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Monty’s Bakehouse, has expanded its range to include new ciabattas, toasties and paninis and a frittata designed specifically for the gluten- free passenger. It comes in a spinach and tomato flavour so it’s also suitable for vegetarians. DHL inflight product manager
Dorothy Burton has spent her last year touring food festivals, farmers' markets and food fairs looking for the best quality British produce, including some amazing cheeses. The company sources produce for British Airways’ short haul flights and Burton has been impressed by the diversity and quality of the produce on offer. Gastro Culinary Innovations is a
first cold pressing of oil seed rape from a local Kent farm. It has a newly- created English apple balsamic vinegar. Davis works with onboard catering chefs to create bespoke sauces and dressings to suit the menu design.
SNACKS British snacks are forging ahead in the market too with popcorn starting to make its mark. Propercorn, for example, is a British company offering
100% wholegrain popcorn in four flavours – fiery Worcester Sauce and sun dried tomato, sweet and salty, sour cream and chive, and lightly sea salted. It’s competing for onboard
space with new player, Savoury & Sweet, a Midlands-based popcorn manufacturer, shortlisted for the ‘Newcomer of the Year Award’ at the Leicester Mercury Business Awards and using associations with popular brands to push its sales skyward. Founder Kurt Hilder started with a
premium range of Lord Poppington’s branded popcorn and then added nuts and dried fruit as well as popcorn branded with Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants. Now he has added The Simpsons'
branded products including a range of popcorn flavours, a multipack and also a flavoursome nut range. The latest flavours are designed to reflect the Simpson characters: Jam Donut Popcorn, Bolognese Popcorn, and Cheesy Cheese Popcorn all of which come in 15g bags. Sharing packs come in two flavours: a Cinema Sweet Popcorn that is available in a 150g bag and a Sweet Paprika Popcorn that is available in a 125g bag. And British hot snacks specialist,
"Street food includes dishes from around the world in crew-friendly, ovenable packaging designed to emulate the hand-held, authentic 'street' eating experience"
relative newcomer, launched two years ago by Jacqui Davidson and Caroline Thompson to supply a range of filled, artisan savoury and sweet breads and pastries. It sources British ingredients where possible, including vegetables from New Covent Garden market, British flour milled in Essex, and British meats. Its options include true English favourites such as a toad-in-the-hole and Virgin has been serving its pork ‘n’ sage pastry, mature Cheddar danish plait and sag aloo danish pastry for the past 18 months. A new range of ‘street food’ includes dishes from around the world in crew- friendly, ovenable packaging designed to emulate the hand-held, authentic and fun 'street' eating experience. Davidson said: "Street food is very
on trend and offers so much variation as well as suiting the travel theme. Packaging has to be functional, bold, and look good, while allowing the product to be delivered and presented well. Our goal is to provide the food you eat in the street, served to you in your seat using our specially designed Gastropak." The company also supplies a very
Pictured: Rodda's classic afternoon tea boxes include authentic Cornish clotted cream. The company works with Supplair, Gate Gourmet and Do&Co; Roots & Wings focuses on pure ingredients
extensive range of mini afternoon tea cakes, currently onboard with Monarch; funky retro cakes and cool cup cakes in varying sizes. It has also supplied Virgin Atlantic with mini Christmas cupcakes for their Upper Class Cabin.
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