M&S and Around Noon: A Winning Partnership Bringing Festive Sandwich Magic to Christmas 2024

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is proud to celebrate its partnership with locally-based Around Noon, the award-winning food-to-go producer based in Newry. 

Together, they’ve unveiled this year’s eagerly-anticipated M&S Christmas sandwich range, ready to delight their customers.

Using only the finest locally sourced ingredients, the Around Noon team's crafted a range of exciting flavours that capture the essence of Christmas in every single bite. 

Key to this year’s magic are Marian Myles, M&S Product Developer for Ireland and Northern Ireland, and Tori Laverty, Around Noon’s New Product Development Manager, whose creativity and passion have shaped every sandwich in the range.

From perfecting the balance of turkey and stuffing to creating standout flavours like the new and indulgent Yule Spiced Beef sandwich, every detail of the range has been meticulously designed.

Around Noon supplies hundreds of thousands of sandwiches to all 38 M&S stores across the island of Ireland, as well as to 21 M&S Applegreen franchise sites.

Speaking about her role, Marian said: "Designing the Christmas range is a dream job – it’s all about channelling the joy and comfort of the season into something you can taste. Seeing our ideas come to life on M&S shelves is incredibly rewarding."

Tori added: "Christmas is such a special time, and our sandwiches are a part of so many festive moments. We put our hearts into making sure every detail is just right – from the flavours to the presentation."

The M&S and Around Noon partnership highlights M&S’s commitment to supporting local suppliers while delivering exceptional quality and innovation for customers. Each Christmas, Around Noon produces tens of thousands of sandwiches to meet festive demand, showcasing Northern Ireland’s expertise on a national stage.

In true festive spirit, the Around Noon team is not just focusing on 2024 but is already hard at work developing the 2025 Christmas sandwich range. This forward-thinking approach ensures that M&S stays at the forefront of festive food innovation, offering customers new and exciting choices year after year.

Speaking about the partnership, Laura Harper, M&S Trading Director for Ireland and Northern Ireland said: “Our collaboration with Around Noon is a shining example of the magic that happens when local expertise meets M&S quality, innovation, and taste. The team’s creativity and dedication are second to none, and we’re thrilled to bring their incredible sandwiches to our customers this Christmas, offering exceptional value and delicious food-on-the-move."

Philip Morgan, Sales Director at Around Noon added: "We’re delighted to partner with M&S to deliver this year’s Christmas sandwich range. Our team has worked round the clock to create something truly special for 2024, and we’re already full of festive cheer as we develop exciting new flavours for 2025.”

The 2024 Christmas range is available now in M&S stores nationwide and features something for everyone:

Turkey Feast: An iconic classic, it is filled with Irish turkey, smoked bacon and a sage and onion stuffing, complimented with a caramelised onion mayo and cranberry sauce, bringing holiday cheer to your taste buds.

All Wrapped Up: Is a new addition this year and captures the essence of the season, it is loaded with Irish turkey, Irish ham, sage and onion stuffing and spinach, and complimented with caramelised onion mayo, and cranberry sauce ‘all wrapped up’.

Brie & Cranberry: A tasty vegetarian favourite returning from 2022, with slices of French Brie paired with Cranberry sauce and spinach, it is sure to be a cheese lovers’ favourite.

Yule Spiced Beef Sandwich: Is a modern twist on tradition, bringing together Irish spiced beef and Irish mature cheddar, with sauerkraut, gherkins, and mustard mayo on a delicious pretzel roll.

All are sure to get you in Christmas the spirit with your favourite festive flavours. These festive offerings are sure to bring joy to every bite and get you in the Christmas spirit with their seasonal flavours.

Hungry Marks and Spencer customers in the rest of the UK should look out for their own local festive sandwich offerings.

Tesco unveils 2024 Christmas sandwich line-up, bringing festive cheer to lunchtime on the go

Tesco is sharing this year’s line-up of Christmas sandwiches and snacks that will be available as part of its iconic lunchtime Meal Deal, with the addition of 8 new seasonal mains and sides.

Available in stores and online from Monday 21 October, Tesco’s food on-the-go experts have worked to bring a variety of festive flavours and great quality ingredients together, to cater to all tastes and preferences and offer excellent value - with Clubcard members paying just £3.60 for a main, snack and drink.

Whether you’re looking for a tasty traditional turkey sandwich or keen on a gravy mayo dipper for a Christmas twist, there’s a seasonal sarnie, wrap or side for you, so you can enjoy a merry meal deal while on the go.

2024 Christmas Meal Deal Mains

Tesco is pulling out all the stops to ensure its Christmas lunch range is packed with delicious, festive flavours, with a lineup that promises to bring Christmas cheer ahead of the big day. Highlights include:

NEW Tesco Christmas Cracking Currywurst Sub: A hearty nod to German Christmas markets, this sub is filled with juicy pork sausage, smoky caramelised onions, and tangy curry ketchup, wrapped up in an egg-glazed sub roll.

