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San Remo Slimmers’ Selection

Product name: Slimmers' Selection

Product manufacturer: San Remo Macaroni Company Pty Ltd.

Ingredients: Konjac Flour (90%), water, firming agent (calcium hydroxide), water

Shelf life: 12 months

Packaging: Film and Tray

Product manager: Michele Lok/Tom Rippon

Brand website: https://sanremo.com.au/slimmers-selection/

What the company says 
With only 41kJ per serve, the new Slimmers’ Selection provides people with an ideal meal option as a pasta alternative which is low carb and low salt, and does not contain any fat, egg, dairy, gluten, soy or sugar.

The Slimmers’ Selection Angel Hair and Spaghetti options are available through Metcash stores, while Woolworths is currently stocking the Spaghetti choice.

 

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Endless Cider

Product name: Endless Cider

Product manufacturer: Cellar d'or Pty Ltd

Ingredients: Apple or Pear, Ciric Acid, Cane Sugar, Preservative 220

Shelf life: 24 months

Packaging: Glass

Product manager: Sasha Goldsmith

Brand website: www.endlesscider.com.au

What the company says
After a trip to the UK, we spotted a gap in the market for a real cider for those who don’t like cider, and obviously for those who already do. We are not beer drinkers, so would never go down the beery path. We are from the wine industry, and that’s the talent we wanted to draw from. We love Champagne, so we developed Endless Cider with a decorated Sparkling Maker, using traditional artisan techniques with only real crushed fruit from Victoria’s Gippsland region supporting local growers. There are no nasties in Endless, and that’s the way we like it. We say it's cider with a heart and cider made with love. (Vegan friendly and gluten free).

 

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Wattie’s Squeeze & Stir soup

Product name: Wattie's Squeeze & Stir Creamy Chicken

Product manufacturer: Heinz Watties

Ingredients: Water, Skim Milk, Cream (19%), Potato, Marinated Chicken (5%), [Contains Soy, Mineral Salts (450, 451)], Onion (3.5%), Maltodextrin, Maize Thickener (1414), Salt, Chicken Stock, Rice Thickener (1414), Natural Flavour, Yeast Extracts, Carrot Juice, Herbs

Shelf life: 12 Months

Packaging: Plastic Sachets

Product manager: Anne Lindsay

Brand website: www.watties.co.nz/

What the company says
The solution to enjoying soup instantly is here! Wattie’s Squeeze & Stir soup delivers the goodness and flavour of real soup with a rich soup paste in a convenient single-serve sachet.

Wattie’s Squeeze & Stir soup is the perfect snacking solution for your mid-morning or late-afternoon slump and is now available in eight delicious flavours. This unique soup paste contains no preservatives and is full of flavour – simply squeeze the soup paste into a mug, add boiling water, stir and enjoy.

Now in two delicious new flavours, just in time for winter, Creamy Chicken and Sweetcorn & Chicken. The perfectly sized 70g single-serve will easily become a winter essential for your desk drawer, bag or briefcase.

Wattie’s Squeeze & Stir eight delicious flavours are available in the instant soup aisle of leading supermarkets nationwide. Retail price around $1.49 each.
 

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Pitango Free Range Chicken & Vegetable Soup

Product name: Pitango Free Range Chicken & Vegetable Soup

Product manufacturer: Pitango Pty Ltd

Ingredients: Chicken Stock 52%, Vegetables 38% (Carrot*, Potato*, Sweet Potato*, Corn*, Onion*, Green Peas*, Garlic*), Free Range Chicken 7%, Corn Starch*, Salt, White Wine*, Sunflower Oil*, Thyme, Sweet Paprika, Pepper.

Shelf life: Six weeks

Packaging: Pouch

Product manager: Sharon Addington

Brand website: www.pitango.com.au

What the company says
Pitango, famous for creating delicious, organic and fresh chilled soups and meals, will release their own spin on this loved classic this autumn: Pitango Free Range Chicken and Vegetable Soup.

This is a classic, well-loved soup and Pitango made sure they stayed loyal to the recipe. They used real, fresh ingredients and only the best free range chicken. The aim was to create a product that had an honest homemade taste and flavour, something that Pitango is known for!

Launching nationally in April, the Pitango Free Range Chicken & Vegetable Soup will be the perfect option for those cold winter nights in, or to warm you up at lunchtime on those chilly days!

Pitango Free Range Chicken & Vegetable Soup will launch across Woolworths stores nationally from 7th April. Pitango soups and meals can be found in the chiller section. RRP $6.99.


