldrake & Sheldrake launch planet-friendly hot sauce Laun ched by two Scottish brothers, Sheldrake & Sheld rake is inspired by fermentation and a desire toma ke the world’s most delicious hot sauce and be as res pectful to the environment as possible. Th e resulting Fermented Hot Sauce is brewed in exmaple syrup casks inherited from a local d istillery, and packaged in a protective mould made frommushrooms grown on hemp stalks whichmeans that consumers can compost and/or recycle the entire product. Rich with umami, it can be used with eggs and within sandwiches, soups, pasta sauces and stocks. Merlin Sheldrake, co-founder at Sheldrake & Sheldrake, said, “Our S&S hot sauce is the culmination of years of obsessing over fermentation and brewing, and the magic that happens when you let microbes do their thing. Producing a live hot sauce was central to our plan from the beginning, and we’re excited to be challenging the hot sauce norms with our debut product.” sheldrakeandsheldrake.com Belazu creates ultimate fusion ingredient Belazu has combined North African rose harissa with Japanese redmiso paste to create Miso Harissa to cater to the growing consumer demand for complex flavour profiles. The blend brings together peppery spices and deep umami notes, and are balanced with a balsamic glaze and a touch of honey to create a versatile ready-to-use ingredient. Rory Goulcher, senior developmen t chef at Belazu, said, “We’re so excited to be part of a flavour revolution where home-cooks have access to global ingredients but are now becomingmore adventurous and looking for unique ways to elevate their dishes. Our Miso Harissa is perfectly balanced – it’s bold, aromat ic and has an almost chocolatey textur e to help home-cooks elevate every dis h and create restaurant quality meals i n their own homes.” belazu.com