Russell & Atwell’s creators Steve Russell and Giles Atwell have been using The Food WorksSW unique commercial kitchen in Weston-super-Mare to experiment with new flavours and create micro batches of their melt-in-the-mouth fresh chocolates that celebrate the very best in British produce.
The kitchen is home to specialist industrial catering equipment including a chocolate tempering machine, and will be a regular booking for the duo as they look to continue to produce and trial micro batches of fresh chocolates, like their recent Honey & Walnut, Strawberries & Cream and vegan chocolate truffles that use a plant-based alternative to double cream.
Steve Russell from Russell & Atwell said: “The scale of the kitchen at The Food WorksSW is just perfect for us to produce micro batches of our fresh chocolates. We are very happy that we’ve discovered the centre as we can use it to experiment with new flavours there and then test the market with them.
"Their commercial kitchen is cool in temperature so it’s ideal for working with chocolate. We’re very excited to try out more British produce in our fresh chocolates as we continue to create more micro batches every month at The Food WorksSW.”
Zoe Plant, who is the New Product Development and Innovation Manager at The Food WorksSW said, “We’re thrilled Russell & Atwell have made a regular booking in our commercial kitchen to further their business.
"Its size and specialist catering equipment is the best match for their needs when creating micro batches of their fresh chocolates. We’re looking forward to accommodating them over the next year and of course, trying some of their delicious chocolates, too!”
The only centre of its kind in the south west, The Food WorksSW is based in the heart of the Weston-super-Mare Enterprise Area, under 30 minutes from Bristol, and it's lose to Junction 21 of the M5 motorway.
It has state-of-the-art facilities including five product development kitchens which are available for flexible short-term contract hire for food and drink businesses of all sizes to test, develop and manufacture their products, prices start from just £96.90 per day (and that includes VAT).
Technical support packages are also now available at the centre. A team of food industry experts, provide their expertise and technical support to businesses navigating their way through a range of food disciplines, from new product development, and quality assurance hygiene, to food safety and efficiency. The team helps food and drink businesses produce a safe product in an efficient way.
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