A look at the latest food, drink and equipment to hit the market.
Bridor has added a soft and buttery puff pastry brioche to its portfolio. It comes fully baked and requires 45 minutes of defrosting and just five minutes of crisping in the oven. Its ready-to-prove ‘DIY’ Puff Pastry Brioche is aimed at bakeries.
Price £2.66 per 295g unit (four brioche per unit)
www.bridor.co.uk
Pujadas Pure Strength Century aluminium cookware is made of 100% recyclable aluminium sheets, offering improved performance in thermal conductivity and deformation resistance. The range includes sauté pans, paella pans and more.
Price From £27.50 for a 1.75l sauté pan
www.fem.co.uk
Williams’ Hot Holding Solutions is a trio of products aimed at food delivery operators struggling to sustain high temperatures. The Williams Pizza Box can hold and heat 10 16-inch pizzas in their boxes; the Scarlet Heated Multideck offers four temperature zones; and the Williams Mobile Heated Cabinet can carry large quantities of hot packaged food while also beingeasily manoeuvrable.
Price Pizza Box, £1,650; Scarlet Heated Multideck, £5,642; Mobile Heated Cabinets, £3,239
www.williams-refrigeration.co.uk
Winterhalter’s UC range of dishwashers has an innovative wash field design and a highly efficient water filtration system. UC models are available as dishwashers, glass washers, cutlery washers and a ‘bistro’ machine.
Price From £6,625
www.winterhalter.com
The TF range of table-top fryers from Valentine boasts a contemporary style update, with LED lights, an overheat thermostat and a front drain valve for easy cleaning. The fryers can hold between 5-13 litres of oil depending on the model.
Price From £790
www.valentinefryers.com
New Forest Ice Cream’s latest flavour is spiced fruit shortcake, a seasonal treat that fuses traditional dairy ice-cream with brandy, crunchy pieces of shortcake, fruity currants, raisins and sultanas and warming undertones of cinnamon and mixed spice.
Price 4.75l catering tub, £17.05
www.newforesticecream.com
The Wild Room is producing chef Phil Howard’s Otto pasta, a selection of handmade fresh pastas in partnership with biodiversity-friendly flour company Wildfarmed. The range includes pappardelle, campanelle and rigatoni.
Price From £5.95 per kilo
www.thewildroom.com/otto-pasta