It's a lovely sunny day in mid July...what better time for retailers to be planning their Christmas ranges? Luckily Speciality & Fine Food Fair have asked our 2024 exhibitors to share some of their most exciting products perfect for the upcoming festive season, and all available to source at this year's event. 

Read on for a glimpse into a cracking Christmas selection! 

Distillerie Tessendier

Arlett Single Malt Original is a French whisky produced by Distillerie Tessendier, a tribute to the 50's and the mother of Jérôme and Lilian Tessendier. Aged for over three years in new American oak and bourbon casks, it reveals a rich aroma that is both round and full, with a long finish. It's fruity, woody flavours are enhanced by notes of honey, cocoa and light tobacco. An ideal choice as a gift for your loved ones.

Hampton Court Spirits

Hampton Court Spirits create award-winning, luxury craft gins and rum, inspired by fascinating moments in history…Their Lord of Misrule craft gin pays homage to a festive Tudor tradition of mischief and mayhem with a perfect blend of contradictions; autumnal jammy quince, mulberry and honey offset by lemon citrus, followed by warming ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg, for a rich and silky smooth, yet curiously spicy craft gin. Best served with tonic or ginger ale, a slice of lemon and shard of cinnamon.

Long Clawson Dairy 

Wax Truckles

Perfect for Christmas, Clawson Farms six flavour packed truckles, made from premium ingredients and represented by a unique personality, every single cheese has been crafted by our expert cheesemakers, each ingredient has been sourced with quality in mind. Perfect for gifting, in a hamper or to enjoy on your very own cheese board the Clawson Farms Wax Truckles range will have a characterful flavour that’ll tickle your tastebuds this Christmas!

1912 Stilton

What is Christmas without the King of the cheeseboard? 1912 is a Stilton® like no other. It will take you on a journey from pure creaminess to intense tanginess, with layers of flavour in every glorious crumbling bite. Lose yourself in a taste exploration you'll want to take again and again. From the heartland of true Stilton® country, backed by a PDO status, comes 1912 Stilton®, a cheese that sparks all the senses and sparkle on your cheese board this Christmas too!

Spice Kitchen 

Spice Kitchen's signature range – Spice Tins with a Hand-Sewn Silk Sari Gift Wrap – is the perfect gift for food lovers and cooks. Each tin is a celebration of a different culinary theme, and includes Middle Eastern, Chilli, Indian, World and Gin Botanicals options. Spice Kitchen also sells trios of spice blends offering a taste of a cuisine or cooking style in beautiful packaging at an affordable price, mulling spice kits and spiced hot chocolates – perfect for gifting, stocking fillers, Secret Santas and impulse buys! 

JD's Hot Honey 

The best of the JD's Hot Collection. The ultimate gift set for the chilli head in your life. One each of our bestselling Hot Honey's. The Original jalapeño blend, our fiery XXTRA hot habanero blend and our newest smoky Chipotle hot honey. The best new toppings for your Pizza, BBQ, Fish, Cheese, eggs and even Ice cream (trust us, try it!) To drizzle over that Pizza we also include our Original JD's HOT Flakes - a thick cut, large and premium green jalapeño flakes that bring a low to medium heat. Alongside we have our deep red Aleppo chilli flakes to bring a fruity flavour and deep red to your dishes. Use these to add some colour and texture to your pasta, pizza, stir fry or chilli. Packed in a mini lever tin. The perfect gift for the chilli lover in your life, or if you just want to improve your own condiment cupboard at home! 

Wildjac 

Indulge in the rich flavours of Wildjac’s Apple Spiced Rum this festive season. Based in the heart of the Wyre Forest, Wildjac crafts spirits using locally foraged ingredients wherever possible. This smooth Jamaican-aged rum is infused with ripe English apples and warming spices including ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and pepper, finished with a twist of citrus. It’s perfect for cosy nights by the fire or as a delightful hot toddy. Try Wildjac's Winter’s Apple Punch for a festive treat. As a proud member of the 1% for the Planet programme, Wildjac is committed to giving back to nature. 

The Fresh Pasta Company 

The Fresh Pasta Company has teamed up with Infermentum to bring you a unique panettone range, celebrated for its artisanal craftsmanship, high-quality ingredients, and clean recipes. Made in Italy using their daily-fed starter, Infermentum’s panettone boasts a rich, moist texture and delicate sweetness. The candied fruit is made using the French method with only water and sugar, ensuring freshness and natural preservation. Perfect for festive occasions or as a gourmet gift, Infermentum's panettone exemplifies the fine art of Italian baking, offering an exquisite addition to your holiday offerings. 

