Branston (brand)
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A jar of Branston Pickle
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| Product type | Pickle Sauces |
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| Owner | Mizkan |
| Country | UK |
| Introduced | 1922 |
| Previous owners | Premier Foods |
| Tagline | Bring out the Branston |
| Website | www |
Branston is a British food brand. It is best known for the original Branston Pickle, a jarred pickled chutney first made in 1920 in the village of Branston near Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire by Crosse & Blackwell.
In 2004 the brand was bought by Premier Foods and production was moved to Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. Premier Foods sold the brand to Mizkan in 2013. The pickle product sells over 17 million jars a year in the UK.
Branston Pickle is made from a variety of diced vegetables, including swede, carrots, onions and cauliflower pickled in a sauce made from vinegar, tomato, apple and spices. In recent years high-fructose corn syrup has replaced sugar in the product sold in the American market. Sugar is still used in the British version.
Branston Pickle is sweet and spicy with a chutney-like consistency, containing chunks of vegetables in a thick brown sticky sauce. It is commonly served as part of a ploughman's lunch, a popular menu item in British pubs. It is also frequently combined with cheddar cheese in sandwiches, and many sandwich shops in the UK offer cheese and pickle as an option. It is available in the standard 'chunky' version, as well as a 'small chunk' variety, which is easier to spread on to sandwiches. Convenient squeezy bottle packs are also in the range, along with a 'smooth' recipe. Branston also has flavoured pickles including Sweet Chilli and Beetroot flavoured pickle.
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