 

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All-Bran High Fibre Muesli

Product name: All-Bran High Fibre Muesli

Product manufacturer: Kellogg's Australia

Shelf life: Nine months

Packaging: 450g resealable packs

Product manager: Mathieu Manson

Brand website: www.all-bran.com.au

What the company says
What do you get when you combine the high fibre of All-Bran with delicious-tasting muesli? Fibrelicious All-Bran High Fibre Muesli, a new breakfast option that’s pleasing to your tastebuds and promotes digestive health.

With rolled wholegrain oats, crunchy All-Bran twigs, nutritious seeds and tasty fruit pieces in fun resealable packaging, the brand new All-Bran High Fibre Muesli is available in three fibrelicious flavours; Apricot & Almond, Summer Fruits and Cranberry & Pink Lady Apple. With 25 percent more fibre than other mueslis, you can start your day right by supporting your digestive health.

Try it with skim milk, yoghurt or throw in some fresh berries; each variant features pepita seeds which contain essential nutrients and add a delicious crunch. The newest addition to the muesli shelves is high in dietary fibre, low in sodium and is a source of protein. A mixture of different fibres means that you are supporting your digestive health with every bite.
 

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It’s The Duck’s Nuts

Product name: It's The Duck's Nuts

Product manufacturer: Duck Creek Macadamias

Ingredients: Australian macadamias, chocolate, honey, savoury spcies

Shelf life: 12 months

Packaging: Vacuum sealed packs, card outer satchel

Product manager: Jane Duff

Brand website: https://duck-creek.com

What the company says
The ultimate guilt-free and great value 80g treat, It's The Duck's Nuts are made with the same high quality and attention to detail you’d expect from Duck Creek in the perfect size and price for snacking. Grown in the pristine Byron Bay hinterland, crafted from natural ingredients and hand packed with care on their plantation located in historic Newrybar.

Available in eight flavours: Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Honey Roasted, Wasabi, Hickory, Abalone, Roast Garlic and Roasted & Salted.

 

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100% Aussie Grown Baked Beans

Product name: 100% Aussie Grown Baked Beans (Rich Tomato)

Product manufacturer: SPC Ardmona

Ingredients: Navy beans (50%), Rich Tomato Sauce [tomato puree (26%), water, sugar, maize thickener (1422), salt, seasoning (contains natural flavour), food acid (citric), antioxidant (ascorbic acid)]

Packaging: Available in singles: 140g, 410g, 850g and 1kg. Multi – packs: 4x220g and 3 x 410g

Product manager: Mike Murray

Brand website: https://www.facebook.com/SPCAustralia

What the company says
A loved household name, established in 1918, SPC is famous for baked beans, spaghetti, packaged fruit and fruit snacks.

To celebrate Australian farmers, SPC has launched SPC 100% Aussie Grown Baked Beans, becoming the only major brand of baked beans that is 100% Australian grown and made.

SPC baked beans are proudly grown in Atherton and Kingaroy in QLD, as well as the Riverina District in NSW.

SPC Ardmona has been committed to bringing premium packed fruit and vegetables to Australians for nearly 100 years. Iconic food brands include Ardmona, GOULBURN VALLEY, IXL, SPC and TAYLOR’S.

 

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Skinny Cow Choc Cherry ice cream cookies

Product name: Skinny Cow Choc Cherry ice cream cookies

Product manufacturer: Peters Ice Cream

Ingredients: Water, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Milk Solids, Glucose Syrup (Wheat), Polydextrose, Colours (150c, 120, 150d), Rice Syrup, Maltodextrin, Cream, Vegetable Oil, Inulin, Soy Flour, Cocoa, Vegetable Origin Emulsifiers [477, 322 (Soy), 471 (Soy)], Vegetable Gums (460

Shelf life: 18 months

Packaging: Multipack of 4 (170ml x 4)

Product manager: Natalie Wharton, 03 9565 7700

Brand website: www.peters.com.au/brands/skinny-cow

What the company says
Skinny Cow’s delicious ice cream treats continue to put smiles on the dials of dieting lovelies everywhere. They’re under 151 calories, 97 percent fat free and contain no artificial sweeteners – now you can have your ice cream and eat it too!
 

