Profiting from Summertime? You can with canapés!

Are you catering for Summer outdoor events? Do you want to create a good impression but time is limited? Are you looking for good profit margins? If you answered 'yes' to any of these then we've got good news for you.

Pastry specialist Pidy has answers to all your needs with a top quality range of ready to fill canapé shells. Whether it's for a warm weather wedding, feeding people on outdoor pursuits or a high class lunch in a marquee, the company has an impressive selection that your customers will want again and again.

There are several varieties of pastry in the range. Besides shortcrust and puff, Pidy produces choux-based profiteroles and buns which are ideal for savoury fillings or they can be dipped in chocolate and served with a piped cream centre and fresh fruit.

All pastry cases come in imaginative shapes – ranging from the usual round and square varieties to boats, bouchees, flowers and even fish. Most are of a neutral nature so can be used for sweet or savoury applications. What's more, they can be prepared in advance then frozen. And, once defrosted, simply serve at room temperature – or pop them into a medium oven and serve hot.

Pidy gives your customers a thin and crispy option with a selection of Croustade and Corn Wafer shells. Even the health-conscious guests have been catered for. The Belgian company's Pâté à Foncer provides sheer luxury, but with 50% less fat than ordinary dough.

Or why not wow them with Mini Cones from the range which are also wafer-based? You can fill them with ice cream to create bite-sized cornets, or pipe in chocolate mousse and top with fruit. Better still, you can colour-coordinate them to tie in with your event. The company's new savoury coloured mini cones come in red, green, sepia and original. Red cones are tinted with tomato, green is made from spinach and sepia is created from squid ink. If you really want to be posh, sweet and savoury cones can be served from a golden artist's palette-shaped holder, available in sizes to suit.

Maybe you're keeping costs down? Then Cuppys from Pidy will fit the bill perfectly. A pretty shell with petalled edges (Flower Cuppy) and a plainer, straight-edged shell (Canape Cuppy) are two of Pidy's most popular buys. Both are designed for caterers working to a strict margin.

But don't just take our word for it. Fully illustrated serving ideas can be found by logging on to Pidy's brand new customer-friendly website (www.pidy.com [2]) and there's a full colour brochure available on request. All products from Pidy's latest range are available from your usual local or national wholesaler.