Despite the unpredictable British weather, it�s certain that hearty �winter warmers� will be on the foodservice menu over the coming months. Warming, comfort foods are perennially popular with hotel, restaurant, pub, caf� and canteen customers during the chilly and rainy season and, alongside the usual soups, stews, roasts and pies, high on the agenda should be traditional, baked suet puddings. Except that pudding-making seems to be something of a forgotten art in most catering kitchens.

Offering a ready-to-reheat-and-serve selection, however, is The Great British Pudding Company range, produced by long established convenience and snack foods processor, Glendale of Manchester. Comprising a mouthwatering choice of almost twenty different savoury and sweet varieties, it offers perfect winter menu additions for hard-pressed chefs and cooks, without the lengthy preparation and cooking times normally involved. Baked suet puddings, with a crisp, golden crust encasing a hearty sweet or savoury filling, are reheated from frozen or plated in just six minutes. There are also traditional sponge puddings, drenched with sticky treacle, raspberry jam or chocolate sauce.

Offered in 8 x 370g catering packs, the savoury puddings are all generous plate-filling portions and new recipe enhancements mean extra prime cuts of meat, for a bigger fill and improved taste. Alongside best-sellers Steak & Kidney, Lamb & Mint, Chicken & Leek and award-winning Steak, Ale & Mushroom, there are new Peppered Steak, Chicken & Ham and Liver, Bacon & Onion varieties, as well as Spinach & Mozzarella and Mediterranean Vegetable. What distinguishes Great British Pudding products are that they are baked, rather than steamed, for a crisp, golden suet pastry, then hand filled and finished, for an authentic rustic appearance.

The sweet puddings and sponges are packed in 12�s and come in individual 200g servings, which make for scrumptious desserts, especially when served with custard, cream or ice cream. Varieties here include Sticky Toffee, Treacle Sponge, Spotted Richard and Woodland Fruit, not to mention Vanilla Sponge with Raspberry Jam and chocaholics favourite Chocolate Sponge with Chocolate Sauce.

Served with suitable accompaniments, Great British Puddings can support strong foodservice mark-ups and meet customer demand for tasty, filling �winter warmers� on the menu. Glendale is also offering free table talkers promoting the availability of traditional suet puddings, available direct and through frozen food wholesalers.

Further enquiries to Glendale Foods, Cobden Street, Pendleton, Salford, M6 6LX, telephone 0161 743 4100, email sales@glendalefoods.com or to wholesale distributor Central Foods, PO Box 14, Brackley NN13 5FF, telephone 01604 858522, email enquiries@centralfoods.co.uk. Popular varieties are also available from Booker Cash & Carry branches nationwide.

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