Everything new on the shelf

New fruit desserts from gio, a series of fizzy drinks, fruit-flavored energy drinks, refreshing light beer, sweet Bamba crunch, new wines, fresh noodle dishes, and more.

 Drinking cold wine at sunset (photo credit: INGIMAGE)
Drinking cold wine at sunset
(photo credit: INGIMAGE)

Great news for frozen fruit lovers: gio's fruit desserts will now be exclusively sold at Noy Hasadeh: strawberry, black raspberry, and red raspberry. The strawberries and berries are covered in double chocolate. Among the flavors available are red raspberry covered in dark chocolate (vegan), strawberry covered in double layers of white and milk chocolate, black raspberry covered in double layers of white and milk chocolate, red raspberry covered in white chocolate and cookies, and red raspberry covered in double layers of white and milk chocolate. These excellent desserts combine sourness and sweetness in one decadent bite. Our favorite was the strawberry. The only downside is the price.Price: NIS 37.90

 gio (credit: PR)
gio (credit: PR)

Despite being evacuated from their homes in the Upper Galilee, Liron Cooper and Yuval Grodek, owners of Groper, continue their operations as usual and are launching their new line of fizzy drinks in cans. Groper's drinks are based on soda and organic fruit. The cans will be available in three flavors: Tappuha (apple pineapple), Tapuzaza (blood orange and currants), and Limonada (lemon lime). These drinks are perfect for those who need a bit of flavor in their soda. They are light, refreshing, and most importantly, not too sweet.Price: NIS 6.90–8.90

 Groper's new line of fizzy drinks in cans (credit: Shai Hansav)
Groper's new line of fizzy drinks in cans (credit: Shai Hansav)

The energy drink brand XL, by Tempo, has made a surprising summer launch. The brand introduced a limited edition of two fruit flavors in collaboration with content creators: Omer Levi, the queen of TikTok recipes, with XL in mango-pineapple flavor, and blogger Yoav Dagani (Festivy) with XL in apricot-peach flavor. This is undoubtedly an unexpected launch for this fairly stable brand, which is now reaching out to a younger audience. Both new flavors are successful, and we wouldn't mind if they stayed as a regular edition.Price: NIS 6.90

 XL's limited edition of two fruit flavors (credit: PR)
XL's limited edition of two fruit flavors (credit: PR)

The am:pm supermarket chain collaborates with the Malka beer brand to launch a limited edition of light and refreshing beer - TLV Blond Ale. The beer contains 4.7% alcohol, is light, has a floral aroma, and a mild bitterness. Perfect for summer, it comes in a can – so you can easily take it to the beach.Price: NIS 12.90

 TLV BLONDE (credit: PR)
TLV BLONDE (credit: PR)

Following the pistachio and milk cornflakes, Nestlé Ice Cream has launched its summer star, Sweet Bamba Crunch – a combination of the popular Crunch ice cream bars on social media and Osem's sweet Bamba. This is a strawberry-flavored ice cream bar (sweet Bamba) coated in crunchy white chocolate and puffed rice. The ice cream bar also has a core containing crushed sweet Bamba. What can we say, we weren't thrilled. A standard, quite sweet strawberry ice cream that gets a twist thanks to the core adding more texture to the bite. A nice summer gimmick, which is already hard to find in freezers.Price: NIS 6.67–14.90

 Sweet Bamba Crunch (credit: PRIVATE)
Sweet Bamba Crunch (credit: PRIVATE)

The Scottish by Israco has started importing white and rosé wines from the Italian Sartori winery. Currently, five wines can be seen on the shelves, for example: Sartori Lugana - a dry white wine made from Trebbiano di Lugana grapes, a yellowish wine with floral aromas; Love Story Sauvignon Blanc – a nearly golden-colored wine with fruity aromas; and Sartori Pira Rosé made from Corvina grapes, a beautifully colored wine with citrus and tropical fruit flavors.Price: NIS 39.90–69.90

 Sartori (credit: PR)
Sartori (credit: PR)

Soglowek's Madame Perez line of dishes expands with fresh and ready-to-stir-fry noodles, just like those we are used to seeing in restaurants. The new noodles complement the series' Asian dishes, such as Szechuan chicken in Chinese style and red curry chicken in Thai style. The noodles come in a package suitable for two diners, and they are easy to prepare – just transfer them to a plate and heat for a minute in the microwave.Price: NIS 15.90

Soglowek's Madame Perez (credit: ILLUSTRATION)
Soglowek's Madame Perez (credit: ILLUSTRATION)

The Bamba fillings series expands as Osem launches a new flavor: Bamba filled with Belgian waffle cream. The new flavor was chosen after a consumer market survey. In truth, the Bamba fillings series almost never disappoints, and this time too, it's a successful match. There's something so natural about the combination of the Bamba's saltiness with the maple flavors of the filling, which just worked for us.Price: NIS 2.50–7.90

 Bamba filled with Belgian waffle cream (credit: OSEM STUDIO)
Bamba filled with Belgian waffle cream (credit: OSEM STUDIO)