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ISSUE 5 Travel for theTaste Buds... Ali - founder of Paramount Enjoy the journey... You don’t need to travel to far-flung destinations to be adventurous with food these days. Visit one of the many food pop- ups, street food markets, new and established restaurants, bars and cafes and you’ll find dishes with global twists to take your taste buds to another world. Tasty sustainable seafood It’s an exciting and dynamic time to be in the A clean & green outlook food industry and I love it as much today as I Asian-style curries did when I set Paramount up in 1988. Vegan dishes to inspire British classics & modern twists After over 30 years creating delicious and innovative products I hope you’ll join me for the next chapter of our food journey. Ali Hannaford Chairman, Paramount Gluten-free Vegetarian Vegan Contains MSC-Certified Sustainable Ingredients 2 3 Five of the top ten fastest growing cuisines are from Asian countries. It’s not surprising to see given trends towards healthier lifestyles and Asian cuisine’s association with healthier eating*. Also seen as more adventurous and international, Asian outlets can offer a huge array of dishes from niche pockets of the globe to exciting traditional Spicy West Country Crab Cakes Japanese-European fusion mash-ups. - perfect for starters Did you know? Our curries are vegan and gluten-free but also make an excellent base to serve with chicken, prawns and other proteins. Vegetable Moilee - try adding beef or lamb Our Vegan Penang Curry pairs perfectly with prawns #toptip An Asian slaw is a simple side to get in with this hot Thai-Style Cod and Prawn trend - add to existing dishes Fishcake - great with an Asian slaw and you’ll also tick the health trend too! *MCA Insight 4 5 Did you know? The UK Street Food market* is valued at £1.2bn, driven by inventive and quality concepts. (MCA Insight). Street Food Style ...your way Street food has gained huge momentum and popularity in recent years, it’s at the very core of food innovation. Born out of a deep love of food and often with a story to tell, it comes from some of the most passionate people in the industry. It’s the entire theatre of the experience that makes street food so popular - passionate people, perfected recipes, artisanal cooking methods and visually appealing dishes. With a few ‘street-style’ twists, this trend is easily transferable Sweet Chilli Falafel Bites onto bar and restaurant menus without having to lose brand identity. Street style tips Make it memorable. Today’s 1. consumers are looking for content to share online - make your dish instagrammable! Fish & Chip Shop Bites Be experimental. If your usual 2. thing is gammon steaks, try ‘dirtying’ them up and serve torn over chips with a fried egg and pineapple salsa. Make it convenient. Try serving MSC Coated Whitebait 3. smaller sizes and offering take-out options for lunch. You’ll have a fresh new menu and attract more customers looking for affordable, quick options. Turmeric & Coconut Curry 6 7 Classic British dishes always go down a storm and have recently seen a resurgence among consumers looking for the comforts of home. That said, recently, traditional British classics have been given innovative modern twists. Take for example, the all-time favourite Sunday roast - now, a huge trend served rolled up in a Yorkshire pudding wrap! We’ve seen tea and biscuit cheesecakes, onion bhaji scotch eggs as well as our very own Fish & Chip Shop Bites, Florentine Fish Cakes, Vegan Chip Shop Bites and Mash ‘n’ Gravy Bites! Chip Shop Bites Traditional Fish Pie British Classics & Modern Twists Warming British Classics Traditional Fish Pie Butter Bean, Sweet Potato & Spinach Stew Jumbo Cod Fish Finger Butter Bean, Sweet Potato Modern British Twists & Spinach Stew Cheese & Beer Croquettes Cheese & Beer Croquettes Mash ‘n’ Gravy Bites Fish & Chip Shop Bites Florentine Fishcake Chip Shop Bites Florentine fishcakes Did you know? British cuisine has been named ‘a cuisine trend Mash ‘n’ Gravy Bites hotspot’ in MCA’s Food Fish & Chip Shop Bites & Menu Trends report! 8 9 Top tip Small plates are great for bar menus! Tap into this trend by offering mini MSC versions of your main courses. Coated Whitebait Bean, Swee utter t Pota B to & Sp ina ch S t ew Keeping it There’s nothing quite like gatheringCasual friends and family around a table to share a delicious meal, particularly true with small plates and sharing platters. Today’s consumers have embraced the sociable sharing culture of tapas dishes and the trend continues to grow as more and more cuisines adopt the sharing ethos. Consumers want a more social, relaxed, down-to-earth way of eating and today’s casual-dining style is perfect for trying new and exciting dishes. Cheese & Beer Croquettes #getsocial Create sharing platters with wow factor – your customers will be sure to share it online! Did you know? Popular pinning site predicts family-style grazing tables as a growing trend this year. 10 11 #VeganFact Vegan dishes soar - growing by 237% on menus!