This week's new product gallery features a new range of weaning products in a selection of exciting flavours and new flavours in the gut-health the category, which has historically been dominated by dairy based products.
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This week's new product gallery features a new range of weaning products in a selection of exciting flavours and new flavours in the gut-health the category, which has historically been dominated by dairy based products.
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Modern Italian food brand Crosta & Mollica has introduced a plant-based offering to its pizza range with the launch of the Vegana Pizza and Pizzetta, available to purchase from Ocado and Waitrose in the UK from £4.75.
Crosta & Mollica aims to provide an authentic alternative for modern plant-based tastes whilst staying true to their roots in Italian cuisine. The vegan pizza can also be purchased Pizzetta-style, offering two smaller-sized portions per pack.
The Vegana Pizza starts with the Crosta & Mollica signature sourdough base, crafted in traditional Neapolitan style, proved for 24 hours before being fired in a wood oven, on lava stone from Mount Etna in Sicily. The base is then covered with a tomato and caramelised balsamic onion sauce to provide sweetness, and hand-topped with IGP Tropea red onions, grilled mushrooms and broccolini. The pizza is topped with a creamy chickpea sauce, with rosemary, sea salt and olive oil, taking inspiration from the Ligurian chickpea pancake, Farinata.
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Whole Earth has unveiled a squeezable bottled peanut butter. Available initially in Waitrose and Tesco from May, Drizzler will be released in two flavour SKUs: Classic Roasted Super Smooth Peanut Butter and Golden Roasted Super Smooth Peanut Butter: 320g, £3.30 RRP.
The new easy-to-use format is designed to drive forward the nut butter category, and offer ‘health-conscious shoppers a convenient and versatile way to enhance multiple usage occasion’, said Whole Earth.
Whole Earth Drizzler comes in a bottle made from recycled plastic and can be recycled again.
Bryan Martins, Whole Earth Marketing, Category Director at Ecotone UK, said: “As a market leader for over six years, we are proud to bring a game-changing product innovation to market that introduces shoppers to a completely new way to enjoy peanut butter. Drizzler has a unique taste, texture and format that’s never been seen in the nut butter category before.
Drizzler expands peanut butter into new and exciting occasions, from breakfast to snacks and dinner. It’s versatile for sweet and savoury meals – and its easy, squeezable format means you can enjoy peanut butter anytime, anywhere. Just shake, squeeze, drizzle.”
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Hunter & Gather, the brand behind ‘clean’ cooking oils and condiments is launching a new range of Organic Certified health-promoting fats that are 100% pure and ‘free from nasties’.
The four new products - Pure Butter Organic Ghee (for cooking, baking, and bulletproof coffees), Extra Virgin Organic Cold Pressed Olive Oil (for drizzling, dipping and dunking), Extra Virgin Organic Cold Pressed Coconut Oil (for cooking, frying and baking) and Pure C8 MCT Organic Coconut Oil (for coffees, salads and smoothies) have been made with optimal health front of mind, said Amy Moring, Co-founder of Hunter & Gather.
“With Premium Oils driving growth in the sector, this is the right time for us to ramp up our growth in the category,” she said.
“There is growing evidence to suggest that highly processed seed oils such as rapeseed, sunflower, and vegetable oils - which often contain harmful additives and are processed with hexane chemicals - are inflammatory and linked to chronic disease. Simply replacing these unhealthy, heavily processed fats with healthier non-inflammatory fats such as fruit oils (olive, coconut and avocado) or traditional animal fats (ghee, tallow, lard) can have a positive impact on your health.
“Our new Pure and Organic Healthy Fats range has been created with health front of mind. By equipping consumers with knowledge, recipes, and products that are always free from seed oils, grains, gluten, and refined sugars, our mission is to make it easier for consumers to make healthy choices and to give them the tools to thrive.”
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Functional food and drink brand MOJU is launching a new Tropical Prebiotic as the brand diversifies its range in the gut-health the category, which has historically been dominated by dairy based products. Each shot contains mango, lime and baobab mixed with MOJU's blend of prebiotics and plant fibre.
