Ornua Ingredients Europe unveils new pizza cheese range targeted at UK pizza delivery market

New Spinneyfields Consistent Shred™ Pizza Cheese range delivers consistent quality, less waste and perfect coverage, melt and stretch

Ornua Ingredients Europe today unveiled a new range of pizza cheeses through their Spinneyfields brand. The Spinneyfields, Consistent Shred™ Pizza Cheese has been developed for the pizza delivery market, worth £2.1 billion in the UK, and will deliver consistent quality, less waste and perfect coverage, melt and stretch.

Produced at Ornua’s state-of-the-art Ledbury facility, the Consistent Shred™ Pizza Cheese range is one of the most advanced pizza cheese blends available to the fastfood sector today. Optimised for delivered pizza and made from high-quality dairy ingredients, it has been developed and refined using Ornua’s bespoke TCS™ Technology that delivers consistency in every single shred of cheese. The TCS™ Technology produces a firm shred and consistent size, which results in less product waste and greater yields without compromising on the perfect pizza cheese coverage, melt or stretch. It allows customers to use a consistently great tasting pizza cheese that is versatile and easy to handle, minimising burns and blistering by eliminating clumping and product fines.

Spinneyfields Consistent Shred™ guarantees outstanding performance and a delicious creamy taste every time. The range includes three unique products:

•Consistent Shred™ Mozzarella – A premium soft melt 100% Mozzarella that delivers authentic, traditional pizza results providing superior taste, stretch and creaminess.

•Consistent Shred™ Mozzarella & Cheddar - A soft melt Mozzarella & Cheddar natural blend that delivers a consistent melt, fantastic stretch, and a creamy, rich flavour time every time.

•Consistent Shred™ Pizza Topper – Guarantees consistently delicious results with excellent value for money, the Pizza Topper is ideal for all uses and budgets.

The Spinneyfields, Consistent Shred™ Pizza Cheese range is available in convenient chilled or Individually Quick-Frozen packs of 6 x 2kg. It delivers outstanding performance on all pizza bases and is suitable for all ovens. Wholesalers and foodservice providers offering the new range will be supported through targeted local customer marketing campaigns, the availability of bespoke promotional offers and a suite of creative marketing assets.

Joan Bombardo, Managing Director of Ornua Ingredients Europe, commented, “At Ornua, we pride ourselves on being pizza cheese specialists, and today we make cheese for over 100 million pizzas annually. Of course, we are currently living in unprecedented times, and at Ornua Ingredients Europe, we have worked hard to adapt and innovate to our customers’ changing requirements. During the pandemic, the delivered pizza sector experienced rapid and sustained growth, and we believe that the launch of the new Spinneyfields, Consistent Shred™ Cheese range will enable our customers to capitalise on this growth. This new range will provide consistent quality and reduced waste while at the same time providing generous pizza coverage, perfect melt and rich, creamy texture to ensure each delivery ends with a happy customer.”

German Doner Kebab has opened its 50th restaurant in the UK as it forges ahead with its plans to grow the fast-casual brand of the future.

The UK’s fastest-growing restaurant chain reached the landmark site this week after opening its latest site in Peterborough.

The brand has forged ahead with its growth plans during the Pandemic, opening 13 new restaurants and creating almost 500 new jobs.

Imran Sayeed, CEO, said: “Reaching 50 restaurants in the UK is a landmark moment for the German Doner Kebab story as we build momentum in our plans to grow the fastcasual brand of the future.”

German Doner Kebab has this week opened its 50th restaurant in the UK.

The fast-casual brand has reached the landmark following the launch of its new restaurant in Peterborough.

The brand has forged ahead with relentless growth during the Pandemic, opening 13 new restaurants and creating in the region of 500 jobs throughout the country.

Key new locations already opened in 2020 include Nottingham, Bradford and additional sites in London and Edinburgh.

German Doner Kebab is revolutionising the kebab in the UK, bringing a fresh, high-quality taste sensation that has made it the number one spot to enjoy a kebab.

Freshly prepared in front of customers, the gamechanging kebabs are made using premium, lean, succulent meats and fresh local vegetables, served in handmade toasted breads with unique signature sauces.

Now employing over 1500 people throughout the country, the brand will have opened 50 new restaurants in the UK during the past three years and boasts a development pipeline of 350 franchise units over the next seven years.

Imran Sayeed, CEO, has heralded the landmark opening at Peterborough as the brand continues to disrupt the fast-casual space and evolve to meet the needs of its customers.

He said: “Reaching 50 restaurants in the UK is a huge moment in our story and represents a huge achievement for everyone in the German Doner Kebab family.

“Our game-changing kebabs are revolutionising the kebab and this has driven huge consumer demand as we bring the German Doner Kebab experience to even more consumers across the country.

“We have found ourselves in very challenging times however we have remained agile and responsive to a fastchanging landscape, reaching our customers in new ways and developing exciting new products.

“We are now looking forward to building this momentum further into 2021 as we maintain our mission of building the fast-casual brand of the future.”

Based in Glasgow, Scotland, German Doner Kebab is growing at great pace with 73 restaurants in UK, Europe and Middle East, and now rapidly expanding in the USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Ireland.