* Did you know? Our uncoated vegan burgers can be remoulded to give you more versatility - try reshaping into small balls for a vegan meatball-style pasta topper. Cleanwith vegan & Green vibes Responsibility has been a key trend for 2018. Consumers are actively seeking a ‘clean and green’ approach to their eating style and are demanding healthier, more environmentally aware choices. Mainstream media has brought global environmental issues to the fore and choosing a plant-based lifestyle is seen as a way for consumers to make a direct positive impact. This is a key trend for bars and restaurants, as it only takes one person in a group to decide which restaurant to go to. If the choice isn’t up to scratch, businesses will lose out. BBQ Lentil & Sweet Chilli Falafel Bites Mixed Seed Burger Red Pepper, Bean & Aubergine Chilli Luxury Veggie Burger *MCA Insight 12 13 Chip Shop Bites Did you know? Our vegan main courses are all gluten- free and work as a great base to add extra proteins to for an added upsell. Vegetable Moilee A flexi stateOF MIND Whether you’re vegan, flexitarian or simply trying to live a more environmentally- friendly lifestyle, there’s no denying that the last year has certainly been the year of the vegetable. We have a wide range of fantastic vegetarian and vegan products to suit your menus. From our multi award-winning Vegan Penang Curry to our new Sweet Chilli Falafel Bites - with gluten-free credentials and versatile cooking options. See our product listing for the full range. Mac ‘n’ Cheese Croquettes A flexi fact Our vegan and vegetarian products are globally certified by the Vegetarian Society Mash ‘n’ Gravy Bites Aromatic Garden Burger 14 15 Did you know... The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) mission is ‘to end overfishing to ensure future generations can enjoy the wild seafood we love by choosing certified sustainable seafood with the blue fish label.’ Dress them up, Caring Consumption make them sing,,, Sustainability is a hot topic and consumers are very much in favour of caring consumption. This trend encompasses sustainably caught seafood, reducing meat consumption and tackling food waste. It’s about living cleaner, by making small personal changes to minimise an individual’s overall impact on Florentine Fishcake the environment. One way to live more sustainably is to eat fish that has been certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Consumers can look for the blue MSC logo on seafood products and menus. The logo tells Jumbo Cod Fish Finger them the seafood has come from fisheries that use sustainable fishing practices Sea Bass Fishcake and meets the MSC’s standard. About us... We pride ourselves on being a responsible and caring company. We source Fish Fact Our newly-launched headed responsibly or locally where possible, and gutted whitebait is actively work to lower our carbon MSC Coated Whitebait MSC-certified sustainable! footprint, recycle 100% of our waste, redistribute surplus food and more. 16 17 The of NewSustainable World Whitebait We believe that sustainable sourcing and responsible fishing has to be the main focus for companies in the seafood world. As such, we’ve launched two new fully sustainable products - MSC Coated Whitebait and MSC Uncoated Whitebait. These tasty little fish have been headed and gutted, giving wider market appeal for those who don’t like to eat whole fish. Both products are Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certified and have full MSC chain of custody. The fish is traceable from boat to Whitebait plate and comes from a fishery that has been independently certified ated Co as sustainable to the MSC’s standard. C S M Did you know? Whitebait makes a fantastic and very competitively priced starter or main course and can be used as a snacking item or on a sharing platter. t i a b e it Sustainability that’s #instaworthy h W ed at nco C U MS 18 19 #GlutenFact We certify our gluten-free products globally – Coeliac UK Did you know? certifies our UK and European Our Traditional and Ultimate Fish Pie’s are now products and Coeliac Australia gluten-free - still with the same great taste! and New Zealand endorse our Australasian products. GlutenIs the Freelife for me By now everyone in the food industry has realised the importance of having a great gluten-free offering. After all, if the choice isn’t there, businesses risk losing the whole table. Our gluten-free range is so tasty, you can’t tell the difference.