For the Professional Kitchen. Taste the quality of California in your dishes.
As a foodservice professional, you will naturally want the finest quality ingredients for your kitchen and present your customers with dishes which are attractive and full of flavour. California Prunes are such an ingredient.
Simply sun-ripened, juicy plums that have been dried to remove some of the water, California prunes contain similar nutritional characteristics as their fresh counterparts, with the added bonus of convenience and year-round availability.
Why choose California prunes for your menus?
- California’s fertile soil and temperate climate have helped us to grow the finest quality fruit and become the leading producer of prunes worldwide
- No other producing country cares more about quality than California - so you can be sure of a superb, consistent quality ingredient every time
- California prunes are a natural, tasty and versatile product, that offer a whole world of opportunities for use in the kitchen
- Quality California prunes are available in a variety of formats, from whole pitted prunes to purée and even prune powder - contact us for more details.
Be inspired!
To help busy chefs with ideas, our inspirational Fine Dining Brochure includes a collection of recipe concepts, all superbly photographed, covering canapés, starters, main courses and desserts. It's a little-known fact that prunes contain a unique blend of natural substances that can actually enhance the flavour of other ingredients in a dish, so the recipe creations taste as good as they look!
Healthy eating benefits
Research across the UK has shown that people are increasingly aware that eating fruit, such as tasty prunes, is a good thing, and naturally associate California with high quality, natural fruits. California prunes are a source of phytochemicals, potassium and fibre, have a low GI and contain no fat or salt.
Why not send us your own recipes?
We’re always interested to receive recipes from chefs using California prunes - and we’ll feature the best on our website. Just email us at info@cpbeurope.eu.com