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May’s Spice Racks

Product name: May's Spice Rack

Product manufacturer: MSR Foods

Ingredients: Almond Meal, Coriander Powder, Brown Sugar, Cumin Powder, Tumeric Powder, Garam Masala, Pepper Powder, Dried Chilli, Cinnamon, White Poppy Seeds, Cardamons, Cloves, All Spice, Bay Leaf

Shelf life: 12 months

Packaging: Transparent pouches with hang cell

Product manager: Terese Trinh-Tyler

Brand website: www.mayspicerack.info

What the company says
May's Spice Racks are unique, beautifully hand-packed curry kits each with a complete recipe and all the spices and exotic ingredients you need, in the right order, proportion and quantity to cook a curry from scratch – the authentic way. You’ll love making and eating these aromatic, delicious, home-style curries. You will quite simply taste the difference!

 

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Organic apple and raspberry fruity water

Product name: Organic Apple & Raspberry Fruity Water

Product manufacturer: Whole Kids

Ingredients: Organic apples (66.5%), spring water (30%), raspberries (3.5%)

Packaging: 200ml carton

Brand website: www.wholekids.com.au

What the company says
New fruity water is a delicious mix of 70% juicy organic apples, yummy raspberries and a splash of spring water (30%).

Never ever made from concentrates or yucky artificial stuff like preservatives, fake flavours and weird colours. No added sugar and no reconstituted ingredients.

Perfect for school lunchboxes and the perfect size for little hands.

 

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Trumpeters Alcoholic Ice Tea

Product name: Trumpeters Alcoholic Ice Tea

Product manufacturer: N & C Beverages

Ingredients: Cold Infused Tea (80%); Premium Vodka (10%); Carbonated Water, Sugar, Food Acid (330), -Preservative (202)

Shelf life: 12 months

Packaging: Designed by Street Ink and packaged by Asahi Premium Beverages. Available in singles, four packs and 24 bottle cartons

Product manager: Hayden Newton

Website: www.trumpetersicetea.com

What the company says
Trumpeters represent a celebration of the simple things in life such as sharing an ice-cold beverage with a friend or enjoying a tipple whilst watching a set from your favourite band.

The recipe is a twist on an original New Orleans recipe and draws upon influence from 1920’s New Orleans when alcoholic ice tea was drunk illegally across speakeasies during prohibition. The original New Orleans recipe has now been refined and Trumpeters has urged the public to ‘taste rare perfection’ found within an ice-cold bottle of the alcoholic ice tea.

Trumpeters has been created by Hayden Newton, from Victoria, who saw a gap in the market to deliver an authentic and innovative product. Hayden’s vision came after a tasting session with a close friend who owns a tea importation business and from that moment he set upon creating one of Victoria’s first alcoholic ice teas.  

Hayden believes that the new product will target a market ready for a change from cider and beer. Hayden said “What we have created at Trumpeters is a taste that really is unique and different to any other ice teas on the market. We are passionate in using only the most premium tea leaves to guarantee such a distinctive taste and that is why we pick seasonally from organic high grown plantations in Sri Lanka.”

The ice tea is extracted by use of a unique cold infusion method to ensure the most desired flavour is extracted. Pure super premium vodka is then added and gentle carbonation brings the refreshing nature of the iced tea – perfect for the summer season.

“It’s a great drink for summer BBQ’s but can also be sold in the on-trade using a pitchers and giving Trumpeters a cocktail feel with ice and citrus fruits.”

 

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Alpine Coconut Yoghurt

Product name: Alpine Coconut Yoghurt

Product manufacturer: UphamGo (Aust) Pty Ltd

Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Thickeners (1422, 421), Sugar, Culture

Shelf life: Two months

Packaging: 500g Tubs

Product manager: Louis Nottle

Brand website: www.alpineyoghurt.com.au

What the company says
Alpine Coconut Yoghurt is made from coconut milk, sugar, thickeners and culture (non-dairy) which means it is 100 percent dairy-free. This Coconut Yoghurt is fully cultured with live Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Bifidobatceria beneficial cultures.

The yoghurt uses GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) free and gluten-free thickeners. All of the ingredients are suitable for vegans.

Coconut Milk is beneficial to the diet as it has no cholesterol and trans-fats. These benefits create yoghurt that is ideal for those looking for an alternative to other dairy products.

 

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Cadbury Boost Nuts Bar

Product name: Cadbury Boost Nuts Bar

Product manufacturer: Mondelēz

Ingredients: Sugar, Milk Solids, Peanuts, Vegetable Fat, Wheat Glucose Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Milk, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Invert Sugar, Humectant (422), (500), Flavours, Tapioca Starch, Thickener (461), Dextrose, Acidity Regulator (334).

