Gift Focus - Jan/Feb 2019 (Issue 111)

Spice Kitchen is a family run artisanal spice and tea company run by a mother and son team. The business started over the kitchen table on Christmas Day 2012 and centres around Shashi’s knowledges of spices and spice blends. The company specialises in producing small-batch, freshly ground spice blends and tea blends. It sources the freshest raw spices from around the world and then hand blends, roasts, and grinds them to authentic recipes. Spice Kitchen is also known for its spice tins, known in India as Masala Dabbas. These shiny stainless-steel tins, imported from India, contain seven separate containers for easy access to the myriad spices needed to create perfectly blended dishes. Perfect for gifting, the Masala Dabbas include the popular Indian set, a Moroccan set, African & Middle Eastern set, Chilli set, Sea Salts set, and Loose Tea set. T: +44 (0)7729 116 102 W: spicekitchenuk.com Billington’s Gingerbread is a celebrated, heritage gingerbread biscuit. It’s famous for its spicy recipe, which has been handed down a continuum of artisan bakers since 1817 in the town of Market Drayton, Shropshire. Recently relaunched under licence by Image on Food Ltd, Shropshire’s spicy secret is now being introduced to the world to positive acclaim from celebrity chefs and consumers. It is a recent winner of a Great Taste Award and was a finalist in the Great British Food Awards. Billington’s Gingerbread packs contain 15 fingers of deliciously crisp and aromatic gingerbread, packed in three layers and presented in a beautifully illustrated Billington’s box, including a viewing window, product history and serving suggestions. They are provided in an attractive point of sale display case for easy countertop sales. T: +44 (0)1630 650 780 W: billingtonsgingerbread.co.uk Shropshire based biscuit bakers Image on Food Ltd, a creator of high-quality, hand- decorated and award winning gingerbread novelties and gifts, has launched a new brand, Original Biscuit Bakers , to incorporate its existing hand-iced gingerbread biscuits and other new biscuit lines. The brand will include all of the company’s novel and delicious biscuits, such as its popular character ranges, including farmyard favourites and fairy-tale unicorn and dinosaur ranges. It also produces bespoke biscuits for special occasions and events, such a Valentine’s, Mother’s Day and Easter. All products are individually wrapped, with many incorporating a gift ribbon finish. All designs are provided in an attractive point of display sale display case and each one has a guaranteed shelf life of six months from date of delivery. T: +44 (0)1630 650 780 W: originalbiscuitbakers.co.uk Milly Green is passionate about colour, animals and all things British. Since starting in 2011, Milly has combined her artistic background with her interior design experience to create lots of bright and cheerful gifting ranges. The studios are based in a working dairy farm near Petersfield, and the beautiful English countryside provides the perfect location for creative inspiration. The company has more than 20 beautiful ranges, from stationery to ceramics, including gorgeous gift foods to choose from. Collections include Debonair Dogs, Curious Cats, British Fruit, Royal and London Adventures. The gift food range includes stylishly packaged teas, biscuits and more. T: +44 (0)1428 600 018 W: millygreen.com 42 giftfocus good enough to eat