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Tahini flavour inspiration
Tahini flavour inspiration
Read on for what tahini actually is, what it tastes like, the flavours that bring out its best, and the chocolate and bakery recipes we’re loving right now.
Sep 24th, 2026 |
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Get Ready for Halloween 2026: Trends, Treats & Tools
Get Ready for Halloween 2026: Trends, Treats & Tools
Halloween 2026 Lands on a Saturday this year! So...get ready for Bigger Thrills with Bold Colours, Fun Flavours, and Creative Tools to Make Your Range Shine!
Sep 14th, 2026 |
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Pecan flavour inspiration
Pecan flavour inspiration
Buttery, subtly sweet and softly smoky once toasted, the pecan is the official nut of autumn/winter. Read on for the flavours that bring out its best, and the pecan products and recipes we’re excited to try...
Sep 9th, 2026 |
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Peanut flavour inspiration
Peanut flavour inspiration
Discover our peanut ingredient range, plus the best flavour pairings and recipe inspiration for peanut in bakery and patisserie.
Sep 3rd, 2026 |
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Valrhona Cocoa Library: Matcha Inspiration
Valrhona Cocoa Library: Matcha Inspiration
The perfect way to add a bold green colour and intense matcha flavour to chocolate confections and bakery creations, without added moisture.
Mar 13th, 2026 |
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Introducing SOC Chef
Introducing SOC Chef
If you’re looking for all-natural ingredients that will add colour, flavour and texture to your creations, then you’re in the right place. Introducing SOC Chef...
Jan 26th, 2026 |
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Callebaut Chocolatier's Day 2025
Callebaut Chocolatier's Day 2025
Callebaut's Chocolatier Day returned this October in a blaze of flavour, insight and inspiration.
Nov 5th, 2025 |
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Hazelnut flavour inspiration
Hazelnut flavour inspiration
One of our favourite flavours to pair with chocolate is the classic hazelnut – whether enrobed in caramel and encased in milk chocolate or blended into a sumptuous filling for bonbons and bars.
Sep 1st, 2025 |
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Apple & Pear flavour inspiration
Apple & Pear flavour inspiration
Summer might be in full swing, but we're looking ahead to those cooler, autumnal days and celebrating apple and pear flavours: light, refreshing and full of possibilities.
Jul 2nd, 2025 |
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Coconut flavour inspiration
Coconut flavour inspiration
Tropical, creamy and oh-so-inviting — coconut brings a taste of sunshine to your creations! From silky ganaches to sweet, chewy bakes, let these mellow, exotic notes spark your imagination…
Jun 13th, 2025 |
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Festive Macarons
Festive Macarons
Discover festive macaron ideas with classic Christmas flavours, decorating tips and gift-ready packaging inspiration. Perfect for makers, bakers and festive treat lovers alike.
Jun 10th, 2025 |
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Caramel flavour inspiration
Caramel flavour inspiration
Rich, sweet and decadent with a nostalgic flavour; caramel is a staple of the chocolate and bakery worlds, and for good reason! Read on to be inspired by sugary, buttery brown flavours…
May 1st, 2025 |
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Berries flavour inspiration
Berries flavour inspiration
April brings with it longer days and fresher flavours... and so do we with this month's flavour; Berries!
Apr 1st, 2025 |
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Almond flavour inspiration
Almond flavour inspiration
With their distinctive fruity, nutty flavour and numerous health benefits, almonds are as popular as ever! Read our blog to discover our favourite almond products, recipes and flavour pairings…
Mar 3rd, 2025 |
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Lemon flavour inspiration
Lemon flavour inspiration
Our February flavour of the month is the zesty, sweet and delicious lemon! Read on for our favourite products, recipes and flavour pairings.
Feb 3rd, 2025 |
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Vanilla flavour inspiration
Vanilla flavour inspiration
This month, we’re shining a spotlight on our favourite sweet spice and sharing our favourite vanilla products, recipes and flavour pairings with you!
Jan 5th, 2025 |
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Pistachio flavour inspiration
Pistachio flavour inspiration
This month, we’re celebrating the humble pistachio and sharing our favourite products, recipes and flavour pairings with you!
