The Country Range Group is helping chefs go all-out attack this Easter and beyond with the launch of over 25 products into its Signature collection, which is aimed at discerning chefs looking to elevate their menus to greater heights.
The ultra-premium range, which becomes the third and premium tier of CRG’s own-brand portfolio, features carefully sourced, superior ingredients and products from across the globe and is specially crafted to provide professional kitchens with all the tools to tempt and tantalise guests, whilst keeping costs at a minimum.
The Signature by Country Range selection includes dazzlingly delicious desserts and ice creams, perfect potato products, cheese excellence, sensational sourdough style doughballs, stunning sauces, terrific teas and pristine prawns.
With many kitchens suffering from labour shortages, CRG’s Development Chef Paul Dickson has also been busy conceiving and crafting an array of innovative Signature inspired recipes to save chefs time and ensure their menus have superb standout and star qualities.
Praiseworthy Potatoes
Potatoes can often steal the show and Country Range’s ten-strong Signature spud selection is as unconquerable when it comes to taste and visual appearance as it is for convenience. Double crunch shoestring, skin-on, straight and triple cooked fries, wonderful wedges, duck fat roasties and delectable Dauphinoise, plus their award-winning Sidewinders and Chef’s Chunky Fries, provide a plethora of potato pleasing solutions.
Signature Sweets and Treats
The best way to finish a meal, a celebratory delicacy or an affordable luxury, Signature by Country Range sweet selection includes an array of ready prepared desserts offering that homemade touch without mounting labour costs. The seductively sweet selection includes a striking Chocolate & Marmalade Marble Cake, Salted Caramel & Chocolate Tart, plus a triple layered, hand finished cake trio available in Chocolate, Carrot and Victoria sponge variants. On the ice cream front, the four Signature by Country Range ice creams are made on a regenerative family farm with at least 50% real dairy content and not only taste good but does good too! 1p from every tub sold is donated to the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation.
Startling Seafood
Truly exquisite prawns with astonishing versatility, the Signature by Country Range Premium North Atlantic 10% Glaze Prawns can be used in a myriad of innovative starters, snacks and mains.
Sweet & Savoury Doughballs
Another on-trend, time and labour-saving ingredient to create eye-catching pizzas, pizzettas, calzones, panzerottis, beautiful breads, doughnuts and so much more, the Signature by Country Range Sourdough style Doughballs provide the perfect canvas for the Picasso in the kitchen.
Tea Temptation
The Signature by Country Range Premium Blend One Cup and Envelope Premium Blend are made using the finest hand plucked teas, sourced from Rainforest Alliance gardens on the equatorial plains of Africa.
Rachel Porter, Country Range Group Marketing Manager, said: “Signature by Country Range was launched to add a premium level of innovation to our product portfolio. Whilst many consumers are eating out less frequently, some are searching for affordable treats and others require a reason to splurge. Each and every product across our Signature range has been created to help chefs add some luxury and quality to help elevate their menus whatever the objective, occasion or budget. Whether it’s sauces, desserts, potatoes or tea, the Signature products have it all and we’ll adding more in the coming year. With so many opportunities for operators this spring and beyond, we’re confident it will be a clear sign of our success in 2025.”
About the Country Range Group
With over 30 years of heritage servicing the UK & Ireland’s innovative foodservice sector, the Country Range Group is made up of 16 member businesses and 20 wholesalers – Arthur David, Birchall Foodservice, Blakemore Foodservice, Brook Street Foodservice, Country Valley Foods, Creed Foodservice, Dunns Food and Drinks, Europ Foods, First Choice Foodservice, Harlech Foodservice, Henderson Foodservice, McClures, Millers Foodservice, MJ Baker Foodservice, Savona Foodservice, Total Foodservice, Trevors Foodservice, Waterdene Foodservice and WestCountry Fruit Sales.
In addition to offering the leading brands from around the globe, the Group also offers a three-tiered own brand portfolio under Country Range, Signature by Country Range and Catering Essentials.
Widely recognised by caterers as trusted and reliable brands that deliver consistent quality and value for money without compromising on taste and flavour, the 700 plus products are all developed exclusively for professional caterers and cover grocery, chilled, frozen and non-food.
The Group publishes its trade magazine Stir it up 9 times a year, which features the latest food, drink and industry news, Country Range brand promotions and in-depth trend reports and sector specific guides to support and inspire all foodservice caterers.
The Country Range Group has also entered into a three-year charitable partnership with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation. The unique partnership will see the buying group and its members work alongside the charity to raise compassion, understanding and crucially, vital funds, to help make food allergy history.