Shelf life: 52 weeks

Packaging: Boost Nuts Branded foil wrapping

Product manager: Steve Chandry

Brand website: www.cadbury.com.au/Products/Chocolate-Bars/Boost-Bar.aspx

What the company says
The delicious Cadbury BOOST NUTS combines a smooth chocolate-flavoured centre packed with peanuts rolled in delicious caramel all covered in Cadbury’s luscious milk chocolate.
 

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Sixlets

Product name: Sixlets

Product manufacturer: CTC Australia

Shelf life: 12 months/365 days

Packaging: 128g jars, 500g bags or 4.5kg bulk boxes

Product manager: Cameron Ogilvie

Brand website: www.ctcaustralia.com.au

What the company said
Sixlets are a delicious new treat, just landed, direct from the US and available now in Australia. Sixlets are candy covered chocolate balls, perfect for baking, candy buffets or just to eat. These scrumptious, colourful, candy covered balls are available in every colour imaginable and in opaque or pearlescent shimmer.

Sixlets are not only, delectable candy; as the Americans call them, they are the ultimate in cake and baking decorating. Unlike hard gold and silver cachous, they taste delicious and they don’t run or bleed into hard or soft icing, fondant, ice-cream, frozen yogurt, cream or custard. But if you bake them in cookies, or sponges you get a beautiful marbling of colours and with Sixlets, soft gooey chocolate, yum!

With shimmering shades of yellow, powder blue, baby pink, lavender, bright pink, orange, white and even gold and silver. The Opaque range is currently available in black, red, royal blue and green and with seasonal collection injections still to come. So get creative, the possibilities are endless, and the only limitations are your imagination.

Sixlets are unlike anything else in the confectionery market. They are a perfect indulgence and there is an endless list of sweet applications for these yummy lollies. Sixlets look stunning in apothecary jars for a delightful candy buffet or dessert bar, or as coloured coded favours, perfectly matched to the theme of your event. Use for artistic cake decorating, cute cupcakes, jelly, ice cream topping’s and a great dessert garnish with a difference.

Mix orange, black and white for Halloween, green, red and white for Christmas. Bright and baby pink, if ‘it’s a girl’ and royal and powder blue for a boy. Red, black and white makes for a cool pirate theme or, pick your team colours for footie parties or the grand final after-party, or even use them all for all the colours of the rainbow.

Sixlets measure at just under 1cm and are kosher products, containing no wheat, gluten free, no eggs, tree nuts, peanuts or seeds. They are also made and packaged in a nut free facility.

 

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Rawbles by Rawsome

Product name: Rawbles

Product manufacturer: Rawsome

Ingredients: Each Rawble varies: can include almonds, cashews, coconut, dates, agave, cacao, coconut oil, pistachio, cherries, rose essence, macadamia, lemon essence, lemons, orange essence, oranges, nibs, cacao butter, raspberry, figs, rose essence, walnuts

Shelf life: 4-6 weeks

Packaging: Packaged in dozens in cardboard

Product manager: Laila Gampfer

Brand website: www.rawsome.me

What the company says
The rawbles range – raw balls – features five different types, all named after women:

  • Rosie: inspired by traditional Turkish delight, it features pistachio nuts and rose flavours.
  • Florence: with a Greek-Mediterranean feel, the rawble has a fresh flavour with a hint of fig and fennel.
  • Jemima: described by the Rawsome team as “just divine”, it is an ideal combination of zesty orange and chocolate.
  • Wanda: has the decadent taste of raw white chocolate and raspberry rolled in a coating of coconut and raspberry dust.
  • Lola: lemon and macadamia come together to give tastes reminiscent of limoncello, Bounty chocolate and lemon pie.
     
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Chai Latte Cookies

Product name: Chai Latte Cookies

Product manufacturer: Byron Bay Cookie Company

Ingredients: (Standard Chai Latte Cookie) Wheat flour, white compound chocolate [sugar, vegetable oil, milk solids, emulsifiers (soy lecithin, 492), flavour], butter, sugar, eggs, skim milk powder, maize starch, soy lecithin, spices, cultured dextrose, natural flavour, salt raising agent (sodium bicarbonate).

May be present:  tree nuts, peanuts, egg, soy, honey, milk products and sesame seeds.

Shelf life: Nine months from date of manufacturing

Packaging: Available as individually wrapped cookies and bulk packs for cafe jars

Product manager: Emilie Emond

Brand website: www.cookie.com.au

What the company says
Blending a traditional selection of fragrant chai spices with large chunks of creamy white chocolate, the new Chai Latte cookie is the ultimate treat for cookie connoisseurs. Available now as a cafe cookie, single wrap or a gluten-free option.

