Tea, Coffee & Hot Drinks
Winner
2019
Simply Better Irish Handmade Belgian Hot Chocolate Swirl Stick
Ireland
RETAILER
Dunnes Stores (Ireland)
SUPPLIER
Aine's Handmade Chocolates
Dunnes Stores worked with Áine’s Handmade Chocolates, an artisanal chocolatier in Cavan, to develop its Simply Better Handmade Belgian Hot Chocolate Swirl Sticks.
These swirl sticks make the perfect hot chocolate – simply add to a cup of warm milk and stir until the delicious Belgian chocolate has dissolved
The judges said:The judges praised the “novelty factor” of this “fun” product, saying that it offers a “point of difference” in a category in which innovation tends to trod the same path time and again. The texture and flavour of the drink itself was described as “warm, creamy and delicious”.
