Rotary Christmas Puddings

Christmas Puddings
Rotary Traditional Christmas Puddings use only the best fruit, spices and wholesome ingredients to make a time-proven recipe everyone loves year after year. They are the most delicious and easy way to turn a meal into a celebration. Serve with custard, brandy butter, caramel sauce, cream, ice cream, yoghurt, a piece of cheese, and a glass of port - yum! Ready to eat hot or cold? You just can’t beat them.
 
Rotary Traditional Christmas Puddings make the best seasonal gifts for family, friends and corporates to thank clients or staff. Gift them, share them or hide them until you’re alone – they’re so good!
 
 
Whatever you do, make sure you order yours today. Each one you buy includes a substantial donation to Rotary projects and community projects in your area. Since the project began, proceeds from sales, shared with participating Rotary clubs throughout New Zealand, have exceeded $2 million.
 
Suggestions to help you sell more Rotary Christmas Puddings
  • Rotary Christmas Puddings are not necessarily intended to be sold to Rotarians. Try everyone else!
  • Choose your Club Coordinator well. A well-motivated person will make a massive difference in sales and profits for your Club. Remember, every pudding sold delivers a $6 margin when traded at $23. You are free to sell them for whatever price you please.
  • Corporate orders work well - try a happy email, a bit of cheek and a pat on the back!
  • For best marketing results, try the following:
  • Contact local businesses and professional groups early. Who in the Club has contacts? Run a fun competition to see who can sell the most report and acknowledge those at each meeting.
  • Try managers at local doctors, medical centres, pharmacies, and law firms - staff and clients, real estate - part of a gift package for home buyers, accountants, Schools - especially those your Club supports, hairdressers, Police, Fire & Emergency - for their volunteers, plumbers, electricians, builders, vet clinics, churches. Hold a stall at your local market, park, library, sports day, shopping centre, or carnival-type event. AwesomeAwesome packaging is a great selling point. Take one with you.
  • Emphasise New Zealand-made, already cooked, lasts for years, funds spent locally on community projects, Great as a single gift of part or a more substantial one. Clubs can be invoiced for bulk delivery and payment. Simple.
 
Delicious serving ideas
 
Rotary Christmas Puddings are already cooked; heat in the microwave. They freeze well if you like. There is a range of recipes on the Rotary Puddings website, but here are a few ideas.
 
In Summer
 
  • Christmas Pudding Ice Cream: Cut the pudding in half (freeze the remainder). Roughly fork-mix with equal parts of vanilla ice cream. Press the ice cream mix back into the original container, cover it with cling wrap and freeze. Serve frozen with berries and yoghurt, or decorate as you please.
  • Perfect for Christmas dinner or summer BBQs.
  • Summer Cake or a simple dessert, cut in small pieces, with fruit, yoghurt, cream or ice cream on the side, eat with a cake fork.

In Winter

Christmas Pudding & Caramel Brandy Sauce: Microwave heat and serve with our mouth-smacking sauce and cream!