From low-calorie ice cream to vegan popcorn and a CBD drinks range, here's the lowdown of all the latest product launches in Europe.
From low-calorie ice cream to vegan popcorn and a CBD drinks range, here's the lowdown of all the latest product launches in Europe.
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US low-calorie ice cream brand Halo Top is entering the traditional ice cream category for the first time with a product made from real cream and loaded with swirls and chunks, in both tub and stick formats.
Despite its US origins, the company is launching the Platinum Series in the UK market first.
The range will feature three tub flavours each containing 680–720 calories: Space Candy, Monster Cookie and Triple Chocolate Cake. The range will also include three bar flavours: Vanilla Crunch, Salted Caramel Swirl and Cookies & Cream, each containing 160-180 calories.
“With the launch of Platinum Series in the UK before anywhere else in the world, the UK has now become the centre of innovation for the brand,” said Justin Ball, President of Halo Top International. “We can’t wait for our UK fans to try Halo Top Platinum Series and realise that it’s just as indulgent and decadent as regular ice cream but somehow contains way less calories and sugar.”
Image source: Halo Top
French fish company Saupiquet has added two products to its appetizer range of spreads and tapas products. New to the range are rillettes with salmon and dill and rillettes of mackerel with old-fashioned mustard. The other flavours in Saupiquet’s aperitif range of nine recipes include chilli tuna rillettes and squid in spicy oil, tuna rillettes with herbs from Provence, mussels with escabeche sauce and squid with Provençal sauce.
Image source: Saupiquet
London-based ‘gourmet’ popcorn maker Joe & Seph’s has introduced a new vegan range made up of three flavours: salted caramel, toffee apple and cinnamon, and coconut and cacao. They will be available in both sharing pouches and snack packs.
“We’ve wanted to create a vegan range that truly echoed our cult-status series of indulgent popcorn flavours since we began,” said brand co-founder Joseph Sopher.
“Never wanting to compromise on taste or ingredients, we’ve finally nailed our new vegan caramel, we can’t wait to bring our popcorn to even more households, and bring Joe & Seph’s back to those who’ve recently chosen to go plant-based.”
The vegan collection is available at John Lewis Food Hall – Oxford Street, The Vegan Supermarket, La Suite West Hotel, Selfridges, IWOOT, QVC and www.joeandsephs.co.uk at a RRP of £2.99 per 80g pouch, or £1.49 per 32g snack pack.
Joe & Seph’s popcorn is air-popped (not fried) and then hand-coated in all-natural ingredients in London.
Image source: Joe & Seph's
UK brand Trip has unveiled a CBD infused drinks range. The range comprises Elderflower Mint with ginseng, l-theanine, mint, rooibos, chamomile and lemon balm; PeachGinger with turmeric, ginseng, l-theanine, ginger, lemon balm and chamomi; and a Cold Brew Coffee – which is brewed for 24 hours, dairy-free and with no added sugar.
With 15 mg full spectrum CBD per can, Trip launched in August this year and is stocked in Harvey Nichols, Planet Organic and Equinox.
The company says its CBD is extracted in the UK from organically grown hemp plant and is not psychoactive so “does not get you high”. The range is priced at £20 per 24-pack and £2.99 per can.
Image source: Trip
New Netherlands brand Mitsuba has introduced the Mitsuba Snacks range to snack shelves. There are six flavours inspired by Asian fusion cuisine: Japanese Peanut Crunch & Crispies, Wasabi Peanut Crunch & Crispies, Red Curry Crispies, Thai Chilli Crispies, Wasabi Peanut Crunch and Sriracha Peanut Crunch. They are priced from €1.89 per 80-150g pack.
Image source: Mitsuma