Available to customers in in the MOJU’s signature 500ml and 420ml Dosing Bottle, format, the new prebiotic has been designed to be shot daily, to support immune and digestive health by encouraging a healthier, more diverse gut microbiome.
MOJU Co-Founder Rich Goldsmith said: “The growing gut and digestive health category is a really exciting space that has the potential to have a hugely positive impact on consumers’ lives. To date it’s been driven by dairy based probiotic products, but without a diverse menu of food the good bacteria in your gut cannot thrive. We all want to eat a diet full of a wide variety of whole foods but the realities of modern life often make that challenging, so we developed the UK’s first ready to drink product with an efficacious dose of prebiotics and plant fibres in a super convenient, nutrient dense format. It delivers big on flavour and is free from dairy, added sugars, sweeteners, gums and preservatives which is an important and significant step forward for the category.”
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Recently launched family run UK brand Oliver’s Cupboard claims to offer a range of weaning products in a selection of exciting flavours not found anywhere else on the supermarket shelves. Founder Sadia Ahmed said she discovered a lack of diversity in the market when looking for baby food when she became a new mum.
From Indian inspired Korma to Brazilian inspired Bahia Stew, the organic range includes a diverse offering of global flavours including Halal recipes and dairy free options.
“Oliver's Cupboard is about being included, it's about learning about different communities through food and creating a food industry that is together, inclusive and diverse,” said Ahmed. “Oliver’s Cupboard is also about storytelling, talking about heritage, weaning through generations and understanding that all parents want the best for their families. We have the same worries and hope for our children. We are the same in our core and our differences can bring us together in a beautiful way. I honestly feel we can create a more accepting society by learning about each other through food and sharing our food together. We should have baby food for all families, not just the select few.”
Oliver’s Cupboard is available to buy from Asda.
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Uber Eats has expanded its UK grocery and convenience offering with the introduction of One Stop home-delivery nationwide. The new partnership will see over 500 One Stop stores available on the Uber Eats app by the end of the year. The new addition will offer household staples such as confectionery, fresh food and alcohol.
Alex Troughton, Head of New Verticals and Grocery at Uber Eats UK said: “One Stop shops are known for their convenience and play an integral part in many communities.
“We’re excited to have them on board the Uber Eats app, allowing us to offer our customers an even wider variety of grocery and convenience goods seven days a week.”
Jonny McQuarrie, Managing Director at One Stop, said: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Uber Eats and as always, we are committed to making it as easy as possible for our customers to shop with us.
“Customers will be able to have great quality products at their doorstep within minutes. We look forward to offering the Uber Eats service to both our existing loyal customers and new customers across the country.”
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Organic frozen fruit and superfood smoothie kit company PACK'D has brought out an organic vegetable range. Aimed at health conscious, time poor consumers, as well as families and parents of young children looking for organic alternatives in the freezer aisle, the range is the perfect solution to eating well and conveniently, the brand said.
The vegetable products will include:
· Spinach; frozen in chopped loose leaf instead of standard blocks
· Sweet potato; peeled, chopped and organic, perfect for busy parents
· Cauliflower rice; first organic version to enter the frozen category
· Petit pois and sweetcorn; organic
These will be accompanied by 2 range extension SKUs in Pack’d Heart land - fruit
· Organic orchard fruit; perfect for blending breakfast and baking
· Organic tropical fruit; perfect for blending breakfast and baking
The full range of frozen fruit and vegetables will now be available in 100% FSC approved fully recyclable cardboard boxes, as the business moves away from plastic. PACK'D have also removed 20% of the packaging from their smoothie kit sachets, yet another commitment to being more sustainable.
Alex Stewart, Founder of PACK'D said of the launch: “As the brand has grown, we have built a loyal consumer base for our fruits and smoothies, and adding frozen, organic vegetables to these offerings has always been something we have wanted to do. We are particularly proud to be the first fully organic frozen vegetable range, a shake up for the category, and a great solution for the consumer.”
Image supplied by PACK’D
