Mandy Collins, The Food Resource Company +44 (0) 7715 104936 : mandy@ the food resource.com www.thefoodresource.com

We are a small, dedicated family team specialising in sourcing products from

Europe with the right specification, provenance and price. We are a third

generation of family butchers and specialise in importing:

• Spanish and Italian meats• Full range of antipasti products• Organic meat and ambient ranges• Snack foods

We have 7 year’s experience of supplying the food service and retail industry.

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The Food Resource........specialists in sourcingthe finest food products

The Food Resource........specialists in sourcingthe finest food products

Bread and rolls 7.4%

Cold cuts/cured meats 5.1%

Pizza 4.9%

Fresh and processed poultry 4.5%

Soups 4.3%

Fast food- cheese burgers 4%

Cheese 3.8%

Pasta dishes like spaghetti with meat sauce 3.3%

Meat dishes like meatloaf with tomato sauce 3.2%

Snacks including chips, pretzels, popcorn and puffs 3.1%

Recent study in America shows that 10 foods account

for 44% of sodium we eat.

Recent study in America shows that 10 foods account

for 44% of sodium we eat.

Healthy Mediterranean MeatsHealthy Mediterranean Meats

• Spanish Meats

Chorizo and Fuet

• Italian Meats

Prosciutto

Mortadella

Salami

Beef Salami

With the increasing popularity of healthy products and the need for us to look after our bodies, Caula have introduced a new range of cured sausage to appeal to the health conscious market.

These sausages are made in the traditional way, but are lighter in fat with less calories.

New product to the UK market

Spanish Healthy Cured Sausage Spanish Healthy Cured Sausage

Innovation:Innovation:

To produce a lower fat, healthier chorizo and fuet

Result: Result:

Lower fat, less calories pork chorizo

Lower fat and cholesterol, rich in proteins turkey chorizo

Chorizo made with olive oil, no preservatives, no colorants, gluten and allergens free

Reduced Sodium ProsciuttoReduced Sodium Prosciutto

Innovation: to produce a prosciutto with a sodium content of 1.55gr per 100gr of product and 1 gr of potassium

Reduced Sodium prosciuttoReduced Sodium prosciutto

Raw materials: Italian meat only

Ingredients: Pork meat, mixture of sodium/potassium

Production: Made with strict production controls

Result: A sweet tasting prosciutto with less salt content

Availability: Italian supermarkets

MortadellaMortadella

Innovation: to produce a mortadella which has 50% less fat content

Tasting: does it work?

Lower fat MortadellaLower fat Mortadella

Result: A mortadella which has 50% less fat compared to Mortadella Bologna (by INRAN – National Institute of Research for Food and Nutrition

Energy Values for 100gr of product:

Proteins 15.5gr

Fat (g) 12.7 gr

1)Carbohydrate (g) 0g

Energy (kcal) 176

Energy (kj) 733

Lower fat content salamiLower fat content salami

Pork and Beef

Innovation: to produce a salami with less fat and less calories!

Needed to taste good too...

Lets try some!

Result: In 100g it has lower cholesterol content and lower saturated fats than traditional salami (50% less fat that average nutritional values of Salami Milano, INRAN)

Lower fat salamiLower fat salami

Lower fat pork salamiLower fat pork salami

Energy values for 100gr of pork salami:

Proteins 22.6 grFat (g) 13.3gCarbohydrate (g) 0grEnergy (kcal) 210Energy (kj) 876

Lower fat content salamiLower fat content salami

• Made with Italian pork, using shoulder and pork legs

• A reduced fat content: max 12% on the finished product – more than 55% less

fats than a traditional salami.

• The most sold “Salami” on deli counters in Italy

Beef SalamiBeef Salami

• A delicate tasting salami with less fat content than traditional bresaola

To summarise:

Mediterranean meats just got healthier...

Lower salt, lower fat and just as tasty!!

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Mandy Collins, The Food Resource Company +44 (0) 7715 104936 e: mandy@thefoodresource.com w: www.thefoodresource.com