Sep 26th, 2016
5 mins
Country Range Raises the Bar with the Launch of Six Dreamy Desserts for Christmas
Country Range, the UK’s leading independent foodservice and sponsors of the prestigious Student Chef Challenge, has launched a six strong range of dreamy desserts to the foodservice sector in time for the busy Christmas period.
The new six-strong Christmas dessert range is suitable for vegetarians and includes a Chocolate and Raspberry Bar Gateau, Salted Caramel Profiterole Bar Gateau, a Fig and Pistachio Cheesecake, a Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie, a Dark Chocolate and Cherry Cheesecake and a Cox Apple and Blackberry Pudding.
The new luxurious frozen finished products are incredibly versatile, great tasting, brilliant value and exclusively available through Country Range Group wholesalers – www.countryrange.co.uk/where-to-buy/.
Chocolate and Raspberry Bar Gateau – a rich chocolate sponge with a raspberry compote and white chocolate truffle studded with raspberries is topped with 20 profiteroles and finished luxuriously with a dark chocolate mousse and crunchy chocolate shavings. Each slice with two profiteroles has a trade price of approximately £1.44.
Salted Caramel Profiterole Bar Gateau – this on-trend dessert features layers of chocolate sponge with chocolate truffle, Irish cream mousse and salted caramel, garnished with 20 profiteroles and a cocoa dusting. Each slice with two profiteroles has a trade price of approximately £1.44.
Fig and Pistachio Cheesecake – a delicious fig compote topped with a pistachio cheesecake covers a crumbly digestive biscuit base. Glazed and decorated with dried flowers and pistachio nuts for added indulgence. Pre-portioned into 12 x 108g slices. Each slice has a trade price of approximately £1 per portion.
Dark Chocolate and Cherry Cheesecake – an elegant dark chocolate cheesecake, injected with cherry sauce, covers a chocolate digestive base and is finished with swirls of white chocolate cheesecake and a sprinkling of sweet dusting. Pre-portioned into 12 x 112g slices. Each slice has a trade price of approximately 92p per portion.
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pie – a smooth chocolate ganache topped with a peanut butter mousse sits on top of chocolate biscuit base. Finished with drizzles of caramel and chocolate ganache and toasted flaked peanuts for the ultimate dessert. Pre-portioned into 12 x 121g slices. Each slice has a trade price of approximately 99p per portion.
Cox Apple and Blackberry Pudding – launching just in time for the UK apple season and Christmas, these frozen individually baked vanilla sponge puddings with Cox apple, blackcurrant filling, apricot glaze and blackberries can be microwaved from frozen in 90-120 seconds. Each pudding has a trade price of approximately £1.14 per portion.
Martin Ward, Trading Director of the Country Range Group, said:
“We’re delighted to unleash these six fabulous desserts on the foodservice sector in time for the Festive season and are expecting strong interest from caterers and operators over the coming month. Christmas is about indulgence so it’s important caterers can offer something extra special and these desserts are exactly that.”
