WB&CO juices aren’t thick and gloopy like some healthy drinks, they are smooth and light, each with a clean and fresh distinctive finish. The colours are natural and the aromas of the vegetables greet you as you raise the drinks to your lips.

Nielsen-Massey are best known for producing vanilla extract; a bakers’ kitchen staple and the antithesis of that nasty synthetic stuff, vanilla ‘essence’. Now they’ve come up with another ‘alternative to vanilla pods:’ Vanilla Bean Paste.

Hard to believe that Thorntons chocolate is 100 years old but they are celebrating their centenary of creating great choccy treats with the launch of Centenary boxes, bars and bags.

The Ghillie and Glen range is smoked in Scotland by expert salmon smokers who have spent years perfecting the art. Established over 30 years ago, Ghillie & Glen has a rich heritage and is named after one of Scotland’s oldest type of smokehouses. Thoroughly embedded in Scotland’s history, smoking was once used as a food preservation method. Traditionally Scottish estates had their own smokehouse, smoking a wide range of food from both land and sea and the Ghillie looked after the estate and its lochs.

Charbrew teas contain some interesting ingredients including, among other things, lemongrass, coconut rasps, fruits, cardamom, beetroot and carrot, as well as whole leaves and flowers, in bringing together their range. These little bags of promise deliver some very bold vibrant flavours, that lingered on the palate after drinking.

The Chilli Chutney Man and Perfect Sweet (a natural sugar alternative) have come up with a range of chutneys which aim to ease the guilt, all year round. It was time to road test a mango chutney and a marinade from the range.’Bolivian Rainbow Chilli’.

Made in small batches by working mum and Master Preserver Clippy, Clippy’s Apple products capture British seasonal and indulgent ingredients in bringing together a range of luxury preserves.

Giorgio Locatelli has a new range of Italian foods coming out under the name Locadeli. Isn’t that great? I mean call me a silly old copywriter, and I most certainly am, but that makes me smile and wish I’d thought of it. Seems obvious now, but I bet they went through a lot of rubbish names before someone had that Eureka moment.

For the second year running, Sweet Freedom was awarded Gold stars in the 2010 Great Taste Awards, both in the Sweet Ingredients and Diabetic categories. Both versions of Sweet Freedom are healthier natural alternative to sugar made entirely from fruit – apple, grape and carob.

Pudding Lane puds are hand made in Australia then flown over to us. Forget Heston’s hype these are puds you can put your faith in.