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4th July 2006 Nimbus extends honeycomb rangeDecorations and inclusions specialist Nimbus Foods has extended its honeycomb range to include products which will survive in a high moisture environment. With its attractive golden colour, aerated texture and distinctive sweet toffee taste, honeycomb, or cinder toffee, has long been recognised for its potential to add taste, texture and visual appeal to a wide range of products. However, the hydroscopic nature of honeycomb means that it absorbs moisture and becomes sticky if exposed to the atmosphere for any length of time. By coating the honeycomb with a moisture barrier the Nimbus range can be used in a number of applications including yoghurt and ice cream and baked goods such as muffins. "Traditionally honeycomb has been coated in chocolate which helps to lock out moisture and preserve crunch but we can now offer a moisture barrier that keeps the product stable even when it is applied in moist environments, such as cakes or ice cream," explained David Wynne of Nimbus Foods. "Currently there is most demand for milk chocolate covered honeycomb but we can also provide products coated with milk or plain chocolate in addition to our own special barrier coating." Nimbus Honeycomb pieces can be supplied in a range of sizes, either uncoated, barrier coated or chocolate coated:
Nimbus can also supply Honeycomb Powder, very fine pieces of uncoated honeycomb that are particularly suitable for decoration and toppings applications. The Nimbus range includes inclusions produced especially for the bakery, cereals, confectionery, dairy, desserts and ice cream markets, together with a wide range of decorations and toppings. Nimbus products can be manufactured to withstand temperatures, ranging from -18C to +200C, and can work in any environment, be it ambient, chilled or frozen. The company has core range of around 50 products, including biscuit, cereal, crocant, fudge, honeycomb, meringue and toffee, together with luxury products such as chocolate coated fruits and specialist inclusions, such as Never Nuts, suitable for nut free environments and Odourless Mints, which prevents flavour transfer. --Ends--
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Notes to editors Nimbus Foods is part of Glisten plc, a fast-growing confectionery and snack foods group. It serves a wide variety of customers including many high street retailers, major food manufacturers, the foodservice sector and export markets. The principal activities of Glisten are the manufacture of chocolate and sugar-based confectionery, specialist confectionery ingredients for other food manufacturers, and cereal and health bars. The acquisition of Lyme Regis Fine Foods during December 2005 placed Glisten into the market for organic and natural health bars. These activities are all underpinned by a strong focus on market research, product innovation and customer partnerships. In the specialist ingredients (' inclusions') and cereal bar sectors Glisten has integrated relationships with some of Europe's biggest brand-name food companies. Glisten's Head Office is in Harewood, near Leeds. It listed on the AiM market in June 2002. The Company employs approximately 700 people across its six UK manufacturing sites supplying the UK and more than 20 other countries around the globe. |
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