AUSHA 

Ausha Organic Nutmeg with Mace is a certified Organic product by Soil Association in the UK. It has won the 2** GREAT TASTE AWARD in 2023 for its Outstanding Taste.  

It is an Artisan product where the Mace comes along with the Whole Nutmeg. The mace can be peeled off and used separately in hot cooking dishes to get a great Aroma and flavour. The Whole Nutmeg can be grated and used as a flavouring ingredient while preparing Custards, Pie, Puddings, Cakes, Breads, Cookies, Porridge.

Melt Chocolates 

Discover sublime chocolates behind each of the rooms of Melt's Log Cabin Advent Calendar. Melt has recreated the unique aspects of a log cabin in a wilderness mountainside retreat creating a hygge manifesto for your Christmas. Melts is a Notting Hill brand that handmakes its chocolates on a daily basis using the best ingredients free from conservatives and unnecessary additives like extra sugar. This calendar is completely plastic free. 

Gadsby 

We’re known and trusted by brands of all sizes for our high-quality, sustainable gift packaging. This year, we redesigned our black and bronze wicker hamper baskets with longer straps to accommodate our cotton liners. The liners allow for easy, clearer branding for gifting businesses. 

We also added black bottle boxes in one and two-bottle sizes to our wooden gift hamper range, offering a low branding MOQ of 25+. From wicker hamper baskets and wooden gift boxes to shredded paper and ribbon. We have everything a business needs readily available in our UK warehouse for the busiest time of year. 

Adamas Caviar 

Our new fridge displays make caviar selling easy. Caviar is booming in the fine foods sector, especially at Christmas, and isn't widely available in major supermarkets. This makes it perfect for independent retailers to stand out. With high margin potential and a long shelf life, it’s an excellent addition to your Christmas range. Our new display unit, designed for independent retailers, is simple to install and fits tins from 10g to 50g, allowing you to choose the perfect product combination. Make this festive season sparkle with our caviar display! 

Novice Kitchen 

Discover the secret ingredient that won 3 Great Taste stars! The Novice Kitchen gift bundle includes Tropical Heat Hot Sauce, Sichuan Crunch Chilli Oil and the famous Balinese Jam Sambal. The perfect gift for your loved one who likes to spice up their meals. 

Emmi UK Ltd 

Kaltbach Fondue

The Kaltbach Fondue is especially sophisticated because it contains only the very best. The blend of different cave aged Kaltbach Cheeses stands out for its intensive aromas and makes your fondue evening an incredible experience for your taste buds. Thanks to the aging process in our sandstone Cave and the expertise of our Cave masters, this fondue is also especially smooth and creamy. 

Enough to make your heart melt. Crafted with our finest Kaltbach Le Gruyere  AOP and Kaltbach Emmentaler AOP. Available in a ready to serve 450g pouch.

Emmi Fondue

Enjoyment is this simple! 

Decades ago, Alpine herdsman originated fondue. It means, simply “to melt”. Today, fondue means gathering friends and family for hot and gooey goodness. 

Our pre-made and shredded varieties make for a fun, easy and social way to share a hearty meal, start a party, or even enjoy a cheesy snack. Dip crusty bread, fruit, meat or vegetables in our easy-to-prepare fondue. 

Victus Emporium 

Experience the magic of Christmas with our exquisite French biscuit tin range. Crafted using traditional methods and the finest Sel de Guérande, each biscuit promises an authentic taste of France. Our beautifully designed tins feature traditional French artwork, making them the perfect gifts or elegant additions to your holiday table. Treat yourself and your loved ones to a touch of sophistication and festive cheer with our unique biscuit tins this holiday season. Celebrate Christmas the French way—bon appétit! 

Hames Chocolates 

We are delighted to launch our Stir In flow wrapped range of hot chocolate at Speciality & Fine Food Fair, available in three festive flavours including Mince Pie, Irish Cream, and Spiced Rum. 

Each hot chocolate Stir In comes in fully recyclable packaging and features a compostable stirrer, reflecting our commitment to sustainability. 

Indulging in your favourite cosy drink has never been more guilt-free or affordable in this growing market. Hames Hot Chocolate range is ideal for retail, food outlets or leisure settings. The range also includes hot chocolate pouches and bombes. 

Popcorn Shed 

Popcorn Shed are excited to launch their brand-new Popcorn Nuggets at Speciality & Fine Food Fair! Get ready to POP into a world of indulgence with these crunchy caramel popcorn nuggets, lovingly smothered in luxurious chocolate. Available in two scrumptious flavours and packed in 100g stand-up pouches, these shelf-ready packs are bound to intrigue and delight. Made to put smiles on faces all around the UK and beyond this festive season. 

