Another chocolate and hazelnut spread enters the market, organic rice varieties come to Germany, and experts pick which snacks best match our wines. FoodNavigator looks at what is trending in new product development.
Another chocolate and hazelnut spread enters the market, organic rice varieties come to Germany, and experts pick which snacks best match our wines. FoodNavigator looks at what is trending in new product development.
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French brand Cibovino has released a range of ‘aperitif’ boxes that pairs wines with snacks.
The range includes smaller boxes with wine tastings, comprising of of three 20 ml red white bottles. Larger offerings may include a 750 ml bottle of red, white or rosé, paired with thyme and lemon popcorn, and grilled sesame chickpeas.
Another version also includes meat paté, cured meat, and access to a music playlist for the complete ‘aperitif’ experience.
“We blindly taste wines to avoid prejudices due to the regional origin of the wine,” explained Cibovino founder Yann Siaudeau.
“Several criteria are taken into accounting, including the smell, the taste, and how it looks. An average is calculated, and we keep only those that have obtained at least 75/100.”
The degustation boxes vary in size and price, ranging between €16 and €39.
German brand Rii Jii has released a range of organic, Fairtrade-certified rice.
The rice packets displays the country of origin, along with the Fairtrade trademark, the EU organic seal and the German state organic seal.
Rii Jii is also ‘Naturland’ certified – meaning that the organic rice producers do not mix organic seeds, fertilisers and pesticides with those used in conventional farming.
The brand was born after Rii Jii founder Arne Lißewski discovered different rice varieties in Portugal.
“Back in Germany, I realised that our supermarkets sell only inferior basmati rice – hybrid varieties with lots of fragrance in the pack and little taste on the plate. So I dove deeper into the subject of rice and finally a producer whose basmati rice I imported to Germany,” he said.
A 500 g of basmati rice retails for approximately €3.85.
Swiss brand Café Royal has launched new Arabica coffee pods, ‘Brazil’.
The single origin, 100% Arabica coffee has been described as having a creamy texture, a subtle aroma of hazelnut and notes of caramel and cacao.
Café Royal has scored the coffee’s intensity 5/10. The coffee pods are sold in packs of 36 and retail for €3.99.
Entremont has released a new melting cheese for the French winter dish ‘raclette’.
The product is a mix of the traditional raclette cheese with a blue cheese from the French region of Auvergne, ‘Fourme d’Ambert AOP’.
Fourme d’Ambert AOP is a mild, soft and creamy cheese that has been aged for eight weeks.
Entremont’s ‘Raclette Nature & Fourme d’Ambert AOP’ has a recommended retail price of €5.75 for 350 g, which will feed two and three people.
Mondelez International's Milka is entering the chocolate and hazelnut spread market with the launch of ‘Patamilka’.
Milka’s chocolate hazelnut offering uses cottonseed oil, which the firm says gives the spread its unique, creamy texture.
Both Patamilka’s jar and lid are recyclable, and the product is certified by ‘Cocoa Life’. A 240 g jar sells for €1.89 and a 600 g jar, €3.39.
Milka's announcement comes days after Barilla launched its palm oil-free chocolate and hazelnut spread 'Pan di Stelle' in Italy.
German brand Kölln has launched a crunchy muesli made with yoghurt and honey.
The product comprises 59% wholegrains, crispy honey pieces, yoghurt powder and almonds. It is free of artificial flavours and is made with RSPO-certified palm oil.
The muesli joins Kolln’s range of crunchy mueslis, including crunchy honeynut & oat, chocolate biscuit & oat, and crunchy yoghurt raspberry and oats.
A 500 g packet has a retail price of €2.99.
