Speciality Food October 2024

MRS BRIDGES GINGER & CHILLI CHUTNEY Ginger is hitting the note with consumers right now, and this w arming, Asian-inspired chutney ticks all their boxes, being sweet and a touch spicy. mrsbridges.co.uk TRUEFOODS BEEF GRAVY An all-natural, hearty and warming gravy, infusing roasted beef bones with the finest reduced beef stock. Free from artificial colours and flavours, with no added salt. truefoodsltd.com FLOWER & WHITE CHOCOLATE CRUNCH MERINGUE BAR An all-natural decadent chocolate meringue bar, smothered in sustainable chocolate and sold in paper recyclable packaging. Only 92 calories per bar. flowerandwhite.co.uk SEGGIANO CLASSIC VIN SANTO PANETTONE Handmade for Seggiano by a family- run bakery in Tuscany, with the best ingredients, and leavened with mothe r yeast. Enriched with 12% DOC Vin Santo del Chianti. seggiano.com MR FILBERT’S SNACK TIME GIFTING TIN Perfect for snack lovers. This special tin is filled with award-winning nuts, from Rosemary Almonds, to Salt & Pepper Cashews. mrfilberts.com blue, Pecorino and Brie-style. The only issue is its scarcity. Sheep’s milk is a precious commodity at the moment, and the industry continues to struggle to keep up with demand. Order yours early so you don’t miss out. 9 SAVOURY BISCUITS Mintel’s Savoury Biscuits Report 2023 shows 69% of those who eat savoury biscuits do so every day, and there are new faces showing up in this space, offering snacks that go beyond pairing with cheese. varieties, which are shrugging off its ‘farmyardy’ image, presenting it as luxurious, sweet and wholesome. Cheesemongers say they are being askedmore andmore about sheep’s milk cheese, and there’s certainly a cheeseboard’s worth available just fromUKmakers – fromFeta to specialityfoodmagazine.com 31 CHRISTMAS 2024 We’ve tried some delicious vegetable and spice-filled biscuits fromCradoc’s, melt-in-the-mouth cheese biscuits from Island Bakery, and low-calorie Cheddar wafer thins from the Good Guys Bakehouse. It’s certainly one to watch. 10 CONTINENTAL CAKES Christmas cakes, puddings andmince pies are all musts, but panettone has fast become a British Christmas staple too. Shoppers are attracted to the romanticism of the ingredients (from the finest candied peel to real butter), and the packaging. Bound in glossy printed wrap and ribbons, or tucked into hat boxes or tins, they have real ‘wow’ factor in store. Seggiano says, “Unlike bread, the sweet sensation is more lavish, and richer in both taste and price. Only the most skilled producers can create real and authentic panettone.” The brand says to choose varieties frommakers who use only natural ingredients, and from those with long heritage and good provenance. The best are made without industrial emulsifiers, stabilisers, binders or preservatives. STOCK CHECK S P E C I A L I T Y F O O D M A G A Z I N E * 2 0 2 4 * ROSEMULLION DISTILLERY DARK RUM A 40% dark rum, fermented, distilled and aged in Cornwall, with a lightly spiced, botanical flavour and deep notes frommolasses. rosemulliondistillery.com