What's Hot This Month at Classic Fine Foods: January Edition

The new year has begun and with it comes a whole new crop of seasonal products! At Classic Fine Foods, we have some wonderful fruit and veg highlights as well as a wide selection of plant based products and non-alcoholic drinks for those participating in the new year challenges of Veganuary and Dry January.

With Classic Harvest by Classic Fine Foods, we want to offer to you the best selection of seasonal and high-quality fruit & vegetables coming from the best farmers in the UK and Europe;

Fruit

Although winter is in full swing, there is still a great selection of fruit in season coming from the UK and beyond. From the North of England, the famous Yorkshire Rhubarb is ready to pick. Citrus fruits are also great this time of the year with highlights of blood oranges and the exotic bergamot.

And of course, orchard fruits are in their prime with wonderful varieties of apples and pears coming from our French producer, Mouneyrac. From braeburn and russet apples to Williams and comice pears, there is much to get excited about!

Veg

January is the month of the brassica, with January king and savoy cabbages as well as red and green kale in season. Other vegetable highlights include Calcot onions and an array of mushrooms from yellow chantarelle to the usual pied de mouton (or hedgehog) mushrooms.

Veganuary selection at Classic Fine Foods

January is the host month for Veganuary, an annual challenge to encourage people to eat a plant based diet for a whole month. With the trend for sustainable and healthy eating growing more popular, Veganuary 2023 is set to be bigger than ever!

At Classic Fine Foods, we want to help you meet the demand of customers going vegan in January and beyond. We have partnered with a number of innovative plant based brands to bring you and your customers a complete range of vegan alternatives;

Tindle"“ A plant based chicken alternative that offers a great chicken experience that smells, cooks and tastes like a chicken thigh, made from plants. It is a highly versatile product that gives you endless possibilities to create.

Fable "“ Fable's braised vegan meat is made with shitake mushrooms, relying on the intense and rich umami flavour of mushrooms to recreate a great meaty taste.

Impossible "“ Impossible has developed a range of meat alternatives with a meaty taste and succulent texture to satisfy any vegan consumer.

Redefine Meat "“ Using advanced technology, Redefine has created a delicious and moreish meat alterative that caters to every sense. With a wide range of products including flanks, sausages and kebabs, Redefine has everything you need to satisfy your vegan customers.

Beyond Meat - Beyond Meat produces delicious plant based meats that are high in protein and have a great meaty taste and texture.

Julienne Bruno - Combining gastronomy and innovation, Julienne Bruno has created a range of delicious new plant based dairy products including a vegan burrata, stracciatella and cream cheese.

BeBetter "“ BeBetter offers chefs plant based butter products with a pure, luxury taste that really works in all recipes.

Yumgo- Yumgo has developed a range of impressive egg alternatives that have the same properties and uses as eggs.

Want to see our full vegan product selection? We have a number of other vegan products including vegan tart shells, dark chocolate, pastry sheets and a full Sosa vegan essential range. Check out our plant based product selection here.

Wanting some Vegan inspiration? Check out our Veganuary page for recipes, videos and latest news here.

Dry January selection at Classic Fine Foods

Want to help your customers kick off the new year in the best way? In January, thousands of people around the UK will be taking part in a month-long sobriety from alcohol. At Classic Fine Foods, we offer a wonderful selection of non-alcoholic drinks to help your customers stick to their new year's resolution;

Maison Goubet- The company offers a delicious selection of grape juices, using traditional and local grapes such as Merlot, Semillon and Cabernet. Their products have the great quality you would expect from a Bordeaux vineyard, but without alcohol so your customers can enjoy dry January in style!

Squish- The brand offers a wide selection of fresh, delicious and healthy juices, from the classic orange juice to the more unusual beetroot juice. With no added sugar, Squish juices are the perfect way for your customers to start their year with a healthy mindset and diet.

New Valrhona product launch

Valrhona has introduced their first dark milk couverture, Hukambi 53%. The perfect and surprising combination of the intensity of Brazil's cocoa and the addictive sweetness of milk. Hukambi's surprising blend of cocoa, bitter and slightly biscuit-inflected notes ushers us in to discover the mysteries of the fauna and flora living in the shadows of Brazil's ancient forests.

What is to come in February? Keep a look out for our February edition What's Hot This Month with lots of new seasonal fruit and veg and our Valentine's Day selection.