Better For You sugars

LoGiCane is being marketed by CSR and joins two other products in its Better For You range; CSR Smart and CSR Organic. CSR Sugar Marketing Manager, Esh Ediriweera said that the innovation was an extremely exciting development for the company and demonstrates an important step forward for the sugar industry.

The two other products within the range are also considered to represent an important step forward in sugar innovation.

CSR Smart is formulated by blending a high intensity natural plant extract from the Stevia plant with sugar. CSR Smart is twice as sweet, meaning only half a teaspoon is required, hence half the energy consumed.

CSR Organic is Australian Certified Organic. Grown sustainably, without the use of chemicals, pesticides or fertilisers, it is promoted as the most natural way to consume sugar.

Further information on the range is available from:
www.csrbetter4you.com.au.

New meat and chicken products from Steggles

Australia’s second largest poultry producer, Bartter Steggles (www.steggles.com.au), has launched four new Bites products in chicken, beef and pork. These products follow Steggles success with new product development, which saw it extend its protein source from chicken to beef and pork in 2008/09.

The Head of Marketing for Steggles Foods, Andrew Logan, said, “The success of our product extensions into beef and pork is testament to the strength of the Steggles brand across the country. Our latest product offers include Beef Lasagne Bites, Italian Meatballs, Napolitana Chicken Bites and BBQ Pork Bites.”

Beef Lasagne Bites are bite size balls of minced beef infused with vine ripened tomato, selected Italian herbs and Parmesan cheese; Italian Meatballs are bite size balls of minced beef infused with vine ripened tomato and selected Italian herbs; great on their own, or with pasta; Napolitana Bites are bite size pieces of chicken infused with vine ripened tomato, cheese and selected Italian herbs coated in a golden crumb and BBQ Pork Bites are bite size balls of minced pork infused with selected herbs and smokey BBQ ranch seasoning.

Bartter Steggles has also launched two new chicken products, Southern Style Chicken Cutlets and Sweet Chilli Chicken Cutlets.

“These new lines extend our range of plated meal products, capitalise on consumer flavour trends in sweet chilli and southern style crumb,” said Andrew Logan.

Product range expands

Lilydale Select Free Range Chicken cuts include skinless thigh fillets, skinless breast fillets, whole chicken, drumsticks, wings and breast stir-fry.

In addition, Luke Mangan has worked with Liliydale to develop their new Free Range Dining varieties that combine premium cuts of chicken with a spice sachet designed by Luke Mangan to complement the meat. The range features African Spice Breast Escalopes and Tarragon and Mint Thigh Cutlets that require no marinading, with instructions guiding home cooks to simply rub the spice onto the chicken and add a tablespoon of olive oil prior to cooking.

Lilydale’s Marketing Manager Celia Camilleri-Pace said that this was an important move for the brand that will make creating top quality meals at home accessible to all consumers.

The recipes use “all natural ingredients and contain no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives”. They are also low in fat and sodium, and gluten free. Products are packed in a ‘beautifully presented tray’ with the spice sachets and chicken in separate compartments. Each pack also contains a recipe suggestion with easy to follow steps.