Speciality-Food-Magazine-March-2025

18 PRODUCT NEWS Take stock with our new food and drink round-up @specialityfood The premium snacking brand has launched Peppermint CreamDark Chocolate Almonds in a move to satisfy the growing demand for indulgent snacks. For this new product, oven-roasted almonds are coated in a peppermint-infused white chocolate before being topped with crunchy sugar crystals and covered in Belgian dark chocolate. As with the other items in the Forest Feast range, each batcwh of Peppermint CreamDark Chocolate Almonds are handcrafted in Co. Armagh. Bronagh Clarke, marketing director at Forest Feast, said, “Mint chocolate has seen a real resurgence in the last year and nowwe have paired this with our oven roasted almond for a unique delicious snack.” forestfeast.co Fudge Kitchen taps into appetite for nostalgia ROBOT Kombucha is now available for fine food retailers to stock as a delicious, sustainable and healthy alternative to conventional cola drinks. With sustainability and public health as its focus, it is made using 100% organic ingredients including organic honey in order to support dwindling bee populations and give drinkers a boost of natural nutrients, vitamins, omega-3s and antioxidants. ROBOT Kombucha has a naturally sweet and complex flavour which closely emulates conventional cola drinks, meaning that fans of mainstream alternatives can be satisfied without compromising on health or quality. With a carefully crafted kombucha at its base, the product also boasts a high level of probiotics in every can, making it an attractive choice for the growing number of consumers who are investing in improving their gut health. Pascal Du Bois, brand director, said, “Cola is the most consumed drink on Earth, but also the most destructive to health and the environment. The organic honey in ROBOT provides a rich taste but with 90% less sugar than conventional cola. ROBOT delivers the familiar cola taste while improving public health and supporting bee populations.” robotkombucha.co.uk Multi award-winning artisan chocolatier, Chococo, has added a new chocolate egg to its Easter range. Sitting alongside handcrafted chocolate eggs and characters in Chococo’s Easter range, andmade using direct trade chocolate, the newNest Egg is made using the business’s 47% Colombia milk chocolate and studded with new Colombia origin ‘blonde’ caramel white chocolate mini eggs before being hand decorated with bronze shimmer speckles. All items in the range, including the newNest Egg, are presented in entirely plastic-free packaging Claire Burnet, co-founder of Chococo, said, “As our newwhite chocolate from Colombia looks like the shell of a real egg, we thought it would be fun to studmini eggs made from this white chocolate inside a bigger egg. The combination of our award-winning signature Colombia originmilk chocolate with this sweet caramel white chocolate is a winner! “All our chocolate is sustainably sourced and we are very proud that our award-winning signature milk, dark, oat m!lk and blonde chocolate are all directly traded with our chocolate partners based in Ecuador and Colombia, who are producing fine chocolate in country of origin for us. These companies use local ingredients, create more highly skilled jobs, keep a greater share of the value chain in the local community and raise the value of their exports, giving more power to cocoa growing communities.” chococo.co.uk ‘World’s healthiest cola’ enters UKmarket New egg joins Chococo’s Easter range Clearspring, the Japanese and organic fine foods specialist, has released sweet Organic Oat Biscuits to satisfy time-poor snackers. The new trio is available inMiso Maple, Matcha and Sweet Date flavours, and are made by fourth generation artisanal craft bakers in the Scottish Highlands using organic wholegrain oats and premium organic ingredients. The biscuits also contain organic coconut oil and olive oil instead of palm oil, which provides a unique depth of flavour, and are refined sugar-free, high in fibre and plant-based. The 40g packs contain six biscuits and the packaging is entirely recyclable. Maria Dawson, managing director of Clearspring said, “These sweet biscuits are a first for Clearspring and we wanted to launch something special. We have been working with our producer for nearly two years to perfect these flavours, which are unique, sweet and internationally inspired. The range has something for everyone, with each offering its own delicious flavour profile. We are also proud that we are offering a sweet-treat range that is made using wholegrain oats, is organic, is minimally processed whilst being refined sugar free, high in fibre and plant-based. Our newOrganic Oat Biscuits are also a delicious and convenient way for us to take consumers on a journey of discovery, especially those who are new to authentic Japanese Miso andMatcha.” clearspring.co.uk Clearspring launches grab- and-go oat biscuits For more information contact: louise.barnes@artichokehq.com 01206 508629 DRINKS BUYER 2025 COMING NEXT ISSUE NOW WITH EXTRA DISTRIBUTION AT