Tesco Turkey & Trimmings Sandwich: Returning to the lineup, this is the ultimate festive sarnie, packed with tender turkey breast, sausage, sage and onion stuffing, and beechwood smoked bacon. Layered with mayo and cranberry sauce and served on malted bread.

NEW Tesco Ho-Ho-Hog Wrap: Slow-cooked pulled pork seasoned with fennel and garlic is paired with rosemary gravy mayo and a crunchy apple slaw for a fresh, festive bite. Wrapped in a tasty tortilla, this is a festive favourite with a modern twist.

NEW Tesco Plant Chef Christmas Veg Fest Wrap: A plant based delight, this wrap is inspired by festive leftovers, featuring roasted carrots, sweet parsnips, and spiced red cabbage. The vibrant veggie filling is brought together with a savoury vegan gravy mayo, all tucked inside a spinach tortilla.

Tesco Gluten Free Festive Chicken & Trimmings: This Tesco gluten-free option brings the taste of Christmas through tender chicken breast, layered with pork, sage and onion stuffing mayo, and cranberry sauce, all sandwiched between two slices of seeded gluten-free bread.

Tesco Premium Meal Deal

For those looking to upgrade their festive meal deal, there are three new seasonal additions to the Premium meal deal. For just £5 with a Clubcard you can pick up a Premium main alongside a side and drink from the wider meal deal range. (Note to self: I really must find my Tesco Clubcard!)

NEW Tesco Finest Festive Chicken & Bacon Wrap with Gravy Mayonnaise Dip: This festive wrap offers a twist on the traditional Christmas dinner. Succulent chargrilled chicken breast and maple-cured bacon are paired with a tangy cranberry chilli chutney and wrapped in a soft, bar-marked tortilla. The star of the show - a rich sage and black pepper gravy mayonnaise served on the side, for dipping.

NEW Tesco Festive Chicken, Bacon & Stuffing Mayo Baguette: The ultimate Christmas feast packed into a baguette, it features seasoned chicken breast, beechwood smoked bacon, sage and onion stuffing mayo, and cranberry sauce, giving this crunchy lunchtime meal a hearty taste of the holiday season.

NEW Tesco Finest Turkey BLT: For a transatlantic take on a sandwich staple, this BLT is inspired by New York delis. It features pastrami-style turkey, maple-cured bacon, Emmental cheese, and tangy gherkin mayo, all served on rye and caraway bread.

2024 Christmas Meal Deal Snacks

After proving a hit last year, the festive Mini Pork Pies and Pig in Blanket Sausage Rolls are returning, alongside some delicious new seasonal snack options.

NEW Tesco Mini Christmas Bangers with Gravy Mayo Dip: These cocktail sausages, made with pork, apple, and cranberry, bring the flavours of Christmas to your lunch. Perfectly sized for snacking, they’re served with a rich sage and black pepper mayo dip on the side for a herby, festive finish.

NEW Tesco Christmassy Chicken Bites with Festive Cranberry Dip: Tender chicken bites, seasoned with stuffing, are a great grab-and-go snack with a yuletide twist. Dunk them into the zesty cranberry dip for a true taste of Christmas.

Tesco Mini Pork Pies: These two mini pork pies are a festive take on a classic, featuring seasoned cured pork, sweetened dried cranberries, and cranberry sauce wrapped in a crisp hot water crust pastry.

Tesco Pig in Blanket Sausage Rolls: Enjoy the iconic Christmas flavour of pigs in blankets in these sausage rolls. Succulent pork sausage meat is wrapped in dry cured smoked bacon and finished with flaky puff pastry and classic sage and onion seasoning.

Other returning favourites include:

Tesco Christmas Wrapped Up

Tesco Yuletide Half & Half Sandwich

Tesco Jingle Brie Sandwich

Tesco Festive Chicken & Trimmings Sub

The Tesco Christmas Meal Deal range is available now online and in stores.

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Exciting news for Meal Deal lovers! Tesco spreads Christmas cheer with Mini Mince Pies

As Christmas approaches, shoppers can get themselves into the Christmas spirit by adding a festive treat to their Meal Deal. 

For the first time ever, customers can pick up a two pack of Tesco Mini Mince Pies as a snack with their lunchtime Meal Deal in stores now. 

Tesco’s popular Christmas sandwiches get an extra boost with the option to select a limited-edition snack to take festive feasting at lunchtime to the next level with Mini Pork & Cranberry Pies and Pigs in Blanket Flavour Sausage Rolls alongside the Mini Mince Pies.

With millions of combinations available, the Tesco lunchtime Meal Deal is unrivalled for choice and value. Clubcard members pay just £3.40 for a main, snack and drink (£3.90 without a Clubcard).There is also an exciting new festive sandwich this year - the Tesco Festive Duo - a delicious combination of one Pigs Under Blanket Sandwich and one Chicken, Bacon & Stuffing Sandwich.

For some added luxury, customers can select a Premium Meal Deal which includes premium mains such as the limited-edition Tesco Finest Spiced Duck & Pomegranate Chutney Wrap or Tesco Finest Pigs Under Blanket Sandwich with a snack and drink from the wider Meal Deal range for only £5.00 for Clubcard holders (£5.50 without a Clubcard).

