Northern Ireland’s Forest Feast premium nut range listed by Sainsbury’s UK

To meet the growing consumer demand for premium snacks and in-home snacking occasions, Sainsbury’s has brought Forest Feast – the Original Snack Explorers - into its fold, with two of the brand’s new, innovative ranges of nuts now in 480 stores throughout the UK.

The Forest Feast Slow Roasted & Seasoned Nuts range is made using local and artisanal ingredients to season and then slowly roasted in small batches. Three variants from the six-strong range will be stocked in Sainsbury’s stores at RRP £3.00/120g, all of which pack a punch in flavour and are gluten-free:

• Slow Roasted Sea Salt & Black Peppercorn Nut Mix
• Slow Roasted Serrano Chilli Honey Almonds & Peanuts
• Slow Roasted Heather Honey Peanuts & Cashews

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 percent growth in its chocolate ranges. Handcrafted in-house, each nut is oven-roasted with its skin-on for depth of flavour and combined with a unique flavour twist. One vegan-friendly option of the three innovative variants in the range will join the grocery retailer’s shelves at RRP £3.00/120g:

• Sea Salted Dark Chocolate Almonds

Bronagh Clarke, marketing director at Forest Feast, said: “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. 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.”

A spokesperson at Sainsbury’s added: “Over the past year, we’ve seen significant growth in customers looking for great tasting snacks, and there is a clear trend of consumers looking for more special and crafted products too - which makes Forest Feast’s proposition really strong. We look forward to being able to offer shoppers even more options to trade-up and enjoy at home.”

The Forest Feast ranges:

Forest Feast Slow Roasted & Seasoned Nuts, RRP £3.00

Available in Sainsbury’s (480x stores) from 25th April:

• 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)

Also in the range:

• 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)

Forest Feast Signature Chocolate Nuts, RRP £3.00

Available in Sainsbury’s (480 x stores) from 25th April:

• 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)