Forest Feast taps into demand for premium snacking

Snack brand Forest Feast has introduced a new range of slow-roasted seasoned nuts and signature chocolate nuts.

The Slow Roasted & Seasoned Nuts range is made using local and artisanal ingredients to season and then slowly roasted in small batches. The six-strong range is gluten-free.

“Over the last year the nation has spent more time at home, consumers are looking for snacks that elevate their evenings in and are leaning towards more premium, artisanal products,” said Bronagh Clarke, Marketing Director at Forest Feast. “We’re proud that Forest Feast’s new nut ranges harness innovation and flavour discovery to meet this demand, while showcasing our in-house roasting and seasoning capabilities.”

Forest Feast Slow Roasted & Seasoned Nuts, RRP £3.00/120g:

• Slow Roasted Sea Salt & Black Peppercorn Nut Mix. Colossal Cashews, Almonds, Macadamias, Pecans and Jumbo Peanuts, all slowly roasted together with Sea Salt & Crushed Black Peppercorns. (Gluten Free, Vegan)
• Slow Roasted Serrano Chilli Honey Almonds & Peanuts. Serrano Chilli glazed Almonds and Peanuts with the sweet golden taste of Blossom Honey. (Gluten Free, Vegetarian)
  Slow Roasted Heather Honey Peanuts & Cashews. Colossal Cashews and Jumbo Peanuts glazed with the unique golden nectar of Scottish Heather Honey and roasted with Sea Salt. (Gluten Free, Vegetarian)
• Slow Roasted Colossal Cashews with Sea Salt. These are the largest cashews in the world, slowly roasted and tossed in hand-harvested Sea Salt. (Gluten Free, Vegan)
• Slow Roasted Californian Pistachios with Sea Salt. Grown in the heart of California and slowly roasted in-house with hand-harvested Sea Salt. (Gluten Free, Vegan)
• Slow Roasted Pitmaster Smoked Almonds & Peanuts. A delicious Deep South flavour with a touch of Oak Smoked Irish Sea Salt on slowly roasted Almonds and Peanuts. (Gluten Free, Vegetarian)

The Forest Feast Signature Chocolate Nuts range “marries the nutritional goodness of nuts with the indulgence of Belgian chocolate, offering a clear point of difference in the confectionery category that has seen the brand experience 150-250 per cent growth in its chocolate ranges”. All the snacks are handcrafted in-house, with the nuts oven-roasted in their skins for flavour.

Forest Feast Signature Chocolate Nuts, RRP £3.00/120g:

• Sea Salted Dark Chocolate Almonds. Oven roasted skin-on Almonds, drenched in Belgian Dark Chocolate, with a sprinkling of salt and dusting of cocoa. A rich, intense sweet-salty experience. (Gluten Free, Vegan)

Also in the range:

• Belgian Milk Chocolate Brazils. Sustainable Amazonian Brazil Nuts generously drenched in creamy Belgian Milk Chocolate for a classic, delicious combination. (Gluten Free, Vegetarian)
• Cookies & Cream Almonds. Oven roasted Almonds dunked in delicious Belgian White Chocolate and studded with crunchy chocolate cookie crumb. (Vegetarian)