Coffee made in Devon, fruit smoothie powders and caffeine shots: The best new breakfast products

As office working is making a comeback, so too are out-of-home breakfasts, with market research firm Kantar recently reporting a national sales surge of 13.7% year-on-year for this daypart.

 

So to take advantage of this fast-growing occasion, hospitality sites need to offer something unique to give busy city slickers a tasty and quick start to their day.

 

We have rounded up the latest food and drink launches for those serving out of home breakfasts.

 

Find new breakfast menu options below.

 

Sea-themed premium breads

Panesco has added two premium bread products to its range. Pane Tartaruga is a fully baked vegan bread in the shape of a turtle and comes pre-sliced for ease, and the Shell Roll Rye is made from a blend of rye and wheat flour with a flour-dusted crust, enriched with fermented sprouted rye grains and brown linseed. The shell-shaped rolls are part-baked, allowing caterers to only bake off exactly what they need, meaning more convenience and less wastage.

 

Price Shell Roll Rye, 39p-42p per roll

 

Coffee grown in Mexico, roasted in Devon

Voyager Coffee has launched its latest single-origin coffee: San Mateo. The coffee is grown by smallholder farmers in the Sierra Mazateca region of Oaxaca, Mexico, and each batch is hand-roasted by Voyager Coffee, located on the edge of Dartmoor. Medium-roasted San Mateo has notes of crisp white wine and muscovado sugar with a touch of cacao. It’s suitable for filter, stovetop, espresso, cafetière and AeroPress.

 

Price £28 per kg

 

Fruit powders for smoothies and baking

Henley Bridge has added RESQ fruit powders by the Chichester Food and Drink Company to its range. The powders are available in six flavours (blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, lemon, orange and lime) and in small (90g) and bulk (500g) formats. The powders can be used in baking, desserts, smoothies and ice-cream, as well as savoury recipes, and are made using surplus fruits that would otherwise have been wasted. The air-drying process allows a large quantity of fresh fruit to be packed into each kilogram.

 

Price 500g strawberry, raspberry or lemon powders, from £32.80

 

Vegan Viennese pastries

French bakery manufacturer Bridor has introduced a collection of vegan Viennese pastries, including two French-style pastries (vegan croissant and vegan pain au chocolat) and four gourmet vegan pastries (vegan cherry and flax seed crown; vegan orange and hazelnut crown; vegan vanilla and hazelnut crown; and vegan raspberry-filled croissant). The pastries are made using margarine and French wheat flour, giving the products a light and crisp texture. A vegan egg wash substitute, made of pea protein, water and sugar, creates a golden top.

 

Price 30p-50p each

 

Fruity caffeine concentrates

Shott has infused yerba maté with cold-pressed fruit to create Shott Energy, a new caffeine concentrates range. The shots come in five flavours (apple and Tahitian lime, blackcurrant and Tahitian lime, gold kiwifruit, peach and mango, and watermelon and Tahitian lime) and are infused with caffeine-rich natural ingredients – yerba maté, guarana and green coffee bean extract. The shot concentrates can be added to soda water to create a high-margin, made-to-order energy drink. Each 30ml shot contains 60mg of caffeine, and a neutral-flavoured Energy Boost has 40mg of caffeine per 10ml serve. Each 1 litre bottle contains 33 servings.

 

Price 1 litre bottle, £9.15