Stockley’s

Stockley’s Salted Caramel Malt Balls Champagne Bottle 

New for this Christmas, a fantastic novelty gift that will appeal to adults and kids alike! Light and crispy malt balls generously coated in a salted caramel flavoured chocolate and packed into a resealable and reusable champagne-style bottle that’s also fully recyclable. Containing 550g there will be plenty to share and gives a whole new meaning to ‘bring a bottle’ for any social occasion! 

Stockley’s Sweet Shop Collection 

Stockley’s have been producing handcrafted British confectionery in the heart of Lancashire since 1918. Still made in small batches using traditional methods, this eye-catching gift pack contains 8 of our classic sweet shop flavours packed into mini jars. From cola cubes with chewy centres, to traditional fudge and chocolate coated malt balls, this pack has something for everyone and makes for the perfect sharing gift! 

Cornish Cheese Co.

Cornish Blue Pot 

A tasty blend of Cornish Blue cheese pressed into a ceramic blue and white striped pot which is perfect for that special gift for any cheese lover. 

3 Cheese Gift Pack 

The 3 Cheese Selection Box includes: Cornish Blue, Cornish Brie and Cornish Cheddar presented in a fantastic gift box. This is the perfect treat to try three completely different styles of cheese all from Cornwall. 

Drivers Pickles 

Drivers Pickles delight in the art of personalised gifting with their latest offering - the Customisable 4 Jar Gift Box. Drivers invite you to handpick from their exquisite selection of 350g jars, each brimming with flavour and age-old family recipes. Whether it's the zesty tang of classic pickles, the rich depth of savoury relishes, or the sweet allure of artisanal chutneys, you can create a bespoke gift containing any 4 of your Drivers best sellers. Presented in an elegantly designed, shelf friendly stackable box, it's the perfect foodie gift for any time of year but especially during the festive season. 

Mixala Chai 

Mixala is a new brand ready to challenge the way you think about chai. With the traditional aromatic spices found in chai, Mixala blends these with adventurous flavours to create a luxury chai that’s a great pick me up in the morning or great to have after a big meal. Mixala comes in four wonderful flavours so there really is something for every palate.   

Williamson Tea 

Williamson Tea have released a new range of Festive Elephant Gift Caddies for Christmas 2024. Containing Rainforest Alliance certified teas grown on Williamson Tea’s own farms in the Kenyan highlands. ‘Winter Garland’, ‘Jingle Bells’, ‘Starlight’ and ‘Ice-Crystal’ add to Williamson’s award-winning range of iconic Elephant Tea Caddies and make perfect gift this Christmas. 

Malvern Bitters 

Launched in Q3 2024, Malvern Inky Orange and Cardamom Bitters is a delicious combination of fruit and spice. Blended in harmony with a veritable mélange of botanicals in 40% ABV alcohol – along with fresh spring water from the Malvern Hills –  it will add a zesty, aromatic complexity to drinks, combining the bright, citrusy notes of orange with the warm, slightly spicy flavour of cardamom. Pictured in a classic Martini cocktail. 

Joypots 

Spread the joy this Christmas with Joypots’ indulgent Luxury Edition Pots. 

Our super-sized 600g pots offer 12 delicious mixes coated in milk and dark chocolate. Something to suit all tastes including nuts, ginger, raisins, cranberries and coffee beans as well as nut selections. Perfect for gifting or sharing, these brightly packaged treats will delight! 

English Tea Shop 

Discover our new Book-Styled Advent Tea Calendar this Christmas Season! This advent calendar is the perfect, lightweight advent calendar for travellers. It includes 24 delightful tea bag sachets crafted from nature’s finest ingredients, ethically sourced from our community of farmers.  

Savour a new flavour of joy and celebration each day with this beautiful tea book, filled with seasonal blends and many surprises. 

New English Teas 

Celebrate your House Pride with our spellbinding, Hogwarts-inspired tea tins—perfect for enjoying before embarking on a magical adventure! Our Harry Potter tea gifts feature stunning illustrations inspired by the famous Hogwarts school. This officially licensed collection contains our best-selling English Breakfast and English Afternoon tea blends. 

Festive products

Get festive and give the gift of a warm cuppa with our range of beautiful seasonal Tea Tins, Caddies, Souvenirs & Gifts. Including beautiful hand-painted watercolour artwork by Nicola Rowles.  

