Make way for new superfruit jujube! – Tg Green Teas launches new hot and iced teas

Tg Green Teas, a new brand of hot and iced teas will ‘officially’ launch from stand 4468 at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair, Olympia, London: 6th – 8th September 2015.

The brand won a gold star for two of its hot blends – Green Tea and Green Tea with Jujube & Osmanthus.

Hua and Sophia, co-founders of the new London-based beverage company Tg Green Teas are very pleased to have been awarded the gold stars, saying,

“One of the most exciting aspects of our win is the discovery by the Great Taste Award judges of a delicious new superfruit”

So, just what is Jujube?
Tg Green Teas explain:

• Jujube fruit or Chinese red date (hong zao 红枣) – pronounced “joo-joob” – has been cultivated in China for more than 4,000 years
• Jujubes taste of sweet plums
• Considered the ‘King of Vitamin C’, Jujubes have been used over centuries to help enhance health and vitality in so many ways it’s earned the title of ‘superfruit’ across Asia
• Collagen-rich ‘beauty drinks’ don’t do much for you apart from loading you up with more sugar as the collagen in the drink will never reach the skin but be broken down in the stomach as more energy – better to consume food & drink naturally containing vitamin C and drink lots of water
• We say ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’. The Chinese say ‘three jujubes a day keeps the medicine man at bay’

Tg are urging consumers to banish stale bags of bitter green tea dust and say no to pricey plant sap or high sugar drinks. This is Tg. Hot and iced green tea as it’s meant to be – smart! sassy! social! and full of delicious goodness just right at mealtime or anytime pick-me-up. Inspired by ancient wellness traditions from the Middle Kingdom, designed and developed in London.

Hua and Sophia look forward to welcoming you into the refreshingly delicious world of Tg Green Teas  Available soon in the USA, the Middle East, and in food and drink shops right here in the UK. In the meantime, you can try their hot and iced green teas via their e-shop shop.drinktg.com or Amazon (UK) before the rest of the UK begins to discover them. You’ll always be able to say to your friends “I tried them before you”.

Fudge Kitchen launches Signature Slice range

Photo: © Fudge Kitchen

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Fudge Kitchen is constantly innovating and are introducing a new product – the new Signature Slice range launching from Stand 3910 at Speciality Fine Food Fair, Olympia, London: 6th – 8th September 2015.

Intense slices of signature handmade, hand decorated premium fudge, made from all-natural, gluten-free ingredients, hand worked to a creamy texture, presented in beautiful gift packaging.

Available in eight best-selling flavours: Peanut Butter, White Chocolate & Raspberry, Sea Salted Caramel, Chilli Chocolate Orange, Rum & Raisin, Traditional Fudge, Mocha Choca and Classic Chocolate.
Set at an RRP of £3, the Signature Slice targets the impulse purchaser and the ever increasing self-gifting market. The products come with eye-catching counter display units, displaying eight upright slices in elegantly tempting rows.

In just over three years, since developing the Gourmet Butter Fudge umbrella range, the tally of Fudge Kitchen products has tipped over 100.
Lines now range from Drinking Fudge and Fudge Frappé to their recent move into sugar confectionery with the enthusiastically received Delectables range of brittle and caramels.
In between, 30 inspired flavours of gourmet fudge, can be found in twelve formats, ranging from loose serve to themed selection boxes, including the Puddings collection and 2015’s new gastro-globetrot, the Twelve Flavours of the World.

Photo: © Fudge Kitchen

Restaurant and Takeaway Business Live gains support from The Artisan Food Trail

The Artisan Food Trail is pleased to be supporting the first Restaurant and Takeaway Business Live (RTBLive) on 13th & 14th November 2014 being held at the SECC, Glasgow.


Building on the continuing success of the New Start Scotland Exhibition and the Scottish Business Exhibition as Scotland’s biggest business event, the organisers, New Start Exhibitions, are adding another tasty morsel to this year’s menu.

Restaurant and Takeaway Business Live (RTBLive) is aimed at the growing food service industry in Scotland, and is the ideal place for restaurateurs and street food vendors to come and find those products and suppliers they need to grow and develop in this highly competitive marketplace.

Ceri Rogers, Event Director explains, “Scotland is a fantastically varied marketplace for food, ranging from some of the UK’s best street food and takeaways, right the way up to Michelin starred restaurants and high class eateries, and with some of the best produce in the world being grown right here, it’s time this was recognised with a world class business event that can help open up the Scottish market and allow business owners access to the best suppliers and services out there.”

The show will be held at the SECC, Glasgow on the 13th and 14th November 2014, and will run alongside New Start Scotland (for Start-Up companies and those with up to 50 employees) and The Scottish Business Exhibition (for SMEs and larger companies with over 50 employees), and all are completely free for visitors to attend.

All the shows feature an impressive free seminar programme with speakers covering a wide variety of topics. Nick Nairn, restaurateur, celebrity chef and food campaigner is already signed up to provide seminars and workshops throughout the RTBLive event, with more guest speakers to be confirmed shortly. Other features include Technique Demonstrations, a Food Technology Showcase and Social Media & Branding Workshops.

To register for free tickets please visit the website (http://www.rtblive.co.uk/tickets)

If you are a supplier to the restaurant or takeaway market and wish to exhibit at this event, please send an email with your enquiry to sales@thescottishbusinessexhibition.com, or visit the website and request a brochure.

If you are an Artisan Food Trail member or thinking of becoming a member and would like to exhibit at this show, please contact us directly in the first instance.

To stay up to date with all the latest news on exhibitors, features, seminars and workshops for this event, or to get in touch and tell us what else you would like to see at the show, please follow the show on Twitter: @RTBizLive

Trade news from The Artisan Food Trail

As The Artisan Food Trail has grown since its launch back in 2011, a variety of services and benefits have been introduced to assist our members in running their food businesses. As part of these ongoing developments we are in the process of putting together a series of email newsletters specifically aimed at the food trade.

The Artisan Food Trail website is proving to be a valuable resource for people looking for artisan foods and appeals to both consumers and retailers. Following regular enquiries from retailers looking to stock particular products and requests from AFT members who are looking to supply, the natural response was to create something to help our members link up with the trade.

Delicatessens, farm shops, cafés, restaurants, chefs, hotels, to name but a few, are all outlets which may be looking for food products with a point of difference. By signing up for The Artisan Food Trail's trade newsletter they will receive information on new products, produce, offers and more besides.

Visit the AFT website and sign up today