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The Sweet Beet has unveiled new labelling across its lines to evolve the brand’s identity and reinforce its core values. All jars now have black labels with imagery in bold, block colouring to portray the
North Yorkshire-based Rosebud Preserves has unveiled a gooseberry & HOGHUĹ´RZHU MDP IRU WKH QHZ VHDVRQ 553 e J 3UHSDUHG ZLWK J of fruit per 100g, the jam is QDWXUDOO\ VHW ZLWK XQUHĆ“QHG sugar. The producer says the sharp gooseberries complement the “muscat VFHQW RI ZLOG HOGHUĹ´RZHUĹ? rosebudpreserves.co.uk
Blueberry, lemon & basil; apricot, plum & almond; and plum, cherry & cardamom are the new preserves from Norfolkbased artisan producer Old Rectory Preserves. Made with French apricots and Norfolk Opal plums, the apricot, plum & almond variety can be served as a spread on pastries or as a compote with natural yoghurt. The toasted slivered almonds offer the product added texture. oldrectorypreserves.com
Greka has launched two new varieties of its whole fruit preserves, called VSRRQ VZHHWV 7KH Ć“UVW is a sour cherry variety recommended with Greek yoghurt, over ice cream or LQ D Ć“OOLQJ IRU D FDNH 553 ÂŁ5.50). The second is a strawberry spoon sweet with Mastiha, a liqueur seasoned with resin from the Mastic tree. Trade price e 553 e grekafoods.com
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Nut Blend has gone through a packaging and logo rebrand to get the message of its natural nut butters across. “The marble labelling portrays us ‘blending’ our special ingredients to create HDFK MDU RI QXW EXWWHU Ĺ? says founder Gabriella Block. It has also ODXQFKHG D 3UDOLQH 1XW %XWWHU 553 e PDGH with three ingredients: pecans, almonds and 3HUXYLDQ 0DFD nutblend.com
DIANE BROWN, Provender Brown, Perth 2ZQHU RI 3URYHQGHU Brown, Diane Brown prioritises local producers LQ KHU VWURQJ OLQH XS of jams and other sweet preserves. “The area is known for its jams and we have a long history of producing soft fruit so it makes sense to VWRFN ORFDO SURGXFWV Ĺ? VKH says. Her local best sellers are a Seville marmalade and a raspberry jam from 'DOFKRQ]LH 3UHVHUYHV DQG jars of Heather honey from Heather Hills.
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Launching next month from Scarlett & Mustard is a raspberry conserve and a Seville orange marmalade. Made with no preservatives or additives, both products are made with longestablished methods with natural ingredients to give them an LQWHQVH Ĺ´DYRXU 7UDGH SULFH e 553 e scarlettandmustard.co.uk
Thursday Cottage has developed D VDOWHG FDUDPHO VSUHDG 553 e DQG D FKRFRODWH VSUHDG 553 e 7KH IRUPHU LQFOXGHV 0DOGRQ VHD VDOW and is recommended with yoghurt, pancakes and ice cream, while the ODWWHU FRQWDLQV %HOJLDQ GDUN chocolate and double cream. thursday-cottage.com
In response to the unwavering consumer demand for gin, Mrs Darlington’s has unveiled a new medium cut orange marmalade with “a cheeky tipple of gin�. Said to be very reminiscent of the retro drink, gin & orange juice, the new PDUPDODGH KDV DQ 553 RI e SHU J MDU mrsdarlingtons.com Vol.19 Issue 5 | June 2018
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