Chilli No. 5  

Introducing the Chilli No. 5 Christmas Advent Calendar, a ground-breaking celebration of flavours and spice. This one-of-a-kind advent calendar features 24 gourmet chilli sauces, chilli oil, world spices, and chilli flakes, offering a thrilling culinary journey for spice enthusiasts. As the first advent calendar to present a collection with the most Great Taste Awards-winning sauces ever, each day reveals a meticulously crafted delight, ensuring a festive season filled with exceptional taste and fiery excitement. Unwrap the magic of Christmas with Chilli No. 5 and discover a world of gourmet heat and exquisite flavours. This Christmas Advent calendar will be launched at the Specialty Fine Food Fair and will be available in store at Harvey Nichols this Xmas. Only limited numbers will be produced. 

Willow Tree Distilling 

We are pleased to talk about our gift sets for the Christmas of 2024, our award-winning small batch gin is a great pairing for those special drinks that get you into the festive spirit.  

Our elegant mini gift set includes the combination of our smoked London Dry Gin, a measure and cinnamon and dried citrus is an ideal gift as a stocking filler.  

Snowdonia Cheese Co. 

Black Bomber Welsh Rarebit Cheese Bake

This deliciously rich and creamy cheese bake celebrates the flavours of a classic Welsh rarebit, combining Black Bomber extra mature Cheddar with mustard, craft ale and a splash of Worcester sauce. Presented in a reusable terracotta ramekin, all you need to do is bake it in the oven until bubbling hot and serve it with rustic sourdough bread, slices of apple and a long glass of golden ale. 

Rock Star Fondue Cheese Bake

Served hot from the oven in a stylish reusable terracotta ramekin, this indulgent, fondue-style blend of Rock Star vintage cave-aged Cheddar with cracked black pepper and Sauvignon Blanc makes a delicious sharing dip for chunks of crusty baguette, crudités and cornichons. A chilled glass of Alsatian Riesling – or another crisp, fresh white wine – makes the perfect accompaniment. 

The Cheshire Cheese Company 

Move over Wensleydale and Cranberry, as The Cheshire Cheese Company announces a new cheese to counter the festive favourite, ‘Cranberry’. The Cheshire-based Cheese Manufacturer has launched a special edition blend of Traditional Cheshire Cheese with Cranberry, perfect for the upcoming festive season. 

Director, Emma Daniel, says “Christmas goes hand-in-hand with the iconic taste of Cranberry on our festive cheeseboards. However, it’s time for Cheshire Cheese to get its time in the spotlight. Our master cheesemakers have been hard at work developing the newest addition to our range, it’s a must-try for any cheese lover this festive season’ 

Golden Hooves Double Gloucester 

Golden Hooves has launched its latest deliciously regenerative cheese in time for Christmas, as Double Gloucester joins its award-winning line-up. With a moderately firm body and a slightly smooth texture, the Double Gloucester has a clean, well-balanced flavour with rich savoury and nutty notes, and a pleasant buttery mouthfeel. 

SHOJIN MANIA

Kinako 4-Flavor Gift Set 

Say hello to KINAKO! This top-notch roasted soybean powder is packed with fibre, protein, and low in fat. Perfect for sprinkling on bananas, mixing into yogurt, topping your cereal, stirring into milk, or adding to smoothies. This gift set includes four flavours: plain, matcha, black sesame, and cocoa. Ideal for health-conscious foodies, this versatile set makes a thoughtful and delicious holiday gift. 

Smokin' Brothers 

Smokin’ Brothers, an artisan smoked salmon founded in 2017 by three Italian best friends, is crafted in the Cotswolds and has earned a 3-star Great Taste award. Renowned for their sashimi slices, they supply many Michelin-starred restaurants in the UK. Partnering with Wester Ross, known since 1977 for quality and sustainable practices, they offer responsibly sourced salmon, hand-reared without hormones, GMOs, or antibiotics. Smokin' Brothers proudly provides what many define as the best smoked salmon in the world.

Inglish Swallow 

'Swallow' or commonly called 'Fufu' is a doughy African staple food that is accompanied with any soup of choice. These African 'Swallow' are made from each different roots i.e. plantain, corn, cassava and yam. However, all these have a bland taste and take the taste of the root. Inglish-Swallow (made with organic wheat) and Inglish-Swalloat (made with organic oat) flour is a fusion of English and African and has been produced with different flavours to give Africans and Non Africans a unique 'Swallow' meal that is flavoursome and palatable. Try it today with any soup of your choice.