BAKED GOODS

Warming up for Winter
With the winter months just around the corner, demand for hot sandwiches is set to soar. A hot lunch hits the spot with students because it saves them preparing a hot meal in the evening.

Chicken continues to dominate the sandwich fixture and is growing faster than any other sandwich protein. Last year the BSA estimated over 39,000 tonnes of chicken meat went into sandwiches, compared to just over 8,000 tonnes of ham and 6,500 tonnes of cheese*.

Moy Park Foodservice offers good-value solutions with its range of chicken products ideal for sandwiches or wraps, and with value being top of mind, caterers need to come up with new ideas to make students swap their lunchbox for a knife and fork. "Students don't seem to attach a 'real' cost to the contents of their lunchboxes and the challenge for caterers is to entice them with items not so easily made at home, but at an affordable cost", says Jayne Hall, Marketing, Moy Park Foodservice.

Wrap it up with Chicken
Moy Park Foodservice's range of chicken products - all of which can be oven baked - are perfect for creating a range of delicious wraps; Crunchy Chick 'n' Mini Fillets are especially great for increasing texture and added 'crunch'. Try these quick-to-make and simple-to-serve recipe ideas:

• Crunchy Chick 'n' Mini Fillets are made using tender chicken breast fillets finished with a crunchy southern style coating. This golden coating offers maximum crunch and tastes great in a warm wholemeal pitta bread with slices of avocado and mayonnaise

• Hot & Spicy Chickwich™ Dippers are made with 100% breast meat and are coated in a mouth tingling, hot and spicy batter. Try serving wrapped in a plain or chilli tortilla with raita and slices of cucumber

• Breaded Chicken Dippers are a classic favourite, also made with 100% breast meat and coated in delicious golden breadcrumbs. Try serving in a olive ciabatta with mixed leaves and lemon mayonnaise

• Diced Chicken Tikka is coated in a lightly spiced Tikka marinade and can be used in a wide variety of bread carriers, hot or cold. For something a little different, try wrapping in a Middle Eastern Tanour bread and toasting in a Panini grill until crisp.

Caterers wanting to capitalise on this opportunity should register at www.moyparkfoodservice.com for free tailored POS via Moy Park’s Menu Makers - taking the hard work out of creating menus.

Source: * BSA report May 2008

To find out more about the range of Moy Park Foodservice products visit www.moyparkfoodservice.com or call the Prime Line on 0800 085 2749