Can you believe how beautiful the weather is here in the UK? With the weather set to get better each day, we’re here to showcase some tasty food and drink launches that you can enjoy at home, in the garden, and with friends.

FOOD

Boundless, Activated Chips

These Activated Chips are made using the ancient supergrain Sorghum, which is soaked and sprouted to unlock its impressive range of nutrients and enable their better digestion, meaning they’re great for the gut. They taste pretty darn good too! Priced at £6 (6 x 23g bags) for the Taster Pack, from Boundless.

Rosebud Preserves, Gooseberry & Elderflower Jam

New for this season, the Gooseberry & Elderflower Jam is made with 66g of fruit per 100g of jam, using fresh, foraged ingredients from the North Yorkshire hedgerows. Priced at £4.95 (227g jar) from Rosebud Preserves.

Ping Pong Restaurants, Ready to Steam Dim Sum Range

Ping Pong Restaurant Group have re-launched their Ready to Steam range – a delicious collection of their best dim sum and restaurant favourites conveniently prepared to steam at home to have a delicious meal ready in under five minutes. Priced at £5.34 – £6.42 (x 6 portion container) recommended to order 2 containers per person, from Ping Pong Dim Sum.

Dukeshill, Ham & Cheese Hamper

The ideal picnic selection includes Honey-Baked Ham that has been steeped in clear blossom honey, Cote Hill Blue, Isle of Mull Cheddar, Laura’s Apple & Sultana Chutney, Proper Piccalilli, and Scottish Oatcakes. Priced at £58 from Dukeshill.

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Freedom Confectionery, Vegantic Mallows

Vegantic Mallows marshmallows from Freedom are amazing! They are dairy free, egg free, gluten free, nut free, soy free, gelatine free, fat free, and are GMO free. What’s more they are Halal certified, Kosher suitable, PKU suitable and of course they’re Vegan. With an irresistible melt in the mouth sensation, these are some tasty mallows. Priced at £1.50 (105g) from Holland & Barrett, The Vegan Kind, Amazon, and Mallows website.

Häagen-Dazs Gelato & Ice Cream

There are three new launches from Häagen-Dazs to get you excited this summer. Häagen-Dazs Creamy Fudge Brownie Gelato is a new low cal option, Häagen-Dazs limited edition Honey & Peach with Rose is a new sweet summer sensation, and Häagen-Dazs Piña Colada ice cream and Lime Mojito sorbet mini cups make the perfect sized serve for your summer soirées. Priced at £4.80 for the Creamy Fudge Brownie Gelato from Ocado, and £4.99 for Cocktail Collection Minis from Co-Op. Häagen-Dazs Honey & Peach available in limited retailers across the UK.

Nairn’s, Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Oaties

Deliciously chocolatey, crumbly and highly moreish: Nairn’s Gluten Free Choc Chip Oaties. Made from gluten free oats, these new Choc Chip Oaties are packed full of wholegrain goodness, lower in sugar, and less calories than a standard biscuit. Priced at £1.45 (160g box) from Sainsbury’s.

Sheer Element, Sheer Immune Daily Supplement Chocolate Bar

The delicious daily activated chocolate bar contains 22 vitamins, 72 minerals, medicinal mushrooms, prebiotics, and antioxidants. Furthermore it is the world’s first complete daily supplement in a chocolate bar! Priced at £5.95 per bar from Sheer-Element.

Prodigy, Chocolate Biscuits

This brand new re-imagined biscuit range, Phenomenoms (Chocolate Oaties and Chocolate Digestives) from Prodigy will have you popping the kettle on. The crumbly oat biscuit base is topped with a hint of salt, and smooth, cacao-rich chocolate. The digestive biscuit base is topped with smooth, cacao-rich chocolate. Both contain only half the sugar of a typical chocolate biscuit. Priced at £8.48 (12 x packs) from Prodigy Snacks or £2.39 (128g box contains 4 x individually wrapped biscuits) from Holland & Barrett.

DRINKS

Don Q Gold Rum

A beautifully amber coloured rum, perfect for traditional and classic rum cocktails. If you’re a rum drinker, then you know that this robust rum was used in the very first piña colada. The tasting notes are of a woody, caramel and vanilla flavour that brings out the Latino vibes. Priced at £22.45 (70cl) from Master of Malt, Amazon, and The Whisky Exchange.

Grant Burge, B. Ink Wine

If you want an opulent red wine then B. Ink’s Australian Red from Grant Burge’s premium range is the one for you. It’s an oaky red blend with hints of dark chocolate and coated raspberries, and with a colour so intense it’s almost the colour of ink. Priced at £9 from Waitrose, and coming soon to Asda and Morrisons.

Naked Drinks, Naked Rainbow Machine Smoothie

Bursting with eight fruits and vegetables from all the colours of the rainbow, this smoothie is the ideal afternoon pick-me-up drink. Plus every bottle sold this July, 5p will be donated to LGBTQ+ Charity Stonewall (up to £40,000). Priced at £2.45 (300ml) from Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Boots.

Pink Diesel, Rosé Wine

From the iconic Rosé region of Provence in France, Pink Diesel is a light, crisp and dry wine, with notes of honey, peach and citrus undertones. The perfect addition to a summer garden party #fuelgoodtimes. Priced at £14.95 (x 1 bottle) – £717.60 (x 48 bottles) from Pink Diesel.

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Beavertown Brewery, Tropigamma

Tropigamma is a 5.4% ABV, topical fruited hop explosion, combining flavours of guava, papaya, mango, mandarin and peach. A favourite among Beavertown and craft beer fanatics, proved by its annual return and ability to fit into every summer scenario! Priced at £2.50 (single 330ml can), £22 (bundle 8 cans and glass), £54 (case of 24 cans) from Beavertown Brewery.

Minor Figures, Everyday Oat

A brand new launch fortified fresh oat m*lk launch from Minor Figures. It is available in two variants, ‘Standard’ and ‘Light’ and is bolstered with the benefits of calcium, iodine and vitamins B2, B12 and D. Priced at £1.99 each from Waitrose.

Cawston Press

Much loved Cawston Press Sparkling Rhubarb and Sparkling Elderflower Lemonade are both now available in 750ml glass bottles, making them perfect for garden parties, picnics and special events. Priced at £3.50 per bottle from Ocado, and selected Waitrose.

Author

A veteran in global travel, Rachel also loves to explore hidden gems on home turf. She’s a writing connoisseur of Britain’s best hotels, luxury beauty products, and UK food and drink launches.

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