Gift Focus - Jan/Feb 2019 (Issue 111)

Food and drink gifting options to satisfy every craving. Good enough to eat Teapigs began in 2006 and specialises in high-quality, whole-leaf teas. People buy Teapigs tea as gifts for friends and family, secret Santas, teacher gifts, when they’re going to a friend’s house for dinner and almost any other occasion. In response, Teapigs has produced specific gift sets, starting with selection packs. The company offers a set of three classic teas and a set of three feelgood teas, perfect for anyone into health and wellbeing. There are also taster sets that include some of the company’s most popular teas, either individually wrapped or in super cute mini “piglet” packs. Teapigs’ super-stylish tins of tea have also been a big hit. They contain 20 tea temples and are available in 11 of the best-loved flavours. The tins themselves also make excellent keepsakes, perfect for storing even more tea. These gifts are available at staggered price points in order to help retailers offer a good range of gifts to suit all budgets. RRPs from £7.95 to £15.50. T: +44 (0)2931 418 495 W: teapigs.co.uk The Ministers of Taste is a member of a ministerial cabinet dedicated to acting as a custodian for some of the British public’s favourite and best-tasting heritage treats. The brand has been created by Cotswold Fayre and is designed to bring something new to the food gifting market, with traditional products and modern-day classics. Cotswold Fayre has more than 20 years of experience in distributing speciality and fine foods and has tasted thousands of products from some of the finest producers Britain has to offer. Through the Ministers of Taste brand, the company has selected a range of products from some of the best producers it has worked with over the past two decades. The range includes biscuits, preserves, chutney, tea, confectionery and cake. Cotswold Fayre is a speciality and fine food wholesale distributor of both ambient and chilled products, providing a consolidated service to retailers. As a B corporation, Cotswold Fayre meets exceptional environmental and social standards and uses business as a force for good to benefit both people and the planet. T: +44 (0)3452 606 060 W: theministersoftaste.co.uk Since it opened its first store in Lubeck in 1806, the Niederegger brand has grown thanks to its excellent quality and taste. It is a popular household name in the UK, using a simple recipe with as many almonds as possible and as little sugar as necessary. This motto was passed on through the generations, allowing Niederegger to grow into the strong luxury brand it is today. The company’s products range from the classic marzipan loaf covered in bittersweet chocolate, flavoured mini loaves, mini marzipans infused with liqueurs, hearty pasteten with rich fillings, truffles, pralines, nougat, hot drinks and much more. Niederegger caters to the gifting market with a range of assorted gift boxes, themed products and its popular giant heart, packed with mini-marzipan hearts coated in bittersweet chocolate. The brand is distributed by The Fine Confectionary Company. T: +44 (0)1992 551 975 W: fineconfectionary.co.uk Bakedin began in 2013 as an antidote to the mess, fuss and waste associated with traditional baking. Its creators wanted to make a time-saving baking kit that still provided the full baking-from-scratch experience without the hassle. Now, Bakedin is renowned for its mouth-watering baking kits and innovative mug mixes. Available now are the company’s cake and cookie in a card products. A greetings card with a difference, each card contains either a scrumptious chocolate brownie or a gooey cookie mug mix with chocolate beans. After opening, the recipient can bake the cake or cookie in the microwave in under two minutes – just add milk and butter. Also new is a range of cocktail cakes, inspired by the country’s favourite tipples. The Stawberry & Prosecco Cake Kit creates a show-stopping vanilla-flavoured cake drizzled in prosecco syrup and filled with fresh strawberries and prosecco-flavoured buttercream. The Great Taste Award-winning Gin & Tonic Cupcake Kit is also available, making a perfect gift for gin lovers with gin- flavoured buttercream and lime wedges. E: sales@bakedin.co.uk W: bakedin.co.uk giftfocus 41 food gifts