Dec 2nd, 2024 |
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5 Bestselling Bakery Flavours to Add to Your Product Range
5 Bestselling Bakery Flavours to Add to Your Product Range
These five customer-favourite flavours are absolute essentials for every bakery and dessert shop, so if you’re looking for inspiration for your core product range, we’re here to help.
Apr 5th, 2024 | 3min read
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4 Top Trends for Spring & Summer 2024
4 Top Trends for Spring & Summer 2024
We rounded up the biggest trends in colour, flavour and texture for spring and summer 2024, so all you have to do is keep reading to get a delicious burst of inspiration for your next chocolate range.
Mar 22nd, 2024 | 3.5min read
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Add a Hole Bunch of Colour to Your Easter and Spring Chocolate Range!
Add a Hole Bunch of Colour to Your Easter and Spring Chocolate Range!
With spring just around the corner filled with warmer weather and longer days, we’re already excited as to what the season has to offer... get ready to be inspired by a range of Easter products and ideas from Keylink!
Feb 1st, 2023 | 2min read
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Summer 2022 Chocolate & Bakery Flavour Pairings and Trends
Summer 2022 Chocolate & Bakery Flavour Pairings and Trends
Discover the flavours trending in chocolate and bakery for summer 2022 and how to come up with your own innovative flavour pairings to stand out from the crowd.
Jun 5th, 2022 | 2min read
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Welcoming Spring with Seasonal Flavour & Colour Trends
Welcoming Spring with Seasonal Flavour & Colour Trends
2022’s chocolate trends are set to shake your taste buds out of hibernation, with packaging beautiful enough to make an April shower feel like a stroll in May!
Feb 28th, 2022 | 5min read
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Mother’s Day 2022: Facts, Figures & Great Ideas
Mother’s Day 2022: Facts, Figures & Great Ideas
Over the past few years, UK consumer expenditure for Mother’s Day gifts fluctuated drastically. What can the confectionery industry expect for Mother’s Day 2022?
Feb 20th, 2022 | 3.5min read
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Pistachio Basque Cheesecake - Matt Adlard
Pistachio Basque Cheesecake - Matt Adlard
A Basque-style burnt cheesecake made with Keylink 100% Roasted Pistachio Paste, with an optional dark chocolate top. Adapted from Matt Adlard. Serves 10.
Sep 15th, 2026 |
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Limoncello Lemon Cream Croissant Recipe
Limoncello Lemon Cream Croissant Recipe
Limoncello croissants: lemon cream spread, whipped cream flavoured with Colac Limoncello compound, and a drizzle of Valrhona Inspiration Yuzu. Makes six.
Jul 23rd, 2025 |
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Intense Rasperry Chocolate Bonbons
Intense Rasperry Chocolate Bonbons
These tart but tempting Intense Raspberry Chocolate Bonbons are perfect as dessert for a summer picnic in the countryside, with their combination of berry flavours and rich, dark chocolate.
Jul 16th, 2024 |
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Intense Passion Fruit Chocolate Bonbons
Intense Passion Fruit Chocolate Bonbons
Make around 240 dipped passion fruit bonbons with a Ravifruit purée ganache, Valrhona Inspiration Passion Fruit and Equatoriale Noire 55% dark chocolate.
Jul 16th, 2024 |
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Coconut & Lime Truffles Recipe
Coconut & Lime Truffles Recipe
Coconut and lime truffles: white chocolate and lime ganache piped into dark truffle shells, then rolled in tempered Callebaut 811 and desiccated coconut.
Oct 25th, 2023 |
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Pear, Clove & Allspice Chocolate
Pear, Clove & Allspice Chocolate
This recipe expertly combines rich, high-cocoa chocolate with warm, fruity spiced pear flavours to create a delicious Christmas pear praline.
Oct 25th, 2022 |
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Cherry, Ginger & Lemon Chocolates Recipe
Cherry, Ginger & Lemon Chocolates Recipe
Christmas dark chocolate bonbons: Luker Palenque 70% shells with Griottines cherries and a Callebaut 811 ganache of candied ginger and Sicilian lemon.
Oct 19th, 2022 |
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Black Sesame & Yuzu Gelato Recipe
Black Sesame & Yuzu Gelato Recipe
A 4.1kg batch of black sesame and yuzu gelato with Colac neutral base, whole milk, yuzu flavour burst and toasted black sesame seeds. Sharp, creamy and nutty.
Jan 24th, 2020 |
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