Whether used in cakes, biscuits, bread, ice cream, ready meals, confectionery, oils, butter, pestos or a range of other sweet and savoury food products, macadamias are a distinctive and differentiating ingredient which can add value and provide a point of difference.

Here are a few product innovators who have already joined the macadamia revolution:

Eat Natural

Eat Natural produces a range of healthy snacks and cereal bars with a focus on simple recipes and superior ingredients.
"Eat Natural currently uses macadamias in two of its products; the Macadamia, Brazil Nut and Apricot and the Cranberry, Macadamia and Dark Chocolate Bar. The Macadamia and Cranberry bar is now one of the most popular products." Natasha Bartlett, Eat Natural.

Stoats Porridge Bars

Stoats Porridge Bars began with an idea in 2004 to launch the world’s first chain of mobile porridge bars, serving fresh flavoured organic porridge. Since then the business has grown and now produces a breakfast on-the-go porridge bar sold through retail outlets across the UK.
"We have worked on using macadamia nuts since seeing a competition in one of the trade magazines, to come up with new recipes. We never quite got round to entering the competition but it started the ball rolling, especially as it was clear that there were loads of health benefits associated with eating macadamias. We combined them with cranberries for sharpness and now we have my favourite bar… I eat one every morning."
Tony Stone, Stoats Porridge Bars

Chiltern Natural Foods

Susie Maynard from Chiltern Natural Foods, a small natural food company in Buckinghamshire says "We use toasted macadamias in our Raspberry Macadamia Crunch to add a touch of the exotic to our granola breakfast cereal. Our customers love the buttery crunch and always come back for more."

Dorset Cereal

New Product Development Chef Cheryl Bouchier from Dorset Cereals strives to create unadulterated breakfast cereals and bars that are honest, tasty and real. She says, “We love using macadamias in our new Chocolate and Macadamia Cereal bar and Chocolate and Macadamia Granola because of the creamy sweetness they give and just the right luxurious feel and taste.  They are a perfect marriage with the rich dark chocolate!"