At the glamorous Free From Food Awards party in central London on Fri 21st June, those deliverers of disruption in the free from category, CRAVE, were crowned Free From Small Brand of the Year and their gluten and milk free snack, The Big Dipper, won the coveted title of Free From Food Product of the Year.
Plant-based nuggets from Fry Family Foods has been awarded Best Marketing Campaign in the World Food Innovation Awards. Fry’s, a global plant-based food brand that is part of LIVEKINDLY Collective, developed the innovative collaboration with Aardman and Netflix to launch their new special edition plant-based nuggets in celebration of the long-awaited Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget movie.
LIVEKINDLY Collective, a collection of plant-based brands, pushes plant-based food quality standards to the next level with LikeMeat’s WOW Chicken Chunks. The new and improved product offers the best taste & texture experience yet, is high in fiber, filled with plant-based protein [>19 % per 100 g] and made with kitchen-recognizable ingredients.
Devon based bakery Clive’s Purely Plants are winners in two categories in the prestigious Plant-Based Taste Awards. • Clive’s Organic Red Pepper Harissa Quiche with a pumpkin seed crumb won Best Plant-Based Deli Product. • Clive’s Organic Coronation Chickpea Puff Pie with creamy coconut and apricot won Best Plant-Based Pie. Both winning products are currently available in Waitrose.
Today, 4th of October, Swedes celebrate Cinnamon Bun Day, and on this day alone more than 8 million cinnamon buns are sold in Sweden! “Swedish Cinnamon Bun Day is starting to become a tradition in London as well,” says Monika Agorelius, from CloseUp PR. "Our client TotallySwedish will sell copious amounts of cinnamon buns today!"
Chocolate lovers unite on the 20th of December at the Chocolate Fair in Oxted. "We aim to showcase a selection of premium chocolates, handcrafted by skilled chocolatiers. We will be bringing you an intimate collection of chocolate-related stalls, selling and showcasing handmade chocolates, truffles, marshmallow, hot chocolate and confectionary", says Susan Sheen, who's organising the event.
CloseUp PR sponsors LattjoPOP. LattjoPOP is a new way for self employed parents to network, socialise and promote their brand. It is a pop-up store, children's crèche and business hub for parents and businesses targeting families. LattjoPOP is situated on 544 Streatham High Road (SW16) Lattjo is launching on the 21st of June with a Swedish Midsummer themed party for families and kids.
Upcycling, buying local and artisans are trending and the Windsor Emporium, a showcase for creative talent in Berkshire is bang on the zeitgeist. First launched in 2010 and the brainchild of Windsor businesswoman and busy mother Jackie Couzens, Sunday 2nd March sees her gather 40 passionate and skilled artists, artisans and craftspeople at the Harte & Garter Hotel opposite Windsor Castle.
TotallySwedish is one of the leading retailers for Swedish groceries in the UK. They stock more than 800 different Swedish grocery products as well as a range of fine deli products, gift and design items, and more. This weekend the store on London's Crawford Street will be visited by a Swedish chef who will be offering samples of Husmansbord awarded deli products including Swedish Christmas ham.
Nothing beats a good homemade cake whether it’s for a birthday party, coffee break or dessert. Cook & Bake Gluten Free is a new interactive cookbook with gorgeous classic cake recipes all baked without gluten, created by Swedish baking gurus Maria Blohm and Jessica Frej. Published as an app for iPad and iPhone, it's available in Swedish and English, with measurements in both metric and imperial.
Lisa's a stylish new contemporary Swedish restaurant and vibrant bar has arrived in London’s uber fashionable Notting Hill, where rustic food is delivered with modern simplicity. Inspired by Swedish founder, Lisa’s Wallén’s childhood memories, the menu offers a unique culinary experience coloured by Sweden’s four distinct seasons of the year.
Bageriet brings a touch of Scandinavian style to London’s Covent Garden as the traditional Swedish bakery opens at 24 Rose Street. Award winning Swedish bakers Daniel Karlsson and Sven-Gunnar Appelgren aim to bring quality and originality to their newly launched operation as Daniel explains: “We want to provide the best fresh bread, pastries and traditional Swedish open sandwiches in London."
On June 6th Jackdaw4 will be celebrating the death of the band and perversely, the official commercial release day for their majestic new album ‘Dissecticide’, at London’s Borderline.
CELIA lager is delighted to have won ‘Best Gluten Free Beer’ at the prestigious 2013 FreeFrom Food Awards, presented by Antony Worrall Thompson. The judges verdict states: "Very clear, not much head but tastes great. Pleasant feel in the mouth, lovely sweet taste after a few mouthfuls, refreshing, clears palate. Lager drinkers will like this." http://www.celialager.co.uk
Freedom Deli, one of the UK’s most exciting and fastest growing free-from food producers, is celebrating a further accolade for its range of chilled and frozen gluten-free and wheat-free ready meals, pastries and filled paninis, following last night’s Free From Food Awards 2013 in London where Freedom Deli received the top award in the Ready Meals category for its Ham & Cheese Gluten-Free Panini.
London-based Swedish ex-pat Mia Karlsson has devised a truly charming and innovative new Advent Calendar app for smart phones, Swedish Christmas (1 app. 24 windows - text in Swedish and English). Features include traditional Swedish Christmas songs and videos displaying festive traditions such as candle-making, dancing games, baking saffron buns and a Lucia procession.
Swedish food specialists TotallySwedish will be exhibiting at stand 127, The Scandinavia Show, Earls Court, London 6-7th of October. They are launching a range of regional artisan foods, most of which have received awards by Husmansbord and Jakten på Sveriges bästa landskapsmat. TotallySwedish have two London stores and an online shop, which stock more than 800 different Swedish food products.
FreeFrom Food Awards is the industry's only award for excellence for freefrom food – raising the profile of freefrom within the industry and with the consumer. The 2012 awards were presented by Antony Worrall Thompson at the 5th annual FreeFrom Food Awards party on 17th April 2012 at the Museum of London in Docklands, London.
A large selection of Fria’s products now being available in over a hundred O’Cool stores in Belgium. “The demand for Fria products is increasing so we’re really excited that our products have been so well-received in Belgium – it’s clearly an important new market for us", says Gunnar Adås, founder, co-owner and managing director at Fria.
An increasing amount of people in the UK buy freefrom food. It's estimated that the global market for freefrom food will be $17 billion by 2017! The annual FreeFrom Food Awards seek out the the best of those freefrom foods. The awards, whose patron is long-term champion of freefrom food, Antony Worrall Thompson, have been hugely successful in raising the profile and the quality of freefrom food.
CloseUp PR offer a wide range of media consultancy services, including press releases, media relations, content production, photography, music, video and film productions, as well as social media management.
CloseUp PR's founder and managing director, Monika Agorelius, has a background as a journalist, editor, director, producer, having worked with magazines, newspapers, television and film productions companies all over the world.