 

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Coopers Artisan Reserve Pilsner

Product name: Coopers Artisan Reserve Pilsner

Product manufacturer: Coopers Brewery

Ingredients: Malt, tuborg strain of lager yeast, water and barley, with Hallertau Tradition and Hallertau Hersbrucker hop varieties (plus two others).

Shelf life: Approximately nine months.

Packaging: Packaged by Coopers Brewery in individual bottles, six pack baskets and 24 bottle cartons.

Product manager: Claire Filsell

Brand website: www.coopers.com.au

Contact email: coopers@coopers.com.au

What the company says
Artisan Reserve Pilsner is the latest craft beer release from world-renowned Coopers Brewery. This distinctive unpasteurised lager joins Celebration Ale in the Thomas Cooper’s Selection, which was introduced during the brewery’s 150th anniversary in 2012.  Coopers’ managing director, Dr Tim Cooper, said Artisan Reserve lived up to the true meaning of “artisan”.

“It reflects the skill of the brewers who have pushed the boundaries of the ancient art of beer-making to create an unpasteurised product with the freshest taste possible,” he said.

“It is an all-malt Pilsner crafted with Hallertau Tradition and Hallertau Hersbrucher hop varieties, both sourced from Bavaria. Two other hops varieties have also been used, but these will remain confidential to discourage imitations.

“The result is a bright, clear beer that is golden yellow in colour with an appetising soft and creamy head. First impressions are citrusy with a balanced malt character.”

Artisan Reserve Pilsner has an alcohol content of 5.5 percent, which ranks higher than most lagers of its type in the market, but best presents the flavour and aroma of the beer.

“Lagers normally undergo pasteurisation immediately after being bottled,” Cooper said.

“Coopers has a long tradition of producing bottle-conditioned ales that do not undergo pasteurisation, so developing a non-pasteurised Pilsner has been the result of applying our skills and knowledge in brewing and packaging.”

 

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Sugarless Organic Stevia

Product name: Sugarless Organic Stevia

Product manufacturer: Bathox Australia

Ingredients: Organic Erythritol (naturally found in fruit), Organic Stevia (stevia Glycosides), Natural Flavours

Shelf life: Two years

Packaging: 200g canisters, box of 80 sticks, tablet packs of 200

Product manager: Angela Stavrogiannopoulos (PR contact)

Website: www.sugarlessaustralia.com/stevia

What the company says
Certified by the Australian Certified Organic, Sugarless Organic Stevia is the only organic stevia available on Australian supermarket shelves and is now available nationally in Woolworths.

A product manufactured in Australia by an iconic Australian brand, Bathox Australia, Sugarless Organic Stevia offers consumers a natural sweetener and sugar alternative that has many benefits for your health.

Benefits of Sugarless Organic Stevia include low calories, low carbohydrates, tooth-friendly, diabetic-friendly, high digestive tolerance, can be used for all cooking needs and hot and cold drinks.
 

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Joojoos Australia Day collection

Product name: Joojoos Australia Day collection – Green & Gold Beans,

Product manufacturer: CTC Australia

Ingredients: Green & Gold Beans – Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Starch, Pectin, Citric Acid (330), Flavours, Vegetable Oil, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Shellac, Colours (102, 133)

Shelf life: 12 months/365 days

Packaging: Hang sell bags

Product manager: Cameron Ogilvie

Brand website: https://www.ctcaustralia.com/

What the company says
CTC Australia has released a special limited edition collection just for Australia Day – JooJoos True Blue jelly beans – comprising red, blue and white chocolate buds; green and gold buds; and green and gold jelly beans.
 

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Mr Beaks Mini Meatballs

Product name: Mr Beaks Mini Meatballs 400gm

Product manufacturer: Beak and Johnson NZ Ltd

Ingredients: Beef (80%), Water, Potato Starch, Dehydrated Vegetables, Vegetable Fibre (Pea), Salt, Sugar, Herb & Spices, Acidity Regulator (450), Flax Seed Oil (Contains Omega 3), Preservative (223) Antioxidant (300, 306 contains Soy) , Anticaking Agent (551), Spice Extract 

Shelf life: 12 days from date of manufacture

Packaging: clear plastic base and clear film

Product manager: Beak and Johnson NZ Ltd

Brand website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-Beaks/696184367080863

What the company says
Fresh kid sized meatballs perfect for quick healthy meals. Mr Beaks Minis are gluten-free, have added fibre, added omega 3, with no artificial colours or flavours. Tasty and perfect for kids.