• Product: Dark Chocolate coated Cherries, Strawberries and Almonds
• Supplier: Biona
• RRP: £2.29
• Available: May

Organic snacking brand Biona has announced the launch of three chocolate-covered fruit and nut snacks, available to convenience retailers from May.

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The launch comes off the back of more consumers opting for whole foods and moving away from artificial ingredients, said the supplier.

The snacks are available in three variants: almonds, cherries and strawberries. The almonds are oven-roasted and sprinkled with sea salt, whereas the fruit versions contain freeze-dried strawberries or cherries, preserving their natural flavour, nutrients and colour. All three products are coated with Fair Trade-certified dark chocolate containing 62% cocoa. The snacks are also free from palm oil.

Carmen Ferguson, brand manager at Biona’s parent company Windmill Organics, said: “At Biona, our snacks category is certainly an area where we see plenty of potential for further growth. These new organic products combine the nutritional power of nuts and fruit with the indulgence of high-quality dark chocolate. Not only are they delicious, but consumers will also like the fact they are packaged in paper, to meet the growing demand for more sustainable packaging solutions.”

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