Tesco Brand Manager, Violaine Barthe, said: “We know how much people enjoy adding a festive item to their Meal Deal in the run up to Christmas, it really symbolises the start of the festive season. This year the new range of festive Meal Deal snacks, including two Mini Mince Pies for the very first time, make great additions if you want to feel Christmassy or just love traditional Christmas flavours.”

Limited Edition Christmas snacks and mains will be available as part of the lunchtime meal deal until 8th January 2024.

Festive Meal Deal Mains:

Tesco Festive Duo Sandwich (NEW)

Tesco Finest Spiced Duck & Pomegranate Chutney (Premium Main – NEW)

Tesco Finest Pigs Under Blanket Sandwich (Premium Main – NEW)

Tesco Turkey & Trimmings Sandwich

Tesco Brie & Cranberry Sandwich

Tesco Smoked Ham & Wensleydale Sandwich

Tesco Gluten Free Chicken, Stuffing & Cranberry Sauce

Tesco Yule Hog Wrap

Tesco Plant Chef Bright Spiced Butternut Squash & Chestnut

Tesco Chicken Stuffing & Cranberry Sauce Sub

Festive Meal Deal Snacks:

Tesco 2 Mini Mince Pies (NEW)

Tesco Pigs in Blanket Flavour Sausage Rolls (NEW)

Tesco 2 Tesco Pork & Cranberry Pork Pies  

Fridge Raiders Chicken & Stuffing Bites 

Aldi's fantastic new Christmas sandwich range hits the shops soon

Aldi's 2023 range includes a NEW Seafood Cocktail Bloomer and the returning favourite, Pigs Under Cheesy Blanket Sub Roll.

Aldi is serving up a delicious dose of fantastic festive cheer to shoppers this Christmas, with 2023’s highly anticipated range of mouth-watering festive sandwiches, including the NEW Specially Selected Seafood Cocktail Bloomer, and the Pigs Under Blankets Sub Roll. Available in stores from 28th October and priced from just £1.75, the range is sure to get shoppers bread-y for the season!

All-new Seafood Cocktail Bloomer is joining this year’s collection of Christmas sandwiches, the range is sure to stir excitement among shoppers craving a yuletide flavour fix.

NEW Specially Selected Seafood Cocktail Bloomer (£2.69) – A brand new addition to Aldi’s line up, the Specially Selected Seafood Cocktail Bloomer is the ultimate holiday delight. Succulent king prawns, surimi, and cold-water prawns combined with a rich Marie Rose cocktail sauce, a spritz of zesty lemon juice and Apollo leaf lettuce offers a fresh taste of the ocean nestled between hearty slices of malted bloomer bread.

Pigs Under Cheesy Blankets Sub Roll (£2.49) – For a moment of special yuletide feasting, submit to the ultimate Christmassy cravings with this sumptuous sub. Sausages paired with crisp rashers of streaky bacon, topped with creamy soft brie and perfectly complemented by a sweet cranberry sauce.

Limited Edition Christmas Turkey Feast Sandwich (£1.99) – Indulge in this limited-edition Turkey feast sandwich and enjoy all the best of the season in one mouth-watering moment. Tender slices of British turkey breast combined with crispy smoked bacon, meaty pork and sage onion stuffing, finished off with sweet cranberry sauce and creamy mayonnaise on seeded malted bread.

Turkey and Trimming Toastie (£1.75) – This toasted sandwich is a turkey lover’s dream and comes complete with all the Christmas dinner essentials in tasty toastie form. With turkey, bacon, stuffing, and a mix of cheddar and mozzarella cheese combining in bread to create a melty meal on the go, this toasted treat will be a hit with Aldi shoppers this festive season.

Vegan Festive Feast Sandwich (£1.99) – This jam-packed festive sub is a veggie filled feast that will sleigh your taste buds with plant-based perfection! Cranberry and poppyseed bread is filled with parsnip fritters, red cabbage, and apple, as well as cranberry sauce, pumpkin vegan sage, onion mayonnaise and spinach.

Turkey Feast Wrap (£2.29) – A seasonal feast to brighten up any lunchtime, the Turkey Feast Wrap combines tender slices of British turkey breast with crispy smoked bacon, meaty pork and sage onion stuffing, layered amidst sweet cranberry sauce and creamy mayonnaise.

Brie & Cranberry Chutney Sandwich (£1.99) – The ultimate French combo. This delicious vegetarian sandwich combines velvety brie cheese with a tangy cranberry sauce, complemented by orange and ginger chutney on oatmeal bread.

Salmon and Soft Cheese Sandwich (£1.99) – This go-to sandwich is a continual Christmas classic and combines Scottish Salmon, delicately infused with lemon, and finished with black pepper, with a creamy soft cheese on wholemeal bread. 

Aldi’s Christmas sandwich selection is available in stores from 25th October onwards. 

www.aldi.co.uk