Speciality-Food-Magazine-JanuaryFebruary2025

Your chance to sample new and exciting products for free! Simply fill in the form and samples will be sent directly to your store 36 @specialityfood Cakehead Cakehead has the recipe for more customers! The team hand craft and hand finish award-winning bakes at their cakery based in Oakham, Rutland. They have a real passion for creating irresistible treats, using only the best ingredients – from fine Belgian cocoa to their very own luxurious caramel (made to a secret recipe). Attention to detail is paramount. The Cakehead team even freshly squeeze their lemons. Another key to success is supporting local suppliers, with as many ingredients as possible being farm fresh. Each bake is beautifully packaged and delivered on time. It’s an all-in commitment to quality cake that they call ‘Beyond Baking’. Cakehead even has a wide range of vegan and gluten-free options, so none of your customers have to miss out. Try a sample box and sample their gorgeous cakes for yourself. SAMPLE BOX FIRST 100! BabooGelato Popular Dorset gelato maker Baboo Gelato is expanding outside its West Country home to bring its multi award-winning gelato to independent retailers across the rest of the UK. Baboo Gelato uses real, seasonal ingredients, bought direct from farms and orchards, to produce small batches of great ice cream. Baboo uses no chemical emulsifiers, gum stabilisers, artificial colours or flavours. Baboo has won 42 Great Taste Stars including a coveted 2024 Three Star Award for Double Chocolate Gelato made with Valrhona chocolate. Other very popular flavours include Salted Caramel Gelato, Strawberry Gelato and Sicilian Blood Orange Sorbet. Baboo keeps its offering fresh with a regularly changing range of seasonal and limited edition flavours. Retailers love Baboo’s iconic branding, great point of sale, limited edition flavours, and personal customer support. Walkers Shortbread Founded in 1898, Walker’s Shortbread is a family-owned company with a rich heritage that has remained true to JosephWalker’s original recipes across five generations. Every piece is still proudly crafted on Speyside in the Scottish Highlands, using only the finest all-butter ingredients— no artificial flavourings, colourings, or additives. The newest addition, the 35g Giant Shortbread Finger, is perfect for an indulgent afternoon snack, providing the same beloved flavour in a convenient, larger portion. For something a bit playful, try our all- butter Scottie Dog Shortbread—a delightful gift or treat for any age. And for those who enjoy snacking on the go, Walker’s Shortbread’s sharing bag of mini shortbread fingers is ideal for easy sharing. WithWalker’s, every bite brings the taste of Scotland at its finest. DISCOVERY BOX FIRST 50! Fairfields Farm Fairfields Farmnot only grows its own potatoes for its delicious thick-cut, skin-on crisps, but also cooks and packs them on-site – helping to make the low food miles nibbles carbon neutral. The brand specialises inmaking gluten-free and vegan crisps which win awards as well as loyal customers. Its products are perfect for ensuring everyone gets to enjoy a premium version of the nation’s favourite snack, no matter their dietary requirements. Because of its short supply chain and abundant source of potatoes, Fairfields Farm can offer exceptional availability to stockists, and plenty of shelf life. The team is also extraordinarily proud of its sustainability-focused approach to biodiversity in its beautiful corner of the world. Delamere Dairy Delamere’s new flavouredmilk duo is based on the brand’s award-winning glass bottle recipe its consumers know and love, in a new 235ml CartoCan™ format – a carton that’s shaped like a can. 100% recyclable, the CartoCan™ offers an alternative pack format to Delamere’s well known glass bottle product, can be stored at ambient temperatures, and is best enjoyed chilled. It offers all the goodness and nutrients of normal milk, is a great source of protein, calcium and vitamin D and is available in Delamere’s two best-selling flavours – Strawberry and Chocolate –withmore flavours to follow later in 2025. Appealing to adults and children alike, Delamere’s CartoCan™ duo is ideal for ‘on the go’ sales in independent retail, convenience stores, delis, farm shops, hospitality outlets and many more. RETAIL SAMPLES FIRST 100! MIXED SAMPLE BOX FIRST 50! TASTING SAMPLE PACKS FIRST 100! Churchill Confectionery Churchill’s Confectionery is a privately-owned family business founded in 1989 and based in Hertfordshire. They specialise in producing distinctive high-quality products that are very detailed, creatively embossed pieces of artistic design in tin boxes that contain delicious sweets and biscuits. Withmore than 35 years’ experience in the confectionery business, Churchill’s has grown from a small independent firm into an award-winning global company. Notwithstanding their success on the international sphere, they remain an iconic British brand serving the UK and over 30 countries worldwide. Churchill’s Confectionery is perhaps best known for its delightful souvenir tins, many of which feature London at its most recognisable, but the teamhas worked hard to expand the company’s product range over recent years to include a fabulous Art Deco collection and Victorian Fun Fair theme. RETAIL PACKS FIRST 100!