Savoury bite sized or sharing party nibbles that are ready to serve, cooked from chilled or frozen e.g. sausage rolls, blinis, dim sum, sliders. For vegan items – see Vegan. For pigs in blankets – see ‘Pigs in Blankets’. For larger pastry-based items– see Deli

Dropdown options:

• Meat and Fish
• Vegetarian
  

Includes cheese products such as individual Christmas style cheeses, cheeses to be baked, or products such as cheese with tear-and-share bread, whole cheeseboards

Dropdown Options:

• Baked Cheese
• Cheese
• Whole Cheeseboards (sold together as one product e.g. slate with 5 cheeses)
  

Chocolate of a premium nature sold specifically as a Christmas offering e.g. chocolate bars, boxes, sharing bags. For gifting selections or novelty items – see ‘Novelty and Gifting’

Any product created specifically for Christmas, either ambient or chilled e.g. bread sauce, cranberry sauce, gravy and gravy granules, jams, chutneys, sweet sauces, goose fat

Confectionery of a premium nature sold specifically as a Christmas offering e.g. nougat, premium marshmallows, macarons. For novelty items or gift sets see ‘Novelty and Gifting’

Any crisps, nuts or snacks marketed specifically for the festive period e.g. pigs in blankets flavour crisps, chocolate covered almonds

Any seasonal dairy product used at Christmas e.g. brandy butter, spiced double cream, festive flavoured ice cream. Excludes Cheese

Products that are sold on the delicatessen shelves or counter specifically for Christmas e.g. pâté, charcuterie, olives, large pork pie, sausage rolls. For bitesize sharing pastries, see ‘Canapés and Party Food’.

Food to Go items limited to Christmas e.g. Turkey and brie sandwiches, festive vegan wraps, festive meal deal side

Any savoury festive free from item specifically created and marketed to exclude at least one of the following allergens: celery; crustaceans; eggs; gluten; fish; lupin; milk; mustard; molluscs; nuts; peanuts; sesame; soya; sulphates e.g. gluten free stuffing, blini base

Any sweet festive free from item specifically created and marketed to exclude at least one of the following allergens: celery; crustaceans; eggs; gluten; fish; lupin; milk; mustard; molluscs; nuts; peanuts; sesame; soya; sulphates e.g. gluten free sponge pudding, dairy and gluten free biscuits, gluten free mince pies

All food and drink novelty or gift items including ‘build your own’ gingerbread houses, chocolate characters, hot chocolate sets, gifting chocolate, hampers (can include alcoholic items when accompanied by food)
Subcategory Options:

• Novelty
• Gifting

Any savoury biscuit or cracker e.g. biscuits for cheese, breadsticks etc

Any sweet biscuit e.g. speculoos biscuits, cookies, Florentines etc

Any meat, fish or vegetarian item aimed as a starter e.g. fish gratin, duck rillettes, red onion tartlet. For smoked salmon – see ‘Smoked Salmon’, for Pâté see ‘Deli’

Includes stuffing, vegetables and Yorkshire puddings etc. For pigs in blankets – see ‘Pigs in Blankets’ category in Meat

Any vegan sweet items e.g. desserts, cakes, chocolate, brandy cream, biscuits and confectionery

Any vegan savoury item ready to serve or cooked e.g. vegan sausage rolls, dim sum, crackers, vegan cheeses

Any vegan item aimed at the Christmas dinner e.g. vegan nut roast, vegan pigs in blankets, cashew cauliflower cheese, gravy, bread sauce etc

Products specifically created and marketed as alternatives to meat-containing products and served as the main element to a main course (can be individual or sharing) e.g. vegetarian nut roast